9/12/1954, KC54-Bal54, game 1, Memorial Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1954 Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 2
1954 Baltimore 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 x 2 5 1 6 2
Kansas City AB R H BI AVG Baltimore AB R H BI AVG
Fox 2b 3 0 1 0 .283 Abrams cf 3 0 0 0 .256
Kell 3b 4 0 1 0 .287 Sievers lf 4 0 1 0 .253
Post rf 2 0 0 0 .290 Smith c 0 0 0 0 .237
Jensen lf 4 0 0 0 .222 Thompson 3b 2 2 2 0 .219
Virdon cf 4 0 0 0 .259 Valdivielso ss 0 0 0 0 .200
Harris 1b 3 0 0 0 .261 Cooper c 3 0 0 0 .288
Katt c 3 0 0 0 .238 Stephens lf 0 0 0 0 .348
DeMaestri ss 2 0 1 0 .239 Rivera rf 3 0 0 0 .278
Thurman ph 1 0 0 0 .143 Kuenn ss 3 0 0 1 .299
Boyer ss 0 0 0 0 .333 Stephens 3b 0 0 0 0 .208
Nuxhall p 2 0 0 0 .139 Belardi 1b 3 0 1 0 .236
Malzone ph 1 0 0 0 .167 Kellert 1b 0 0 0 0 .385
Brazle p 0 0 0 0 .333 Baker 2b 1 0 0 0 .285
29 0 3 0 Young 2b 0 0 0 0 .211
Burdette p 2 0 1 0 .090
24 2 5 1
Kansas City INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Nuxhall L 11-9 7.0 3 2 2 5 2 121 65 4.41
Brazle 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 9 7 2.27
8.0 5 2 2 5 2 130 72
Baltimore INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Burdette W 12-12 9.0 3 0 0 3 3 116 71 2.93
9.0 3 0 0 3 3 116 71
KC : Thurman batted for DeMaestri in the 8th
Malzone batted for Nuxhall in the 8th
Boyer inserted at ss in the 8th
Bal: Kellert inserted at 1b in the 8th
Young inserted at 2b in the 8th
Stephens inserted at 3b in the 9th
Smith inserted at c in the 9th
Valdivielso inserted at ss in the 9th
Stephens inserted at lf in the 9th
E-Burdette. 2B-DeMaestri(9). RBI-Kuenn(49). SB-Jensen(15). K-Post, Harris,
Nuxhall, Abrams, Sievers. BB-Fox, Post 2, Abrams, Thompson 2, Cooper, Baker.
SH-Rivera, Baker, Burdette. WP-Nuxhall 2.
Temperature: 72, Sky: clear, Wind: in from center at 10 MPH.
9/12/1954, KC54-Bal54, game 1, Memorial Stadium
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1954 Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 2
1954 Baltimore 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 x 2 5 1 6 2
Kansas City -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Fox 2b 1>S W 43 8
Kell 3b 8 53 6>7 9>S
Post rf 463/gdp 4>W k W.1-2
Jensen lf 2>23 16/b/f.B-1 3 note 1
Virdon cf 63 7 7>63 43
Harris 1b 8 SB2 43
k
Katt c 3>e1.B-2 5>63 7
DeMaestri ss 3/g.2-3 D
Thurman ph 8>43
Boyer ss
Nuxhall p k 43.2-3
Malzone ph 7
Brazle p
1: 543/gdp.2-3
Baltimore -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Abrams cf 1>3 k W.1-2 43
Sievers lf k 53 463/gdp 8>Brazle
S
Smith c
Thompson 3b W 4>S 6>W S/b.1-2
Valdivielso ss
Cooper c 8 53.1-2 wp.1-2 note 1
W
Stephens lf
Rivera rf 2>3/fl 43.2-3 note 2 8
Kuenn ss 63 wp.3-H note 3
8
Stephens 3b
Belardi 1b 31 5>S 43
Kellert 1b
Baker 2b 3>W 14/SH.1-2 7>63
Young 2b
Burdette p 3/SH.1-2 S.2-3 8
1: 543/gdp.2-3 2: 14/SH.2-3;1-2 3: 3/g.3-H;2-3
Kansas City IN OUT ER Baltimore IN OUT ER
Nuxhall A1 D1 2 L 11-9 Burdette A1 D5 0 W 12-12
Brazle D2 D5 0
9/12/1954, KC54-Bal54, game 1, Memorial Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1954 Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 2
1954 Baltimore 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 x 2 5 1 6 2
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Kansas City batting
0-0 0 --- 01 Fox lined a single down the left field line (CX)
0-0 0 1-- 11 Kell flied out to center (CB1X)
0-0 1 1-- 10 Post grounded into a double play, Baker to Kuenn to
Belardi (BX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Baltimore batting
0-0 0 --- 12 Abrams popped out to first (BFSFX)
0-0 1 --- 32 Sievers struck out (BBCFFBC)
0-0 2 --- 31 Thompson walked (BBBCB)
0-0 2 1-- 11 Cooper lined out to center (FBX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Kansas City batting
0-0 0 --- 00 Jensen grounded out to the catcher (X)
0-0 1 --- 12 Virdon grounded out to short (FCBX)
0-0 2 --- 00 Harris flied out to center (X)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Baltimore batting
0-0 0 --- 11 Rivera popped out to first (FBX)
0-0 1 --- 31 Kuenn grounded out to short (CBBBX)
0-0 2 --- 31 Belardi grounded out to first (BBBCX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Kansas City batting
