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June 3, 1954

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Bottom 7 R H E
Orioles 1 5 0
Athletics 3 9 1
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Orioles 1 5 1
Athletics 4 9 1

Gus Zernial Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .283
OBP .667 .357
At Bats 3 152
Hits 2 43
• Singles 2 28
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 1 36

Don Larsen Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 5 0
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Connie Mack Stadium - June 3, 1954
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Out
Don Larsen
Clint Courtney
Eddie Waitkus
Bobby Young
Bob Kennedy
Billy Hunter
Jim Fridley
Cal Abrams
Sam Mele
Gus Zernial
Elmer Valo
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Zernial hits a fly ball towards center field. Abrams fields the ball and throws to third. Kennedy drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Kennedy. Valo scores.

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Bottom 7 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Larsen covering, for the out. Valo moves to third.
Bottom 7 There goes Valo. The throw from Courtney and he is safe. Valo steals second.
Bottom 7 Valo takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Abrams is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Larsen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Young takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Jacobs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Shantz trying to get to home. Abrams throws the ball in to Courtney who tags Shantz who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Bottom 6 Fricano is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Shantz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Fridley. Shantz reaches second base with a double. DeMaestri goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Fridley hits a line drive into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kennedy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Kennedy reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Mele hits a popup, foul, towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bollweg hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Zernial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Valo scores.
Bottom 5 Finigan hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Young reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Valo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mele who is chasing the ball. Valo reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Jacobs hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Waitkus hits a popup towards first. Bollweg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hunter hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Abrams takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Larsen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Shantz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Young hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Fricano strikes out.
Bottom 4 Shantz is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 DeMaestri hits a line drive towards third. Kennedy reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McGhee hits a popup towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bollweg hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mele. Bollweg reaches second base with a double. Zernial moves to third.
Bottom 4 Zernial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Fridley hits a fly ball into center field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Mele hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out.
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 strikes out.
Top 3 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bollweg scoops it up and throws to first, with Fricano covering, for the out.
Top 3 Hunter hits a popup towards first. Bollweg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Abrams strikes out.
Bottom 2 Fricano bunts towards the mound. Larsen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Shantz strikes out.
Bottom 2 DeMaestri hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 McGhee hits a fly ball into center field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Larsen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Shantz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and has Fridley trapped. There's the throw to Jacobs who tags Fridley for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Fridley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Fridley reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Bollweg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Zernial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Finigan takes first base on ball four. Jacobs moves to third. Valo moves to second.
Bottom 1 Valo takes first base on ball four. Jacobs moves to second.
Bottom 1 Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mele hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri misplays the ball. That's an error on DeMaestri.
Top 1 Waitkus hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Waitkus reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Hunter hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Shantz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out.