7/29/1954, KC54-Det54, game 1, Briggs Stadium
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1954 Kansas City 0 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 10 13 1 8 1
1954 Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 2 7 4
Kansas City AB R H BI AVG Detroit AB R H BI AVG
Fox 2b 4 3 2 1 .288 Noren cf 4 0 2 0 .311
Fain 1b 5 2 4 0 .245 Kaline rf 3 0 0 0 .331
Bilko 1b 0 0 0 0 .179 Wertz lf 3 0 0 0 .250
Post rf 5 2 3 1 .308 Simpson ph 1 0 0 0 .259
Jensen lf 3 1 0 1 .241 Adcock 1b 4 1 0 0 .318
Virdon cf 4 1 2 1 .266 Harmon 3b 4 0 1 0 .210
Kell 3b 2 0 0 2 .293 Batts c 4 0 2 1 .203
Consolo ph 0 0 0 0 .286 Hunter ss 4 0 1 0 .231
Foiles c 0 0 0 0 .219 Coleman 2b 2 0 1 0 .227
Katt c 5 1 2 3 .238 Triandos ph 1 0 0 0 .304
Miksis 3b 0 0 0 0 .235 Birrer p 0 0 0 0 .167
DeMaestri ss 5 0 0 0 .240 Baumholtz ph 1 0 0 0 .250
Pierce p 5 0 0 0 .070 Susce p 1 0 0 0 .034
38 10 13 9 Robinson p 1 0 0 0 .000
Roberts ph 1 0 0 0 .237
34 1 7 1
Kansas City INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Pierce W 7-6 9.0 7 1 0 1 7 118 80 2.29
9.0 7 1 0 1 7 118 80
Detroit INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Susce L 6-6 3.0 6 6 2 2 0 68 43 2.70
Robinson 5.0 7 4 4 2 2 75 43 5.40
Birrer 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 14 10 2.40
9.0 13 10 6 5 3 157 96
KC : Bilko inserted at 1b in the 8th
Consolo batted for Kell in the 9th
Foiles inserted at c in the 9th
Miksis inserted at 3b in the 9th
Det: Triandos batted for Coleman in the 8th
Roberts batted for Robinson in the 8th
Roberts moved to 2b in the 9th
Simpson batted for Wertz in the 9th
Baumholtz batted for Birrer in the 9th
E-DeMaestri, Harmon, Coleman. HR-Fox(7), Katt(5). RBI-Fox(29), Post(67),
Jensen(52), Virdon(36), Kell 2(40), Katt 3(15), Batts(12). K-Fain, Virdon,
DeMaestri, Wertz, Adcock, Harmon, Batts, Hunter, Roberts, Simpson.
BB-Jensen 2, Kell 2, Consolo, Kaline. HBP-Fox, Virdon. HB-Susce, Robinson.
GWRBI: Jensen
Temperature: 87, Sky: clear, Wind: out to right at 9 MPH.
