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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 29, 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 July 29, 1954 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 29, 1954 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 29, 1954 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sonny Dixon |
Home Starting Pitcher | Billy Hoeft |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 4,872 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Larry Napp 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Spook Jacobs | Second Baseman |
Lou Limmer | First Baseman |
Vic Power | Left Fielder |
Bill Renna | Right Fielder |
Bill Wilson | Center Fielder |
Jim Finigan | Third Baseman |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Billy Shantz | Catcher |
Sonny Dixon | Pitcher |
Eddie Joost | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
Wayne Belardi | First Baseman |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Frank House | Catcher |
Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
Billy Hoeft | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 29, 1954
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Hoeft
Jacobs hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Limmer vs. Hoeft
Limmer hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Hoeft
Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Renna vs. Hoeft
Renna hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Dixon
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Dixon
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nieman vs. Dixon
Nieman hits a line drive into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Dixon
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belardi vs. Dixon
Belardi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dixon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Hoeft
Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Wilson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finigan vs. Hoeft
Finigan hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMaestri vs. Hoeft
DeMaestri hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shantz vs. Hoeft
Shantz is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dixon vs. Hoeft
Dixon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilson scores. Shantz moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jacobs vs. Hoeft
Jacobs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shantz scores. Dixon moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Limmer vs. Hoeft
Limmer hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Dixon
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards first. Limmer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kaline for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Dixon
House hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Dixon
Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Power settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Hoeft
Power hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Hoeft
Renna hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Hoeft
Wilson hits a line drive towards third. Boone reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Hoeft
Finigan hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Nieman fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Nieman. Renna goes all the way around to score. Finigan moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DeMaestri vs. Hoeft
DeMaestri hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoeft vs. Dixon
Hoeft takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Dixon
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hoeft moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tuttle vs. Dixon
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hoeft moves to third. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nieman vs. Dixon
Nieman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Dixon
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Sima
Al Sima now pitching. Walt Dropo pinch hits for Wayne Belardi.
Dropo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Sima
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
House vs. Sima
House hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. House reaches second base with a double. Boone scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Sima
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Hoeft
Walt Dropo now playing first base.
Shantz strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sima vs. Hoeft
Sima strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Hoeft
Jacobs hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoeft vs. Sima
Hoeft hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Sima
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Power. Kuenn reaches second base with a double. Hoeft moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tuttle vs. Sima
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nieman vs. Sima
Nieman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boone vs. Romberger
Dutch Romberger now pitching.
Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hoeft tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Romberger
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Nieman moves to second. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Limmer vs. Hoeft
Limmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Hoeft
Power hits a line drive towards short. Kuenn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Hoeft
Renna strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Romberger
Kaline hits a line drive towards third. Finigan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Romberger
House strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Romberger
Bolling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoeft vs. Romberger
Hoeft hits a popup towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Hoeft
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Hoeft
Finigan hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Hoeft
DeMaestri hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Romberger
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Romberger
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nieman vs. Romberger
Nieman hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Romberger
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Romberger
Dropo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kuenn scores. There goes Tuttle trying to get to second. Power throws the ball in to Finigan who relays the ball to Jacobs who tags Tuttle for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Hoeft
Shantz 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: ---
Robertson vs. Hoeft
Jim Robertson pinch hits for Dutch Romberger.
Robertson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobs vs. Hoeft
Jacobs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robertson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Limmer vs. Hoeft
Limmer takes first base on ball four. Robertson moves to third. Jacobs moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Power vs. Hoeft
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 7
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Burtschy
Moe Burtschy now pitching.
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: ---
House vs. Burtschy
House hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs misplays the ball. That's an error on Jacobs. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Burtschy
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Hoeft
Renna 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Hoeft
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Hoeft
Finigan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tuttle. Finigan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMaestri vs. Hoeft
DeMaestri hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dropo 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: ---
Hoeft vs. Burtschy
Hoeft hits a fly ball into left field. Power settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Burtschy
Kuenn 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Burtschy
Tuttle hits a fly ball into left field. Power settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Hoeft
Don Lund now playing left field.
Shantz hits a fly ball into left field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Hoeft
Pete Suder pinch hits for Moe Burtschy.
Suder strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Hoeft
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/29/1954, game 2 -- Philadelphia at Detroit (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Jacobs S, 2b 5 0 2 1 Kuenn H, ss 5 2 4 0 Limmer L, 1b 3 0 0 0 Tuttle B, cf 5 1 3 0 Power V, lf 4 0 1 0 Nieman B, lf 3 1 1 4 Renna B, rf 4 1 1 0 Lund D, lf 0 0 0 0 Wilson B, cf 4 1 1 0 Boone R, 3b 3 1 1 1 Finigan J, 3b 4 0 2 1 Belardi W, 1b 1 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 4 0 0 0 Dropo W, ph-1b 3 0 1 1 Shantz B, c 3 1 0 0 Kaline A, rf 4 0 0 0 Dixon S, p 1 0 1 1 House F, c 4 0 1 1 Sima A, p 1 0 0 0 Bolling F, 2b 3 0 0 0 Romberger D, p 0 0 0 0 Hoeft B, p 3 2 1 0 Robertson J, ph 0 0 0 0 Burtschy M, p 0 0 0 0 Suder P, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 3 8 3 34 7 12 7 Philadelphia 021 000 000 -- 3 Detroit 005 101 00x -- 7 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Dixon S (L)* 2.0 6 5 5 1 0 Sima A 1.1 3 1 1 1 1 Romberger D 2.2 3 1 1 1 1 Burtschy M 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Hoeft B (W) 9.0 8 3 3 3 5 * Pitched to 5 batters in 3rd E -- Nieman B, Jacobs S DP -- Philadelphia 1, Detroit 1 LOB -- Philadelphia 7, Detroit 7 2B -- Wilson B, Finigan J 2, House F, Kuenn H HR -- Nieman B SF -- Boone R T -- 2:15 A -- 4872
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