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Jack Harshman hurls a 16-inning shutout

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8/13/1954 – In a 16-inning game in which the home-standing White Sox beat the Tigers, 1-0, substitute first-sacker Wayne Belardi batted out of turn. Reno Bertoia pinch ran for fifth-place hitting first baseman Walt Dropo in the thirteenth inning and stayed in the game playing second base. Belardi entered the game in the eighth spot at that time. In the fifteenth inning after fourth-place hitter Ray Boone had walked with one out, Belardi came to the plate in Bertoia’s spot and fouled out to the catcher. Detroit realized their mistake and sent Belardi up again the next inning and he successfully sacrificed catcher Red Wilson to second base. Both pitchers, Al Aber for Detroit and Jack Harshman for Chicago, pitched complete games.

Clyde Vollmer’s pinch slam against Al Benton in the Sox’s 6-run seventh helps Boston to an 11 – 9 win

Clyde Vollmer’s pinch slam against Al Benton in the Sox’s 6-run seventh helps Boston to an 11 – 9 win

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The Indians’ Ray Boone and Clyde Vollmer of the Red Sox match grand slams today. Boone’s comes in the 7-run third to give Bob Feller a 7 – 0 cushion. Vollmer’s pinch slam against Al Benton in the Sox’s 6-run seventh helps Boston to an 11 – 9 win. It is the Red Sox’s ninth slam of the season.

Yankee firstbaseman Tommy Henrich

Yankee first baseman Tommy Henrich hits his fourth grand slam of the season, tying one of the major league records established by Babe Ruth, who died yesterday. The Bambino set the record playing for the Red Sox in 1919, the year he hit 29 round-trippers in his final season in Boston.

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Yankee first baseman Tommy Henrich hits his fourth grand slam of the season, tying one of the major league records established by Babe Ruth, who died yesterday. The Bambino set the record playing for the Red Sox in 1919, the year he hit 29 round-trippers in his final season in Boston.