7/29/1954, KC54-Det54, game 1, Briggs Stadium
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1954 Kansas City 0 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 10 13 1 8 1
1954 Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 2 7 4
Kansas City -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Fox 2b 1>43 HBP 4>HR S 63
Fain 1b S S.1-2 Robinson S.1-2 k
S
Bilko 1b
Post rf 143/gdp S.2-3;1-2 S.1-3 S.2-H;1-2 8>8
Jensen lf 2>6/fl note 1 W.1-2 643/gdp 53
Virdon cf S note 2 note 3 6>HBP k(23)
Kell 3b 64/f.B-1 note 4 note 5 43/gdp 9>Birrer
Consolo ph W
Foiles c
Katt c 43 note 6 note 7 HR 7
Miksis 3b
DeMaestri ss 3>63 note 8 8 7 k
Pierce p 5/L 2/fl 5>9 7>53 53
1: W.3-H;2-3;1-2 2: e5.3-H;2-3;1-2;B-1 3: S.3-H;2-3;1-2 4: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
5: W.3-H;2-3;1-2 6: S.3-H;2-H;1-2 7: 523/gdp.2-3;1-2 8: e4.2-3;1-2;B-1
Detroit -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Noren cf 1>S 63 7 S
Kaline rf 6/f.B-1 4>W 6>63 8
Wertz lf 6/f.B-1 k 43
Simpson ph 9>k
Adcock 1b 43 k 43 e6.B-1
Harmon 3b 2>6 k 7>63 S.1-2
Batts c k 5>63 S S.2-H;1-3
Hunter ss 43 S note 1 k
Coleman 2b 3>8 S.1-2
Triandos ph 8>4/L
Birrer p
Baumholtz ph 53
Susce p 6
Robinson p note 2
Roberts ph k
1: 4/ldp.1x1(43) 2: 46/f.2-3;B-1
Kansas City IN OUT ER Detroit IN OUT ER
Pierce A1 D8 0 W 7-6 Susce A1 C1 2 L 6-6
Robinson C2 E5 4
Birrer E6 E9 0
7/29/1954, KC54-Det54, game 1, Briggs Stadium
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1954 Kansas City 0 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 10 13 1 8 1
1954 Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 2 7 4
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Kansas City batting
0-0 0 --- 01 Fox grounded out to second (FX)
0-0 1 --- 02 Fain lined a single down the right field line (FFFX)
0-0 1 1-- 22 Post grounded into a double play, Susce to Coleman to
Adcock (BBFFX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Detroit batting
0-0 0 --- 02 Noren lined a single between first and second (SCFX)
0-0 0 1-- 12 Kaline grounded to short, forcing Noren at second, Kaline
to first (CFBX)
0-0 1 1-- 10 Wertz grounded to short, forcing Kaline at second, Wertz
to first (BX)
0-0 2 1-- 01 Adcock grounded out to second (CX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Kansas City batting
0-0 0 --- 00 Jensen popped out to short (X)
0-0 1 --- 22 Virdon lined a single to shallow center (BBSFX)
0-0 1 1-- 11 Kell grounded to short, forcing Virdon at second, Kell to
first (BCX)
0-0 2 1-- 22 Katt grounded out to second (BFBSX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Detroit batting
0-0 0 --- 31 Harmon popped out to short (BBBCX)
0-0 1 --- 02 Batts struck out (SFS)
0-0 2 --- 20 Hunter grounded out to second (BBX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Kansas City batting
0-0 0 --- 12 DeMaestri grounded out to short (BFSX)
0-0 1 --- 00 Pierce lined out to third (X)
0-0 2 --- 01 Fox was hit by a pitch (CH)
0-0 2 1-- 12 Fain lined a single to shallow right, Fox to second (CBFX)
0-0 2 12- 11 Post reached on an infield single to short, Fox to third,
Fain to second (BCX)
0-0 2 123 32 Jensen walked, Fox scored, Fain to third, Post to second
(BBBCF>B)
1-0 2 123 02 Fain scored, Post to third, Jensen to second, Virdon to
first on an error by the third baseman Harmon (SFX)
2-0 2 123 31 Kell walked, Post scored, Jensen to third, Virdon to
second (BCBBB)
3-0 2 123 10 Katt lined a single up the middle, Jensen scored, Virdon
scored, Kell to second (BX)
5-0 2 12- 20 Kell to third, Katt to second, DeMaestri to first on an
error by the second baseman Coleman (BBX)
5-0 2 123 22 Pierce popped out to the catcher (CFBBX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Detroit batting
5-0 0 --- 21 Coleman flied out to center (BFBX)
5-0 1 --- 00 Susce popped out to short (X)
5-0 2 --- 11 Noren grounded out to short (FBX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Kansas City batting
5-0 0 --- 12 Fox homered deep to left (FBCFX)
Robinson now pitching
