8/8/1954, KC54-Cle54, game 1, Cleveland Municipal Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1954 Kansas City 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 5 8 3 8 3
1954 Cleveland 0 0 3 4 0 2 0 0 x 9 13 2 8 0
Kansas City AB R H BI AVG Cleveland AB R H BI AVG
Fox 2b 4 0 0 0 .284 Fondy 1b 4 2 3 2 .269
Fain 1b 5 0 2 0 .265 Smith rf 5 1 3 3 .315
Post rf 5 0 0 0 .294 Boone ss 4 0 1 0 .307
Jensen lf 5 2 1 0 .236 Doby cf 5 1 3 4 .309
Virdon cf 4 1 1 0 .269 Minoso lf 3 0 0 0 .296
Kell 3b 3 2 2 1 .293 Rosen 3b 3 1 0 0 .261
Seminick c 3 0 1 2 .160 Zimmer 2b 4 1 2 0 .250
DeMaestri ss 3 0 1 1 .242 Shantz,Bi c 3 2 0 0 .285
Thurman ph 1 0 0 0 .125 Law p 4 1 1 0 .224
Boyer ss 0 0 0 0 .343 Foytack p 0 0 0 0 .222
McDermott p 1 0 0 0 .186 LaPalme p 0 0 0 0 .000
Kline p 0 0 0 0 .000 35 9 13 9
Harris ph 1 0 0 0 .209
Roebuck p 0 0 0 0 .143
Westlake ph 1 0 0 0 .292
Brazle p 0 0 0 0 .000
36 5 8 4
Kansas City INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
McDermott L 2-10 3.2 7 7 5 3 2 76 43 4.74
Kline 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 24 17 6.28
Roebuck 2.0 4 2 2 1 2 39 26 4.99
Brazle 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 10 7 3.02
8.0 13 9 7 4 6 149 93
Cleveland INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Law W 10-3 7.0 5 2 1 3 4 123 75 3.19
Foytack 0.2 3 3 1 0 0 21 14 2.59
LaPalme 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 14 9 1.48
9.0 8 5 2 3 4 158 98
KC : Harris batted for Kline in the 6th
Thurman batted for DeMaestri in the 8th
Westlake batted for Roebuck in the 8th
Boyer inserted at ss in the 8th
E-Fain, Post 2, Fondy, Boone. HR-Doby(25). RBI-Kell(45), Seminick 2(21),
DeMaestri(29), Fondy 2(7), Smith 3(68), Doby 4(99). K-Fain, Virdon, Seminick,
Harris, Boone, Doby, Rosen, Zimmer, Law 2. BB-Fox, Kell, Seminick, Minoso 2,
Rosen, Shantz,Bi. SH-McDermott. SF-Fondy. HBP-Boone. PB-Shantz,Bi. HB-Brazle.
GWRBI: Fondy
Temperature: 79, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: left to right at 8 MPH.
8/8/1954, KC54-Cle54, game 1, Cleveland Municipal Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1954 Kansas City 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 5 8 3 8 3
1954 Cleveland 0 0 3 4 0 2 0 0 x 9 13 2 8 0
Kansas City -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Fox 2b 1>4 8 W 7>43 LaPalme
54/f
Fain 1b S S 5/fl k 9>3/g
Post rf 7 7 5>2/fl 4/L 7
Jensen lf 9 4>e6.B-1 13 8>Foytack 8
S
Virdon cf 2>9 k 43 S.1-3
Kell 3b S W.1-2 6>43 S.3-H;1-2
Seminick c k S.2-H;1-3 W pb.2-3;1-2
63.3-H
DeMaestri ss 8 S.3-H;1-2 8
Thurman ph 8.2-3
Boyer ss
McDermott p 3>63 note 1
Kline p
Harris ph k
Roebuck p
Westlake ph e3.3-H;B-1
Brazle p
1: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Cleveland -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Fondy 1b 1>S S.2-H;1-3 note 1 6>Roebuck 43
S
Smith rf 8 S.3-H;1-2 S.3-H;2-H S.1-2 8>Brazle
63
Boone ss k note 2 Kline 43/gdp.2-3 HBP
S.1-2
Doby cf 9 S.3-H S.2-H;1-2 HR.3-H k
Minoso lf 2>W 8 8 W 7
Rosen 3b 7 4>W 5>e3.B-1 k
Zimmer 2b 543/gdp S.1-2 k 7>S
Shantz,Bi c 3>e9.B-1 W.2-3;1-2 54/f.B-1 46/f.B-1
Law p S.1-2 k 64/f k
Foytack p
LaPalme p
1: 9/SF.3-H;2-3(e9/th);1-2 2: 643/gdp.2-3
Kansas City IN OUT ER Cleveland IN OUT ER
McDermott A1 C2 5 L 2-10 Law A1 D3 1 W 10-3
Kline C3 C9 0 Foytack D4 D9 1
