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Orioles
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
September 5, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Baltimore Orioles, played on September 5, 1954 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 5, 1954 |
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Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 5, 1954 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lou Kretlow |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Miller |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 9,638 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Cal Abrams | Right Fielder |
Chuck Diering | Center Fielder |
Dick Kryhoski | First Baseman |
Bob Kennedy | Third Baseman |
Jim Fridley | Left Fielder |
Les Moss | Catcher |
Bobby Young | Second Baseman |
Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
Lou Kretlow | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
Fred Hatfield | Second Baseman |
Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
Wayne Belardi | First Baseman |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
Frank House | Catcher |
Bob Miller | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Orioles
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
September 5, 1954
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Miller
Abrams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diering vs. Miller
Diering hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Miller, and towards Hatfield, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Abrams moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kryhoski vs. Miller
Kryhoski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Abrams scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Miller
Kennedy hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fridley vs. Miller
Fridley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kryhoski moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moss vs. Miller
Moss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Kretlow
Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Kretlow
Hatfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Kretlow
Nieman hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Kretlow
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Miller
Young hits a line drive towards first. Belardi reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Miller
Hunter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kretlow vs. Miller
Kretlow bunts towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Abrams vs. Miller
Abrams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belardi vs. Kretlow
Belardi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Kretlow
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Kretlow
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Belardi moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
House vs. Kretlow
House hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Kretlow
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Kretlow
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatfield vs. Kretlow
Hatfield hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Miller
Diering hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Diering reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kryhoski vs. Miller
Kryhoski hits a line drive into center field. Tuttle picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Tuttle. Here's the throw into the infield and Diering is out. Kryhoski moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Miller
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kryhoski scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fridley vs. Miller
There goes Kennedy. The throw from House and he is safe. Kennedy steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fridley vs. Miller
Fridley strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moss vs. Miller
Moss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Gray
Ted Gray now pitching.
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Kretlow
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Kretlow
Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belardi vs. Kretlow
Belardi hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Gray
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kretlow vs. Gray
Kretlow takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Abrams vs. Gray
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Kretlow
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Kretlow
Tuttle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Kretlow
There goes Kaline. The throw from Moss and he is out, Hunter applying the tag. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Kretlow
House 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
Top 5
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Gray
Diering is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Gray
Kryhoski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Gray
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fridley vs. Gray
Fridley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moss vs. Gray
Moss hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Kretlow
Gray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Kretlow
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kretlow fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Kretlow
Hatfield strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Gray
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Gray
Hunter hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kretlow vs. Gray
Kretlow strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Kretlow
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Kretlow
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belardi vs. Kretlow
Belardi hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Gray
Abrams hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Gray
Diering hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Gray
Kryhoski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gray fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Kretlow
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Kretlow
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kretlow fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Kretlow
House 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
Top 8
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Gray
Kennedy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fridley vs. Gray
Fridley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moss vs. Gray
Moss hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brideweser vs. Hoeft
Jim Brideweser pinch hits for Bobby Young. Billy Hoeft now pitching.
Brideweser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kennedy scores. Fridley moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunter vs. Hoeft
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoeft fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoeft vs. Kretlow
Jim Brideweser now playing second base.
Hoeft takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Kretlow
Kuenn hits a popup towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatfield vs. Kretlow
Hatfield strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Kretlow
Nieman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Diering. Nieman reaches second base with a double. There goes Hoeft trying to get to home. Diering throws the ball in to Hunter who relays the ball to Moss, who tags Hoeft, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kretlow vs. Hoeft
Hoot Evers now playing left field.
Kretlow strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Hoeft
Abrams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diering vs. Hoeft
Diering hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Abrams moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kryhoski vs. Hoeft
Kryhoski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Abrams scores. There goes Diering trying to get to third. Tuttle throws the ball in to Boone, who tags Diering for the out. Kryhoski moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Hoeft
Kennedy is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fridley vs. Hoeft
Fridley hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Kretlow
Boone hits a line drive towards short. Hunter reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belardi vs. Kretlow
Belardi is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Kretlow
Kaline is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/5/1954 -- Baltimore at Detroit (D) Baltimore AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Abrams C, rf 3 2 0 0 Kuenn H, ss 4 0 1 0 Diering C, cf 5 0 2 0 Hatfield F, 2b 4 0 1 0 Kryhoski D, 1b 5 1 3 2 Nieman B, lf 4 0 1 0 Kennedy B, 3b 3 1 2 1 Evers H, lf 0 0 0 0 Fridley J, lf 5 0 3 0 Boone R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Moss L, c 3 0 0 0 Belardi W, 1b 4 1 1 0 Young B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 4 0 1 0 Brideweser J, ph-2b 1 0 1 1 Tuttle B, cf 3 1 1 0 Hunter B, ss 4 0 1 0 House F, c 3 1 1 3 Kretlow L, p 2 0 0 0 Miller B, p 1 0 0 0 Gray T, p 1 0 0 0 Hoeft B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 4 12 4 32 3 7 3 Baltimore 101 000 011 -- 4 Detroit 030 000 000 -- 3 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Kretlow L (W) 9.0 7 3 3 1 6 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Miller B 2.2 6 2 1 2 1 Gray T 4.2 3 1 1 2 2 Hoeft B (L) 1.2 3 1 1 2 1 E -- Tuttle B DP -- Detroit 2 LOB -- Baltimore 10, Detroit 3 2B -- Diering C, Nieman B HR -- House F SB -- Kennedy B CS -- Kaline A SH -- Kretlow L T -- 2:21 A -- 9638
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