5/18/1954, WOR54-KCB54, Griffith Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1954 Grays 0 4 6 1 0 2 0 2 0 15 16 1 9 0
1954 Blues 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 5 7 3 4 2
Grays AB R H BI AVG Blues AB R H BI AVG
Yost 3b 2 1 0 0 .261 Runnels ss 4 1 1 1 .252
O'Connell ph 1 0 0 0 .232 Adcock 1b 4 1 1 0 .318
Smith,A lf 4 1 1 1 .248 Mueller lf 4 2 2 0 .350
Vollmer ph 0 0 0 0 .300 Kaline rf 4 0 1 2 .257
Bell cf 6 0 2 1 .307 Campanella c 3 1 0 1 .213
Hodges 1b 4 1 1 2 .292 Jacobs 2b 3 0 0 0 .250
Alston ph 1 0 1 0 .167 Mrozinski p 0 0 0 0 .000
Dittmer 2b 5 2 1 0 .227 Post cf 2 0 1 1 .241
Sarni c 6 4 3 1 .306 Wertz ph 2 0 0 0 .316
Delsing rf 4 3 3 5 .367 Command 3b 2 0 0 0 .217
Strickland ss 4 3 3 2 .250 McDonald p 0 0 0 0 .000
Gromek p 4 0 1 2 .143 Courtney ph 1 0 1 0 .293
41 15 16 14 Baczewski p 0 0 0 0 .000
Pesky 2b 1 0 0 0 .167
Nixon p 0 0 0 0 .190
Strahs p 1 0 0 0 .000
Kipper p 0 0 0 0 .000
Lepcio 3b 3 0 0 0 .197
34 5 7 5
Grays INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Gromek W 5-4 9.0 7 5 5 1 3 115 75 4.48
9.0 7 5 5 1 3 115 75
Blues INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Nixon L 3-3 2.2 7 9 5 4 1 76 38 3.93
Strahs 0.2 4 2 2 2 0 24 13 10.13
Kipper 2.0 1 2 2 2 2 31 15 17.80
McDonald 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 32 19 0.00
Baczewski 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 26 14 8.74
Mrozinski 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 3.29
9.0 16 15 11 9 4 199 105
WOR: O'Connell batted for Yost in the 8th
Vollmer batted for Smith,A in the 8th
O'Connell moved to 3b in the 8th
Vollmer moved to lf in the 8th
Alston batted for Hodges in the 9th
Alston moved to 1b in the 9th
KCB: Lepcio inserted at 3b in the 6th
Wertz batted for Post in the 7th
Courtney batted for McDonald in the 7th
Wertz moved to cf in the 8th
Pesky inserted at 2b in the 9th
E-Strickland, Kaline, Jacobs, Command. 2B-Sarni 2(3), Delsing 2(4),
Mueller(9), Kaline(4), Post(5). HR-Delsing(3), Strickland(3), Runnels(5).
RBI-Smith,A(21), Bell(25), Hodges 2(33), Sarni(11), Delsing 5(19),
Strickland 2(13), Gromek 2(2), Runnels(14), Kaline 2(23), Campanella(14),
Post(9). K-Smith,A 2, Bell, Sarni, Command, Strahs, Lepcio. BB-Yost 3,
Smith,A, Hodges, Dittmer, Delsing, Strickland, Vollmer, Jacobs. SH-Gromek.
HBP-Campanella. HB-Gromek. WP-Baczewski.
GWRBI: Sarni
Temperature: 81, Sky: threatening, Wind: right to left at 11 MPH.
