Baltimore Orioles vs Philadelphia Athletics
July 24, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 24, 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 5, Philadelphia Athletics 6

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Abrams rf 5 1 2 2
Waitkus 1b 5 1 3 1
Diering cf 5 1 1 0
Stephens 3b 3 0 1 0
  Garcia pr 0 0 0 0
Courtney c 3 0 0 0
  Kennedy ph 1 0 0 0
  Brideweser ss 1 0 1 1
Coan lf 2 0 1 0
  Fridley ph,lf 2 0 0 1
Young 2b 4 1 1 0
Hunter ss 3 0 0 0
  Larsen ph 1 0 0 0
  Chakales p 0 0 0 0
Coleman p 0 0 0 0
  Kretlow p 1 0 0 0
  Kryhoski ph 0 1 0 0
  Blyzka p 0 0 0 0
  Mele ph 0 0 0 0
  Fox p 0 0 0 0
  Moss ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 5
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Jacobs 2b 4 2 3 1
Limmer 1b 4 1 2 1
Power lf 3 0 0 1
Valo rf 3 1 1 1
Wilson cf 4 0 1 0
Finigan 3b 2 1 1 1
DeMaestri ss 4 1 1 1
Robertson c 3 0 1 0
Gray p 3 0 0 0
  Sima p 0 0 0 0
  Bollweg ph 1 0 0 0
  Burtschy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 10 6
Baltimore 000 030 0025100
Philadelphia 221 100 00x6101
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman  L(9-11) 1.0 5 4 4 0 1
  Kretlow   3.0 5 2 2 0 3
  Blyzka   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Fox   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Chakales   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
10
6
6
2
7
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Gray  W(1-1) 7.0 4 3 3 6 3
  Sima   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Burtschy  SV(2) 1.0 5 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
6
4

  E–Finigan (20), Finigan (20).  2B–Baltimore Abrams (15,off Gray); Waitkus (8,off Gray), Philadelphia Jacobs (9,off Coleman); DeMaestri (8,off Coleman); Valo (7,off Kretlow); Limmer (6,off Kretlow).  3B–Philadelphia Limmer (2,off Coleman).  Team LOB–11.  SF–Valo (3,off Coleman); Finigan (2,off Kretlow); Power (2,off Kretlow).  Team–6.  SB–Coan (7,2nd base off Gray/Robertson).  U–Bill Grieve, Joe Paparella, Frank Umont.  T–2:32.  A–1,634.
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