7/2/1954, WHA54-COM54, Busch Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1954 Whales 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 10 0 6 1
1954 Comets 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 x 5 8 2 5 3
Whales AB R H BI AVG Comets AB R H BI AVG
Ashburn cf 4 0 1 1 .300 Jones, W 3b 1 3 0 0 .264
Dark ss 4 0 0 0 .315 Young 2b 3 1 2 2 .246
Doby rf 1 0 1 0 .287 Kell rf 4 0 1 1 .317
Borkowski pr 2 1 0 0 .281 Clark pr 0 1 0 0 .253
Littrell ph 1 0 0 0 .000 Kiner lf 4 0 2 1 .242
Vollmer lf 0 0 0 0 .438 Bollweg 1b 4 0 0 0 .421
Ennis lf 4 0 1 0 .255 Snyder ss 4 0 1 1 .094
Fondy 1b 4 0 3 1 .311 Hegan c 4 0 2 0 .230
Finigan 3b 3 1 1 0 .357 Baumholtz cf 3 0 0 0 .265
O'Connell 2b 4 0 0 0 .276 Fowler p 3 0 0 0 .028
House c 4 1 2 0 .255 Hacker p 0 0 0 0 .333
Coleman, Joe p 3 0 1 1 .194 30 5 8 5
Metkovich ph 1 0 0 0 .289
35 3 10 3
Whales INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Coleman, Joe L 5-7 8.0 8 5 5 3 2 114 70 3.71
8.0 8 5 5 3 2 114 70
Comets INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Fowler 7.1 10 3 2 1 6 113 78 4.51
Hacker W 4-5 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 12 7 5.84
9.0 10 3 2 1 7 125 85
WHA: Borkowski ran for Doby in the 1st
Borkowski moved to rf in the 1st
Littrell batted for Borkowski in the 8th
Vollmer inserted at lf in the 8th
Ennis moved to rf in the 8th
Metkovich batted for Coleman, Joe in the 9th
COM: Clark ran for Kell in the 8th
Clark moved to rf in the 9th
E-Bollweg, Fowler. 2B-Fondy, Kiner, Hegan. HR-Young(7). SB-Jones, W(2).
K-Ennis, Finigan, O'Connell 2, Coleman, Joe 2, Littrell, Jones, W, Fowler.
BB-Finigan, Jones, W 3. SH-Young.
GWRBI: Kell
Larry Doby was injured for this game only
Temperature: 76, Field: wet, Sky: threatening, Wind: left to right at 1 MPH,
Rain Delays: 22 minutes.
7/2/1954, WHA54-COM54, Busch Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1954 Whales 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 10 0 6 1
1954 Comets 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 x 5 8 2 5 3
Whales -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Ashburn cf 1>53 43 6>63 S.2-H;1-3
Dark ss 8 63 43 643/gdp
Doby rf S
Borkowski pr 4>43 e1.B-1
Littrell ph 8>k
Vollmer lf
Ennis lf k 63 S.1-2 e3.B-1
Fondy 1b 2>S 7 note 1 S.1-3
Finigan 3b k 5>S 7>W Hacker
463/gdp
O'Connell 2b 8 643/gdp k 9>k
House c 7 S S.1-3 9
Coleman, Joe p 3>k k S.3-H;1-2
Metkovich ph 3
1: D.2-H;1XH(762)
Comets -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Jones, W 3b 1>W k(23) 6>W 8>W
Young 2b HR.1-H S 13/SH.1-2 SB2
43.2-3
Kell rf 43 4 8 S.3-H
Clark pr
Kiner lf 53 4>63 D.2-H S.1-3
Bollweg 1b 8 43 31 1
Snyder ss 2>6/L 43 7>43 S.3-H;1-3
Hegan c S 5>53 D 64/f
Baumholtz cf 543/gdp 6/L 43.2-3
Fowler p 3>k 43 7
Hacker p
Whales IN OUT ER Comets IN OUT ER
Coleman, Joe A1 D7 5 L 5-7 Fowler A1 D5 2
Hacker D6 D9 0 W 4-5