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August 4, 1954

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 6 14 1
Orioles 4 10 3
Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 6 14 1
Orioles 4 10 3

Eddie Waitkus Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .273
OBP .500 .333
At Bats 4 205
Hits 2 56
• Singles 1 40
• Doubles 1 11
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 19
RBI’s 2 21

Charlie Bishop Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 4 0
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Memorial Stadium - August 4, 1954
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Charlie Bishop
Joe Astroth
Don Bollweg
Pete Suder
Jim Finigan
Joe DeMaestri
Elmer Valo
Bill Wilson
Bill Renna
Eddie Waitkus
Dick Kryhoski

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Athletics 6 14 1 14
Baltimore Orioles 4 10 3 8
Winning Pitcher Alex Kellner
Losing Pitcher Duane Pillette
Save Charlie Bishop
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 7,637
Time of Game 2 hours 56 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Waitkus hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Diering strikes out.
Bottom 9 Abrams hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Dick Kryhoski pinch hits for Bob Chakales. Kryhoski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Bollweg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brideweser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Bishop is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Clint Courtney now catching. Bobby Young now playing second base. Astroth hits a popup towards short. Brideweser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bobby Young pinch hits for Chico Garcia. Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Brideweser hits a line drive into center field. Wilson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Wilson. Kennedy scores. Fridley moves to third. Brideweser moves to second.
Bottom 8 Charlie Bishop now pitching. Clint Courtney pinch hits for Les Moss. Courtney hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Fridley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Waitkus scores. Kennedy moves to second.
Bottom 8 Kennedy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Waitkus moves to second.
Bottom 8 Waitkus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Diering hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Suder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Wilson takes first base on ball four. Finigan moves to third. Renna moves to second.
Top 8 Valo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Moss settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Renna hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Finigan moves to second.
Top 8 Finigan takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Bob Chakales now pitching. Bollweg hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Moss settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Vern Stephens pinch hits for Lou Kretlow. Stephens hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Garcia hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 DeMaestri is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Lou Kretlow now pitching. Kellner is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Astroth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilson scores. Suder moves to second.
Top 7 Suder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilson moves to second.
Top 7 Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Jim Brideweser now playing shortstop. Valo hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Don Larsen pinch hits for Billy Hunter. Larsen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Moss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fridley moves to second.
Bottom 6 Fridley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Waitkus strikes out.
Top 6 Renna hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Finigan hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bollweg hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 DeMaestri strikes out.
Top 6 Kellner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Diering hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Pillette strikes out.
Top 5 Astroth strikes out.
Top 5 Suder hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Fridley. Suder reaches second base with a double. Valo moves to third.
Top 5 Wilson strikes out.
Top 5 Valo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Renna is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hunter hits a popup towards first. Bollweg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Moss takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Fridley strikes out.
Top 4 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bollweg hits a fly ball into left field. Fridley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Waitkus hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valo. Waitkus reaches second base with a double. Hunter scores. Abrams scores. Diering moves to third.
Bottom 3 Diering is hit by the pitch. Abrams moves to second.
Bottom 3 Abrams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Pillette is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Garcia hits a popup, foul, towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hunter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valo who is chasing the ball. Hunter reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 Kellner hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Astroth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilson scores. Suder moves to second.
Top 3 Suder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Valo scores. Wilson moves to second.
Top 3 Wilson takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There goes Valo. The throw from Moss and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Finigan scores.
Top 3 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus fields it and throws to second for the out. Finigan moves to third.
Top 3 Renna hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Finigan moves to second.
Top 3 Finigan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Bollweg is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Moss hits a fly ball towards right. Renna catches it and throws to second to double up Kennedy.
Bottom 2 Fridley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. Kennedy moves to second.
Bottom 2 Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 DeMaestri strikes out.
Top 2 Kellner takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Astroth hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Suder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to second.
Top 2 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter misplays the ball. That's an error on Hunter.
Bottom 1 Waitkus hits a popup towards first. Bollweg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Diering hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Abrams hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Valo for the out.
Top 1 Renna hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter misplays the ball. That's an error on Hunter. Finigan moves to second.
Top 1 Finigan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Bollweg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 DeMaestri hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out.