Baltimore Orioles vs Philadelphia Athletics
June 4, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 1954 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Baltimore Orioles 6, Philadelphia Athletics 7

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Abrams cf 4 1 2 0
Hunter ss 3 1 1 1
  Larsen ph 1 0 0 0
Waitkus 1b 5 1 2 0
Mele rf 4 0 1 1
Kennedy 3b 3 0 0 1
Fridley lf 4 1 1 0
Courtney c 4 2 3 1
Young 2b 4 0 3 2
Chakales p 1 0 0 0
  Fox p 1 0 0 0
  Kryhoski ph 1 0 0 0
  Blyzka p 0 0 0 0
  Coan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 13 6
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Jacobs 2b 4 2 1 0
Valo rf 3 0 1 2
Finigan 3b 5 1 1 0
Zernial lf 2 1 0 0
Bollweg 1b 2 1 2 1
McGhee cf 4 1 2 4
DeMaestri ss 3 0 0 0
Shantz c 3 0 1 0
Trice p 4 1 1 0
Totals 30 7 9 7
Baltimore 200 101 1106132
Philadelphia 023 002 00x791
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Chakales  L(2-1) 2.2 4 5 4 3 2
  Fox   2.1 3 0 0 2 0
  Blyzka   3.0 2 2 2 5 1
Totals
8.0
9
7
6
10
3
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Trice  W(6-3) 9.0 13 6 5 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
6
5
1
0

  E–Kennedy (3), Chakales (1), Bollweg (3).  DP–Baltimore 1. Mele-Waitkus, Philadelphia 1. Bollweg-DeMaestri-Trice.  2B–Baltimore Young (5,off Trice); Courtney (4,off Trice); Fridley (2,off Trice); Abrams (2,off Trice)., Philadelphia Trice (2,off Fox); Valo (4,off Blyzka).  3B–Baltimore Young (4,off Trice); Courtney (2,off Trice); Abrams (1,off Trice)..  HR–Philadelphia McGhee (2,2nd inning off Chakales 1 on 1 out).  SF–Kennedy (1,off Trice); Hunter (1,off Trice)..  Team LOB–6.  IBB–Zernial (2,by Chakales).  Team–9.  CS–Zernial (1,2nd base by Blyzka/Courtney); Zernial (1,2nd base by Blyzka/Courtney).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Bill McGowan, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:02.  A–1,092.
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