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Indians
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
April 22, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Cleveland Indians, played on April 22, 1954 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 22, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 22, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Garcia |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Duane Pillette |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 10,759 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Larry Napp 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
| Bill Glynn | First Baseman |
| Wally Westlake | Left Fielder |
| Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| Dave Philley | Right Fielder |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Hal Naragon | Catcher |
| Mike Garcia | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Young | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Gil Coan | Center Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| Don Lenhardt | Left Fielder |
| Vern Stephens | Third Baseman |
| Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
| Clint Courtney | Catcher |
| Duane Pillette | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
April 22, 1954
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Pillette
Avila takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glynn vs. Pillette
Glynn strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Pillette
Westlake hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Avila moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rosen vs. Pillette
Rosen takes first base on ball four. Westlake moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Doby vs. Pillette
Doby takes first base on ball four. Avila scores. Westlake moves to third. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Philley vs. Pillette
Philley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Courtney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Strickland vs. Pillette
Strickland strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Garcia
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Garcia
Waitkus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Young moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coan vs. Garcia
Coan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Young scores. Waitkus moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wertz vs. Garcia
There goes Coan. The throw from Naragon and he is safe. Coan steals second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wertz vs. Garcia
Wertz hits a line drive into left field. Westlake picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Westlake. Waitkus scores. Coan scores. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lenhardt vs. Houtteman
Art Houtteman now pitching.
Lenhardt strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Houtteman
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Houtteman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Houtteman
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Pillette
Naragon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Houtteman vs. Pillette
Houtteman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Pillette
Avila takes first base on ball four. Houtteman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Glynn vs. Pillette
Glynn hits a popup towards third. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westlake vs. Pillette
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Houtteman
Courtney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pillette vs. Houtteman
Pillette bunts towards the mound. Houtteman fields it and throws to first for the out. Courtney moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Houtteman
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Houtteman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waitkus vs. Houtteman
The ball gets by Naragon for a passed ball. Courtney moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Waitkus vs. Houtteman
Waitkus hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Pillette
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Pillette
Doby hits a fly ball into center field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Pillette
Philley hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Houtteman
Coan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Glynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Houtteman
Wertz strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Houtteman
Lenhardt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Glynn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lenhardt for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Pillette
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Pillette
Naragon hits a fly ball into center field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houtteman vs. Pillette
Houtteman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Houtteman
Stephens hits a popup off the glove of Rosen, and into shallow left field. Stephens reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Houtteman
Hunter bunts towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. Stephens moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Courtney vs. Houtteman
Courtney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pillette vs. Houtteman
Pillette hits a fly ball into left field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Pillette
Avila hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Pillette
Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Bill Glynn.
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Pillette
Westlake strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Houtteman
Rocky Nelson now playing first base.
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Houtteman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Houtteman
Waitkus is hit by the pitch. Young moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coan vs. Houtteman
Coan bunts towards the mound. Houtteman fields it and throws to first for the out. Young moves to third. Waitkus moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wertz vs. Houtteman
Wertz is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lenhardt vs. Houtteman
Lenhardt strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stephens vs. Houtteman
Stephens hits a line drive into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Pillette
Rosen hits a fly ball into center field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Pillette
Doby hits a popup, foul, towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Pillette
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Houtteman
Hunter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. Houtteman
Courtney bunts towards the mound. Houtteman fields it and throws to first for the out. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pillette vs. Houtteman
Pillette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hunter moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Young vs. Houtteman
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Houtteman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Pillette
Dale Mitchell pinch hits for George Strickland.
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pillette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Pillette
Naragon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Pillette covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houtteman vs. Pillette
Houtteman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Houtteman
Sam Dente now playing shortstop.
Waitkus hits a popup, foul, towards first. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Houtteman
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Houtteman
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Pillette
Avila strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Pillette
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nelson for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Pillette
Westlake hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Pillette
Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Houtteman
Lenhardt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Houtteman
Stephens hits a fly ball into left field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Houtteman
Hunter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Westlake. Hunter reaches second base with a double. Lenhardt moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Courtney vs. Houtteman
Courtney is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pillette vs. Houtteman
There goes Lenhardt. The slide. Naragon applies the tag. Lenhardt is out. Hunter moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pillette vs. Houtteman
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pillette vs. Houtteman
Pillette hits a line drive into left field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Pillette
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young misplays the ball. That's an error on Young. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Pillette
Philley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Easter vs. Pillette
Luke Easter pinch hits for Sam Dente.
Easter strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pope vs. Pillette
Dave Pope pinch hits for Hal Naragon.
Pope hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pillette fields it and throws to second for the out. Doby moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ginsberg vs. Pillette
Joe Ginsberg pinch hits for Art Houtteman.
Ginsberg is hit by the pitch. Pope moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Avila vs. Pillette
Jim Hegan pinch runs for Joe Ginsberg.
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/22/1954 -- Cleveland at Baltimore (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Avila B, 2b 3 1 1 0 Young B, 2b 4 1 2 0
Glynn B, 1b 2 0 0 0 Waitkus E, 1b 3 1 1 0
Nelson R, ph-1b 2 0 0 0 Coan G, cf 3 1 1 1
Westlake W, lf 4 0 2 0 Wertz V, rf 3 0 1 2
Rosen A, 3b 3 0 0 0 Lenhardt D, lf 3 0 0 0
Doby L, cf 3 0 0 1 Stephens V, 3b 4 0 1 0
Philley D, rf 4 0 1 0 Hunter B, ss 2 1 1 0
Strickland G, ss 2 0 0 0 Courtney C, c 2 0 1 0
Mitchell D, ph 1 0 0 0 Pillette D, p 3 0 0 0
Dente S, ss 0 0 0 0
Easter L, ph 1 0 0 0
Naragon H, c 3 0 1 0
Pope D, ph 1 0 0 0
Garcia M, p 0 0 0 0
Houtteman A, p 3 0 0 0
Ginsberg J, ph 0 0 0 0
Hegan J, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 5 1 27 4 8 3
Cleveland 100 000 000 -- 1
Baltimore 300 000 01x -- 4
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia M (L)* 0.0 4 3 3 0 0
Houtteman A 8.0 4 1 1 4 3
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Pillette D (W) 9.0 5 1 1 4 6
* Pitched to 4 batters in 1st
E -- Westlake W, Young B
DP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Cleveland 9, Baltimore 8
2B -- Stephens V, Hunter B
SB -- Coan G, Courtney C, Hunter B
SH -- Pillette D, Hunter B, Coan G, Courtney C
HBP -- by Houtteman A (Waitkus E), by Pillette D (Ginsberg J)
PB -- Naragon H
T -- 2:28
A -- 10759
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