6/23/1954, KC54-Cle54, Cleveland Municipal Stadium
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1954 Kansas City 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 3 8 1
1954 Cleveland 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 1 x 8 11 1 11 1
Kansas City AB R H BI AVG Cleveland AB R H BI AVG
Fox 2b 3 1 1 0 .293 Boone ss 4 2 3 0 .332
Malzone ph 1 0 0 0 .143 Fondy 1b 3 2 0 0 .250
Byrne p 0 0 0 0 .000 Smith rf 4 1 2 1 .340
Fain 1b 3 0 1 0 .214 Doby cf 2 1 0 1 .356
Hofman ph 1 0 0 0 .258 Rosen 3b 5 1 1 1 .291
Joost ss 4 0 1 0 .393 Minoso lf 4 1 3 5 .287
Post rf 4 0 1 1 .280 Shantz,Bi c 0 0 0 0 .307
Jensen lf 3 0 1 0 .251 Hegan c 5 0 0 0 .181
Westlake cf 4 0 2 0 .354 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 .000
Foiles c 4 0 2 0 .233 Martin 2b 4 0 1 0 .235
Miksis 3b 2 0 0 0 .167 Law p 3 0 1 0 .176
Harris ph 1 0 0 0 .157 LaPalme p 0 0 0 0 .000
Kell 3b 1 0 0 0 .263 Long c 0 0 0 0 .290
McDermott p 2 0 1 0 .276 34 8 11 8
Bilko ph 2 0 0 0 .143
35 1 10 1
Kansas City INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
McDermott L 1-7 6.0 7 4 4 5 4 119 66 5.07
Byrne 2.0 4 4 3 1 0 43 26 5.17
8.0 11 8 7 6 4 162 92
Cleveland INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Law W 6-2 6.0 10 1 1 0 0 81 51 3.35
LaPalme H 4 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 42 26 1.29
Johnson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 11 8 8.00
9.0 10 1 1 1 2 134 85
KC : Harris batted for Miksis in the 6th
Kell inserted at 3b in the 6th
Bilko batted for McDermott in the 7th
Malzone batted for Fox in the 7th
Hofman batted for Fain in the 7th
Bilko moved to 1b in the 7th
Hofman moved to 2b in the 7th
Cle: Hegan inserted at c in the 2nd
Long inserted at c in the 9th
E-Fain, Joost 2, Minoso. 2B-Foiles(3), Boone 2(12), Smith(13), Rosen(11),
Law(1). HR-Minoso(5). RBI-Post(37), Smith(44), Doby(59), Rosen(33),
Minoso 5(35). K-Malzone, Hofman, Fondy 2, Law, Hegan. BB-Jensen, Boone,
Fondy, Smith, Doby 3. SH-LaPalme. SF-Minoso. HBP-Fondy. HB-Byrne. WP-Law.
GWRBI: Doby
Billy Shantz was injured for this game only
Jim Hegan was injured for this game only
Temperature: 92, Sky: clear, Wind: in from center at 17 MPH.
