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Baltimore Orioles @ Philadelphia Athletics

1954-07-23 · Night game · Shibe Park · Att: 1791 · 2:25

Baltimore Orioles defeated Philadelphia Athletics 7–5. Baltimore Orioles put up 2 in the 5th. Duane Pillette earned the win. Lou Limmer went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BAL	0	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	1	7	13
PHA	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	5	8

W: Duane Pillette L: Alex Kellner SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Frank Umont · 1B: Bill Grieve · 2B: Joe Paparella · 3B: Bill Summers · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Baltimore Orioles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jim Brideweser	3	1	0	0	0	2
Chuck Diering	5	0	2	2	0	1
Eddie Waitkus	5	2	2	1	0	1
Vern Stephens	5	1	3	1	0	0
Sam Mele	2	1	1	0	2	0
Les Moss	3	0	0	0	1	1
Jim Fridley	4	1	2	2	0	0
Billy Hunter	4	1	1	0	0	0
Duane Pillette	3	0	1	0	0	1
Bobby Young	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Kennedy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clint Courtney	1	0	1	1	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Spook Jacobs	5	0	0	0	0
Lou Limmer	4	2	2	2	1
Vic Power	5	0	1	0	0
Elmer Valo	4	0	1	1	0
Bill Wilson	4	0	1	0	0
Jim Finigan	3	1	2	0	1
Joe DeMaestri	3	0	0	1	0
Jim Robertson	3	1	0	0	1
Alex Kellner	1	0	0	0	0
Don Bollweg	1	0	0	0	0
Bill Renna	1	1	1	0	0

Baltimore Orioles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Duane Pillette	9.0	8	3	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Alex Kellner	6.0	8	3	5
Marion Fricano	3.0	5	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jim Brideweser: K
Chuck Diering: 9
Eddie Waitkus: K/C

Bot 1

Spook Jacobs: 53
Lou Limmer: HR/9
Vic Power: 3/P
Elmer Valo: 4/P

Top 2

Vern Stephens: 63
Sam Mele: S8
Les Moss: 8
Jim Fridley: T9.1-H
Billy Hunter: 9

Bot 2

Bill Wilson: 53
Jim Finigan: T9
Joe DeMaestri: 8/SF.3-H
Jim Robertson: 13/BG

Top 3

Duane Pillette: K/C
Jim Brideweser: 63
Chuck Diering: K/C

Bot 3

Alex Kellner: 13
Spook Jacobs: 43
Lou Limmer: 43

Top 4

Eddie Waitkus: S8
Vern Stephens: WP.1-2
Vern Stephens: 53
Sam Mele: W
Les Moss: W.2-3;1-2
Jim Fridley: 8/SF.3-H
Billy Hunter: 5(2)/FO

Bot 4

Vic Power: 7
Elmer Valo: 31
Bill Wilson: S8
Jim Finigan: W.1-2
Joe DeMaestri: 5/P

Top 5

Duane Pillette: 1/L
Jim Brideweser: HP
Chuck Diering: 43.1-2
Eddie Waitkus: D9.2-H
Vern Stephens: S6.2-H
Sam Mele: W.1-2
Les Moss: 5(2)/FO

Bot 5

Jim Robertson: W
Alex Kellner: 24/SH.1-2
Spook Jacobs: 53
Lou Limmer: W
Vic Power: E4.2-H(NR)(UR);1-2
Elmer Valo: S9.2-H(UR);1-3
Bill Wilson: 8

Top 6

Jim Fridley: S7
Billy Hunter: S7.1-2
Duane Pillette: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Jim Brideweser: K
Chuck Diering: S7.3-H;2-H
Eddie Waitkus: 43

Bot 6

Jim Finigan: D9
Joe DeMaestri: 63
Jim Robertson: 63
Don Bollweg: 4/L

Top 7

Vern Stephens: S8
Sam Mele: 64(1)/FO
Les Moss: SB2
Les Moss: K/C
Jim Fridley: 6/L

Bot 7

Spook Jacobs: 7
Lou Limmer: 8
Vic Power: T7
Elmer Valo: 31

Top 8

Billy Hunter: 8
Duane Pillette: S5
Bobby Young: 3/FL
Chuck Diering: S6.1-2
Eddie Waitkus: 9

Bot 8

Bill Wilson: 63
Jim Finigan: 53
Joe DeMaestri: 63

Top 9

Vern Stephens: S7
Bob Kennedy: WP.1-2
Bob Kennedy: FC/SH.2-3
Clint Courtney: S7.3-H;1-2
Jim Fridley: 5(2)4(1)/GDP
Billy Hunter: CS2(26)

Bot 9

Jim Robertson: 13
Bill Renna: S7
Spook Jacobs: 13.1-2
Lou Limmer: S9.2-H
Vic Power: 64(1)/FO

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