Detroit Tigers vs Baltimore Orioles
September 20, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1954 at Memorial Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 4, Baltimore Orioles 3

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 4 2 1 0
Hatfield 2b 5 1 2 0
Delsing lf 5 0 3 3
Boone 3b 2 0 1 0
Dropo 1b 4 0 0 0
Kaline rf 4 0 1 0
Tuttle cf 3 1 0 0
Wilson c 4 0 2 1
Zuverink p 3 0 0 0
  Aber p 1 0 0 0
  Herbert p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Abrams rf 4 2 3 1
Young 2b 3 0 0 0
  Fridley ph 1 0 0 0
Durham lf 5 0 3 1
Kennedy 3b 3 0 1 0
Kryhoski 1b 4 0 2 1
Courtney c 4 0 0 0
  Larsen ph 1 0 0 0
Diering cf 3 0 0 0
Hunter ss 0 0 0 0
  Brideweser ss 4 0 0 0
Coleman p 1 0 0 0
  Kellert ph 1 0 0 0
  Blyzka p 0 0 0 0
  Moss ph 1 0 0 0
  Fox p 0 0 0 0
  Garcia ph 0 1 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Detroit 110 020 0004101
Baltimore 001 000 002391
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Zuverink  W(9-12) 5.0 5 1 1 3 3
  Aber   3.0 3 2 2 1 1
  Herbert   0.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Miller  SV(1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
5
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman  L(13-17) 5.0 8 4 3 3 4
  Blyzka   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Fox   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
3
4
6

  E–Zuverink (3), Kennedy (15).  DP–Baltimore 2. Brideweser-Young-Kryhoski, Brideweser-Young-Kryhoski.  2B–Detroit Delsing 2 (21,off Coleman,off Blyzka); Hatfield (11,off Coleman), Baltimore Abrams (22,off Aber).  HR–Baltimore Abrams (5,3rd inning off Zuverink 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Kryhoski (4,off Miller).  HBP–Abrams (4,by Aber).  Team–12.  CS–Delsing (5,2nd base by Coleman/Courtney).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Eddie Rommel, 2B–Joe Paparella, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:45.  A–7,829.
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