Orioles @ Tigers
September 5, 1954

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Bottom 9 R H E
Orioles 4 12 0
Tigers 3 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Orioles 4 12 0
Tigers 3 7 1

Al Kaline Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .283
OBP .333 .314
At Bats 3 428
Hits 1 121
• Singles 1 98
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 20
RBI’s 0 36

Lou Kretlow Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 10 0
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Briggs Stadium - September 5, 1954
Lou Kretlow
Les Moss
Dick Kryhoski
Jim Brideweser
Bob Kennedy
Billy Hunter
Jim Fridley
Chuck Diering
Cal Abrams
Al Kaline

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Baltimore Orioles 4 12 0 10
Detroit Tigers 3 7 1 3
Winning Pitcher Lou Kretlow
Losing Pitcher Billy Hoeft
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Dick Kryhoski
Attendance 9,638
Time of Game 2 hours 21 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kaline is called out on strikes.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Belardi is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Boone hits a line drive towards short. Hunter reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Fridley hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Kennedy is walked intentionally.
Top 9 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.
Top 9 Diering hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Abrams moves to second.
Top 9 Abrams takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Hoot Evers now playing left field. Kretlow strikes out.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Hatfield strikes out.
Bottom 8 Kuenn hits a popup towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jim Brideweser now playing second base. Hoeft takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoeft fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 Moss hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Fridley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kennedy moves to second.
Top 8 Kennedy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kretlow fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kryhoski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gray fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Diering hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Abrams hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Belardi hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kretlow strikes out.
Top 6 Hunter hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Young hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hatfield strikes out.
Bottom 5 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kretlow fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Gray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Moss hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Diering is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 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.
Bottom 4 There goes Kaline. The throw from Moss and he is out, Hunter applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Tuttle is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 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.
Top 4 Kretlow takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Belardi hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Ted Gray now pitching. Young hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Moss takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Fridley strikes out.
Top 3 There goes Kennedy. The throw from House and he is safe. Kennedy steals second.
Top 3 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.
Top 3 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.
Top 3 Diering hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Diering reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Hatfield hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Miller strikes out.
Bottom 2 House hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 2 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.
Bottom 2 Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Belardi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Abrams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kretlow bunts towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. Hunter moves to second.
Top 2 Hunter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Young hits a line drive towards first. Belardi reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Nieman hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hatfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Moss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Fridley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kryhoski moves to second.
Top 1 Kennedy hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kryhoski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Abrams scores.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Abrams takes first base on ball four.