Orioles @ Athletics
August 31, 1954

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Top 9 R H E
Orioles 3 7 0
Athletics 6 9 0
Top 9 R H E
Orioles 3 7 0
Athletics 6 9 0

Eddie Waitkus Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .279
OBP .500 .338
At Bats 3 294
Hits 1 82
• Singles 1 59
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 27
RBI’s 1 26

Sonny Dixon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 7 4
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Connie Mack Stadium - August 31, 1954
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Sonny Dixon
Jim Robertson
Lou Limmer
Pete Suder
Jim Finigan
Joe DeMaestri
Elmer Valo
Vic Power
Joe Taylor
Eddie Waitkus

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Baltimore Orioles 3 7 0 9
Philadelphia Athletics 6 9 0 6
Winning Pitcher Sonny Dixon
Losing Pitcher Don Larsen
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Joe Taylor
Attendance 2,126
Time of Game 2 hours 20 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Coan hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Abrams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Robertson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Howie Fox now pitching. Suder strikes out.
Bottom 8 Robertson takes first base on ball four. DeMaestri moves to second.
Bottom 8 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Taylor scores.
Bottom 8 Taylor hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Diering who is chasing the ball. Taylor reaches third base with a triple. Limmer scores. Valo goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Power hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Valo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Finigan bunts towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Finigan for the out. Limmer moves to second.
Bottom 8 Jim Brideweser now playing shortstop. Limmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Larsen strikes out.
Top 8 Dick Kryhoski pinch hits for Billy Hunter. Kryhoski hits a fly ball into center field. Power settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Young hits a popup, foul, towards first. Limmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Sonny Dixon now pitching. Pete Suder now playing second base. Diering hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Charlie Bishop pinch runs for Don Bollweg. Bill Renna pinch hits for Spook Jacobs. Renna hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Don Bollweg pinch hits for Moe Burtschy. Bollweg takes first base on ball four. Robertson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Robertson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bob Kennedy now playing third base. Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Moe Burtschy now pitching. Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burtschy fields it and throws to first for the out. Coan scores. Waitkus moves to second.
Top 7 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Abrams scores. Coan moves to third.
Top 7 Coan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Larsen scores. Abrams moves to second.
Top 7 Abrams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Larsen moves to second.
Top 7 Larsen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Hunter strikes out.
Bottom 6 Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Valo hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Finigan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Diering who is chasing the ball. Finigan reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 6 Limmer hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Young hits a fly ball into center field. Power settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Diering hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stephens moves to second.
Top 6 Courtney hits a fly ball into center field. Power settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Stephens takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Waitkus hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Jacobs. The throw from Courtney and he is out, Hunter applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Jacobs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Gray hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Robertson hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Coan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Limmer scoops it up and throws to first, with Gray covering, for the out. Larsen moves to second.
Top 5 Larsen takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Taylor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Valo scores.
Bottom 4 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Valo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Diering. Valo reaches second base with a double. Limmer scores.
Bottom 4 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Limmer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Diering who is chasing the ball. Limmer reaches third base with a triple. Jacobs goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Jacobs takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Diering hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Courtney hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gray hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Robertson hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Stephens hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Robertson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Limmer scoops it up and throws to first, with Gray covering, for the out. Abrams moves to third. Coan moves to second.
Top 3 Coan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Abrams moves to second.
Top 3 Abrams takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Larsen hits a popup towards first. Limmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Power hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 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.
Top 2 Hunter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Young takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Diering hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Finigan hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Limmer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jacobs strikes out.
Top 1 Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Waitkus takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Coan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Limmer scoops it up and throws to first, with Gray covering, for the out.
Top 1 Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out.