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Orioles
@ Athletics
Connie Mack Stadium
August 31, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles, played on August 31, 1954 at Connie Mack Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Larsen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Gray |
| Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 2,126 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Hurley 1B: Ed Runge 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Summers |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cal Abrams | Right Fielder |
| Gil Coan | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Vern Stephens | Third Baseman |
| Clint Courtney | Catcher |
| Chuck Diering | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Young | Second Baseman |
| Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
| Don Larsen | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Spook Jacobs | Second Baseman |
| Lou Limmer | First Baseman |
| Jim Finigan | Third Baseman |
| Elmer Valo | Left Fielder |
| Vic Power | Center Fielder |
| Joe Taylor | Right Fielder |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Jim Robertson | Catcher |
| Johnny Gray | Pitcher |
| Eddie Joost | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Athletics
Connie Mack Stadium
August 31, 1954
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Gray
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Gray
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Limmer scoops it up and throws to first, with Gray covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Gray
Waitkus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Gray
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Larsen
Jacobs strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Limmer vs. Larsen
Limmer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Larsen
Finigan hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Gray
Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Gray
Diering hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Gray
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Gray
Hunter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Larsen
Valo 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, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Larsen
Power hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Larsen
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larsen vs. Gray
Larsen hits a popup towards first. Limmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Gray
Abrams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coan vs. Gray
Coan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Abrams moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waitkus vs. Gray
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Limmer scoops it up and throws to first, with Gray covering, for the out. Abrams moves to third. Coan moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stephens vs. Gray
Stephens hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Robertson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Larsen
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Larsen
Robertson hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Larsen
Gray hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Gray
Courtney hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Gray
Diering hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Gray
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Larsen
Jacobs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Limmer vs. Larsen
Limmer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Diering who is chasing the ball. Limmer reaches third base with a triple. Jacobs goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Finigan vs. Larsen
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Valo vs. Larsen
Valo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Diering. Valo reaches second base with a double. Limmer scores. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Power vs. Larsen
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Larsen
Taylor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Valo scores. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Larsen
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Gray
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larsen vs. Gray
Larsen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Abrams vs. Gray
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Limmer scoops it up and throws to first, with Gray covering, for the out. Larsen moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coan vs. Gray
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Larsen
Robertson hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Larsen
Gray hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Larsen
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Limmer vs. Larsen
There goes Jacobs. The throw from Courtney and he is out, Hunter applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Gray
Waitkus hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Gray
Stephens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. Gray
Courtney hits a fly ball into center field. Power settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diering vs. Gray
Diering hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Gray
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Power settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Limmer vs. Larsen
Limmer hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Larsen
Finigan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Diering who is chasing the ball. Finigan reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Valo vs. Larsen
Valo hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Power vs. Larsen
Power 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 7
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Gray
Hunter strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larsen vs. Gray
Larsen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Abrams vs. Gray
Abrams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Larsen moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coan vs. Gray
Coan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Larsen scores. Abrams moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waitkus vs. Gray
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Abrams scores. Coan moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stephens vs. Burtschy
Moe Burtschy now pitching.
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burtschy fields it and throws to first for the out. Coan scores. Waitkus moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Courtney vs. Burtschy
Courtney 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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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Larsen
Bob Kennedy now playing third base.
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Larsen
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Larsen
Robertson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bollweg vs. Larsen
Don Bollweg pinch hits for Moe Burtschy.
Bollweg takes first base on ball four. Robertson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Renna vs. Larsen
Charlie Bishop pinch runs for Don Bollweg. Bill Renna pinch hits for Spook Jacobs.
Renna hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Dixon
Sonny Dixon now pitching. Pete Suder now playing second base.
Diering hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Dixon
Young hits a popup, foul, towards first. Limmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kryhoski vs. Dixon
Dick Kryhoski pinch hits for Billy Hunter.
Kryhoski hits a fly ball into center field. Power settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Larsen vs. Dixon
Larsen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Limmer vs. Larsen
Jim Brideweser now playing shortstop.
Limmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Larsen
Finigan bunts towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Finigan for the out. Limmer moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Valo vs. Larsen
Valo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Larsen
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taylor vs. Larsen
Taylor hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Diering who is chasing the ball. Taylor reaches third base with a triple. Limmer scores. Valo goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DeMaestri vs. Larsen
There's a wild pitch. Taylor scores. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Larsen
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Larsen
Robertson takes first base on ball four. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suder vs. Fox
Howie Fox now pitching.
Suder strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Dixon
Abrams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Robertson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Dixon
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Dixon
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1954, game 2 -- Baltimore at Philadelphia (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Abrams C, rf 4 1 1 0 Jacobs S, 2b 2 1 1 0
Coan G, lf 5 1 2 1 Renna B, ph 1 0 0 0
Waitkus E, 1b 4 0 1 1 Dixon S, p 0 0 0 0
Stephens V, 3b 3 0 0 1 Limmer L, 1b 4 2 2 1
Kennedy B, 3b 0 0 0 0 Finigan J, 3b 3 0 1 0
Courtney C, c 4 0 0 0 Valo E, lf 3 2 1 1
Diering C, cf 4 0 2 0 Power V, cf 4 0 1 0
Young B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Taylor J, rf 4 1 2 3
Hunter B, ss 3 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 4 0 1 0
Kryhoski D, ph 1 0 0 0 Robertson J, c 2 0 0 0
Brideweser J, ss 0 0 0 0 Gray J, p 2 0 0 0
Larsen D, p 3 1 1 0 Burtschy M, p 0 0 0 0
Fox H, p 0 0 0 0 Bollweg D, ph 0 0 0 0
Bishop C, pr 0 0 0 0
Suder P, 2b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 7 3 30 6 9 5
Baltimore 000 000 300 -- 3
Philadelphia 000 300 03x -- 6
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Larsen D (L) 7.2 9 6 6 5 1
Fox H 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Gray J 6.1 6 3 3 5 1
Burtschy M 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Dixon S (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
DP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Baltimore 9, Philadelphia 6
2B -- Valo E
3B -- Limmer L, Finigan J, Taylor J
CS -- Jacobs S
SH -- Finigan J
WP -- Larsen D
T -- 2:20
A -- 2126
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