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Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 3, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on August 3, 1954 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 3, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 3, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Arnie Portocarrero |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Larsen |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 10,134 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: (none) 3B: Bill McKinley |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Don Bollweg | First Baseman |
| Jim Finigan | Third Baseman |
| Bill Renna | Right Fielder |
| Elmer Valo | Left Fielder |
| Bill Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Pete Suder | Second Baseman |
| Joe Astroth | Catcher |
| Arnie Portocarrero | Pitcher |
| Eddie Joost | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cal Abrams | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Chuck Diering | Center Fielder |
| Bob Kennedy | Third Baseman |
| Clint Courtney | Catcher |
| Jim Fridley | Left Fielder |
| Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
| Chico Garcia | Second Baseman |
| Don Larsen | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 3, 1954
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Larsen
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bollweg vs. Larsen
Bollweg hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Abrams chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Garcia. Garcia fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Garcia. Bollweg moves all the way to home. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Larsen
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Larsen
Renna hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Larsen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Portocarrero
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Portocarrero
Waitkus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Renna who is chasing the ball. Waitkus reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Diering vs. Portocarrero
Diering is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kennedy vs. Portocarrero
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri misplays the ball. That's an error on DeMaestri. Waitkus scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. Portocarrero
Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Portocarrero fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fridley vs. Portocarrero
Fridley strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Larsen
Valo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Larsen
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Larsen
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Garcia. Valo moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Astroth vs. Larsen
Astroth hits a fly ball towards right. Abrams settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Abrams. Valo moves to third. Suder moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Portocarrero vs. Larsen
Portocarrero hits a line drive into center field. Diering picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Diering. Valo scores. Suder scores. Astroth goes all the way around to score. Portocarrero moves to second. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMaestri vs. Larsen
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bollweg vs. Larsen
Bollweg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Portocarrero scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Larsen
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Portocarrero
Hunter hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Portocarrero
Garcia hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larsen vs. Portocarrero
Larsen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Abrams vs. Portocarrero
Abrams hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Fox
Howie Fox now pitching.
Renna hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Fox
Valo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Fox
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Portocarrero
Waitkus is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Portocarrero
Diering takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Portocarrero
Kennedy hits a line drive into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. Portocarrero
Courtney hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Fox
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Fox
Astroth hits a popup, foul, towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Portocarrero vs. Fox
Portocarrero hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fridley vs. Portocarrero
Fridley strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Portocarrero
Hunter hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Portocarrero
Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Fox
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bollweg vs. Fox
Bollweg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Fridley. Bollweg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finigan vs. Fox
Finigan hits a line drive towards second. Garcia catches it and steps on second to double up Bollweg. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Portocarrero
Fox hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bollweg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Portocarrero
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bollweg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Abrams for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Portocarrero
Waitkus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Renna. Waitkus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Diering vs. Portocarrero
Diering hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Waitkus moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kennedy vs. Portocarrero
Kennedy is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Fox
Renna hits a fly ball into left field. Fridley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Fox
Valo hits a line drive into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Fox
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Portocarrero
Courtney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fridley vs. Portocarrero
Fridley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Fridley reaches second base with a double. Courtney moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hunter vs. Portocarrero
Hunter hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Courtney tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Portocarrero
Bobby Young pinch hits for Chico Garcia.
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bollweg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Young for the out. Fridley moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Coan vs. Portocarrero
Gil Coan pinch hits for Howie Fox.
Coan strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Blyzka
Bobby Young now playing second base. Mike Blyzka now pitching.
Suder hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Blyzka
Astroth is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Portocarrero vs. Blyzka
Portocarrero hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Portocarrero
Abrams hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Portocarrero
Waitkus hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Portocarrero
Diering hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Portocarrero
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Blyzka
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter misplays the ball. That's an error on Hunter. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bollweg vs. Blyzka
Bollweg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyzka fields it and throws to first for the out. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finigan vs. Blyzka
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyzka fields it and throws to first for the out. DeMaestri moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Renna vs. Blyzka
Renna hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DeMaestri scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Blyzka
There goes Renna. The throw from Courtney and he is out, Hunter applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Portocarrero
Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bollweg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Courtney for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fridley vs. Portocarrero
Fridley hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Portocarrero
Hunter bunts towards the mound. Portocarrero fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Portocarrero
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Blyzka
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Blyzka
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyzka fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Blyzka
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Blyzka covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Portocarrero
Dick Kryhoski pinch hits for Mike Blyzka.
Kryhoski hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Portocarrero
Abrams hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Portocarrero
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bollweg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Waitkus for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/3/1954 -- Philadelphia at Baltimore (N)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
DeMaestri J, ss 4 1 0 0 Abrams C, rf 5 0 0 0
Bollweg D, 1b 4 1 3 1 Waitkus E, 1b 5 1 2 0
Finigan J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Diering C, cf 3 0 2 0
Renna B, rf 4 0 1 1 Kennedy B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Valo E, lf 2 1 0 0 Courtney C, c 4 1 2 0
Wilson B, cf 4 0 0 0 Fridley J, lf 4 0 1 0
Suder P, 2b 4 1 0 0 Hunter B, ss 3 0 1 1
Astroth J, c 3 1 0 0 Garcia C, 2b 2 0 0 0
Portocarrero A, p 3 1 1 1 Young B, ph-2b 2 0 0 0
Larsen D, p 1 0 1 0
Fox H, p 1 0 0 0
Coan G, ph 1 0 0 0
Blyzka M, p 0 0 0 0
Kryhoski D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 6 5 3 36 2 9 1
Philadelphia 140 000 010 -- 6
Baltimore 100 001 000 -- 2
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Portocarrero A (W) 9.0 9 2 1 1 6
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Larsen D (L) 2.0 3 5 0 1 1
Fox H 4.0 1 0 0 1 0
Blyzka M 3.0 1 1 0 0 1
E -- Garcia C 2, DeMaestri J, Abrams C, Diering C, Hunter B
DP -- Baltimore 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 1, Baltimore 9
2B -- Bollweg D, Waitkus E, Fridley J
3B -- Bollweg D, Waitkus E
CS -- Renna B
SF -- Hunter B
T -- 2:07
A -- 10134
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