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White Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 17, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox, played on August 17, 1954 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 17, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Billy Pierce |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Turley |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Jim Honochick |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
| Jim Rivera | Right Fielder |
| Matt Batts | Catcher |
| Cass Michaels | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Billy Pierce | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cal Abrams | Right Fielder |
| Jim Brideweser | Shortstop |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Vern Stephens | Third Baseman |
| Bob Kennedy | Left Fielder |
| Chuck Diering | Center Fielder |
| Ray Murray | Catcher |
| Bobby Young | Second Baseman |
| Bob Turley | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 17, 1954
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Turley
Carrasquel is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Turley
Fox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Turley
Minoso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Turley
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. Minoso moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Turley
Rivera hits a popup towards short. Brideweser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Pierce
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brideweser vs. Pierce
Brideweser hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Pierce
Waitkus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Pierce
Stephens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Waitkus moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Pierce
Kennedy hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Turley
Batts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michaels vs. Turley
Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brideweser fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Turley
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Pierce
Diering hits a ball on the ground towards third. Michaels fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Pierce
Murray hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Pierce
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Turley vs. Pierce
Turley hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pierce vs. Turley
Pierce takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carrasquel vs. Turley
Carrasquel bunts towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carrasquel for the out. Pierce moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Turley
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Turley, and towards Young, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Turley
Minoso strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Pierce
Abrams hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brideweser vs. Pierce
Brideweser hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Pierce
Waitkus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rivera throws the ball in to Carrasquel who tags Waitkus trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Turley
Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Turley
Rivera hits a popup, foul, towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Batts vs. Turley
Batts hits a popup towards short. Brideweser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michaels vs. Turley
Michaels takes first base on ball four. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groth vs. Turley
Groth hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Pierce
Stephens hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Pierce
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Kennedy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Diering vs. Pierce
There's a wild pitch. Kennedy moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Diering vs. Pierce
Diering strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murray vs. Pierce
Murray strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pierce vs. Turley
Pierce hits a fly ball into left field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Turley
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Turley
Fox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Turley
Minoso is hit by the pitch. Fox moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Turley
Cavarretta hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Pierce
Young strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turley vs. Pierce
Turley is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Pierce
Abrams is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Turley
Rivera hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Turley
Batts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brideweser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Turley
Michaels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Turley
There goes Michaels. The throw from Murray and he is safe. Michaels steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groth vs. Turley
Groth is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pierce vs. Turley
Pierce hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brideweser vs. Pierce
Brideweser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Michaels fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Pierce
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Pierce
Stephens hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Turley
Carrasquel hits a popup towards short. Brideweser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Turley
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fox for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Turley
Minoso hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Abrams. Minoso reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cavarretta vs. Turley
Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Minoso scores. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivera vs. Turley
Rivera is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Batts vs. Turley
Batts takes first base on ball four. Cavarretta moves to third. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Michaels vs. Turley
Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Turley fields it and throws to home to get Cavarretta. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Pierce
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth who is chasing the ball. Kennedy reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Diering vs. Pierce
Diering hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moss vs. Pierce
Les Moss pinch hits for Ray Murray.
Moss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fridley vs. Pierce
Jim Fridley pinch hits for Bobby Young.
Fridley strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Larsen vs. Pierce
Don Larsen pinch hits for Bob Turley.
Larsen strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Chakales
Bob Chakales now pitching. Chico Garcia now playing second base. Les Moss now catching.
Groth hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Diering. Groth reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pierce vs. Chakales
Pierce bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Groth moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carrasquel vs. Chakales
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fox vs. Chakales
Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Groth tags and scores. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Chakales
Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Pierce
Abrams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brideweser vs. Pierce
Brideweser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to first for the out. Abrams moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waitkus vs. Pierce
Waitkus is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Pierce
Stephens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Trucks
Virgil Trucks now pitching.
Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Chakales
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cavarretta for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Chakales
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Chakales
Batts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brideweser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Trucks
Diering hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. Trucks
Clint Courtney pinch hits for Les Moss.
Courtney hits a popup towards third. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kryhoski vs. Trucks
Dick Kryhoski pinch hits for Chico Garcia.
Kryhoski strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coan vs. Trucks
Gil Coan pinch hits for Bob Chakales.
Coan strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1954, game 1 -- Chicago at Baltimore (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Carrasquel C, ss 4 0 0 0 Abrams C, rf 3 0 0 0
Fox N, 2b 4 0 1 1 Brideweser J, ss 4 0 0 0
Minoso M, lf 4 1 2 0 Waitkus E, 1b 4 0 2 0
Cavarretta P, 1b 4 0 2 1 Stephens V, 3b 3 0 1 0
Rivera J, rf 4 0 0 0 Kennedy B, lf 4 0 2 0
Batts M, c 4 0 1 0 Diering C, cf 4 0 1 0
Michaels C, 3b 3 0 1 0 Murray R, c 2 0 1 0
Groth J, cf 3 1 1 0 Moss L, ph-c 0 0 0 0
Pierce B, p 2 0 0 0 Courtney C, ph 1 0 0 0
Trucks V, p 0 0 0 0 Young B, 2b 2 0 0 0
Fridley J, ph 1 0 0 0
Garcia C, 2b 0 0 0 0
Kryhoski D, ph 1 0 0 0
Turley B, p 2 0 0 0
Larsen D, ph 1 0 0 0
Chakales B, p 0 0 0 0
Coan G, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 8 2 33 0 7 0
Chicago 000 000 110 -- 2
Baltimore 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce B (W) 7.2 6 0 0 3 8
Trucks V (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Turley B (L) 7.0 7 1 1 6 2
Chakales B 2.0 1 1 1 0 0
DP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Chicago 13, Baltimore 9
2B -- Kennedy B, Minoso M, Groth J
3B -- Kennedy B
SB -- Michaels C
SH -- Carrasquel C, Pierce B
SF -- Fox N
HBP -- by Turley B (Minoso M)
WP -- Pierce B
T -- 2:41
A -- 0
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