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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 18, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on May 18, 1954 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 18, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 18, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Morrie Martin |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Gromek |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 4,248 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Eddie Rommel 3B: Larry Napp |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Spook Jacobs | Second Baseman |
| Don Bollweg | First Baseman |
| Bill Renna | Right Fielder |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Vic Power | Center Fielder |
| Jim Finigan | Third Baseman |
| Billy Shantz | Catcher |
| Morrie Martin | Pitcher |
| Eddie Joost | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Jim Delsing | Left Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Steve Gromek | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 18, 1954
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Gromek
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Gromek
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bollweg vs. Gromek
Bollweg strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Martin
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Martin
Bolling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Martin
Boone hits a line drive into center field. Power settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Martin
Dropo hits a popup towards first. Bollweg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Gromek
Renna hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Gromek
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Gromek
Power hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Martin
Delsing hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Delsing reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Martin
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tuttle vs. Martin
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Delsing moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
House vs. Martin
House hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Delsing tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gromek vs. Martin
Gromek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Gromek
Finigan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Gromek
Shantz hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Gromek
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Gromek
DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tuttle. DeMaestri reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jacobs vs. Gromek
Jacobs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bollweg vs. Gromek
Bollweg strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Martin
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Martin
Bolling hits a line drive into left field. Zernial picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Zernial. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Martin
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bolling moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dropo vs. Martin
Dropo hits a fly ball into center field. Power settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bolling tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delsing vs. Martin
Delsing hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Power. Delsing reaches second base with a double. Boone goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Martin
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Delsing scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Martin
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first, with Martin covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Gromek
Renna hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Gromek
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Gromek
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Martin
House hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gromek vs. Martin
Gromek bunts towards the mound. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. House moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Martin
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. House moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bolling vs. Martin
Bolling hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Martin
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Martin
Dropo strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Gromek
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Gromek
Shantz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Delsing. Shantz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Limmer vs. Gromek
Lou Limmer pinch hits for Morrie Martin.
Limmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeMaestri vs. Gromek
DeMaestri is hit by the pitch. Shantz moves to third. Limmer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Valo vs. Gromek
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Spook Jacobs.
Valo hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Shantz tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bollweg vs. Gromek
Bollweg hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Kuenn fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Ditmar
Pete Suder now playing second base. Art Ditmar now pitching.
Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder misplays the ball. That's an error on Suder. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Ditmar
There's a wild pitch. Delsing moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Ditmar
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Delsing moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tuttle vs. Ditmar
Tuttle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
House vs. Ditmar
House hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. House reaches second base with a double. Delsing scores. Tuttle moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gromek vs. Ditmar
Gromek is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kuenn vs. Ditmar
Kuenn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bollweg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Gromek
Renna hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Gromek
Zernial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Gromek
Power hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Gromek
Finigan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Delsing. Finigan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shantz vs. Gromek
Shantz hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Ditmar
Bolling hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Ditmar
Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Ditmar
Dropo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Delsing vs. Ditmar
Delsing hits a fly ball towards center. Power catches it and throws to second to double up Boone. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ditmar vs. Gromek
Ditmar strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Gromek
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Gromek
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Gromek covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Ditmar
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Ditmar
Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Ditmar
House hits a line drive into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bollweg vs. Gromek
Bollweg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Renna vs. Gromek
Renna hits a ball on the ground towards center. Tuttle fields it and throws to second to catch Bollweg for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Gromek
Zernial hits a popup towards the mound. Gromek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Gromek
Power hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gromek vs. Ditmar
Gromek hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Ditmar
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Ditmar
Bolling is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Ditmar
There goes Kuenn. The throw from Shantz and he is safe. Kuenn steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Ditmar
Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kuenn scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Ditmar
Dropo hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Gromek
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Gromek
Shantz hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Gromek
Jim Robertson pinch hits for Art Ditmar.
Robertson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Gromek
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/18/1954 -- Philadelphia at Detroit (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
DeMaestri J, ss 4 0 1 0 Kuenn H, ss 5 1 2 0
Jacobs S, 2b 1 0 0 0 Bolling F, 2b 5 2 2 2
Valo E, ph 0 0 0 1 Boone R, 3b 4 1 3 1
Suder P, 2b 1 0 0 0 Dropo W, 1b 4 0 1 1
Bollweg D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Delsing J, lf 4 3 2 1
Renna B, rf 4 1 2 1 Kaline A, rf 4 0 1 1
Zernial G, lf 4 0 0 0 Tuttle B, cf 3 0 1 0
Power V, cf 4 0 0 0 House F, c 3 1 2 2
Finigan J, 3b 4 1 2 1 Gromek S, p 3 0 0 0
Shantz B, c 4 1 1 0
Martin M, p 1 0 0 0
Limmer L, ph 0 0 0 0
Ditmar A, p 1 0 0 0
Robertson J, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 3 6 3 35 8 14 8
Philadelphia 001 011 000 -- 3
Detroit 013 210 01x -- 8
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Martin M (L) 4.0 9 6 6 1 1
Ditmar A 4.0 5 2 1 1 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Gromek S (W) 9.0 6 3 3 4 7
E -- Zernial G, Suder P
DP -- Philadelphia 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 7, Detroit 8
2B -- Delsing J 2, DeMaestri J, Shantz B, House F, Finigan J
HR -- Finigan J, Bolling F, Renna B
SB -- Kuenn H
SH -- Gromek S
SF -- House F, Dropo W, Valo E
HBP -- by Gromek S (DeMaestri J)
WP -- Ditmar A
T -- 2:10
A -- 4248
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