Boston Red Sox base runner Jackie Jensen (#30) crosses home plate behind Philadelphia Athletics catcher Billy Shantz while two Red Sox teammates including Billy Goodman (#10) and home plate umpire Nestor Chylack look on at Fenway Park.
Original data from information provided by Leslie Jones or the Boston Public Library on the negative or negative sleeve: Jensen homers for Red Sox, ca. 1950-1959
Corrected date based on research by the Society for American Baseball Research, 2010-2011.
Summary provided by the Society for American Baseball Research, 2010-2011.
The only season Jensen wore #30 was 1954. He hit a total of three home runs at Fenway vs. Philadelphia that season. The first was a two-run shot with Billy Goodman scoring ahead of him in the 3rd inning off pitcher Bob Trice. The second homer that day (in game 2) won the game in the bottom of the 13th inning. The final homer was on September 21 and was a three-run job with both Bolling and Goodman scoring ahead of him (Society for American Baseball Research, 2010-2011).
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