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Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 11, 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 May 11, 1954 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 11, 1954 |
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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 | May 11, 1954 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Arnie Portocarrero |
Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Coleman |
Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
City | Baltimore |
State | MD |
Attendance | 10,837 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 45 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eddie Hurley 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: Frank Umont 3B: Charlie Berry |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Spook Jacobs | Second Baseman |
Pete Suder | Third Baseman |
Vic Power | Center Fielder |
Lou Limmer | First Baseman |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Bill Renna | Right Fielder |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Billy Shantz | Catcher |
Arnie Portocarrero | Pitcher |
Eddie Joost | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Young | Second Baseman |
Gil Coan | Center Fielder |
Dick Kryhoski | First Baseman |
Sam Mele | Left Fielder |
Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
Vern Stephens | Third Baseman |
Clint Courtney | Catcher |
Neil Berry | Shortstop |
Joe Coleman | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 11, 1954
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Coleman
Jacobs strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Coleman
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Coleman
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Portocarrero
Young is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Portocarrero
Coan hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Portocarrero
Kryhoski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Limmer vs. Coleman
Limmer 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, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Coleman
Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Coleman
Renna hits a popup towards short. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Portocarrero
Mele hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Power who is chasing the ball. Mele reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wertz vs. Portocarrero
Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mele tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Portocarrero
Stephens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. Portocarrero
Courtney hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Portocarrero
Berry hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Shantz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Coleman
DeMaestri is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Coleman
Shantz hits a fly ball into left field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Portocarrero vs. Coleman
Portocarrero is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Portocarrero
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Portocarrero
Young hits a line drive towards first. Limmer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Portocarrero
Coan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kryhoski vs. Portocarrero
Kryhoski hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Coleman
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kryhoski fields the ball and throws to Coleman covering. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Coleman
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Coleman
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Portocarrero
Mele hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Portocarrero
The ball gets by Shantz for a passed ball. Mele moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wertz vs. Portocarrero
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Portocarrero fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Portocarrero
Stephens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Stephens reaches second base with a double. Mele scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Courtney vs. Portocarrero
Courtney hits a popup towards first. Limmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berry vs. Portocarrero
Berry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Limmer vs. Coleman
Limmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kryhoski juggles the ball. That's an error on Kryhoski. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Coleman
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coleman fields it and throws to first for the out. Limmer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Renna vs. Coleman
Renna hits a line drive into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMaestri vs. Coleman
DeMaestri hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Courtney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Portocarrero
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Suder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Portocarrero
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coan vs. Portocarrero
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kryhoski vs. Portocarrero
There goes Coan. The throw from Shantz and he is out, DeMaestri applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Coleman
Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Portocarrero vs. Coleman
Portocarrero takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobs vs. Coleman
Jacobs takes first base on ball four. Portocarrero moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suder vs. Coleman
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berry fields it, throws to second, and Jacobs, is out. There's the throw to third, and Portocarrero is out. Double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Portocarrero
Kryhoski hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Portocarrero
Mele hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Portocarrero
Wertz hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Coleman
Power hits a popup towards short. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Limmer vs. Coleman
Limmer 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, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Coleman
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Portocarrero
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Suder picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Suder. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Courtney vs. Portocarrero
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. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berry vs. Portocarrero
Berry hits a line drive towards left. Zernial catches it and throws to second to double up Stephens. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Coleman
Renna hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Coleman
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coleman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Coleman
Shantz hits a line drive into center field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Portocarrero
Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Portocarrero
Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coan vs. Portocarrero
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kryhoski vs. Portocarrero
Kryhoski hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Coan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mele vs. Portocarrero
Mele hits a popup, foul, towards first. Limmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Coleman
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Arnie Portocarrero.
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bollweg vs. Coleman
Don Bollweg pinch hits for Spook Jacobs.
Bollweg strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Coleman
Suder hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/11/1954 -- Philadelphia at Baltimore (N) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI Jacobs S, 2b 2 0 1 0 Young B, 2b 3 0 1 0 Bollweg D, ph 1 0 0 0 Coan G, cf 4 0 1 0 Suder P, 3b 4 0 0 0 Kryhoski D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Power V, cf 3 0 0 0 Mele S, lf 4 2 2 0 Limmer L, 1b 3 0 0 0 Wertz V, rf 2 0 0 1 Zernial G, lf 3 0 0 0 Stephens V, 3b 3 0 3 1 Renna B, rf 3 0 1 0 Courtney C, c 3 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 3 0 0 0 Berry N, ss 3 0 0 0 Shantz B, c 3 0 0 0 Coleman J, p 3 0 0 0 Portocarrero A, p 1 0 0 0 Valo E, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 27 0 2 0 29 2 8 2 Philadelphia 000 000 000 -- 0 Baltimore 010 100 00x -- 2 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Portocarrero A (L) 8.0 8 2 2 1 2 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Coleman J (W) 9.0 2 0 0 2 4 E -- Kryhoski D, Suder P DP -- Philadelphia 1, Baltimore 3 LOB -- Philadelphia 2, Baltimore 5 2B -- Stephens V 3B -- Mele S CS -- Coan G SF -- Wertz V PB -- Shantz B T -- 1:45 A -- 10837
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