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Orioles
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
September 4, 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 September 4, 1954 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 4, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 4, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Coleman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Aber |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 5,279 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Red Flaherty |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cal Abrams | Right Fielder |
| Chuck Diering | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Bob Kennedy | Third Baseman |
| Jim Fridley | Left Fielder |
| Les Moss | Catcher |
| Bobby Young | Second Baseman |
| Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
| Joe Coleman | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Fred Hatfield | Second Baseman |
| Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
| Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
| Wayne Belardi | First Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Al Aber | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
September 4, 1954
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Aber
Abrams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diering vs. Aber
Diering hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Abrams moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Waitkus vs. Aber
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to second for the out. Abrams scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Aber
Kennedy hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fridley vs. Aber
Fridley hits a popup towards first. Belardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Coleman
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatfield vs. Coleman
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coleman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Coleman
Nieman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Coleman
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Aber
Moss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Aber
Young bunts towards first. Belardi scoops it up and throws to first, with Hatfield covering, for the out. Moss moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
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, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coleman vs. Aber
Coleman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tuttle. Coleman reaches second base with a double. Moss scores. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Abrams vs. Aber
Abrams hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belardi vs. Coleman
Belardi 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 -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Coleman
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Coleman
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
House vs. Coleman
House hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Delsing vs. Coleman
Jim Delsing pinch hits for Al Aber.
Delsing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tuttle scores. House moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Coleman
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatfield vs. Coleman
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Herbert
Ray Herbert now pitching.
Diering hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Herbert
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Diering moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Herbert
Kennedy bunts towards the mound. Herbert fields it and throws to first for the out. Diering moves to third. Waitkus moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fridley vs. Herbert
Fridley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tuttle who is chasing the ball. Fridley reaches third base with a triple. Diering scores. Waitkus scores. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moss vs. Marlowe
Dick Marlowe now pitching.
Moss strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Young vs. Marlowe
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Coleman
Nieman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Fridley. Nieman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Coleman
Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nieman moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Belardi vs. Coleman
Belardi takes first base on ball four. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kaline vs. Blyzka
Mike Blyzka now pitching.
Kaline hits a popup, foul, towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tuttle vs. Blyzka
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nieman scores. Boone scores. Belardi moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
House vs. Blyzka
House hits a popup towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marlowe vs. Blyzka
Marlowe strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Marlowe
Hunter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blyzka vs. Marlowe
Blyzka hits a ball on the ground towards first. Belardi fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Abrams vs. Marlowe
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diering vs. Marlowe
Diering hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Abrams moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waitkus vs. Marlowe
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Blyzka
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatfield vs. Blyzka
Hatfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Kuenn trying to get to third. Abrams throws the ball in to Kennedy, who tags Kuenn for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Blyzka
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hatfield moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Blyzka
Boone hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Diering who is chasing the ball. Boone reaches third base with a triple. Hatfield scores. Nieman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Belardi vs. Blyzka
Belardi strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kaline vs. Blyzka
Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Fridley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Marlowe
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fridley vs. Marlowe
Fridley hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Marlowe
Moss hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Blyzka
Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Blyzka
House takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marlowe vs. Blyzka
Marlowe strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Blyzka
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. House moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatfield vs. Blyzka
Hatfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. House scores. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nieman vs. Blyzka
Nieman 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, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Marlowe
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Marlowe
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Marlowe
Dick Kryhoski pinch hits for Mike Blyzka.
Kryhoski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Chakales
Bob Chakales now pitching.
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belardi vs. Chakales
Belardi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Chakales
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Marlowe
Abrams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diering vs. Marlowe
Diering hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Abrams moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waitkus vs. Marlowe
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Marlowe
Kennedy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Abrams moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fridley vs. Marlowe
Fridley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Chakales
Tuttle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Chakales
House 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 -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marlowe vs. Chakales
Marlowe strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Marlowe
Gil Coan pinch hits for Les Moss.
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Marlowe
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marlowe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brideweser vs. Marlowe
Jim Brideweser pinch hits for Billy Hunter.
Brideweser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Chakales
Ray Murray now catching. Jim Brideweser now playing shortstop.
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Chakales
Hatfield 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 -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Chakales
Nieman hits a line drive into left field. Fridley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Marlowe
Hoot Evers now playing left field. Clint Courtney pinch hits for Bob Chakales.
Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marlowe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Marlowe
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marlowe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Marlowe
Diering hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/4/1954 -- Baltimore at Detroit (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Abrams C, rf 5 1 2 0 Kuenn H, ss 5 0 3 0
Diering C, cf 5 1 3 0 Hatfield F, 2b 5 1 2 1
Waitkus E, 1b 4 1 1 1 Nieman B, lf 4 2 2 0
Kennedy B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Evers H, lf 0 0 0 0
Fridley J, lf 4 0 1 2 Boone R, 3b 4 1 3 2
Moss L, c 3 1 1 0 Belardi W, 1b 3 0 0 0
Coan G, ph 1 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 4 1 1 0
Murray R, c 0 0 0 0 Tuttle B, cf 4 1 2 2
Young B, 2b 3 0 0 0 House F, c 3 1 1 1
Hunter B, ss 3 0 1 0 Aber A, p 0 0 0 0
Brideweser J, ph-ss 1 0 0 0 Delsing J, ph 1 0 1 1
Coleman J, p 1 0 1 1 Herbert R, p 0 0 0 0
Blyzka M, p 1 0 0 0 Marlowe D, p 3 0 0 0
Kryhoski D, ph 1 0 0 0
Chakales B, p 0 0 0 0
Courtney C, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 11 4 36 7 15 7
Baltimore 112 000 000 -- 4
Detroit 022 210 00x -- 7
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman J* 2.0 7 4 4 2 0
Blyzka M (L) 3.0 7 3 3 1 3
Chakales B 3.0 1 0 0 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Aber A 2.0 4 2 2 0 0
Herbert R 0.1 3 2 2 0 0
Marlowe D (W) 6.2 4 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd
DP -- Baltimore 2
LOB -- Baltimore 7, Detroit 8
2B -- Coleman J, Nieman B
3B -- Fridley J, Boone R
SH -- Young B, Kennedy B
T -- 2:08
A -- 5279
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