Roebuck D1 E1 2 LaPalme E1 E4 0
Brazle E2 E5 0
8/8/1954, KC54-Cle54, game 1, Cleveland Municipal Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1954 Kansas City 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 5 8 3 8 3
1954 Cleveland 0 0 3 4 0 2 0 0 x 9 13 2 8 0
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Kansas City batting
0-0 0 --- 22 Fox popped out to second (CBFFBX)
0-0 1 --- 21 Fain lined a single to shallow left (CBBX)
0-0 1 1-- 10 Post flied out to left (B1X)
0-0 2 1-- 00 Jensen flied out to right (X)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Cleveland batting
0-0 0 --- 00 Fondy lined a single to shallow center (X)
0-0 0 1-- 00 Smith flied out to center (11X)
0-0 1 1-- 22 Boone struck out (BBCS1S)
0-0 2 1-- 21 Doby flied out to right (BBSX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Kansas City batting
0-0 0 --- 02 Virdon flied out to right (FCX)
0-0 1 --- 21 Kell lined a single to right (BCBX)
0-0 1 1-- 32 Seminick struck out (SBBBCS)
0-0 2 1-- 21 DeMaestri lined out to center (CBBX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Cleveland batting
0-0 0 --- 32 Minoso walked (CBSFBBB)
0-0 0 1-- 20 Rosen flied out to left (BBX)
0-0 1 1-- 12 Zimmer grounded into a double play, Kell to Fox to Fain
(B1FFX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Kansas City batting
0-0 0 --- 02 McDermott grounded out to short (CFX)
0-0 1 --- 11 Fox flied out to center (CBX)
0-0 2 --- 00 Fain grounded a single up the middle (X)
0-0 2 1-- 12 Post flied out to left (FBCX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Cleveland batting
0-0 0 --- 01 Shantz,Bi to first on an error by the right fielder Post
(CX)
0-0 0 1-- 12 Law reached on an infield single to second, Shantz,Bi to
second (FbSbBFX)
0-0 0 12- 22 Fondy singled to right center, Shantz,Bi scored, Law to
third (BbSbFFBX)
0-1 0 1-3 21 Smith lined a single to shallow left, Law scored, Fondy
to second (1>F1BBX)
0-2 0 12- 01 Boone grounded into a double play, DeMaestri to Fox to
Fain, Fondy to third (2FbX)
0-2 2 --3 11 Doby grounded a single between first and second, Fondy
scored (BFX)
0-3 2 1-- 21 Minoso flied out to center (BCBX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Kansas City batting
0-3 0 --- 00 Jensen to first on an error by the shortstop Boone (X)
0-3 0 1-- 32 Virdon struck out (BBBCFS)
0-3 1 1-- 30 Kell walked, Jensen to second (BBBB)
0-3 1 12- 02 Seminick lined a single down the right field line, Jensen
scored, Kell to third (CCX)
1-3 1 1-3 01 DeMaestri grounded a single between third and short, Kell
scored, Seminick to second (CX)
2-3 1 12- 02 McDermott sacrifice bunted to the mound, Seminick to
third, DeMaestri to second (SbFbXb)
2-3 2 -23 31 Fox walked (FBBBB)
2-3 2 123 20 Fain popped out to third (BBX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Cleveland batting
2-3 0 --- 32 Rosen walked (SBBFBB)
2-3 0 1-- 32 Zimmer reached on an infield single to second, Rosen to
second (B1FCB1FBX)
2-3 0 12- 30 Shantz,Bi walked, Rosen to third, Zimmer to second (BBBB)
2-3 0 123 22 Law struck out (CSBBS)
2-3 1 123 10 Fondy hit a sacrifice fly to right, Rosen scored, Zimmer
to third on an error by the right fielder Post,
Shantz,Bi to second (BX)
2-4 2 -23 00 Smith lined a single up the middle, Zimmer scored,
Shantz,Bi scored (X)