6-0 0 --- 32 Fain lined a single to left center (BFSBBX)
6-0 0 1-- 20 Post lined a single to left center, Fain to third (BBX)
6-0 0 1-3 31 Jensen walked, Post to second (BBBCB)
6-0 0 123 11 Virdon lined a single to shallow left, Fain scored, Post
to third, Jensen to second (SBX)
7-0 0 123 30 Kell walked, Post scored, Jensen to third, Virdon to
second (BBBB)
8-0 0 123 01 Katt grounded into a double play, Harmon to Batts to
Adcock, Virdon to third, Kell to second (CX)
8-0 2 -23 10 DeMaestri flied out to center (BX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Detroit batting
8-0 0 --- 30 Kaline walked (BBBB)
8-0 0 1-- 12 Wertz struck out (CSBC)
8-0 1 1-- 02 Adcock struck out (FFFC)
8-0 2 1-- 22 Harmon struck out (FSBBS)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Kansas City batting
8-0 0 --- 10 Pierce popped out to right (BX)
8-0 1 --- 00 Fox grounded a single up the middle (X)
8-0 1 1-- 22 Fain lined a single between first and second, Fox to
second (SBBFFX)
8-0 1 12- 00 Post lined a single to left, Fox scored, Fain to second
(X)
9-0 1 12- 10 Jensen grounded into a double play, Hunter to Coleman to
Adcock (BX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Detroit batting
9-0 0 --- 12 Batts grounded out to short (SFBX)
9-0 1 --- 10 Hunter lined a single to shallow left (BX)
9-0 1 1-- 01 Coleman grounded a single between first and second,
Hunter to second (SX)
9-0 1 12- 01 Robinson grounded to second, forcing Coleman at second,
Hunter to third, Robinson to first (CX)
9-0 2 1-3 12 Noren flied out to left (SBFX)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Kansas City batting
9-0 0 --- 00 Virdon was hit by a pitch (H)
9-0 0 1-- 12 Kell grounded into a double play, Coleman to Adcock
(CBC+1FFFX)
9-0 2 --- 21 Katt homered deep down the left-field line (BBCX)
10-0 2 --- 10 DeMaestri flied out to left (BX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Detroit batting
10-0 0 --- 12 Kaline grounded out to short (CFBX)
10-0 1 --- 12 Wertz grounded out to second (BCSX)
10-0 2 --- 11 Adcock grounded out to second (BSX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Kansas City batting
10-0 0 --- 11 Pierce grounded out to third (BFX)
10-0 1 --- 02 Fox grounded out to short (FCX)
10-0 2 --- 22 Fain struck out (BCBFS)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Detroit batting
10-0 0 --- 00 Harmon grounded out to short (X)
10-0 1 --- 12 Batts lined a single to shallow center (BCFX)
10-0 1 1-- 01 Hunter lined into a double play, Fox to Fain, Batts out
at first (FX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Kansas City batting
10-0 0 --- 12 Post flied out to center (BFSX)
10-0 1 --- 11 Jensen grounded out to third (BSX)
10-0 2 --- 32 Virdon struck out, Batts to Adcock (BBSFBS)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Detroit batting
Bilko now playing first base
Triandos pinch hitting for Coleman
10-0 0 --- 10 Triandos lined out to second (BX)
Roberts pinch hitting for Robinson
10-0 1 --- 12 Roberts struck out (BFCS)
10-0 2 --- 00 Noren grounded a single between third and short (X)
10-0 2 1-- 32 Kaline lined out to center (BFBFFB>X)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Kansas City batting
Birrer now pitching
Roberts moved to second base
Consolo pinch hitting for Kell
10-0 0 --- 32 Consolo walked (BBCBSFB)
10-0 0 1-- 01 Katt flied out to left (CX)
10-0 1 1-- 02 DeMaestri struck out (CSS)
10-0 2 1-- 01 Pierce grounded out to third (CX)
************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Detroit batting
Foiles now playing catcher
Miksis now playing third base
Simpson pinch hitting for Wertz
10-0 0 --- 22 Simpson struck out (BCCBFC)
10-0 1 --- 22 Adcock to first on an error by the shortstop DeMaestri
(CBSBX)
10-0 1 1-- 11 Harmon lined a single up the middle, Adcock to second
(BFX)
10-0 1 12- 11 Batts lined a single to right center, Adcock scored,
Harmon to third (BCX)
10-1 1 1-3 22 Hunter struck out (BCCBS)
Baumholtz pinch hitting for Birrer
10-1 2 1-3 10 Baumholtz grounded out to third (BX)