Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Tuesday September 21, 1954 - Orioles come back against Tigers
The light-hitting Orioles appeared down and out against Ned Garver and the Tigers as they came to bat in the bottom of the eighth. They trailed 2-0 and had only three hits against the tough Detroit righthander. Garver was gunning for his nineteenth win and fifth shutout of the year. But the Orioles bats came alive in the 8th as they scored FIVE runs. The big hit was Bob Kennedy's two run single to center field. It came with the bases loaded and one out, and broke a 2-2 tie. The Orioles went on to win 5-2 as Don Larsen held the Tigers at bay in the ninth. The Tigers scored their two runs on solo homers by Wayne Belardi and Fred Hatfield in the sixth and seventh innings, respectively. Harvey Kuenn has led the league in hitting all year long. But it looks like Ted Williams may catch him here in the waning days of the season. Harvey is down to .342 after an 0-for-5 outing in this contest. He'd been hitting in the .350s most of the summer. Williams is hitting .341. |
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1954 Detroit Tigers At 1954 Baltimore Orioles 9/21/1954
Orioles wake up in 8th, score 5 off Garver with BK's hit the tie breaker
Tigers AB R H RBI AVG Orioles AB R H RBI AVG
H.Kuenn SS 5 0 0 0 .342 C.Abrams RF 4 1 1 1 .286
F.Hatfield 2B 5 1 1 1 .248 B.Young 2B 4 1 2 0 .216
J.Delsing LF 5 0 1 0 .234 G.Coan LF 4 0 1 0 .254
R.Boone 3B 4 0 1 0 .309 B.Kennedy 3B 3 0 1 2 .209
W.Belardi 1B 4 1 1 1 .182 D.Kryhoski 1B 2 0 0 0 .237
A.Kaline RF 3 0 1 0 .259 A-F.Kellert PH,1B 1 0 0 0 .240
B.Tuttle CF 1 0 1 0 .252 C.Courtney C 4 0 0 1 .247
F.House C 3 0 1 0 .245 C.Diering CF 4 1 1 0 .257
N.Garver P 3 0 0 0 .138 B.Hunter SS 3 1 2 0 .258
B.Hoeft P 0 0 0 0 .190 B.Turley P 1 0 0 0 .145
M.Blyzka P 0 0 0 0 .000
B-J.Brideweser PH 1 1 1 1 .264
D.Larsen P 0 0 0 0 .178
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 33 2 7 2 Totals 31 5 9 5
A-Pinch Hit For Kryhoski In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Blyzka In 8th Inning
Tigers.......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 2 7 0
Orioles......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 - 5 9 0
Tigers (77-73) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
N.Garver LOSS(18-10) 7 1/3 9 5 5 1 2 0 116 2.70
B.Hoeft 0 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 4.55
Totals 8 9 5 5 2 2 0
Orioles (59-92) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
B.Turley 7 1/3 7 2 2 6 6 2 132 2.62
M.Blyzka WIN(5-4) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.19
D.Larsen SAVE(1st) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5.81
Totals 9 7 2 2 6 7 2
ATTENDANCE- 6,253 DATE- Tuesday, September 21st 1954 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:43
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers:11 Orioles: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 0 Orioles: 0
DOUBLES- B.Tuttle(17th)
TRIPLES- J.Delsing(4th)
HOME RUNS- F.Hatfield(2nd), W.Belardi(13th)
CAUGHT STEALING- B.Young
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Turley
WALKS- R.Boone, A.Kaline, B.Tuttle-2, F.House, N.Garver, B.Kennedy, F.Kellert
HIT BY PITCH- B.Tuttle
STRIKE OUTS- J.Delsing-2, R.Boone-2, W.Belardi, A.Kaline, N.Garver, B.Young,
B.Kennedy
WEB GEMS- Bot 2nd: Harvey Kuenn robbed Bob Kennedy of a base hit.
Top 6th: Clint Courtney blocked the plate, saving a run!
Second baseman Bobby Young had 2 base hits as the Baltimore Orioles outscored
the Detroit Tigers 5 to 2.
Baltimore delivered all the runs required in the 8th inning as they scored 5
runs on 6 base hits. The key offensive moment was provided by Bob Kennedy
who came through for the home fans when he delivered a single scoring two
baserunners. The teams had been locked in a scoreless duel until the 6th
inning.
Mike Blyzka(5-4) got credit for the victory, pitching 2/3 of an inning and
allowing no runs. Don Larsen recorded his 1st save. Ned Garver(18-10) was
the loser.
# posted by Paul D : 8:21 PM
