Washington Senators vs Baltimore Orioles
July 28, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 1954 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 1, Baltimore Orioles 2

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 3 1 1 0
Pesky 2b 3 0 0 0
Vernon 1b 4 0 0 0
Busby cf 3 0 0 0
Wright lf 3 0 0 0
Umphlett rf 3 0 1 0
Snyder ss 3 0 0 0
Fitz Gerald c 3 0 0 0
Porterfield p 3 0 1 0
Totals 28 1 3 0
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Abrams rf 4 0 1 0
Diering cf 4 0 0 0
Waitkus 1b 3 0 1 0
Stephens 3b 3 1 0 0
Kennedy lf 3 1 0 0
Courtney c 3 0 2 1
Hunter ss 2 0 0 0
  Young ph,2b 1 0 1 1
Garcia 2b 2 0 0 0
  Kryhoski ph 1 0 0 0
  Brideweser ss 0 0 0 0
Coleman p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 5 2
Washington 100 000 000131
Baltimore 000 000 20x251
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield  L(10-8) 8.0 5 2 1 0 5
Totals
8.0
5
2
1
0
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman  W(10-12) 9.0 3 1 0 3 4
Totals
9.0
3
1
0
3
4

  E–Pesky (2), Coleman (2).  DP–Washington 1. Pesky-Vernon.  2B–Washington Yost (17,off Coleman), Baltimore Courtney (8,off Porterfield).  SH–Yost (8,off Coleman).  Team LOB–4.  Team–3.  CS–Busby (3,2nd base by Coleman/Courtney).  U–Hank Soar, Ed Runge, Joe Paparella.  T–1:42.  A–11,091.
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