8/2/1954, KC54-Bal54, Memorial Stadium
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1954 Kansas City 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 7 1 9 0
1954 Baltimore 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 x 5 10 0 7 0
Kansas City AB R H BI AVG Baltimore AB R H BI AVG
Fox 2b 4 0 0 0 .287 Abrams cf 4 0 1 0 .249
Fain 1b 4 1 2 0 .258 Kuenn ss 4 1 2 0 .301
Post rf 3 1 1 1 .303 Smith c 0 0 0 0 .239
Jensen lf 3 0 0 0 .242 Thompson 3b 2 2 0 0 .221
Virdon cf 3 0 1 2 .270 Cooper c 4 1 3 1 .284
Kell 3b 4 0 1 0 .288 Young 2b 0 0 0 0 .167
DeMaestri ss 0 0 0 0 .237 Rivera rf 4 1 1 2 .287
Seminick c 3 0 0 0 .156 Stephens lf 4 0 1 1 .340
Miksis 3b 0 0 0 0 .235 Belardi 1b 2 0 0 0 .273
Boyer ss 3 1 1 0 .343 Kellert ph 1 0 0 0 .444
Thurman ph 1 0 0 0 .133 Baker 2b 4 0 1 1 .274
Kline p 0 0 0 0 .000 Valdivielso ss 0 0 0 0 .500
McDermott p 2 0 0 0 .190 Grim p 1 0 1 0 .286
Foiles c 1 0 1 0 .217 Black p 0 0 0 0 .000
31 3 7 3 Stephens ph 1 0 0 0 .205
Kinder p 0 0 0 0 .250
31 5 10 5
Kansas City INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
McDermott 7.0 7 2 1 2 4 106 66 4.50
Kline BS 2, L 0-2 1.0 3 3 3 1 0 25 13 6.51
8.0 10 5 4 3 4 131 79
Baltimore INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Grim 6.0 4 2 2 3 2 85 47 3.93
Black W 3-1 2.0 2 1 1 1 0 22 15 2.73
Kinder S 20 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 13 9 1.02
9.0 7 3 3 4 2 120 71
KC : Thurman batted for Boyer in the 8th
Foiles inserted at c in the 8th
DeMaestri inserted at ss in the 8th
Miksis inserted at 3b in the 8th
Bal: Kellert batted for Belardi in the 7th
Kellert moved to 1b in the 8th
Stephens batted for Black in the 8th
Smith inserted at c in the 9th
Young inserted at 2b in the 9th
Valdivielso inserted at ss in the 9th
E-Fox. 2B-Fain(15), Foiles(5), Cooper 2(9). RBI-Post(73), Virdon 2(43),
Cooper(22), Rivera 2(46), Stephens(15), Baker(22). CS-Rivera. K-Post,
Seminick, Abrams 2, Stephens, Belardi. BB-Fox, Fain, Post, Seminick,
Thompson, Grim, Kellert. SH-Virdon, McDermott, Black. SF-Post. HBP-Jensen,
Thompson. HB-Kline, Grim.
GWRBI: Stephens
Temperature: 99, Field: wet, Sky: threatening, Wind: right to left at 14 MPH,
Rain Delays: 52 minutes.
