Baltimore Orioles vs Washington Senators
July 20, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 1954 at Griffith 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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Baltimore Orioles 1, Washington Senators 9

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Brideweser 2b 4 0 2 1
Diering cf 4 0 0 0
Waitkus 1b 4 0 1 0
Kennedy 3b 4 0 0 0
Mele rf 4 0 0 0
Fridley lf 4 0 1 0
Moss c 3 1 3 0
Hunter ss 3 0 0 0
Coleman p 2 0 0 0
  Blyzka p 0 0 0 0
  Garcia ph 1 0 1 0
  O'Dell p 0 0 0 0
  Stephens ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 8 1
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 3 0 1 3
Pesky 2b 4 0 1 2
  Terwilliger 2b 0 0 0 0
Vernon 1b 4 0 0 0
Sievers lf 4 1 1 1
Busby cf 3 1 1 0
Runnels ss 4 3 3 0
Umphlett rf 2 1 1 0
Fitz Gerald c 2 2 1 3
Schmitz p 4 1 0 0
Totals 30 9 9 9
Baltimore 000 000 100182
Washington 040 104 00x990
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman  L(9-10) 5.2 7 9 5 5 3
  Blyzka   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  O'Dell   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
9
5
5
3
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz  W(5-5) 9.0 8 1 1 2 2
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
2
2

  E–Brideweser (10), Moss (3).  DP–Baltimore 2. Diering-Brideweser, Hunter-Brideweser-Waitkus.  2B–Baltimore Brideweser (4,off Schmitz).  3B–Washington Yost (3,off Coleman).  HR–Washington Sievers (15,6th inning off Coleman 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Fitz Gerald (2,off Coleman).  IBB–Umphlett (1,by Coleman); Fitz Gerald (6,by Coleman).  Team–3.  SB–Runnels (1,2nd base off Coleman/Moss).  U–Johnny Stevens, Nestor Chylak, Charlie Berry.  T–1:51.  A–4,390.
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