6/23/1954, KC54-Cle54, Cleveland Municipal Stadium
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1954 Kansas City 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 3 8 1
1954 Cleveland 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 1 x 8 11 1 11 1
Kansas City -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Fox 2b 1>S 7 53
Malzone ph k
Byrne p
Fain 1b wp.1-2 3>7 S
8.2-3
Hofman ph k
Joost ss 7 8 S.1-2 8>7
Post rf S.3-H 7 6 7
Jensen lf S.1-2 4>13 6>63 W
Westlake cf note 1 43 S 43
Foiles c 2>7 S.B-2(e7) D.1-3 9>Johnson
4/L
Miksis 3b 43 31
Harris ph note 2
Kell 3b 1
McDermott p S 5>43 7>LaPalme
Bilko ph 9 8
1: S.2xH(72);1-2 2: 5/ldp.3x3(5)
Cleveland -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Boone ss 1>D 3>D W S.2-3 5/fl
Fondy 1b 8 W k k 8>HBP
Smith rf D.2-H W.2-3;1-2 5>S 53 5/L
Doby cf e3.2-3;B-1 note 1 W.1-2 7>Byrne 4/L
W
Rosen 3b note 2 3/fl note 3 note 4 e6.1-2;B-1
Minoso lf 6 9/SF.3-H S.3-H HR.3-H S.2-H;1-3
Shantz,Bi c
Hegan c 2>53 8 k 8 43
Johnson p
Martin 2b 7 4>31 6>43 S
Law p k 9 D
LaPalme p 23/SH.1-2
Long c
1: W.3-H;2-3;1-2 2: 52.3xH;1-2;B-1 3: 463/gdp.2-3 4: D.1-H;B-3(e6/th)
Kansas City IN OUT ER Cleveland IN OUT ER
McDermott A1 D3 4 L 1-7 Law A1 C8 1 W 6-2
Byrne D4 E7 3 LaPalme C9 D6 0 H 4
Johnson D7 D9 0
6/23/1954, KC54-Cle54, Cleveland Municipal Stadium
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1954 Kansas City 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 3 8 1
1954 Cleveland 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 1 x 8 11 1 11 1
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Kansas City batting
0-0 0 --- 10 Fox lined a single to shallow left (BX)
0-0 0 1-- 10 Law threw a wild pitch, Fox to second (BB)
0-0 0 -2- 20 Fain flied out to center, Fox to third (BB.X)
0-0 1 --3 00 Joost popped out to left (X)
0-0 2 --3 12 Post lined a single to right, Fox scored (CBFX)
1-0 2 1-- 12 Jensen lined a single to shallow center, Post to second
(CFBX)
1-0 2 12- 21 Westlake lined a single to shallow left, Post out at
home, Jensen to second (SBBX)
Shantz,Bi left the game with an injury
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Cleveland batting
1-0 0 --- 00 Boone lined a double to left center (X)
1-0 0 -2- 32 Fondy flied out to center (BBSbBCX)
1-0 1 -2- 21 Smith doubled deep to right center, Boone scored (FBBX)
1-1 1 -2- 22 Smith to third, Doby to first on an error by the first
baseman Fain (FSBFBX)
1-1 1 1-3 10 Rosen grounded to third, Smith out at home, Doby to
second, Rosen to first (BX)
1-1 2 12- 02 Minoso popped out to short (CFX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Kansas City batting
Hegan now playing catcher
1-1 0 --- 11 Foiles popped out to left (BCX)
1-1 1 --- 12 Miksis grounded out to second (CFBX)
1-1 2 --- 00 McDermott lined a single up the middle (X)
1-1 2 1-- 31 Fox flied out to left (BBBCX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Cleveland batting
1-1 0 --- 01 Hegan grounded out to third (SX)
1-1 1 --- 02 Martin flied out to left (FFX)
1-1 2 --- 02 Law struck out (FCS)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Kansas City batting
1-1 0 --- 31 Fain flied out to left (BCBBX)
1-1 1 --- 10 Joost flied out to center (BX)
1-1 2 --- 01 Post flied out to left (CX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Cleveland batting
1-1 0 --- 20 Boone grounded a double down the first base line (BBX)
1-1 0 -2- 31 Fondy walked (BBBCB)
1-1 0 12- 31 Smith walked, Boone to third, Fondy to second (CBBBB)
1-1 0 123 32 Doby walked, Boone scored, Fondy to third, Smith to
second (CBSBBB)
1-2 0 123 30 Rosen popped out to first (BBBX)
1-2 1 123 12 Minoso lined out to right, Fondy scored (FBCX)
1-3 2 12- 12 Hegan flied out to center (CFBX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Kansas City batting
1-3 0 --- 31 Jensen grounded out to the mound (BFBBX)
