Philadelphia Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles
June 26, 1954 Box Score

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

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Philadelphia Athletics 4, Baltimore Orioles 5

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Jacobs 2b 5 1 1 0
Limmer 1b 4 0 1 0
Finigan 3b 4 1 1 0
Renna rf 5 0 1 0
Zernial lf 3 1 1 0
  Fricano pr 0 1 0 0
  Robertson c 0 0 0 0
Wilson cf 4 0 2 1
DeMaestri ss 2 0 0 0
  Valo ph 0 0 0 0
  Suder ss 1 0 0 0
Shantz c 2 0 0 0
  Bollweg ph 1 0 0 0
  Astroth c 0 0 0 0
  Power ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Kellner p 2 0 0 1
  Dixon p 2 0 0 0
  Joost ph 0 0 0 1
  Trice pr 0 0 0 0
  Romberger p 0 0 0 0
  Burtschy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 8 3
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Abrams rf 5 1 2 0
Brideweser 2b 5 0 3 0
Kryhoski 1b 5 2 1 1
Stephens 3b 5 1 2 0
Diering cf 4 1 3 2
Fridley lf 2 0 0 1
  Coan ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Moss c 3 0 1 0
  Courtney ph 1 0 0 0
  Garcia pr 0 0 0 0
  Murray c 0 0 0 0
Hunter ss 4 0 0 0
Kretlow p 3 0 0 0
  Waitkus ph 1 0 0 0
  Blyzka p 0 0 0 0
  Chakales p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 12 4
Philadelphia 111 000 000 1482
Baltimore 020 001 000 25120
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner   5.2 8 3 2 1 4
  Dixon   3.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Romberger  L(1-1) 0.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Burtschy   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.1
12
5
4
2
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Kretlow   9.0 7 3 3 6 7
  Blyzka   0.1 0 1 1 2 0
  Chakales  W(3-3) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
10.0
8
4
4
9
7

  E–Jacobs (4), Suder (4).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Jacobs-Limmer, Baltimore 1. Hunter-Brideweser-Kryhoski.  2B–Baltimore Stephens (11,off Kellner); Abrams (8,off Romberger).  3B–Baltimore Diering (1,off Kellner).  SH–DeMaestri (2,off Kretlow).  IBB–Billy Shantz (3,by Kretlow); Diering (1,by Burtschy).  Team LOB–12.  Team–8.  SB–Jacobs (4,2nd base off Kretlow/Moss).  CS–Abrams (1,2nd base by Kellner/Billy Shantz).  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Eddie Rommel, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–3:08.  A–7,418.
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