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Orioles
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 27, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Baltimore Orioles, played on April 27, 1955 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 27, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 27, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Wilson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Gromek |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 3,969 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: John Rice 2B: Bill Grieve 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Miranda | Shortstop |
| Bobby Young | Second Baseman |
| Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
| Gene Woodling | Right Fielder |
| Gil Coan | Left Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Chuck Diering | Center Fielder |
| Jim Wilson | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Fred Hatfield | Second Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
| Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
| Jim Delsing | Left Fielder |
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Steve Gromek | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 27, 1955
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Gromek
Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Gromek
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Gromek
Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Gromek
Woodling hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Wilson
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Wilson
Hatfield hits a popup, foul, towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Wilson
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Wilson
There goes Kaline. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Kaline steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fain vs. Wilson
Fain takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Wilson
Boone strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Gromek
Coan hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Gromek
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Gromek
Waitkus hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diering vs. Gromek
Diering hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Gromek
Wilson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Wilson
Delsing hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Coan. Delsing reaches second base with a double. Coan throws the ball in to Cox who tags Delsing trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Wilson
Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Wilson
House hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gromek vs. Wilson
Gromek hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Gromek
Miranda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Gromek
Young hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Gromek
Cox hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Gromek
Woodling hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Wilson
Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Wilson
Hatfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Wilson
Kaline hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Hatfield moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fain vs. Wilson
Fain hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hatfield tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Wilson
Boone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Coan. Boone reaches second base with a double. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Delsing vs. Wilson
Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kaline scores. Boone moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tuttle vs. Wilson
Tuttle takes first base on ball four. Delsing moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
House vs. Wilson
House hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gromek vs. Wilson
Gromek 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
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Gromek
Coan strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Gromek
Smith hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Gromek
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gromek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Miller
Bill Miller now pitching.
Kuenn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Miller
Hatfield 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 -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Miller
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Gromek
Diering hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Gromek
Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miranda vs. Gromek
Miranda hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Gromek
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Miller for the double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Miller
Jim Pyburn now playing third base. Billy Cox now playing second base.
Fain takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Miller
Boone takes first base on ball four. Fain moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Delsing vs. Miller
Delsing hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tuttle vs. Miller
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. Fain moves to third. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
House vs. Miller
House takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gromek vs. Miller
Gromek takes first base on ball four. Fain scores. Boone moves to third. House moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kuenn vs. Miller
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. Boone scores. House moves to third. Gromek moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hatfield vs. Johnson
Don Johnson now pitching.
Hatfield hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Gromek
Cox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Gromek
Woodling hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coan vs. Gromek
Coan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tuttle. Coan reaches second base with a double. Cox moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Gromek
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Waitkus vs. Gromek
Waitkus hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Johnson
Kaline hits a popup, foul, towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Johnson
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Johnson
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Gromek
Diering hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Gromek
Gus Triandos pinch hits for Don Johnson.
Triandos hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Gromek
Miranda hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Kretlow
Lou Kretlow now pitching.
Delsing strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Kretlow
Tuttle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Kretlow
House hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pyburn vs. Gromek
Pyburn hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Gromek
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Gromek
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gromek vs. Kretlow
Gromek hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Kretlow
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatfield vs. Kretlow
Hatfield bunts towards the mound. Kretlow fields it and throws to first for the out. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Kretlow
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fain vs. Kretlow
Fain takes first base on ball four. Kuenn moves to third. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boone vs. Kretlow
Boone takes first base on ball four. Kuenn scores. Kaline moves to third. Fain moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Delsing vs. Kretlow
Delsing hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Fain scores. Boone moves to third. Delsing moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tuttle vs. Kretlow
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kretlow fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Gromek
Coan hits a fly ball towards right. Kaline settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Kaline. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Gromek
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Coan moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waitkus vs. Gromek
Waitkus takes first base on ball four. Coan moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Diering vs. Gromek
Diering hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Coan scores. Smith moves to third. Waitkus moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kennedy vs. Gromek
Bob Kennedy pinch hits for Lou Kretlow.
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Evers vs. Gromek
Hoot Evers pinch hits for Willie Miranda.
Evers takes first base on ball four. Smith scores. Waitkus moves to third. Diering moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pyburn vs. Gromek
Pyburn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cox vs. Gromek
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/27/1955 -- Baltimore at Detroit (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Miranda W, ss 3 0 0 0 Kuenn H, ss 4 1 1 1
Evers H, ph 0 0 0 1 Hatfield F, 2b 4 1 1 0
Young B, 2b 2 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 3 2 1 0
Pyburn J, 3b 2 0 0 0 Fain F, 1b 1 2 0 1
Cox B, 3b-2b 4 0 0 0 Boone R, 3b 3 2 1 1
Woodling G, rf 4 0 0 0 Delsing J, lf 5 1 3 3
Coan G, lf 4 1 1 0 Tuttle B, cf 4 1 0 0
Smith H, c 4 1 2 0 House F, c 3 1 2 4
Waitkus E, 1b 3 0 0 0 Gromek S, p 3 0 0 1
Diering C, cf 4 1 3 2
Wilson J, p 1 0 0 0
Miller B, p 1 0 1 0
Johnson D, p 0 0 0 0
Triandos G, ph 1 0 0 0
Kretlow L, p 0 0 0 0
Kennedy B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 7 3 30 11 9 11
Baltimore 000 010 002 -- 3
Detroit 006 020 03x -- 11
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson J (L) 3.0 7 6 6 3 1
Miller B 1.2 0 2 2 5 1
Johnson D 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Kretlow L 2.0 2 3 3 3 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Gromek S (W) 9.0 7 3 2 5 4
E -- Kaline A
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Baltimore 9, Detroit 8
2B -- Delsing J, Boone R, Coan G
HR -- House F, Diering C
SB -- Kaline A
SH -- Hatfield F
SF -- Fain F
T -- 2:31
A -- 3969
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