8/2/1954, KC54-Bal54, Memorial Stadium
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1954 Kansas City 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 7 1 9 0
1954 Baltimore 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 x 5 10 0 7 0
Kansas City -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Fox 2b 1>7 3>6 W 8 53
Fain 1b D S W.2-3;1-2 9 63
Post rf W k note 1 8>S 63
Jensen lf note 2 8 9 63.1-2
Virdon cf note 3 4>53 6>53 S.2-H
Kell 3b 9 43 S 5/fl
DeMaestri ss
Seminick c 2>7 7 k W.1-2
Miksis 3b
Boyer ss 63 5>S 63
Thurman ph 3/g
Kline p
McDermott p 63 24/SH.1-2 7>Black
7
Foiles c 9>Kinder
D
1: 7/SF.3-H;2-3 2: HBP.2-3;1-2 3: 14/SH.3-H;2-3;1-2
Baltimore -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Abrams cf 1>S k 16/f.B-1 k
Kuenn ss S.1-2 4>S 64/f 8>Kline
31
Smith c
Thompson 3b note 1 W.1-2 6>8 HBP
Cooper c 2>63 D.2-H;1-3 D S.1-2
Young 2b
Rivera rf 43 note 2 43.2-3 S.2-H;1-3
Stephens lf k note 3 43 S.3-H;1-3
Belardi 1b 3>6 note 4
k
Kellert ph 7>8 W.1-2
Baker 2b 63 5>43 S note 5
Valdivielso ss
Grim p S W
Black p 3/SH.1-2
Stephens ph 53
Kinder p
1: 4/ltp.2x2(4);1x1(43) 2: e4.3-H;2-3;B-1 3: 52.3xH;1-2;B-1 4: CS3(25).1-2
5: 63.3-H;2-3;1-2
Kansas City IN OUT ER Baltimore IN OUT ER
McDermott A1 D1 1 Grim A1 C8 2
Kline D2 D9 3 BS 2, L 0-2 Black C9 D8 1 W 3-1
Kinder D9 E3 0 S 20
8/2/1954, KC54-Bal54, Memorial Stadium
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1954 Kansas City 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 7 1 9 0
1954 Baltimore 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 x 5 10 0 7 0
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Kansas City batting
0-0 0 --- 02 Fox flied out to left (CFX)
0-0 1 --- 10 Fain doubled deep to left center (BX)
0-0 1 -2- 31 Post walked (CBBBB)
0-0 1 12- 02 Jensen was hit by a pitch, Fain to third, Post to second
(FSH)
0-0 1 123 00 Virdon sacrifice bunted to the mound, Fain scored, Post
to third, Jensen to second (Xb)
1-0 2 -23 10 Kell flied out to right (BX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Baltimore batting
1-0 0 --- 01 Abrams reached on an infield single to first (SX)
1-0 0 1-- 22 Kuenn lined a single to shallow left, Abrams to second
(CBBFX)
1-0 0 12- 01 Thompson lined into a triple play, Fox to Fain, Abrams
out at second, Kuenn out at first (SX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Kansas City batting
1-0 0 --- 31 Seminick flied out to left (BFBBX)
1-0 1 --- 21 Boyer grounded out to short (BBSX)
1-0 2 --- 31 McDermott grounded out to short (FBBBX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Baltimore batting
1-0 0 --- 11 Cooper grounded out to short (BFX)
1-0 1 --- 20 Rivera grounded out to second (BBX)
1-0 2 --- 32 Stephens struck out (BBCCBFS)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Kansas City batting
1-0 0 --- 00 Fox popped out to short (X)
1-0 1 --- 10 Fain grounded a single up the middle (BX)
1-0 1 1-- 22 Post struck out (C1CB1BS)
1-0 2 1-- 01 Jensen flied out to center (1S1X)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Baltimore batting
1-0 0 --- 21 Belardi popped out to short (BBSX)
1-0 1 --- 32 Baker grounded out to short (CBBSBFFX)
1-0 2 --- 11 Grim reached on an infield single to third (CBX)
1-0 2 1-- 12 Abrams struck out (BFFC)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Kansas City batting
1-0 0 --- 21 Virdon grounded out to third (BCBX)
1-0 1 --- 01 Kell grounded out to second (SX)
1-0 2 --- 21 Seminick flied out to left (BBCX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Baltimore batting
1-0 0 --- 22 Kuenn lined a single to right (FCBBFX)
1-0 0 1-- 32 Thompson walked, Kuenn to second (SBB1BF1B)
1-0 0 12- 10 Cooper grounded a double down the third base line, Kuenn
scored, Thompson to third (BX)
1-1 0 -23 12 Thompson scored, Cooper to third, Rivera to first on an
