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Chicago White Sox @ Baltimore Orioles

1954-04-15 · Day game · Memorial Stadium · Att: 46354 · overcast, dry · 2:33

Baltimore Orioles defeated Chicago White Sox 3–1. Bob Turley earned the win. Clint Courtney went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHA	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	7
BAL	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0		3	9

W: Bob Turley L: Virgil Trucks SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Eddie Rommel · 1B: Larry Napp · 2B: Red Flaherty · 3B: Johnny Stevens · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chico Carrasquel	4	1	2	0	1	1
Nellie Fox	4	0	2	0	1	0
Bob Boyd	4	0	1	1	1	0
Minnie Minoso	3	0	0	0	1	2
Ferris Fain	4	0	0	0	0	0
Sherm Lollar	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jim Rivera	3	0	0	0	1	2
Johnny Groth	3	0	1	0	0	1
Virgil Trucks	3	0	0	0	0	2
Willard Marshall	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bud Stewart	1	0	0	0	0	0

Baltimore Orioles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bobby Young	4	0	1	0	0	0
Eddie Waitkus	4	1	3	0	0	0
Gil Coan	0	0	0	0	3	0
Vic Wertz	3	0	1	1	1	1
Sam Mele	4	0	0	0	0	0
Vern Stephens	4	1	2	1	0	0
Billy Hunter	3	0	0	0	0	1
Clint Courtney	4	1	2	1	0	0
Bob Turley	4	0	0	0	0	1
Don Lenhardt	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Virgil Trucks	6.0	7	4	3
Billy Pierce	0.0	1	0	0
Fritz Dorish	2.0	1	0	0

Baltimore Orioles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Turley	9.0	7	5	9

Play-by-play

Top 1

Chico Carrasquel: S9
Nellie Fox: 8
Bob Boyd: W.1-2
Minnie Minoso: 9
Ferris Fain: 7/FL

Bot 1

Bobby Young: 8
Eddie Waitkus: 2/FL
Gil Coan: W
Vic Wertz: K

Top 2

Sherm Lollar: S7
Jim Rivera: K
Johnny Groth: S8.1-3
Virgil Trucks: K
Chico Carrasquel: K

Bot 2

Sam Mele: 53
Vern Stephens: S1
Billy Hunter: 4(1)3(B)/GDP

Top 3

Nellie Fox: 6
Bob Boyd: 8
Minnie Minoso: K

Bot 3

Clint Courtney: HR/9
Bob Turley: 63
Bobby Young: 3/G
Eddie Waitkus: S8
Gil Coan: W.1-2
Vic Wertz: W.2-3;1-2
Sam Mele: 54(1)/FO

Top 4

Ferris Fain: 3/FL/P
Sherm Lollar: 4
Jim Rivera: W
Johnny Groth: K

Bot 4

Vern Stephens: HR/7
Billy Hunter: K/C
Clint Courtney: 31
Bob Turley: 7

Top 5

Virgil Trucks: 153
Chico Carrasquel: 8
Nellie Fox: S7
Bob Boyd: 8

Bot 5

Bobby Young: 8
Eddie Waitkus: S7
Gil Coan: W.1-2
Vic Wertz: 8
Sam Mele: 8

Top 6

Minnie Minoso: W
Ferris Fain: 7
Sherm Lollar: 53.1-3(E2)
Jim Rivera: K/C

Bot 6

Vern Stephens: 13
Billy Hunter: 6/L
Clint Courtney: S8
Bob Turley: K

Top 7

Johnny Groth: 6/P
Virgil Trucks: K
Chico Carrasquel: S6
Nellie Fox: S9.1-3
Bob Boyd: S8.3-H;1-3
Minnie Minoso: K

Bot 7

Bobby Young: D7
Eddie Waitkus: S5/BG.2-3
Don Lenhardt: FC4.3XH(42);1-2;B-1
Vic Wertz: S9.2-H;1-2
Sam Mele: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Ferris Fain: 9
Sherm Lollar: K/C
Jim Rivera: 8

Bot 8

Vern Stephens: 4/P
Billy Hunter: HP
Clint Courtney: 6
Bob Turley: 43

Top 9

Willard Marshall: 63
Bud Stewart: 3/L
Chico Carrasquel: W
Nellie Fox: W.1-2
Bob Boyd: 13

Notes & reviews

the first major league game played in Memorial Stadium and the the first American League game played in Baltimore since 1902
officials and NY Times box gives this run to Pierce, but I am pretty sure it should go to Trucks

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