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Yankees
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 16, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees, played on May 16, 1954 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 16, 1954 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 16, 1954 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Kuzava |
Home Starting Pitcher | Don Larsen |
Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
City | Baltimore |
State | MD |
Attendance | 46,796 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Bill Summers 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Ed Runge |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
Irv Noren | Center Fielder |
Yogi Berra | Catcher |
Gene Woodling | Left Fielder |
Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
Gil McDougald | Second Baseman |
Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
Bob Kuzava | Pitcher |
Casey Stengel | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Young | Second Baseman |
Chuck Diering | Center Fielder |
Dick Kryhoski | First Baseman |
Sam Mele | Left Fielder |
Bob Kennedy | Right Fielder |
Vern Stephens | Third Baseman |
Les Moss | Catcher |
Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
Don Larsen | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 16, 1954
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Larsen
Bauer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Larsen
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Larsen
Noren takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Larsen
Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Kuzava
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Kuzava
Diering hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Kuzava
Kryhoski hits a fly ball into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Larsen
Woodling hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Larsen
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Larsen
McDougald strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Kuzava
Mele hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Kuzava
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Kuzava
Stephens hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Noren. Stephens reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moss vs. Kuzava
Moss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stephens scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Kuzava
Hunter hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Larsen
Carey strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuzava vs. Larsen
Kuzava strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Larsen
Bauer hits a line drive towards short. Hunter reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larsen vs. Kuzava
Jerry Coleman now playing second base.
Larsen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Kuzava
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Kuzava
Diering hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. Diering reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kryhoski vs. Kuzava
Kryhoski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Diering scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mele vs. Kuzava
Mele hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Larsen
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Larsen
Noren hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Larsen
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kryhoski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Kuzava
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Kuzava
Stephens hits a fly ball into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moss vs. Kuzava
Moss hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. Moss reaches second base with a double. Kennedy goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Gorman
Tom Gorman now pitching.
Hunter strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Larsen vs. Gorman
Larsen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gorman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Larsen
Woodling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Larsen
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kryhoski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Larsen
Coleman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Moss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Gorman
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Gorman
Diering hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Gorman
Kryhoski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Larsen
Carey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kryhoski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Larsen
Bobby Brown pinch hits for Tom Gorman.
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Larsen
Bauer hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Larsen
Bill Skowron pinch hits for Phil Rizzuto.
Skowron strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. McDonald
Willie Miranda now playing shortstop. Jim McDonald now pitching.
Mele hits a fly ball into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. McDonald
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. McDonald
Stephens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moss vs. McDonald
Moss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kennedy scores. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunter vs. McDonald
Hunter hits a line drive into left field. Woodling picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Woodling. Stephens scores. Moss moves to third. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Larsen vs. McDonald
Larsen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Young vs. McDonald
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wertz vs. McDonald
Vic Wertz pinch hits for Chuck Diering.
Wertz strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Larsen
Gil Coan now playing center field.
Noren hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Moss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Larsen
Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Larsen
Woodling 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
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. McDonald
Kryhoski hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. McDonald
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. McDonald
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Larsen
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Larsen
Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Larsen
Carey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miranda vs. Larsen
Miranda hits a popup, foul, towards third. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. McDonald
Stephens hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. McDonald
Moss hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. McDonald
Hunter hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larsen vs. McDonald
Larsen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Larsen
Bauer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Larsen
Bob Cerv pinch hits for Jim McDonald.
Cerv hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Larsen
Noren hits a popup, foul, towards third. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Larsen
Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Larsen
Woodling hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/16/1954, game 2 -- New York at Baltimore (D) New York AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI Bauer H, rf 4 1 1 0 Young B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Rizzuto P, ss 2 0 0 0 Diering C, cf 3 1 1 0 Skowron B, ph 1 0 0 0 Wertz V, ph 1 0 0 0 McDonald J, p 0 0 0 0 Coan G, cf 0 0 0 0 Cerv B, ph 1 1 1 2 Kryhoski D, 1b 4 0 1 1 Noren I, cf 3 0 0 0 Mele S, lf 4 0 1 0 Berra Y, c 4 0 0 0 Kennedy B, rf 4 2 2 0 Woodling G, lf 4 0 0 0 Stephens V, 3b 4 3 3 1 Robinson E, 1b 3 0 0 0 Moss L, c 4 0 3 3 McDougald G, 2b 1 0 0 0 Hunter B, ss 4 0 1 1 Coleman J, 2b 2 0 0 0 Larsen D, p 4 0 0 0 Carey A, 3b 3 0 1 0 Kuzava B, p 1 0 0 0 Gorman T, p 0 0 0 0 Brown B, ph 0 0 0 0 Miranda W, ss 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 2 3 2 35 6 12 6 New York 000 000 002 -- 2 Baltimore 011 102 01x -- 6 New York IP H R ER BB SO Kuzava B (L) 3.1 6 3 3 0 0 Gorman T 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 McDonald J 3.0 6 3 3 1 1 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Larsen D (W) 9.0 3 2 2 2 6 E -- Woodling G DP -- New York 1 LOB -- New York 3, Baltimore 6 2B -- Stephens V, Diering C, Moss L HR -- Stephens V, Cerv B T -- 2:25 A -- 46796
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