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Baltimore Orioles @ Philadelphia Athletics

1954-05-01 · Day game · Shibe Park · 10 innings · Att: 3620 · 2:25

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Baltimore Orioles 2–1. Alex Kellner earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
BAL	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6
PHA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	9

W: Alex Kellner L: Lou Kretlow SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Frank Umont · 1B: Charlie Berry · 2B: Eddie Hurley · 3B: Bill Grieve · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Baltimore Orioles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI
Chico Garcia	4	0	1	0
Chuck Diering	4	0	1	0
Jim Fridley	4	1	1	0
Sam Mele	4	0	1	0
Vern Stephens	3	0	0	1
Don Lenhardt	4	0	1	0
Ray Murray	4	0	1	0
Billy Hunter	2	0	0	0
Lou Kretlow	3	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Joost	4	1	2	0	1	1
Spook Jacobs	3	0	0	0	1	0
Vic Power	5	0	2	0	0	0
Gus Zernial	4	0	2	1	0	0
Don Bollweg	5	1	0	0	0	1
Bill Renna	2	0	0	0	3	1
Jim Finigan	4	0	2	1	1	0
Billy Shantz	3	0	0	0	1	0
Alex Kellner	4	0	1	0	0	0
Lou Limmer	1	0	0	0	0	0

Baltimore Orioles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lou Kretlow	9.2	9	7	3

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Alex Kellner	10.0	6	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Chico Garcia: 53
Chuck Diering: 8
Jim Fridley: 7

Bot 1

Eddie Joost: D8
Spook Jacobs: W
Vic Power: 8.2-3
Gus Zernial: 8/SF.3-H
Don Bollweg: 3/FL

Top 2

Sam Mele: 43
Vern Stephens: 8
Don Lenhardt: S7
Ray Murray: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Bill Renna: W
Jim Finigan: CS2(26)
Jim Finigan: W
Billy Shantz: 9/L
Alex Kellner: S9.1-2
Eddie Joost: 7

Top 3

Billy Hunter: 9
Lou Kretlow: 63
Chico Garcia: 53

Bot 3

Spook Jacobs: 53/BG
Vic Power: S9
Gus Zernial: S6.1-2
Don Bollweg: 43.2-3;1-2
Bill Renna: IW
Jim Finigan: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Chuck Diering: 53
Jim Fridley: E5/TH
Sam Mele: D7.1-3
Vern Stephens: 9/SF.3-H(UR);2-3
Don Lenhardt: 3/FL

Bot 4

Billy Shantz: 7
Alex Kellner: 53
Eddie Joost: K/C

Top 5

Ray Murray: 7
Billy Hunter: 53
Lou Kretlow: 63

Bot 5

Spook Jacobs: 7
Vic Power: 43
Gus Zernial: S7
Don Bollweg: K/C

Top 6

Chico Garcia: 53
Chuck Diering: S7
Jim Fridley: PO1(136)
Jim Fridley: 7

Bot 6

Bill Renna: K
Jim Finigan: 7
Billy Shantz: 63

Top 7

Sam Mele: 7
Vern Stephens: 63
Don Lenhardt: 9

Bot 7

Alex Kellner: 53
Eddie Joost: S8
Spook Jacobs: 46(1)/FO
Vic Power: 43

Top 8

Ray Murray: S7
Billy Hunter: 14/SH.1-2
Lou Kretlow: 9
Chico Garcia: S9.2XH(92)

Bot 8

Gus Zernial: 63
Don Bollweg: 9
Bill Renna: 3/FL

Top 9

Chuck Diering: 9
Jim Fridley: S9
Sam Mele: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 9

Jim Finigan: S8
Billy Shantz: W.1-2
Alex Kellner: 56(1)4/GDP/BG.2-3
Eddie Joost: IW
Lou Limmer: 7

Top 10

Vern Stephens: 53
Don Lenhardt: 2/FL
Ray Murray: 6/L

Bot 10

Vic Power: S7
Gus Zernial: 2/FL
Don Bollweg: 36(1)/FO.B-2(E6/TH)
Bill Renna: IW
Jim Finigan: S9.2-H;1-2