Washington Senators vs Baltimore Orioles
June 18, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 18, 1954 at Memorial Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 7, Baltimore Orioles 5

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 5 2 1 0
Pesky 2b 6 2 2 0
Vernon 1b 7 2 5 3
Sievers lf 5 1 1 0
  Vollmer lf 0 0 0 0
Busby cf 7 0 3 3
Runnels ss 4 0 2 0
Umphlett rf 7 0 2 1
Fitz Gerald c 5 0 0 0
Porterfield p 6 0 0 0
Totals 52 7 16 7
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Abrams rf 7 0 4 0
Hunter ss 3 0 0 0
  Waitkus ph 1 0 0 0
  Brideweser ss 3 0 2 1
Kryhoski 1b 7 1 1 0
Kennedy 3b 5 1 0 0
Courtney c 4 1 3 0
Diering cf 6 1 3 2
Coan lf 5 0 2 1
Young 2b 4 0 1 0
Kretlow p 2 0 0 0
  Blyzka p 0 0 0 0
  Stuart p 2 0 0 0
  Stephens ph 1 1 0 0
Totals 50 5 16 4
Washington 000 001 021 000 37162
Baltimore 010 000 030 000 15160
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield  W(8-5) 13.0 16 5 3 4 10
Totals
13.0
16
5
3
4
10
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Kretlow   7.1 8 3 3 5 6
  Blyzka   0.2 0 1 1 1 1
  Stuart  L(0-2) 5.0 8 3 3 2 2
Totals
13.0
16
7
7
8
9

  E–Vernon (6), Sievers (6).  DP–Washington 2. Runnels-Pesky-Vernon, Runnels-Vernon, Baltimore 2. Hunter-Young-Kryhoski, Kennedy-Young-Kryhoski.  2B–Washington Vernon (17,off Kretlow); Busby (10,off Stuart); Runnels (5,off Stuart)., Baltimore Kryhoski (9,off Porterfield).  3B–Baltimore Abrams (2,off Porterfield).  HR–Washington Vernon (12,8th inning off Kretlow 0 on 0 out).  SH–Pesky (1,off Stuart); Young (4,off Porterfield); Courtney (2,off Porterfield).  IBB–Sievers (2,by Kretlow); Runnels 2 (3,by Kretlow,by Stuart)..  Team LOB–15.  SF–Coan (2,off Porterfield).  Team–13.  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Bill McGowan, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–3:29.  A–11,540.
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