5/18/1954, WOR54-KCB54, Griffith Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1954 Grays 0 4 6 1 0 2 0 2 0 15 16 1 9 0
1954 Blues 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 5 7 3 4 2
Grays -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Yost 3b 1>W W W Kipper 9
643/gdp
O'Connell ph
Smith,A lf k S.3-H;1-2 Strahs 5>k 7>3/g
W.2-3;1-2
Vollmer ph
Bell cf 163/gdp 5/f note 1 k S
Hodges 1b 2>W 3>8 note 2 7 7
Alston ph
Dittmer 2b 31.1-2 S 8 6>W 43
Sarni c D.2-H e5.1-3;B-1 4>S D.1-3 8>Baczewski
k
Delsing rf D.2-H HR.3-H;1-H W.1-2 9.3-H;2-3 D
Strickland ss note 3 S 53.2-3;1-2 W HR.2-H
Gromek p 31.2-3 3/SH.1-2 S.3-H;2-3 McDonald 63
63.3-H;1-2
1: S.3-H;2-3;1-2 2: S.3-H;2-H;1-2 3: S.2-H;B-2(e9)
Blues -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Runnels ss 1>3/g 4>43 HR 43
Adcock 1b 63 8 3 8>S
Mueller lf 8 43 S D.1-3
Kaline rf 2>163 5>43 note 1 note 2
Campanella c 3/g HBP 63 53.3-H
Jacobs 2b 7 4 7>W 3/fl
Mrozinski p
Post cf 3>53 D.1-H
Wertz ph 46/f.B-1 9>7
Command 3b k 43
McDonald p
Courtney ph S.1-3
Baczewski p
Pesky 2b 7
Nixon p
Strahs p k
Kipper p
Lepcio 3b 6>63 k 13
1: D.1-H;B-3(e6/th) 2: 3/g.3-H;2-3
Grays -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Yost 3b
O'Connell ph e4.B-2
Smith,A lf
Vollmer ph W
Bell cf wp.2-3;1-2
8
Hodges 1b
Alston ph 9>S
Dittmer 2b Mrozinski
3/g.1-2
Sarni c 3/fl
Delsing rf PO2(26)
Strickland ss
Gromek p
Blues -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Runnels ss
Adcock 1b
Mueller lf
Kaline rf
Campanella c
Jacobs 2b
Mrozinski p
Post cf
Wertz ph
Command 3b
McDonald p
Courtney ph
Baczewski p
Pesky 2b
Nixon p
Strahs p
Kipper p
Lepcio 3b
Grays IN OUT ER Blues IN OUT ER
Gromek A1 D9 5 W 5-4 Nixon A1 C1 5 L 3-3
Strahs C2 C9 2
Kipper D1 D8 2
McDonald D9 E5 0
Baczewski E6 F4 2
Mrozinski F5 F6 0
5/18/1954, WOR54-KCB54, Griffith Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1954 Grays 0 4 6 1 0 2 0 2 0 15 16 1 9 0
1954 Blues 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 5 7 3 4 2
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Grays batting
0-0 0 --- 30 Yost walked (BBBB)
0-0 0 1-- 22 Smith,A struck out (CBBCS)
0-0 1 1-- 00 Bell grounded into a double play, Nixon to Runnels to
Adcock (X)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Blues batting
0-0 0 --- 32 Runnels grounded out to first (BFCBBX)
0-0 1 --- 12 Adcock grounded out to short (FCBFX)
0-0 2 --- 00 Mueller flied out to center (X)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Grays batting
0-0 0 --- 31 Hodges walked (BBSBB)
0-0 0 1-- 32 Dittmer grounded out to first, Hodges to second
(FbBBBCFFX)
0-0 1 -2- 11 Sarni lined a double to left center, Hodges scored (CBX)
1-0 1 -2- 31 Delsing doubled deep down the left-field line, Sarni
scored (BBFBX)
2-0 1 -2- 32 Strickland lined a single to shallow right, Delsing
scored, Strickland to second on an error by the right
fielder Kaline (CBBBSX)
3-0 1 -2- 11 Gromek grounded out to first, Strickland to third (BFX)
3-0 2 --3 30 Yost walked (BBBB)
3-0 2 1-3 22 Smith,A reached on an infield single to second,
Strickland scored, Yost to second (BCBFX)
4-0 2 12- 01 Bell grounded to third, forcing Yost at third (CX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Blues batting
4-0 0 --- 00 Kaline grounded out to the mound (X)
4-0 1 --- 00 Campanella grounded out to first (X)
4-0 2 --- 20 Jacobs flied out to left (BBX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Grays batting
4-0 0 --- 01 Hodges flied out to center (CX)
4-0 1 --- 31 Dittmer grounded a single up the middle (CBBBX)
4-0 1 1-- 22 Dittmer to third, Sarni to first on an error by the third
baseman Command (CBBFX)
4-0 1 1-3 01 Delsing homered deep to right, Dittmer scored, Sarni
scored (CX)
7-0 1 --- 21 Strickland lined a single to left (BBCX)
7-0 1 1-- 00 Gromek sacrifice bunted to first, Strickland to second
(Xb)
7-0 2 -2- 32 Yost walked (CBBCBB)
