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White Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
April 15, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox, played on April 15, 1954 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 15, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 15, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Virgil Trucks |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Turley |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 46,354 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Larry Napp 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Bob Boyd | Left Fielder |
| Minnie Minoso | Third Baseman |
| Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
| Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
| Jim Rivera | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Virgil Trucks | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Young | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Gil Coan | Center Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| Sam Mele | Left Fielder |
| Vern Stephens | Third Baseman |
| Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
| Clint Courtney | Catcher |
| Bob Turley | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
April 15, 1954
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Turley
Carrasquel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Turley
Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyd vs. Turley
Boyd takes first base on ball four. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Minoso vs. Turley
Minoso hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fain vs. Turley
Fain hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Trucks
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Trucks
Waitkus hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Trucks
Coan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Trucks
Wertz strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Turley
Lollar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Turley
Rivera strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Turley
Groth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lollar moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Trucks vs. Turley
Trucks strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carrasquel vs. Turley
Carrasquel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Trucks
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards third. Minoso fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Trucks
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Trucks
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fox scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Turley
Fox hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Turley
Boyd hits a fly ball into center field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Turley
Minoso strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Trucks
Courtney hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turley vs. Trucks
Turley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Trucks
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Young for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Trucks
Waitkus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coan vs. Trucks
Coan takes first base on ball four. Waitkus moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Trucks
Wertz takes first base on ball four. Waitkus moves to third. Coan moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mele vs. Trucks
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards third. Minoso fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Turley
Fain hits a popup, foul, towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Turley
Lollar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Turley
Rivera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Turley
Groth strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Trucks
Stephens hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Trucks
Hunter is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Trucks
Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops it up and throws to first, with Trucks covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turley vs. Trucks
Turley hits a fly ball into left field. Boyd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Turley
Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Turley, and towards Stephens, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Turley
Carrasquel hits a fly ball into center field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Turley
Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyd vs. Turley
Boyd hits a fly ball into center field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Trucks
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Trucks
Waitkus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coan vs. Trucks
Coan takes first base on ball four. Waitkus moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Trucks
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mele vs. Trucks
Mele hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Turley
Minoso takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Turley
Fain hits a fly ball into left field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Turley
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens throws to first for one, and Waitkus throws to home, and Courtney drops the ball. Minoso moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rivera vs. Turley
Rivera is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Trucks
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Trucks
Hunter hits a line drive towards short. Carrasquel reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Trucks
Courtney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Turley vs. Trucks
Turley strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Turley
Groth hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Turley
Trucks strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Turley
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Turley
Fox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carrasquel moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boyd vs. Turley
Boyd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carrasquel scores. Fox moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Minoso vs. Turley
Minoso strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Trucks
Young hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Boyd. Young reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waitkus vs. Pierce
Billy Pierce now pitching.
Waitkus bunts towards third. Minoso fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Young moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lenhardt vs. Dorish
Don Lenhardt pinch hits for Gil Coan. Fritz Dorish now pitching.
Lenhardt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it and throws to home to get Young. Waitkus moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Dorish
Wertz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waitkus scores. Lenhardt moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mele vs. Dorish
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards third. Minoso fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Turley
Chuck Diering now playing center field.
Fain hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Turley
Lollar is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Turley
Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Dorish
Stephens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Dorish
Hunter is hit by the pitch. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. Dorish
Courtney hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Turley vs. Dorish
Turley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Turley
Willard Marshall pinch hits for Johnny Groth.
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Turley
Bud Stewart pinch hits for Fritz Dorish.
Stewart hits a line drive towards first. Waitkus reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Turley
Carrasquel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Turley
Fox takes first base on ball four. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyd vs. Turley
Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Turley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/15/1954 -- Chicago at Baltimore (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Carrasquel C, ss 4 1 2 0 Young B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Fox N, 2b 4 0 2 0 Waitkus E, 1b 4 1 3 0
Boyd B, lf 4 0 1 1 Coan G, cf 0 0 0 0
Minoso M, 3b 3 0 0 0 Lenhardt D, ph 1 0 0 0
Fain F, 1b 4 0 0 0 Diering C, cf 0 0 0 0
Lollar S, c 4 0 1 0 Wertz V, rf 3 0 1 1
Rivera J, rf 3 0 0 0 Mele S, lf 4 0 0 0
Groth J, cf 3 0 1 0 Stephens V, 3b 4 1 2 1
Marshall W, ph 1 0 0 0 Hunter B, ss 3 0 0 0
Trucks V, p 3 0 0 0 Courtney C, c 4 1 2 1
Pierce B, p 0 0 0 0 Turley B, p 4 0 0 0
Dorish F, p 0 0 0 0
Stewart B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 1 7 1 31 3 9 3
Chicago 000 000 100 -- 1
Baltimore 001 100 10x -- 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks V (L)* 6.0 7 3 3 4 3
Pierce B+ 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Dorish F 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Turley B (W) 9.0 7 1 1 5 9
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Courtney C
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Chicago 11, Baltimore 9
2B -- Young B
HR -- Courtney C, Stephens V
HBP -- by Dorish F (Hunter B)
T -- 2:33
A -- 46354
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