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Detroit Tigers @ Baltimore Orioles

1954-05-31 · Day game · Memorial Stadium · Att: 23709 · 2:23

Baltimore Orioles defeated Detroit Tigers 4–2. Baltimore Orioles put up 2 in the 4th. Duane Pillette earned the win. Vern Stephens went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	11
BAL	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	1		4	9

W: Duane Pillette L: Billy Hoeft SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Summers · 1B: Bill McKinley · 2B: Hank Soar · 3B: Ed Runge · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Harvey Kuenn	5	0	1	0	0	0
Frank Bolling	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ray Boone	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Delsing	4	0	2	0	0	0
Walt Dropo	4	0	1	0	0	0
Al Kaline	3	1	3	0	0	0
Bill Tuttle	3	0	1	0	1	0
Red Wilson	3	1	2	1	1	0
Billy Hoeft	3	0	1	1	0	2
Chuck Kress	1	0	0	0	0	0

Baltimore Orioles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cal Abrams	4	0	0	0	0	2
Jim Brideweser	4	1	1	0	0	1
Eddie Waitkus	4	0	1	0	0	0
Sam Mele	4	1	2	1	0	1
Vern Stephens	3	1	2	1	1	0
Jim Fridley	4	1	1	1	0	3
Les Moss	4	0	1	0	0	1
Chico Garcia	3	0	1	1	0	1
Duane Pillette	3	0	0	0	0	2

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Billy Hoeft	8.0	9	1	11

Baltimore Orioles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Duane Pillette	9.0	11	2	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Harvey Kuenn: S9
Frank Bolling: 8
Ray Boone: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Cal Abrams: 2/FL
Jim Brideweser: 9
Eddie Waitkus: S6
Sam Mele: K

Top 2

Jim Delsing: S2/BG
Walt Dropo: S7.1-2
Al Kaline: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Bill Tuttle: IW
Red Wilson: 3/FL
Billy Hoeft: K/C

Bot 2

Vern Stephens: HR/7
Jim Fridley: K
Les Moss: S7
Chico Garcia: 54(1)/BG/FO
Duane Pillette: K/C

Top 3

Harvey Kuenn: 43
Frank Bolling: 53
Ray Boone: 8

Bot 3

Cal Abrams: K/C
Jim Brideweser: K
Eddie Waitkus: 7/L

Top 4

Jim Delsing: S5/BG
Walt Dropo: 64(1)3/GDP
Al Kaline: S9
Bill Tuttle: S9.1-3
Red Wilson: S8.3-H;1-3
Billy Hoeft: K/C

Bot 4

Sam Mele: D8
Vern Stephens: 3/G.2-3
Jim Fridley: T8.3-H
Les Moss: K
Chico Garcia: S5/BG.3-H
Duane Pillette: E6/G.1-2
Cal Abrams: 46(1)/FO

Top 5

Harvey Kuenn: 13
Frank Bolling: 9
Ray Boone: 4/P

Bot 5

Jim Brideweser: 43
Eddie Waitkus: 63
Sam Mele: 4/P

Top 6

Jim Delsing: 43
Walt Dropo: 53
Al Kaline: S8
Bill Tuttle: CS2(24)

Bot 6

Vern Stephens: S8
Jim Fridley: K+CS2(24)/DP
Les Moss: 53

Top 7

Bill Tuttle: 7/L
Red Wilson: D7
Billy Hoeft: D7.2-H
Harvey Kuenn: 9
Frank Bolling: K

Bot 7

Chico Garcia: K
Duane Pillette: K
Cal Abrams: K

Top 8

Ray Boone: 53
Jim Delsing: 7
Walt Dropo: 5/P

Bot 8

Jim Brideweser: S9
Eddie Waitkus: 8
Sam Mele: T7.1-H
Vern Stephens: IW
Jim Fridley: K
Les Moss: 54(1)/FO

Top 9

Al Kaline: S7
Bill Tuttle: 8
Red Wilson: W.1-2
Chuck Kress: 8
Harvey Kuenn: 64(1)/FO