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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 14, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on May 14, 1954 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 14, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 14, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Alex Kellner |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Billy Pierce |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 21,613 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Spook Jacobs | Second Baseman |
| Ed McGhee | Center Fielder |
| Don Bollweg | First Baseman |
| Bill Renna | Right Fielder |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Jim Finigan | Third Baseman |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Billy Shantz | Catcher |
| Alex Kellner | Pitcher |
| Eddie Joost | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Cass Michaels | Third Baseman |
| Red Wilson | Catcher |
| Bill Wilson | Right Fielder |
| Bob Boyd | First Baseman |
| Billy Pierce | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 14, 1954
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Pierce
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Pierce
McGhee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bollweg vs. Pierce
Bollweg hits a line drive towards short. Carrasquel catches it and throws to first to double up McGhee. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Kellner
Carrasquel hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Kellner
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Kellner
Groth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Kellner
The throw from Shantz to Bollweg and they have Groth trapped. The throw over to Jacobs, who applies the tag for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Pierce
Renna hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Pierce
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Pierce
Finigan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Kellner
Minoso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michaels vs. Kellner
Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Minoso moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Kellner
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Kellner
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Pierce
DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shantz vs. Pierce
Shantz hits a fly ball towards right. Wilson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Wilson. DeMaestri moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kellner vs. Pierce
Kellner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel throws to second. Safe. The throw to home, and DeMaestri is out. Shantz moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jacobs vs. Pierce
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jacobs for the out. Shantz moves to third. Kellner moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McGhee vs. Pierce
McGhee is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bollweg vs. Pierce
Bollweg strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Kellner
Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pierce vs. Kellner
Pierce hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kellner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Kellner
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Pierce
Renna hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Pierce
Zernial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Pierce
Finigan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Pierce
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shantz vs. Pierce
Shantz hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Fox reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Kellner
Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Kellner
Groth strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Kellner
Minoso hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kellner vs. Pierce
Kellner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobs vs. Pierce
Jacobs hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGhee vs. Pierce
McGhee strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bollweg vs. Pierce
Bollweg strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Kellner
Michaels hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Renna. Michaels reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Kellner
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lollar vs. Kellner
Sherm Lollar pinch hits for Bill Wilson.
Lollar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keegan vs. Kellner
Bob Keegan pinch hits for Bob Boyd.
Keegan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Michaels scores. Lollar moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pierce vs. Kellner
Jim Rivera pinch runs for Bob Keegan.
Pierce bunts towards the mound. Kellner fields it and throws to first for the out. Lollar moves to third. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carrasquel vs. Kellner
Carrasquel hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Pierce
Sherm Lollar now playing first base. Jim Rivera now playing right field.
Renna hits a ball on the ground towards third. Michaels fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Pierce
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Pierce
Finigan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Finigan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMaestri vs. Pierce
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Michaels fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Kellner
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Kellner, and towards Finigan, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Kellner
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Kellner
Minoso hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McGhee who is chasing the ball. Minoso reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Michaels vs. Kellner
Michaels hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Kellner
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Pierce
Shantz strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Pierce
Jim Robertson pinch hits for Alex Kellner.
Robertson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Pierce
Jacobs hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Ditmar
Art Ditmar now pitching.
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Ditmar
Rivera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pierce vs. Ditmar
Pierce hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri catches it and throws to first to double up Rivera. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Pierce
Grady Hatton now playing first base.
McGhee hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rivera. McGhee reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bollweg vs. Pierce
There's a wild pitch. McGhee moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bollweg vs. Pierce
Bollweg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Renna vs. Pierce
Renna strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zernial vs. Pierce
Zernial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McGhee scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Pierce
There's a wild pitch. Zernial moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finigan vs. Pierce
Finigan hits a line drive into left field. Minoso picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Minoso. Zernial scores. Finigan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMaestri vs. Johnson
Don Johnson now pitching.
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Ditmar
Carrasquel hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Ditmar
Fox hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Ditmar
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Johnson
Shantz hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ditmar vs. Johnson
Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Johnson
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Ditmar
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michaels vs. Ditmar
Michaels hits a line drive into center field. McGhee picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on McGhee. Minoso goes all the way around to score. Michaels moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/14/1954 -- Philadelphia at Chicago (N)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Jacobs S, 2b 5 0 0 0 Carrasquel C, ss 4 0 0 0
McGhee E, cf 3 1 2 0 Fox N, 2b 4 0 0 0
Bollweg D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Groth J, cf 3 0 0 0
Renna B, rf 4 1 1 1 Minoso M, lf 4 2 3 0
Zernial G, lf 4 1 1 1 Michaels C, 3b 4 2 3 2
Finigan J, 3b 4 0 3 1 Wilson R, c 3 0 0 0
DeMaestri J, ss 4 0 1 0 Wilson B, rf 1 0 0 0
Shantz B, c 4 0 0 0 Lollar S, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Kellner A, p 2 0 1 0 Hatton G, 1b 0 0 0 0
Robertson J, ph 1 0 0 0 Boyd B, 1b 1 0 0 0
Ditmar A, p 1 0 0 0 Keegan B, ph 1 0 1 1
Rivera J, pr-rf 0 0 0 0
Pierce B, p 2 0 0 0
Johnson D, p 0 0 0 0
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36 3 9 3 28 4 7 3
Philadelphia 000 100 020 -- 3
Chicago 000 012 001 -- 4
0 outs when winning run was scored.
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner A 6.0 5 3 3 2 2
Ditmar A (L) 2.0 2 1 0 1 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce B 7.2 9 3 3 1 7
Johnson D (W) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Wilson B, Minoso M, McGhee E
DP -- Philadelphia 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 7, Chicago 4
2B -- Michaels C, Finigan J, McGhee E
3B -- Minoso M
HR -- Renna B, Michaels C
CS -- Groth J
SH -- Pierce B
WP -- Pierce B 2
T -- 2:31
A -- 21613
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