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Tigers
@ Athletics
Connie Mack Stadium
July 20, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, played on July 20, 1954 at Connie Mack Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 20, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 20, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Gromek |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Alex Kellner |
| Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: Bill Grieve 3B: Joe Paparella |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
| Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Red Wilson | Catcher |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Steve Gromek | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Spook Jacobs | Second Baseman |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Jim Finigan | Third Baseman |
| Bill Renna | Right Fielder |
| Bill Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Don Bollweg | First Baseman |
| Vic Power | Left Fielder |
| Joe Astroth | Catcher |
| Alex Kellner | Pitcher |
| Eddie Joost | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Athletics
Connie Mack Stadium
July 20, 1954
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Kellner
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Power. Kuenn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tuttle vs. Kellner
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Power. Tuttle reaches second base with a double. Kuenn scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nieman vs. Kellner
Nieman bunts towards first. Bollweg fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bollweg. Tuttle moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boone vs. Kellner
Boone takes first base on ball four. Nieman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dropo vs. Kellner
Dropo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tuttle scores. Nieman scores. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Kellner
Kaline bunts towards the mound. Kellner fields it and throws to first for the out. Boone moves to third. Dropo moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. Kellner
Wilson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bolling vs. Kellner
Bolling takes first base on ball four. Boone scores. Dropo moves to third. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gromek vs. Gray
Johnny Gray now pitching.
Gromek takes first base on ball four. Dropo scores. Wilson moves to third. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kuenn vs. Gray
Kuenn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Gray
Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lund vs. Gray
Don Lund pinch hits for Bob Nieman.
Lund hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Gromek
Don Lund now playing left field.
Jacobs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Gromek
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into left field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Gromek
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Gray
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Gray
Dropo strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Gray
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Gray
Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bolling vs. Gray
Bolling takes first base on ball four. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gromek vs. Gray
Gromek hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Gromek
Renna hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Gromek
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bollweg vs. Gromek
Bollweg hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Gray
Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Gray
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gray fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lund vs. Gray
Lund hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Gromek
Power hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Gromek
Astroth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gray vs. Gromek
Gray strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobs vs. Gromek
Jacobs hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Gray
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Gray
Dropo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Gray
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. Boone moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Gray
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Gromek
DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Gromek
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Gromek
Renna takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Gromek
Wilson takes first base on ball four. Renna moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bollweg vs. Gromek
Bollweg is hit by the pitch. Renna moves to third. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Power vs. Gromek
Power hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Gray
Bolling strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gromek vs. Gray
Gromek hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Gray
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Gromek
Don Lund now playing right field. Bud Souchock now playing left field.
Astroth hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Gromek
Gray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Gromek
Jacobs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Gromek
DeMaestri is hit by the pitch. Jacobs moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Finigan vs. Gromek
Finigan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Gray
Tuttle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lund vs. Gray
Lund hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gray fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Gray
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Gray
Dropo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Gromek
Renna hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Gromek
Wilson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bollweg vs. Gromek
Bollweg hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souchock vs. Gray
Souchock hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Gray
Wilson hits a line drive towards the mound. Gray reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Gray
Bolling hits a line drive towards third. Finigan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gromek vs. Gray
Gromek hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Gromek
Reno Bertoia now playing third base.
Power hits a fly ball into right field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Gromek
Astroth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gray vs. Gromek
Gray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobs vs. Gromek
Jacobs 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
Top 8
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Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Gray
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Gray
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lund vs. Gray
Lund hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Kuenn moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bertoia vs. Gray
Bertoia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Gromek
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Gromek
Finigan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Renna vs. Gromek
Renna hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. Finigan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Gromek
Wilson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Gray
Dropo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Souchock vs. Gray
Souchock hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Gray
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dropo moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolling vs. Gray
Bolling hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Renna. Bolling reaches second base with a double. Dropo scores. Wilson goes all the way around to score. Bolling moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 12 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gromek vs. Gray
Gromek is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 12 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kuenn vs. Gray
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 12 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tuttle vs. Gray
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 12 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bollweg vs. Gromek
Bollweg hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 12 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Gromek
Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 12 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Astroth vs. Gromek
Astroth hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 12 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Limmer vs. Gromek
Lou Limmer pinch hits for Johnny Gray.
Limmer strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/20/1954, game 1 -- Detroit at Philadelphia (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Kuenn H, ss 5 2 3 4 Jacobs S, 2b 4 0 2 0
Tuttle B, cf 5 1 2 1 DeMaestri J, ss 3 0 1 0
Nieman B, lf 0 1 0 0 Finigan J, 3b 4 0 1 0
Lund D, ph-lf-rf 4 0 0 0 Renna B, rf 3 0 0 0
Boone R, 3b 1 1 1 0 Wilson B, cf 3 0 0 0
Bertoia R, 3b 1 0 0 0 Bollweg D, 1b 3 0 0 0
Dropo W, 1b 5 2 3 2 Power V, lf 4 0 1 0
Kaline A, rf 2 0 0 0 Astroth J, c 4 0 2 0
Souchock B, lf 2 1 1 1 Kellner A, p 0 0 0 0
Wilson R, c 4 2 2 0 Gray J, p 3 0 0 0
Bolling F, 2b 3 1 1 3 Limmer L, ph 1 0 0 0
Gromek S, p 4 1 0 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 12 13 12 32 0 7 0
Detroit 900 000 102 -- 12
Philadelphia 000 000 000 -- 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Gromek S (W) 9.0 7 0 0 2 2
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner A (L) 0.1 3 7 6 3 0
Gray J 8.2 10 5 5 6 5
E -- Bollweg D
DP -- Detroit 2, Philadelphia 3
LOB -- Detroit 8, Philadelphia 9
2B -- Kuenn H, Tuttle B, Bolling F
HR -- Kuenn H, Souchock B
SH -- Nieman B, Kaline A
HBP -- by Gromek S (Bollweg D), by Gromek S (DeMaestri J)
T -- 2:16
A -- 0
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