Philadelphia Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles
September 12, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 1954 at Memorial 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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Philadelphia Athletics 5, Baltimore Orioles 4

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Jacobs 2b 4 0 0 1
Limmer 1b 1 0 0 0
  Bollweg 1b 4 0 0 0
Finigan 3b 4 0 2 0
Zernial lf 3 1 1 0
Power rf 4 1 0 0
Wilson cf 4 1 1 1
DeMaestri ss 3 1 0 0
Astroth c 4 1 2 1
Sima p 2 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 1 2
  Oster p 0 0 0 0
  Burtschy p 0 0 0 0
  Renna ph 0 0 0 0
  Dixon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 7 5
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Abrams rf 2 2 0 0
Diering cf 4 0 2 0
Durham lf 4 1 2 2
Kennedy 3b 4 0 1 0
Kellert 1b 5 0 1 0
Courtney c 4 0 1 1
Hunter ss 4 0 1 0
Young 2b 3 0 0 0
Pillette p 2 0 0 0
  Fridley ph 1 1 1 0
  Blyzka p 0 0 0 0
  Fox p 0 0 0 0
  Chakales p 0 0 0 0
  Kryhoski ph 1 0 0 0
  Garcia pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 3
Philadelphia 000 000 401573
Baltimore 100 001 200492
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Sima   6.0 6 2 2 3 1
  Oster   0.0 1 2 2 1 0
  Burtschy  W(5-3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Dixon  SV(5) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
5
1
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Pillette   7.0 5 4 1 0 1
  Blyzka  L(1-5) 1.1 2 1 1 2 0
  Fox   0.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Chakales   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
2
4
1

  E–DeMaestri (25), Astroth (4), Sima (2), Hunter (28), Pillette (2).  DP–Baltimore 2. Hunter-Young-Kellert, Abrams-Courtney.  2B–Philadelphia Astroth (8,off Pillette); Taylor (1,off Pillette); Finigan (24,off Blyzka), Baltimore Diering (14,off Sima).  HR–Baltimore Durham (1,6th inning off Sima 0 on 0 out).  IBB–Zernial (5,by Blyzka); Renna (5,by Fox); Kennedy (2,by Sima).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Diering (8,off Burtschy); Abrams (5,off Dixon).  Team–10.  U–Johnny Stevens, Frank Umont, Bill Grieve.  T–2:21.  A–12,981.
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