error by the second baseman Fox (SBSX)
1-2 0 1-3 00 Stephens grounded to third, Cooper out at home, Rivera to
second, Stephens to first (1X)
1-2 1 12- 00 Rivera was caught stealing third, Stephens to second (2>C)
1-2 2 -2- 02 Belardi struck out (2>C.FC)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Kansas City batting
1-2 0 --- 00 Boyer lined a single to shallow center (X)
1-2 0 1-- 32 McDermott sacrifice bunted to the catcher, Boyer to
second (FbFbBBBXb)
1-2 1 -2- 31 Fox walked (BBFB+2B)
1-2 1 12- 31 Fain walked, Boyer to third, Fox to second (SBBBB)
1-2 1 123 10 Post hit a sacrifice fly to left, Boyer scored, Fox to
third (BX)
2-2 2 1-3 11 Jensen flied out to right (BSX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Baltimore batting
2-2 0 --- 32 Baker grounded out to second (BCFBBX)
2-2 1 --- 32 Grim walked (SBBFBFB)
2-2 1 1-- 21 Abrams grounded to the mound, forcing Grim at second,
Abrams to first (BCBX)
2-2 2 1-- 00 Kuenn grounded to short, forcing Abrams at second (X)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Kansas City batting
2-2 0 --- 01 Virdon grounded out to third (CX)
2-2 1 --- 22 Kell grounded a single between third and short (SBBFX)
2-2 1 1-- 02 Seminick struck out (CCS)
2-2 2 1-- 11 Boyer grounded out to short (FBX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Baltimore batting
2-2 0 --- 10 Thompson flied out to center (BX)
2-2 1 --- 11 Cooper doubled deep to right (BSX)
2-2 1 -2- 01 Rivera grounded out to second, Cooper to third (CX)
2-2 2 --3 22 Stephens grounded out to second (SBSFBX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Kansas City batting
Black now pitching
2-2 0 --- 02 McDermott flied out to left (CFX)
2-2 1 --- 01 Fox flied out to center (CX)
2-2 2 --- 10 Fain lined out to right (BX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Baltimore batting
Kellert pinch hitting for Belardi
2-2 0 --- 11 Kellert flied out to center (CBX)
2-2 1 --- 10 Baker lined a single to shallow right (BX)
2-2 1 1-- 11 Black sacrifice bunted to first, Baker to second (BSbXb)
2-2 2 -2- 12 Abrams struck out (BCCS)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Kansas City batting
Kellert moved to first base
2-2 0 --- 01 Post lined a single to left center (SX)
Game delayed by rain for 52 minutes
2-2 0 1-- 00 Jensen grounded out to short, Post to second (>X)
2-2 1 -2- 11 Virdon lined a single down the right field line, Post
scored (CBX)
3-2 1 1-- 00 Kell popped out to third (X)
3-2 2 1-- 32 Seminick walked, Virdon to second (BBSCB>B)
Thurman pinch hitting for Boyer
3-2 2 12- 10 Thurman grounded out to first (BX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Baltimore batting
Foiles now playing catcher
DeMaestri now playing shortstop
Miksis now playing third base
Kline now pitching
3-2 0 --- 11 Kuenn grounded out to first (BCX)
3-2 1 --- 20 Thompson was hit by a pitch (BBH)
3-2 1 1-- 00 Cooper reached on an infield single to the pitcher,
Thompson to second (>X)
3-2 1 12- 20 Rivera lined a single to left center, Thompson scored,
Cooper to third (BBX)
3-3 1 1-3 22 Stephens lined a single to left center, Cooper scored,
Rivera to third (CBFB1X)
3-4 1 1-3 31 Kellert walked, Stephens to second (BBBSB)
3-4 1 123 02 Baker grounded out to short, Rivera scored, Stephens to
third, Kellert to second (SFX)
Stephens pinch hitting for Black
3-5 2 -23 01 Stephens grounded out to third (CX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Kansas City batting
Smith now playing catcher
Young now playing second base
Valdivielso now playing shortstop
Kinder now pitching
3-5 0 --- 00 Foiles lined a double to right center (X)
3-5 0 -2- 21 Fox grounded out to third (CBBX)
3-5 1 -2- 11 Fain grounded out to short (FBX)
3-5 2 -2- 12 Post grounded out to short (CCBFX)