5/16/1954, KC54-Cle54, game 1, Cleveland Municipal Stadium
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1954 Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 7 1 8 1
1954 Cleveland 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 x 5 8 0 10 0
Kansas City AB R H BI AVG Cleveland AB R H BI AVG
Fox 2b 5 0 1 0 .295 Minoso lf 5 1 1 1 .279
Fain 1b 2 1 1 0 .148 Doby cf 3 0 1 2 .324
Post rf 3 1 1 2 .308 Smith rf 4 0 1 0 .315
Jensen lf 4 0 2 0 .202 Long 1b 4 0 0 0 .312
Virdon cf 4 0 1 0 .313 Rosen 3b 3 1 2 1 .282
Foiles c 0 0 0 0 .280 Boone ss 2 1 0 0 .295
Kell 3b 4 0 1 0 .284 Hegan c 3 0 0 0 .179
Miksis cf 0 0 0 0 .000 Fondy ph 1 0 0 0 .290
Seminick c 4 0 0 0 .211 Majeski 2b 0 0 0 0 .400
Jeffcoat p 0 0 0 0 .500 Zimmer 2b 3 1 2 0 .182
Roebuck p 0 0 0 0 .333 Smith p 0 0 0 0 .500
DeMaestri ss 3 0 0 0 .203 Gromek p 2 0 0 0 .333
Harris ph 1 0 0 0 .154 Shantz,Bi ph 1 1 1 1 .308
Jones p 3 0 0 0 .100 31 5 8 5
Malzone 3b 1 0 0 0 .000
34 2 7 2
Kansas City INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Jones 7.0 3 1 1 6 9 142 81 3.38
Jeffcoat BS 1, L 2-1 0.2 5 4 4 0 0 24 13 6.00
Roebuck 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 3.18
8.0 8 5 5 6 9 170 97
Cleveland INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Gromek W 5-1 8.0 7 2 2 3 2 116 79 2.38
Smith S 4 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 2.30
9.0 7 2 2 3 2 129 89
KC : Malzone inserted at 3b in the 8th
Foiles inserted at c in the 8th
Miksis inserted at cf in the 8th
Harris batted for DeMaestri in the 9th
Cle: Fondy batted for Hegan in the 8th
Shantz,Bi batted for Gromek in the 8th
Majeski inserted at 2b in the 9th
Shantz,Bi moved to c in the 9th
E-Fox. 2B-Minoso(9), Doby(6), Zimmer(1). HR-Post(5), Rosen(8).
RBI-Post 2(18), Minoso(15), Doby 2(32), Rosen(24), Shantz,Bi(7). K-Kell,
Jones, Minoso 2, Doby, Long 2, Boone, Hegan, Zimmer, Gromek. BB-Fain 2, Post,
Doby 2, Smith, Rosen, Boone, Zimmer. SH-Gromek. HBP-Boone. PB-Seminick.
HB-Jones.
GWRBI: Minoso
Temperature: 61, Sky: clear, Wind: left to right at 13 MPH.
5/16/1954, KC54-Cle54, game 1, Cleveland Municipal Stadium
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1954 Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 7 1 8 1
1954 Cleveland 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 x 5 8 0 10 0
Kansas City -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Fox 2b 1>8 63 6>63 S 7
Fain 1b 7 W W S.1-2
Post rf 5/L 7 HR.1-H W.2-3;1-2
Jensen lf 2>S 4>43 S 7
Virdon cf S/b.1-2 13 46/f.B-1 8>3
Foiles c
Kell 3b 5 43 S.1-3 k
Miksis cf
Seminick c 7 5>43 54/f 63
Jeffcoat p
Roebuck p
DeMaestri ss 7 63 7>9 9>Smith
Harris ph 53
Jones p 3>k 63 63
Malzone 3b 7
Cleveland -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Minoso lf 1>k 8 k 7 D.3-H;1-3
Doby cf W 3>k 5>W 7>13 D.3-H;2-H
Smith rf S.1-2 e4.B-1 pb.1-2 43 Roebuck
W 63
Long 1b 643/gdp k k 53
Rosen 3b 2>HR W.1-2 8 8>Jeffcoat
S
Boone ss HBP W.2-3;1-2 k 16/b/f.B-1
Hegan c k 13 6>7
Fondy ph 7
Majeski 2b
Zimmer 2b D.1-3 4>k W S.1-2
Smith p
Gromek p 9 k 14/SH.1-2
Shantz,Bi ph S.2-H;1-3
Kansas City IN OUT ER Cleveland IN OUT ER
Jones A1 D4 1 Gromek A1 D7 2 W 5-1
Jeffcoat D5 E2 4 BS 1, L 2-1 Smith D8 E1 0 S 4
Roebuck E3 E3 0
5/16/1954, KC54-Cle54, game 1, Cleveland Municipal Stadium
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1954 Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 7 1 8 1
1954 Cleveland 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 x 5 8 0 10 0
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Kansas City batting
0-0 0 --- 01 Fox flied out to center (CX)
0-0 1 --- 01 Fain flied out to left (FX)
0-0 2 --- 02 Post lined out to third (CFX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Cleveland batting
0-0 0 --- 12 Minoso struck out (CBCS)
0-0 1 --- 32 Doby walked (CSBFBBB)
0-0 1 1-- 11 Smith lined a single to right, Doby to second (1BCX)
0-0 1 12- 12 Long grounded into a double play, DeMaestri to Fox to
Fain (BFFX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Kansas City batting
0-0 0 --- 31 Jensen lined a single to shallow left (BBBCX)
0-0 0 1-- 00 Virdon bunted for a single, Jensen to second (Xb)
0-0 0 12- 10 Kell popped out to third (BX)
0-0 1 12- 01 Seminick flied out to left (S>X)
0-0 2 12- 12 DeMaestri flied out to left (BCCX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Cleveland batting
0-0 0 --- 32 Rosen homered deep down the left-field line (BCBSBX)
0-1 0 --- 01 Boone was hit by a pitch (SH)
0-1 0 1-- 22 Hegan struck out (BBFbFS)
