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Lineups and Summary
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Orioles
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 18, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, played on July 18, 1954 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 18, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 18, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Duane Pillette |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Henry |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 16,782 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Runge 1B: Bill Summers 2B: (none) 3B: Hank Soar |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cal Abrams | Right Fielder |
| Chuck Diering | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Bob Kennedy | Third Baseman |
| Sam Mele | Left Fielder |
| Les Moss | Catcher |
| Jim Brideweser | Second Baseman |
| Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
| Duane Pillette | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Milt Bolling | Shortstop |
| Jim Piersall | Right Fielder |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Jackie Jensen | Center Fielder |
| Harry Agganis | First Baseman |
| Ted Lepcio | Second Baseman |
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Bill Henry | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 18, 1954
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Henry
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Henry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Henry
Diering hits a popup, foul, towards first. Agganis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Henry
Waitkus hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jensen. Waitkus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Henry
Kennedy hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Pillette
Bolling hits a popup in front of the plate. Moss juggles the ball. That's an error on Moss. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Pillette
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brideweser fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Pillette
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Pillette
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Henry
Mele hits a popup, foul, towards first. Agganis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Henry
Moss hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jensen. Moss reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brideweser vs. Henry
Brideweser hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Henry
Hunter hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jensen. Hunter reaches second base with a double. Moss scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pillette vs. Henry
Pillette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Pillette
Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agganis vs. Pillette
Agganis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lepcio vs. Pillette
Lepcio hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Pillette
There goes Agganis. The throw from Moss and he is out, Hunter applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Henry
Abrams strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Henry
Diering hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Henry
Waitkus hits a popup towards short. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Pillette
Hatton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Diering. Hatton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henry vs. Pillette
Henry hits a popup towards the mound. Pillette settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Pillette
Bolling hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piersall vs. Pillette
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Henry
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Henry
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Henry
Moss hits a fly ball into center field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Pillette
Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Pillette
White hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Pillette
Jensen hits a line drive into left field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agganis vs. Pillette
Agganis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Moss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brideweser vs. Henry
Brideweser hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jensen. Brideweser reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Henry
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields it and has Brideweser trapped. There's the throw to Hatton and over to Lepcio, who tags Brideweser for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pillette vs. Henry
Pillette strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Abrams vs. Henry
There goes Hunter. The throw from White and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Abrams vs. Henry
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Pillette
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Pillette
Hatton hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henry vs. Pillette
Henry hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Henry
Diering hits a line drive into center field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Henry
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Henry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Henry
Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Pillette
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Pillette
Piersall hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Moss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Pillette
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Pillette
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Henry
Mele hits a line drive into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Henry
Moss strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brideweser vs. Henry
Brideweser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Henry
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Pillette
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Agganis vs. Pillette
Agganis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Diering. Agganis reaches second base with a double. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lepcio vs. Pillette
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brideweser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hatton vs. Pillette
Hatton is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Maxwell vs. Pillette
Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Bill Henry.
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pillette fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pillette vs. Sullivan
Frank Sullivan now pitching.
Pillette takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Abrams vs. Sullivan
Abrams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pillette moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Diering vs. Sullivan
Diering hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. Abrams moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Waitkus vs. Sullivan
Waitkus is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kennedy vs. Sullivan
Kennedy takes first base on ball four. Pillette scores. Abrams moves to third. Waitkus moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mele vs. Sullivan
Mele strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Courtney vs. Sullivan
Clint Courtney pinch hits for Les Moss.
The umpire calls a balk on Sullivan Abrams scores. Waitkus moves to third. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Courtney vs. Sullivan
Courtney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Waitkus scores. There goes Kennedy trying to get to home. Jensen throws the ball in to White who tags Kennedy who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Pillette
Clint Courtney now catching. Bobby Young now playing second base.
Bolling hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Pillette
Piersall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Pillette
Williams takes first base on ball four. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Pillette
White hits a popup in front of the plate. Courtney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Pillette
Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Sullivan
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Sullivan
Hunter hits a popup towards the mound. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pillette vs. Sullivan
Pillette bunts in front of the plate. White fields it and throws to first for the out. Young moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Abrams vs. Parnell
Mel Parnell now pitching.
Abrams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Diering vs. Parnell
Diering hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agganis vs. Pillette
Agganis hits a line drive towards first. Waitkus reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Pillette
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter misplays the ball. That's an error on Hunter. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Pillette
Hatton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olson vs. Pillette
Karl Olson pinch hits for Mel Parnell.
Olson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/18/1954, game 2 -- Baltimore at Boston (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Abrams C, rf 4 1 1 0 Bolling M, ss 4 0 1 0
Diering C, cf 5 0 0 0 Piersall J, rf 3 0 0 0
Waitkus E, 1b 3 1 1 0 Williams T, lf 2 1 1 1
Kennedy B, 3b 3 0 0 1 White S, c 4 0 0 0
Mele S, lf 4 0 0 0 Jensen J, cf 3 0 0 0
Moss L, c 3 1 1 0 Agganis H, 1b 4 0 2 0
Courtney C, ph-c 1 0 1 1 Lepcio T, 2b 4 0 0 0
Brideweser J, 2b 2 0 1 0 Hatton G, 3b 3 0 1 0
Young B, 2b 1 0 1 0 Henry B, p 2 0 0 0
Hunter B, ss 4 0 1 1 Maxwell C, ph 1 0 0 0
Pillette D, p 2 1 0 0 Sullivan F, p 0 0 0 0
Parnell M, p 0 0 0 0
Olson K, ph 1 0 0 0
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32 4 7 3 31 1 5 1
Baltimore 010 000 030 -- 4
Boston 000 100 000 -- 1
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Pillette D (W) 9.0 5 1 1 5 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Henry B 7.0 4 1 1 1 3
Sullivan F (L) 1.2 3 3 3 3 1
Parnell M 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
E -- Moss L, White S, Hunter B
DP -- Baltimore 2
LOB -- Baltimore 7, Boston 8
2B -- Waitkus E, Moss L, Hunter B, Hatton G, Brideweser J, Agganis H
HR -- Williams T
SB -- Hunter B
CS -- Agganis H
SH -- Pillette D
Balk -- Sullivan F
T -- 2:20
A -- 16782
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