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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 27, 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 27, 1954 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 27, 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 27, 1954 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Marion Fricano |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ned Garver |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 22,603 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Johnny Stevens 1B: Larry Napp 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Eddie Rommel |
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 |
Joe Astroth | Catcher |
Marion Fricano | Pitcher |
Eddie Joost | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
Jim Delsing | Left Fielder |
Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
Wayne Belardi | First Baseman |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Frank House | Catcher |
Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
Ned Garver | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 27, 1954
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Garver
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Limmer vs. Garver
Limmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Garver
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Fricano
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. Fricano
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Delsing vs. Fricano
Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kuenn moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boone vs. Fricano
Boone hits a line drive into left field. Power settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Garver
Renna hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Garver
Wilson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Garver
There goes Renna. The throw from House and he is out, Kuenn applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Garver
Finigan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Garver
DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Delsing who is chasing the ball. DeMaestri reaches third base with a triple. Finigan goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Astroth vs. Garver
Don Lund now playing left field.
Astroth hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lund. Astroth reaches second base with a double. DeMaestri scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fricano vs. Garver
Fricano strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belardi vs. Fricano
Belardi hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Fricano
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fricano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Fricano
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Limmer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats House for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Garver
Jacobs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lund. Jacobs reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Limmer vs. Garver
Limmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Belardi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Limmer for the out. Jacobs moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Power vs. Garver
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. Jacobs scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Garver
Renna hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Fricano
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garver vs. Fricano
Garver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Fricano
Kuenn 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, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Garver
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Garver
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeMaestri vs. Garver
DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilson moves to third. Finigan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Astroth vs. Garver
Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards second. Kuenn fields it and tags Finigan, for the out. Wilson scores. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fricano vs. Garver
Fricano bunts towards first. Belardi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fricano for the out. DeMaestri moves to third. Astroth moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jacobs vs. Garver
Jacobs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Fricano
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fricano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lund vs. Fricano
Lund hits a popup towards first. Limmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Fricano
Boone 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, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Limmer vs. Garver
Limmer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Garver
Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Renna vs. Garver
Renna hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Power moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Garver
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Power moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Finigan vs. Garver
Finigan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Power scores. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeMaestri vs. Miller
Bob Miller now pitching.
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Astroth vs. Miller
Astroth hits a fly ball into left field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belardi vs. Fricano
Belardi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Fricano
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Belardi moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
House vs. Fricano
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Limmer fields it and throws to second for the out. Belardi moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bolling vs. Fricano
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miller vs. Fricano
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fricano vs. Miller
Fricano 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, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Miller
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Limmer vs. Miller
Limmer hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Fricano
Kuenn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Limmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Fricano
Tuttle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Limmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lund vs. Fricano
Lund takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Fricano
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Miller
Power hits a fly ball into left field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Miller
Renna hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn misplays the ball. That's an error on Kuenn. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Miller
Wilson takes first base on ball four. Renna moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Finigan vs. Miller
Finigan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Renna scores. Wilson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DeMaestri vs. Miller
DeMaestri strikes out. There goes Finigan. The throw from House to Bolling, and back to Belardi, who tags Finigan out. There goes Wilson. He's safe. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belardi vs. Fricano
Belardi hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Fricano
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Fricano
House hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Fricano
Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Power settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Miller
Astroth hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fricano vs. Miller
Fricano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Miller
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Fricano
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Fricano
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Fricano
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fricano juggles the ball. That's an error on Fricano. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lund vs. Fricano
Lund hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Fricano
Boone hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson who is chasing the ball. Boone reaches third base with a triple. Tuttle scores. Lund goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Belardi vs. Fricano
Belardi 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
Top 9
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Athletics, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Limmer vs. Miller
Limmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Belardi scoops it up and throws to first, with Miller covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Miller
Power hits a line drive into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Miller
Renna hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Fricano
Kaline hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Fricano
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Limmer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats House for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Fricano
Bob Nieman pinch hits for Frank Bolling.
Nieman 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
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/27/1954, game 2 -- Philadelphia at Detroit (N) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Jacobs S, 2b 5 1 1 0 Kuenn H, ss 4 0 2 0 Limmer L, 1b 5 1 2 1 Tuttle B, cf 4 1 0 0 Power V, lf 5 1 1 1 Delsing J, lf 1 0 0 0 Renna B, rf 5 1 1 0 Lund D, lf 2 1 0 0 Wilson B, cf 3 2 2 0 Boone R, 3b 4 0 1 2 Finigan J, 3b 3 1 3 2 Belardi W, 1b 3 1 1 1 DeMaestri J, ss 4 1 2 1 Kaline A, rf 4 0 1 0 Astroth J, c 4 0 1 2 House F, c 4 0 0 0 Fricano M, p 3 0 0 0 Bolling F, 2b 3 0 0 0 Nieman B, ph 1 0 0 0 Garver N, p 1 0 0 0 Miller B, p 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 8 13 7 33 3 5 3 Philadelphia 021 120 200 -- 8 Detroit 000 000 120 -- 3 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Fricano M (W) 9.0 5 3 1 2 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Garver N (L) 4.1 12 6 6 1 2 Miller B 4.2 1 2 0 1 1 E -- Kuenn H, Fricano M DP -- Detroit 2 LOB -- Philadelphia 5, Detroit 5 2B -- Astroth J, Jacobs S 3B -- DeMaestri J, Boone R HR -- Limmer L, Belardi W CS -- Renna B, Finigan J SH -- Fricano M T -- 2:10 A -- 22603
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