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June 4, 1954

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Top 9 R H E
Orioles 6 13 2
Athletics 7 9 1
Top 9 R H E
Orioles 6 13 2
Athletics 7 9 1

Eddie Waitkus Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .244
OBP .500 .287
At Bats 4 82
Hits 2 20
• Singles 2 17
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 4

Bob Trice Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 3 0
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Connie Mack Stadium - June 4, 1954
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Out
Bob Trice
Billy Shantz
Don Bollweg
Spook Jacobs
Jim Finigan
Joe DeMaestri
Gus Zernial
Ed McGhee
Elmer Valo
Eddie Waitkus
Cal Abrams

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Baltimore Orioles 6 13 2 6
Philadelphia Athletics 7 9 1 9
Winning Pitcher Bob Trice
Losing Pitcher Bob Chakales
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Don Bollweg
Attendance 1,092
Time of Game 2 hours 2 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Waitkus hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Don Larsen pinch hits for Billy Hunter. Larsen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Abrams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Abrams reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Gil Coan pinch hits for Mike Blyzka. Coan hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 There goes Zernial. The throw from Courtney and he is out, Hunter applying the tag.
Bottom 8 Zernial takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Finigan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Valo hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bollweg fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Trice covering. It's a double play.
Top 8 Courtney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fridley scores.
Top 8 Fridley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McGhee. Fridley reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Kennedy hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Blyzka covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Trice hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Shantz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mele hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hunter hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Abrams tags and scores.
Top 7 Abrams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McGhee who is chasing the ball. Abrams reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 6 McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyzka fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bollweg takes first base on ball four. Valo moves to third. Zernial moves to second.
Bottom 6 Zernial takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Finigan hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Valo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mele. Valo reaches second base with a double. Trice scores. Jacobs goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Jacobs takes first base on ball four. Trice moves to second.
Bottom 6 Trice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Mike Blyzka now pitching. Shantz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Dick Kryhoski pinch hits for Howie Fox. Kryhoski hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Courtney scores.
Top 6 Courtney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Courtney reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Fridley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bollweg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 McGhee hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bollweg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mele hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Abrams trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 5 Hunter hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Abrams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Valo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Courtney fires to second and picks off Trice for the out.
Bottom 4 Trice hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Fridley. Trice reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Young hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McGhee. Young reaches second base with a double. Courtney scores.
Top 4 Courtney hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McGhee who is chasing the ball. Courtney reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 Fridley hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kennedy hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Shantz hits a line drive into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 DeMaestri takes first base on ball four. Bollweg moves to third. McGhee moves to second.
Bottom 3 Howie Fox now pitching. McGhee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Finigan scores. Zernial scores. Bollweg moves to second.
Bottom 3 Bollweg takes first base on ball four. Jacobs scores. Finigan moves to third. Zernial moves to second.
Bottom 3 Zernial is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kennedy. Jacobs moves to third. Finigan moves to second.
Bottom 3 Valo hits a fly ball into left field. Fridley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jacobs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Trice strikes out.
Top 3 Mele hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Waitkus hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hunter hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Shantz hits a fly ball into center field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 DeMaestri strikes out.
Bottom 2 McGhee hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Bollweg bunts towards third. Kennedy throws towards first, with the pitcher covering. Chakales fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Chakales. Bollweg moves to second.
Bottom 2 Zernial hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Abrams hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Chakales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Young hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valo who is chasing the ball. Young reaches third base with a triple.
Top 2 Courtney hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Shantz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Finigan hits a line drive towards right. Mele catches it and throws to first to double up Valo.
Bottom 1 Valo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Fridley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trice fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Waitkus tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Mele hits a line drive to left field. Zernial throws towards first. Bollweg fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bollweg. Hunter scores. Waitkus moves to third. Mele moves to second.
Top 1 Waitkus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hunter moves to third.
Top 1 Hunter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out.