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MAY 2, 1954
The Indians continued their road trip with a three-game series in Washington against the Senators that began with a Sunday doubleheader. The Indians are 4-6 so far on this road trip. The Senators are 7-5 at home this season.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore Orioles 4-12 at Boston Red Sox 11-5 (2)
Detroit Tigers 11-3 at New York Yankees 10-7 (2)
Chicago White Sox 8-9 at Philadelphia Athletics 5-11 (2)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York Giants 8-8 at St Louis Cardinals 7-9 (2)
Philadelphia Phillies 11-6 at Cincinnati Redlegs 7-10 (2)
Pittsburgh Pirates 9-10 at Chicago Cubs 8-7 (2)
Brooklyn Dodgers 6-11 at Milwaukee Braves 10-5
CLEVELAND INDIANS (7-9) AT WASHINGTON SENATORS (8-8) GAME ONE
MATCHUPS
SP Bob Lemon vs Chuck Stobbs Advantage Push
C Jim Hegan vs Ed Fitz Gerald Advantage Push
1B Bill Glynn vs Mickey Vernon Advantage Washington
2B Bobby Avila vs Wayne Terwilliger Advantage Cleveland
3B Al Rosen vs Eddie Yost Advantage Cleveland
SS George Strickland vs Pete Runnels Advantage Push
LF Al E Smith vs Roy Sievers Advantage Push
CF Larry Doby vs Jim Busby Advantage Cleveland
RF Dave Philley vs Tom Umphlett Advantage Cleveland
Overall Advantage Cleveland
In the top of the first, Avila scored from third when Rosen grounded to second and the Indians had their first run before they got their first hit.
In the bottom of the first, Yost tied the game with a two-out RBI single. Fitz Gerald followed with his own RBI single to put the Senators in the lead.
In the bottom of the second, the Senators loaded the bases with two out. But Vernon grounded to third and the Senators failed to add to their lead.
After three: Washington 2 Cleveland 1.
In the top of the fifth, Rosen put the Indians back in the lead with a two-out two-run single. These were the first earned runs of the game for either team.
After six: Cleveland 3 Washington 2.
In the bottom of the ninth, with the Indians still leading by one, Lemon put the Senators down in order to finish the game.
Final score: Cleveland 3 Washington 2.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Bob Lemon 9.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
CLEVELAND INDIANS (8-9) AT WASHINGTON SENATORS (8-9) GAME TWO
MATCHUPS
SP Mike Garcia vs Mickey McDermott Advantage Cleveland
C Joe Ginsberg vs Joe Tipton Advantage Push
1B Bill Glynn vs Mickey Vernon Advantage Washington
2B Bobby Avila vs Wayne Terwilliger Advantage Cleveland
3B Al Rosen vs Ed Yost Advantage Cleveland
SS George Strickland vs Pete Runnels Advantage Push
LF Al E Smith vs Roy Sievers Advantage Push
CF Larry Doby vs Jim Busby Advantage Cleveland
RF Dave Philley vs Tom Umphlett Advantage Cleveland
Overall Advantage Cleveland
In the top of the first, Philley put the Indians on the board with a two-out RBI single.
In the top of the second, Strickland scored from second when Tipton made a throwing error after fielding a Garcia bunt. Avila followed with an RBI single. Smith then walked to load the bases with nobody out. Rosen took advantage to stroke a two-run single to give the Indians a five-run inning.
After three: Cleveland 5 Washington 0.
Nothing of note happened in the middle innings.
After six: Cleveland 5 Washington 0.
In the top of the seventh, Roger Bowman took the mound for the Senators.
In the top of the eighth, with runners at first and second and nobody out, Bunky Stewart took the mound for the Senators. Glynn went on to score from third when Garcia grounded to second.
In the bottom of the eighth, Terwilliger put the Senators on the board with an RBI single.
In the top of the ninth, Sonny Dixon took the mound for the Senators. Sievers threw Rosen out at home as he tried to score from second on a Glynn single.
The Indians out-hit the Senators 10-4 in the contest.
Final score: Cleveland 6 Washington 1.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Mike Garcia 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 0 for 2, RBI, R
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston Red Sox 10 Baltimore Orioles 5 Game 1
Boston Red Sox 16 Baltimore Orioles 7 Game 2
New York Yankees 5 Detroit Tigers 3 Game 1
New York Yankees 11 Detroit Tigers 4 Game 2
Chicago White Sox 7 Philadelphia Athletics 6 Game 1
Chicago White Sox 16 Philadelphia Athletics 1 Game 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St Louis Cardinals 12 New York Giants 11 10 innings Game 1
New York Giants 6 St Louis Cardinals 1 Game 2
Philadelphia Phillies 3 Cincinnati Redlegs 1 Game 1
Cincinnati Redlegs 5 Philadelphia Phillies 2 Game 2
Chicago Cubs 16 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 Game 1
Chicago Cubs 8 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 Game 2
Milwaukee Braves 4 Brooklyn Dodgers 0
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Ted Williams Boston Red Sox 4 for 4, HR, 4 RBI, 4 R, 6 BB
2. Vic Wertz Baltimore Orioles 5 for 8, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R
3. Dee Fondy Chicago Cubs 4 for 8, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB
Lew Burdette of the Milwaukee Braves pitched a complete game shutout.
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