Baltimore Orioles vs Detroit Tigers
May 26, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1954 at Briggs Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 3, Detroit Tigers 6

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Hunter ss 4 0 0 0
Diering cf 3 0 1 0
Kryhoski 1b 3 1 1 0
Mele lf 3 1 3 2
Wertz rf 4 1 1 1
Stephens 3b 4 0 0 0
Courtney c 3 0 1 0
Young 2b 4 0 0 0
Larsen p 3 0 1 0
  Moss ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Bolling 2b 3 2 1 0
Hatfield 3b 4 2 2 1
Kuenn ss 4 1 3 3
Delsing lf 3 0 1 1
  Lund lf 1 1 1 0
Dropo 1b 3 0 1 1
Kaline rf 4 0 1 0
Tuttle cf 4 0 1 0
House c 3 0 0 0
Zuverink p 4 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 11 6
Baltimore 010 000 020381
Detroit 003 020 01x6111
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Larsen  L(1-5) 8.0 11 6 6 3 2
Totals
8.0
11
6
6
3
2
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Zuverink  W(1-0) 9.0 8 3 3 3 2
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
2

  E–Diering (1), Hatfield (1).  DP–Baltimore 1. Courtney-Hunter, Detroit 1. Bolling-Kuenn-Dropo.  2B–Baltimore Larsen (2,off Zuverink); Courtney (3,off Zuverink)., Detroit Delsing (8,off Larsen); Hatfield (1,off Larsen); Lund (1,off Larsen).  HR–Baltimore Wertz (1,2nd inning off Zuverink 0 on 0 out); Mele (3,8th inning off Zuverink 1 on 2 out)..  HBP–Kryhoski (1,by Zuverink).  Team LOB–6.  IBB–House (6,by Larsen).  Team–6.  SB–Bolling (3,2nd base off Larsen/Courtney); Bolling (3,2nd base off Larsen/Courtney).  CS–Kuenn (2,2nd base by Larsen/Courtney); Kuenn (2,2nd base by Larsen/Courtney).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Bill McGowan.  T–2:04.  A–3,609.
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