0-0 0 --- 11 Katt to second on an error by the pitcher Burdette (SBX)
0-0 0 -2- 12 DeMaestri grounded out to first, Katt to third (FSBX)
0-0 1 --3 32 Nuxhall struck out (BFFFBBS)
0-0 2 --3 32 Fox walked (BFBFFFBFFB)
0-0 2 1-3 01 Kell grounded out to third (CX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Baltimore batting
0-0 0 --- 32 Baker walked (BBCFBB)
0-0 0 1-- 11 Burdette sacrifice bunted to first, Baker to second
(FbBbXb)
0-0 1 -2- 12 Abrams struck out (SFFBFS)
0-0 2 -2- 10 Sievers grounded out to third (BX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Kansas City batting
0-0 0 --- 30 Post walked (BBBB)
0-0 0 1-- 20 Jensen bunted into an out to the mound, forcing Post at
second, Jensen to first (BpBXb)
0-0 1 1-- 21 Virdon flied out to left (1B11111CBpX)
0-0 2 1-- 00 Jensen stole second (1111>B)
0-0 2 -2- 32 Harris struck out (1111>B.CBFFBS)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Baltimore batting
0-0 0 --- 32 Thompson lined a single between third and short (CBBBCX)
0-0 0 1-- 00 Cooper grounded out to third, Thompson to second (1>X)
0-0 1 -2- 10 Rivera grounded out to second, Thompson to third (BX)
0-0 2 --3 21 Nuxhall threw a wild pitch, Thompson scored (BCBB)
0-1 2 --- 32 Kuenn flied out to center (BCBB.FX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Kansas City batting
0-1 0 --- 22 Katt grounded out to short (CBFBFX)
0-1 1 --- 10 DeMaestri grounded a double down the third base line (BX)
0-1 1 -2- 12 Nuxhall grounded out to second, DeMaestri to third (FCBFX)
0-1 2 --3 10 Fox grounded out to second (BX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Baltimore batting
0-1 0 --- 02 Belardi lined a single to right center (CFX)
0-1 0 1-- 21 Baker sacrifice bunted to the mound, Belardi to second
(B1BCXb)
0-1 1 -2- 11 Burdette grounded a single between third and short,
Belardi to third (BFX)
0-1 1 1-3 32 Abrams walked, Burdette to second (BBBCSB)
0-1 1 123 21 Sievers grounded into a double play, Fox to DeMaestri to
Harris (BBCX)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Kansas City batting
0-1 0 --- 21 Kell flied out to left (BBCX)
0-1 1 --- 02 Post struck out (CFS)
0-1 2 --- 00 Jensen popped out to first (X)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Baltimore batting
0-1 0 --- 32 Thompson walked (CFBBBFB)
0-1 0 1-- 00 Nuxhall threw a wild pitch, Thompson to second (B)
0-1 0 -2- 32 Cooper walked (B.CFBBB)
0-1 0 12- 31 Rivera sacrifice bunted to the mound, Thompson to third,
Cooper to second (BBBbCXb)
0-1 1 -23 11 Kuenn grounded out to first, Thompson scored, Cooper to
third (BCX)
0-2 2 --3 00 Belardi grounded out to second (X)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Kansas City batting
0-2 0 --- 10 Virdon grounded out to short (BX)
0-2 1 --- 02 Harris grounded out to second (FCFX)
0-2 2 --- 11 Katt flied out to left (CBX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Baltimore batting
0-2 0 --- 22 Baker grounded out to short (CFBBFX)
0-2 1 --- 22 Burdette lined out to center (BFFBX)
0-2 2 --- 11 Abrams grounded out to second (BFX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Kansas City batting
Kellert now playing first base
Young now playing second base
Thurman pinch hitting for DeMaestri
0-2 0 --- 12 Thurman grounded out to second (CBCX)
Malzone pinch hitting for Nuxhall
0-2 1 --- 11 Malzone flied out to left (FBX)
0-2 2 --- 21 Fox flied out to center (BBFX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Baltimore batting
Boyer now playing shortstop
Brazle now pitching
0-2 0 --- 10 Sievers grounded a single between third and short (BX)
0-2 0 1-- 00 Thompson bunted for a single, Sievers to second (Xb)
0-2 0 12- 12 Cooper grounded into a double play, Kell to Fox to
Harris, Sievers to third (BCFFX)
0-2 2 --3 00 Rivera flied out to center (X)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Kansas City batting
Stephens now playing third base
Smith now playing catcher
Valdivielso now playing shortstop
Stephens now playing left field
0-2 0 --- 00 Kell grounded a single between third and short (X)
0-2 0 1-- 32 Post walked, Kell to second (BBBCCB)
0-2 0 12- 21 Jensen grounded into a double play, Stephens to Young to
Kellert, Kell to third (CBBX)
0-2 2 --3 31 Virdon grounded out to second (FBBBX)