Kline now pitching
2-6 2 1-- 32 Boone reached on an infield single to short, Smith to
second (1BBCSB>X)
2-6 2 12- 10 Doby lined a single to right, Smith scored, Boone to
second (BX)
2-7 2 12- 12 Minoso flied out to center (CBFFX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Kansas City batting
2-7 0 --- 22 Post popped out to the catcher (BBCFX)
2-7 1 --- 11 Jensen grounded out to the mound (BCX)
2-7 2 --- 22 Virdon grounded out to second (CBBCX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Cleveland batting
2-7 0 --- 10 Rosen to first on an error by the first baseman Fain (BX)
2-7 0 1-- 12 Zimmer struck out (CBF1FS)
2-7 1 1-- 00 Shantz,Bi grounded to third, forcing Rosen at second,
Shantz,Bi to first (X)
2-7 2 1-- 02 Law grounded to short, forcing Shantz,Bi at second (CCX)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Kansas City batting
2-7 0 --- 11 Kell grounded out to second (BCX)
2-7 1 --- 30 Seminick walked (BBBB)
2-7 1 1-- 32 DeMaestri popped out to center (CBBCFBFX)
Harris pinch hitting for Kline
2-7 2 1-- 22 Harris struck out (CCBFFBFFFS)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Cleveland batting
Roebuck now pitching
2-7 0 --- 20 Fondy lined a single to left (BBX)
2-7 0 1-- 22 Smith lined a single to shallow right, Fondy to second
(BCFBX)
2-7 0 12- 11 Boone grounded into a double play, Fox to Fain, Fondy to
third (BSX)
2-7 2 --3 02 Doby homered deep down the right field line, Fondy scored
(CSX)
2-9 2 --- 31 Minoso walked (BFBBB)
2-9 2 1-- 12 Rosen struck out (CFBC)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Kansas City batting
2-9 0 --- 22 Fox grounded out to second (CFBBFX)
2-9 1 --- 22 Fain struck out (CFFBBS)
2-9 2 --- 22 Post lined out to second (CBSBX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Cleveland batting
2-9 0 --- 01 Zimmer lined a single to shallow center (CX)
2-9 0 1-- 12 Shantz,Bi grounded to second, forcing Zimmer at second,
Shantz,Bi to first (BCCX)
2-9 1 1-- 22 Law struck out (BBbFbFbFFS)
2-9 2 1-- 02 Fondy grounded out to second (CFX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Kansas City batting
Foytack now pitching
2-9 0 --- 01 Jensen grounded a single up the middle (CX)
2-9 0 1-- 11 Virdon singled to left center, Jensen to third (BSX)
2-9 0 1-3 32 Kell lined a single to left, Jensen scored, Virdon to
second (BBFBCX)
3-9 0 12- 01 Shantz,Bi allowed a passed ball, Virdon to third, Kell to
second (SB)
3-9 0 -23 32 Seminick grounded out to short, Virdon scored (SB.BCBFX)
Thurman pinch hitting for DeMaestri
4-9 1 -2- 00 Thurman flied out to center, Kell to third (X)
Westlake pinch hitting for Roebuck
4-9 2 --3 01 Kell scored, Westlake to first on an error by the first
baseman Fondy (FX)
LaPalme now pitching
5-9 2 1-- 12 Fox grounded to third, forcing Westlake at second (CSBX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Cleveland batting
Boyer now playing shortstop
Brazle now pitching
5-9 0 --- 00 Smith grounded out to short (X)
5-9 1 --- 00 Boone was hit by a pitch (H)
5-9 1 1-- 22 Doby struck out (CBFBFS)
5-9 2 1-- 01 Minoso flied out to left (FX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Kansas City batting
5-9 0 --- 00 Fain grounded out to first (X)
5-9 1 --- 21 Post flied out to left (BSBX)
5-9 2 --- 22 Jensen flied out to center (CCBBX)