0-1 1 1-- 11 Zimmer lined a double to right center, Boone to third
(FBX)
0-1 1 -23 32 Gromek flied out to right (BCBSBX)
0-1 2 -23 00 Minoso flied out to center (X)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Kansas City batting
0-1 0 --- 12 Jones struck out (CBCS)
0-1 1 --- 01 Fox grounded out to short (CX)
0-1 2 --- 31 Fain walked (BBBCB)
0-1 2 1-- 01 Post flied out to left (CX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Cleveland batting
0-1 0 --- 22 Doby struck out (BCBFS)
0-1 1 --- 22 Smith to first on an error by the second baseman Fox
(CBBFX)
0-1 1 1-- 22 Long struck out (BSCBFS)
0-1 2 1-- 30 Rosen walked, Smith to second (B11BBB)
0-1 2 12- 31 Boone walked, Smith to third, Rosen to second (BBFBB)
0-1 2 123 10 Hegan grounded out to the mound (BX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Kansas City batting
0-1 0 --- 00 Jensen grounded out to second (X)
0-1 1 --- 12 Virdon grounded out to the mound (CCBX)
0-1 2 --- 11 Kell grounded out to second (BSX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Cleveland batting
0-1 0 --- 22 Zimmer struck out (BBSFC)
0-1 1 --- 22 Gromek struck out (CBSFBS)
0-1 2 --- 12 Minoso struck out (CCBC)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Kansas City batting
0-1 0 --- 11 Seminick grounded out to second (BCX)
0-1 1 --- 00 DeMaestri grounded out to short (X)
0-1 2 --- 22 Jones grounded out to short (BFSFFBX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Cleveland batting
0-1 0 --- 31 Doby walked (BFBBB)
0-1 0 1-- 11 Seminick allowed a passed ball, Doby to second (BCB)
0-1 0 -2- 32 Smith walked (BCB.BFB)
0-1 0 12- 12 Long struck out (FbBSS)
0-1 1 12- 32 Rosen flied out to center (BBFFBFX)
0-1 2 12- 12 Boone struck out (CCBS)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Kansas City batting
0-1 0 --- 11 Fox grounded out to short (BCX)
0-1 1 --- 32 Fain walked (CBBFFBB)
0-1 1 1-- 12 Post homered deep to left, Fain scored (CCBX)
2-1 1 --- 22 Jensen grounded a single up the middle (BFBFX)
2-1 1 1-- 02 Virdon grounded to second, forcing Jensen at second,
Virdon to first (CFFX)
2-1 2 1-- 11 Kell grounded a single between first and second, Virdon
to third (1BCX)
2-1 2 1-3 22 Seminick grounded to third, forcing Kell at second
(BBFFFX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Cleveland batting
2-1 0 --- 12 Hegan flied out to left (CBFFX)
2-1 1 --- 32 Zimmer walked (BBCCBFB)
2-1 1 1-- 01 Gromek sacrifice bunted to the mound, Zimmer to second
(CXb)
2-1 2 -2- 12 Minoso lined out to left (BCFFX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Kansas City batting
2-1 0 --- 01 DeMaestri flied out to right (CX)
2-1 1 --- 12 Jones grounded out to short (CBFFX)
2-1 2 --- 11 Fox lined a single to right center (BFX)
2-1 2 1-- 10 Fain lined a single to shallow left, Fox to second (B1X)
2-1 2 12- 32 Post walked, Fox to third, Fain to second (BCBFB>B)
2-1 2 123 11 Jensen lined out to left (BCX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Cleveland batting
2-1 0 --- 22 Doby grounded out to the mound (CBCBX)
2-1 1 --- 22 Smith grounded out to second (BCSFFBX)
2-1 2 --- 10 Long grounded out to third (BX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Kansas City batting
2-1 0 --- 21 Virdon popped out to first (BBCX)
2-1 1 --- 02 Kell struck out (CFS)
2-1 2 --- 11 Seminick grounded out to short (BCX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Cleveland batting
Malzone now playing third base
Foiles now playing catcher
Miksis now playing center field
Jeffcoat now pitching
2-1 0 --- 22 Rosen reached on an infield single to second (BCFBX)
2-1 0 1-- 20 Boone bunted into an out to the mound, forcing Rosen at
second, Boone to first (1BBXb)
Fondy pinch hitting for Hegan
2-1 1 1-- 11 Fondy flied out to left (BCX)
2-1 2 1-- 10 Zimmer lined a single to shallow center, Boone to second
(BX)
Shantz,Bi pinch hitting for Gromek
2-1 2 12- 10 Shantz,Bi singled to left center, Boone scored, Zimmer to
third (BX)
2-2 2 1-3 22 Minoso lined a double to right center, Zimmer scored,
Shantz,Bi to third (CB1BFX)
2-3 2 -23 21 Doby doubled deep to center, Shantz,Bi scored, Minoso
scored (BBCX)
Roebuck now pitching
2-5 2 -2- 12 Smith grounded out to short (CBFX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Kansas City batting
Majeski now playing second base
Smith now pitching
Shantz,Bi moved to catcher
Harris pinch hitting for DeMaestri
2-5 0 --- 22 Harris grounded out to third (CSFBBX)
2-5 1 --- 12 Malzone flied out to left (BCSFX)
2-5 2 --- 01 Fox flied out to left (CX)