Sunday, January 14, 2007
Roy Seivers solo homer in the bottom of the 8th gave Washington a 5-4 victory over Boston.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Boston Red Sox At 1955 Washington Nationals 6/30/1955
Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG Nationals AB R H RBI AVG
B.Goodman 2B 5 0 2 1 .291 E.Oravetz RF 4 0 1 0 .269
B.Klaus SS 4 0 0 0 .291 A-T.Umphlett RF 1 0 0 0 .191
G.Stephens LF 5 0 0 0 .274 P.Runnels 2B 4 1 1 2 .291
E.Kinder P 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Vernon 1B 4 0 1 0 .328
J.Jensen RF 4 1 1 0 .284 C.Courtney C 4 1 3 1 .396
N.Zauchin 1B 5 2 4 1 .265 J.Groth CF 3 0 0 0 .278
S.White C 5 0 0 0 .250 R.Sievers LF 4 1 2 1 .254
G.Hatton 3B 4 0 1 0 .188 H.Killebrew 3B 3 1 1 1 .283
J.Piersall CF 3 1 2 1 .241 D-E.Yost 3B 0 0 0 0 .259
W.Nixon P 2 0 2 1 .464 J.Valdivielso SS 3 1 0 0 .167
B-T.Williams PH,LF 1 0 0 0 .329 T.Abernathy P 2 0 1 0 .111
C-C.Paula PH 1 0 1 0 .250
D.Stone P 0 0 0 0 .125
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Totals 38 4 12 4 Totals 33 5 11 5
A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Oravetz In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Nixon In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Abernathy In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Killebrew In 9th Inning
Red Sox......... 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 - 4 12 0
Nationals....... 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 - 5 11 1
Red Sox (35-39) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
W.Nixon 7 9 4 4 2 4 0 4.87
E.Kinder LOSS(2-2) 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 2.75
Totals 8 11 5 5 2 5 1
Nationals (29-42) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
T.Abernathy WIN(4-2) 8 12 4 3 3 5 0 4.04
D.Stone SAVE(1st) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.08
Totals 9 12 4 3 3 5 0
ATTENDANCE- 3,599 DATE- Thursday, June 30th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:38
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox:11 Nationals: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 0 Nationals: 0
ERRORS- C.Courtney
DOUBLES- J.Piersall(12th), E.Oravetz(3rd)
TRIPLES- B.Goodman(3rd)
HOME RUNS- R.Sievers(8th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Jensen(4th), P.Runnels(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- W.Nixon, T.Abernathy
SACRIFICE FLIES- H.Killebrew
WALKS- B.Klaus, J.Jensen, J.Piersall, J.Groth, J.Valdivielso
STRIKE OUTS- B.Klaus, G.Stephens-2, G.Hatton, T.Williams, M.Vernon, J.Groth,
R.Sievers, J.Valdivielso-2
One run was the difference at Griffith Stadium as the Washington Nationals
defeated the Boston Red Sox 5 to 4.
The game was won by Washington with a run in the bottom of the 8th inning.
Roy Sievers blasted a solo shot (his 8th of the season). Washington finished
with 11 hits in the victory.
The winning pitcher was Ted Abernathy(4-2) who allowed 4 runs in 8 innings.
Dean Stone got the save, his 1st. Ellis Kinder(2-2) was tagged with the loss
in relief. He pitched 1 inning giving up 2 hits and no walks.
'He gutted it out' Chuck Dressen said of Abernathy. 'I was very impressed by
his tenacity.'
