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Baltimore Orioles @ Philadelphia Athletics

1954-06-03 · Night game · Shibe Park · Att: 2187 · 2:11

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Baltimore Orioles 6–2. Philadelphia Athletics put up 2 in the 8th. Marion Fricano earned the win. Joe DeMaestri went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BAL	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	9
PHA	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	2		6	14

W: Marion Fricano L: Don Larsen SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Nestor Chylak · 1B: Joe Paparella · 2B: Jim Honochick · 3B: Bill McGowan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Baltimore Orioles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cal Abrams	4	0	1	0	1	2
Billy Hunter	5	0	1	0	0	0
Eddie Waitkus	4	0	1	0	0	0
Sam Mele	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Kennedy	4	0	2	0	0	0
Jim Fridley	4	1	2	0	0	0
Clint Courtney	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bobby Young	3	1	1	1	1	0
Don Larsen	3	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Kryhoski	1	0	0	1	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Spook Jacobs	5	0	3	1	0	1
Elmer Valo	3	2	2	1	2	0
Jim Finigan	4	0	0	0	1	0
Gus Zernial	5	0	2	1	0	0
Don Bollweg	4	0	2	0	0	0
Ed McGhee	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe DeMaestri	4	3	3	1	0	0
Billy Shantz	3	1	2	1	1	1
Marion Fricano	3	0	0	0	0	2

Baltimore Orioles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Larsen	7.0	10	4	4
Marlin Stuart	1.0	4	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Marion Fricano	9.0	9	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Cal Abrams: 53
Billy Hunter: 2/FL
Eddie Waitkus: D7
Sam Mele: E6
Bob Kennedy: 63

Bot 1

Spook Jacobs: S5
Elmer Valo: W.1-2
Jim Finigan: W.2-3;1-2
Gus Zernial: 4/P
Don Bollweg: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Jim Fridley: D7
Clint Courtney: 43
Bobby Young: FC6.2X3(64);B-1
Don Larsen: 2/FL

Bot 2

Ed McGhee: 8
Joe DeMaestri: HR/7
Billy Shantz: K
Marion Fricano: 13/BG

Top 3

Cal Abrams: K
Billy Hunter: 3/P
Eddie Waitkus: 31

Bot 3

Spook Jacobs: K
Elmer Valo: 7
Jim Finigan: 53

Top 4

Sam Mele: 53
Bob Kennedy: S8
Jim Fridley: 8
Clint Courtney: 46(1)/FO

Bot 4

Gus Zernial: S7
Don Bollweg: D9.1-3
Ed McGhee: 5/P
Joe DeMaestri: 5/L
Billy Shantz: IW
Marion Fricano: K

Top 5

Bobby Young: HR/7
Don Larsen: 2/FL
Cal Abrams: W
Billy Hunter: 7
Eddie Waitkus: 3

Bot 5

Spook Jacobs: 9
Elmer Valo: T9
Jim Finigan: 4/L
Gus Zernial: S8.3-H
Don Bollweg: 9

Top 6

Sam Mele: 5/FL
Bob Kennedy: D7
Jim Fridley: 7/L
Clint Courtney: 63

Bot 6

Ed McGhee: 63
Joe DeMaestri: S7
Billy Shantz: D7.1-H
Marion Fricano: K/C
Spook Jacobs: S8.2XH(82)

Top 7

Bobby Young: W
Don Larsen: 54(1)3/GDP
Cal Abrams: K/C

Bot 7

Elmer Valo: W
Jim Finigan: SB2
Jim Finigan: 31.2-3
Gus Zernial: 8/OBS.3-H(E5)(NR)
Don Bollweg: S4
Ed McGhee: 8

Top 8

Billy Hunter: S8
Eddie Waitkus: 8
Sam Mele: 3/FL
Bob Kennedy: 9

Bot 8

Joe DeMaestri: S7
Billy Shantz: S9.1-2
Marion Fricano: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Spook Jacobs: S6.3-H;2-3
Elmer Valo: S7.3-H;1-2
Jim Finigan: 7/L
Gus Zernial: 53

Top 9

Jim Fridley: S7
Clint Courtney: S9.1-2
Bobby Young: 36(1)/FO.2-3
Dick Kryhoski: 53.3-H;1-2
Cal Abrams: S6.2-3
Billy Hunter: 8

Notes & reviews

Elmer Valo went back to 3B to tag up on the short fly ball; Bob Kennedy collided with Valo, who was unable to score; Kennedy called for obstruction by 3B umpire Bill McGowan

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