1-3 1 --- 21 Westlake grounded out to second (CBBX)
1-3 2 --- 11 Foiles lined a single to shallow left, Foiles to second
on an error by the left fielder Minoso (FBX)
1-3 2 -2- 10 Miksis grounded out to first (BX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Cleveland batting
1-3 0 --- 00 Martin grounded out to first (X)
1-3 1 --- 32 Law flied out to right (BFBBSX)
1-3 2 --- 30 Boone walked (BBBB)
1-3 2 1-- 12 Fondy struck out (BCSS)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Kansas City batting
1-3 0 --- 11 McDermott grounded out to second (BFX)
1-3 1 --- 12 Fox grounded out to third (CFBX)
1-3 2 --- 00 Fain lined a single down the right field line (X)
1-3 2 1-- 00 Joost reached on an infield single to second, Fain to
second (X)
1-3 2 12- 01 Post popped out to short (CX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Cleveland batting
1-3 0 --- 01 Smith grounded a single up the middle (FX)
1-3 0 1-- 31 Doby walked, Smith to second (BBBCB)
1-3 0 12- 32 Rosen grounded into a double play, Fox to Joost to Fain,
Smith to third (CBSBBX)
1-3 2 --3 01 Minoso lined a single to center, Smith scored (CX)
1-4 2 1-- 22 Hegan struck out (BSSFFBp1S)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Kansas City batting
1-4 0 --- 00 Jensen grounded out to short (X)
1-4 1 --- 12 Westlake lined a single to shallow center (FBFFX)
1-4 1 1-- 11 Foiles doubled deep to right center, Westlake to third
(B1CX)
Harris pinch hitting for Miksis
1-4 1 -23 32 Harris lined into a double play, Rosen unassisted,
Westlake out at third (BSCFBBX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Cleveland batting
Kell now playing third base
1-4 0 --- 11 Martin grounded out to second (BCX)
1-4 1 --- 10 Law grounded a double down the first base line (BX)
1-4 1 -2- 32 Boone grounded a single between third and short, Law to
third (BBBCFX)
1-4 1 1-3 12 Fondy struck out (BCFC)
1-4 2 1-3 32 Smith grounded out to third (BFFBB>X)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Kansas City batting
LaPalme now pitching
Bilko pinch hitting for McDermott
1-4 0 --- 12 Bilko flied out to right (BCSX)
Malzone pinch hitting for Fox
1-4 1 --- 32 Malzone struck out (CBBFBFFFS)
Hofman pinch hitting for Fain
1-4 2 --- 22 Hofman struck out (BCSBS)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Cleveland batting
Byrne now pitching
Bilko moved to first base
Hofman moved to second base
1-4 0 --- 30 Doby walked (BBBB)
1-4 0 1-- 00 Rosen grounded a double down the third base line, Doby
scored, Rosen to third on an error by the shortstop
Joost (1>X)
1-5 0 --3 00 Minoso homered deep to right, Rosen scored (X)
1-7 0 --- 12 Hegan lined out to center (FBFX)
1-7 1 --- 22 Martin grounded a single up the middle (CBBCX)
1-7 1 1-- 12 LaPalme sacrifice bunted to the catcher, Martin to second
(BCbFbFXb)
1-7 2 -2- 21 Boone popped out to third (CBBX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Kansas City batting
1-7 0 --- 31 Joost flied out to left (FBBBX)
1-7 1 --- 12 Post flied out to left (CFBFX)
1-7 2 --- 32 Jensen walked (BFSFFBBFB)
1-7 2 1-- 22 Westlake grounded out to second (BFFBX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Cleveland batting
1-7 0 --- 11 Fondy was hit by a pitch (BSH)
1-7 0 1-- 20 Smith lined out to third (BBX)
1-7 1 1-- 02 Doby lined out to second (CCX)
1-7 2 1-- 00 Fondy to second, Rosen to first on an error by the
shortstop Joost (X)
1-7 2 12- 21 Minoso singled to right center, Fondy scored, Rosen to
third (BBCX)
1-8 2 1-3 12 Hegan grounded out to second (FFFBX)
Hegan left the game with an injury
************** Top of the 9th inning, Kansas City batting
Long now playing catcher
Johnson now pitching
1-8 0 --- 12 Foiles lined out to second (BCSX)
1-8 1 --- 12 Kell popped out to the mound (CCBX)
1-8 2 --- 11 Bilko flied out to center (BCX)