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Orioles
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 14, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Baltimore Orioles, played on April 14, 1954 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 14, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 14, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Duane Pillette |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Herbert |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 4,847 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Johnny Stevens 1B: Larry Napp 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Young | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Gil Coan | Center Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| Sam Mele | Left Fielder |
| Vern Stephens | Third Baseman |
| Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
| Clint Courtney | Catcher |
| Duane Pillette | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Jim Delsing | Left Fielder |
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Al Lakeman | Catcher |
| Ray Herbert | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 14, 1954
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Herbert
Young hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Delsing. Young reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waitkus vs. Herbert
Waitkus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coan vs. Herbert
Coan bunts towards third. Boone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Young moves to third. Waitkus moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wertz vs. Herbert
Wertz strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mele vs. Herbert
Mele hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Young scores. Waitkus moves to third. Coan moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stephens vs. Herbert
Stephens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Waitkus scores. Coan scores. Mele moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunter vs. Herbert
Hunter hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Courtney vs. Herbert
Courtney hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Pillette
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Pillette
Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Pillette
Kuenn hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pillette vs. Herbert
Pillette hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Delsing. Pillette reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Herbert
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waitkus vs. Aber
Al Aber now pitching.
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo fields it and throws to third for the out. Young moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coan vs. Aber
Coan strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Aber
Wertz is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Pillette
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Pillette
Dropo hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Pillette
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tuttle vs. Pillette
Tuttle takes first base on ball four. Boone moves to third. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lakeman vs. Pillette
Lakeman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Aber vs. Pillette
Aber hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Boone scores. Kaline moves to third. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bolling vs. Pillette
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Aber
Mele hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tuttle who is chasing the ball. Mele reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stephens vs. Aber
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hunter vs. Aber
Hunter bunts towards the mound. Aber fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Courtney vs. Aber
Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aber fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Pillette
Delsing hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mele. Delsing reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Pillette
Kuenn hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Pillette
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Pillette
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pillette fields it and throws to first for the out. Delsing moves to third. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kaline vs. Pillette
Kaline hits a line drive into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pillette vs. Aber
Pillette strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Aber
Young strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Aber
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Pillette
Tuttle strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lakeman vs. Pillette
Lakeman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aber vs. Pillette
Aber is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Aber
Chuck Diering pinch hits for Gil Coan.
Diering hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Aber
Don Lenhardt pinch hits for Vic Wertz.
Lenhardt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Aber
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Pillette
Chuck Diering now playing center field. Don Lenhardt now playing left field. Sam Mele now playing right field.
Bolling bunts towards the mound. Pillette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Pillette
Delsing hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Pillette
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Aber
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Aber
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Aber
Courtney hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Pillette
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Pillette
Dropo hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Pillette
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pillette vs. Aber
Pillette hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Aber
Young hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Aber
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Waitkus for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Pillette
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lakeman vs. Pillette
Lakeman hits a line drive into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Pillette
Johnny Pesky pinch hits for Al Aber.
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards second. Young scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Garver
Ned Garver now pitching.
Diering strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Garver
Lenhardt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Delsing throws the ball in to Bolling who tags Lenhardt, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Garver
Mele is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Pillette
Bolling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delsing vs. Pillette
Delsing 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 -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Pillette
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Pillette
Boone takes first base on ball four. Delsing moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Pillette
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Garver
Stephens hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Garver
Hunter strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Garver
Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Courtney for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Pillette
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Pillette
Tuttle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Pillette
Fred Hatfield pinch hits for Al Lakeman.
Hatfield hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Pillette
Chuck Kress pinch hits for Ned Garver.
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Pillette covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/14/1954 -- Baltimore at Detroit (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Young B, 2b 3 1 1 0 Bolling F, 2b 3 0 0 0
Waitkus E, 1b 3 1 0 0 Delsing J, lf 4 0 1 0
Coan G, cf 2 1 1 0 Kuenn H, ss 4 0 0 0
Diering C, ph-cf 2 0 0 0 Boone R, 3b 2 1 1 0
Wertz V, rf 2 0 0 0 Dropo W, 1b 4 0 0 0
Lenhardt D, ph-lf 2 0 1 0 Kaline A, rf 4 0 1 0
Mele S, lf-rf 4 0 2 1 Tuttle B, cf 3 1 2 1
Stephens V, 3b 4 0 1 2 Lakeman A, c 3 0 0 0
Hunter B, ss 4 0 1 0 Hatfield F, ph 1 0 0 0
Courtney C, c 4 0 0 0 Herbert R, p 0 0 0 0
Pillette D, p 3 0 1 0 Aber A, p 2 0 1 1
Pesky J, ph 1 0 0 0
Garver N, p 0 0 0 0
Kress C, ph 1 0 0 0
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33 3 8 3 32 2 6 2
Baltimore 300 000 000 -- 3
Detroit 010 000 001 -- 2
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Pillette D (W) 9.0 6 2 2 4 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Herbert R (L)* 1.0 5 3 3 2 1
Aber A 6.0 2 0 0 0 4
Garver N 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 2nd
DP -- Baltimore 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- Baltimore 5, Detroit 7
2B -- Young B, Pillette D, Delsing J
3B -- Mele S
HR -- Tuttle B
T -- 2:12
A -- 4847
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