Strahs now pitching
7-0 2 12- 30 Smith,A walked, Strickland to third, Yost to second (BBBB)
7-0 2 123 22 Bell reached on an infield single to first, Strickland
scored, Yost to third, Smith,A to second (BBFFFX)
8-0 2 123 11 Hodges grounded a single up the middle, Yost scored,
Smith,A scored, Bell to second (CBX)
10-0 2 12- 01 Dittmer flied out to center (CX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Blues batting
10-0 0 --- 22 Post grounded out to third (CFBFBX)
10-0 1 --- 02 Command struck out (CCS)
10-0 2 --- 02 Strahs struck out (FSFC)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Grays batting
10-0 0 --- 00 Sarni lined a single to right center (X)
10-0 0 1-- 32 Delsing walked, Sarni to second (BBCSBB)
10-0 0 12- 00 Strickland grounded out to third, Sarni to third, Delsing
to second (X)
10-0 1 -23 00 Gromek reached on an infield single to third, Sarni
scored, Delsing to third (X)
Kipper now pitching
11-0 1 1-3 10 Yost grounded into a double play, Runnels to Jacobs to
Adcock (BX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Blues batting
11-0 0 --- 11 Runnels grounded out to second (FBX)
11-0 1 --- 10 Adcock flied out to center (BX)
11-0 2 --- 10 Mueller grounded out to second (BX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Grays batting
11-0 0 --- 22 Smith,A struck out (BBCCFFC)
11-0 1 --- 22 Bell struck out (CBBFS)
11-0 2 --- 11 Hodges lined out to left (CBX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Blues batting
11-0 0 --- 00 Kaline grounded out to second (X)
11-0 1 --- 12 Campanella was hit by a pitch (CBSH)
11-0 1 1-- 21 Jacobs popped out to second (BBCX)
11-0 2 1-- 12 Post doubled deep to right, Campanella scored (BCSX)
11-1 2 -2- 00 Command grounded out to second (X)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Grays batting
11-1 0 --- 30 Dittmer walked (BBBB)
11-1 0 1-- 11 Sarni grounded a double down the third base line, Dittmer
to third (CBX)
11-1 0 -23 11 Delsing flied out to right, Dittmer scored, Sarni to
third (BSX)
12-1 1 --3 30 Strickland walked (BBBB)
Lepcio now playing third base
McDonald now pitching
12-1 1 1-3 12 Gromek grounded out to short, Sarni scored, Strickland to
second (BSCX)
13-1 2 -2- 31 Yost flied out to right (BCBBX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Blues batting
13-1 0 --- 11 Lepcio grounded out to short (SBX)
13-1 1 --- 31 Runnels homered deep to right (BBCBX)
13-2 1 --- 00 Adcock popped out to first (X)
13-2 2 --- 21 Mueller lined a single to shallow right (BBCX)
13-2 2 1-- 01 Kaline grounded a double down the third base line,
Mueller scored, Kaline to third on an error by the
shortstop Strickland (FX)
13-3 2 --3 02 Campanella grounded out to short (SCX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Grays batting
13-3 0 --- 32 Smith,A grounded out to first (BBCBFX)
13-3 1 --- 00 Bell lined a single between first and second (X)
13-3 1 1-- 32 Hodges flied out to left (BBCCFBX)
13-3 2 1-- 32 Dittmer grounded out to second (BBFSB>F>F>F>X)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Blues batting
13-3 0 --- 31 Jacobs walked (BBCBB)
Wertz pinch hitting for Post
13-3 0 1-- 02 Wertz grounded to second, forcing Jacobs at second, Wertz
to first (CCFX)
Courtney pinch hitting for McDonald
13-3 1 1-- 21 Courtney singled to right center, Wertz to third (BCBX)
13-3 1 1-3 12 Lepcio struck out (BSFC)
13-3 2 1-3 32 Runnels grounded out to second (BBFSB>X)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Grays batting
Wertz moved to center field
Baczewski now pitching
13-3 0 --- 22 Sarni struck out (BFFBS)
13-3 1 --- 00 Delsing doubled deep to right (X)
13-3 1 -2- 00 Strickland homered deep to left center, Delsing scored (X)
15-3 1 --- 10 Gromek grounded out to short (BX)
O'Connell pinch hitting for Yost
15-3 2 --- 01 O'Connell to second on an error by the second baseman
Jacobs (FX)
Vollmer pinch hitting for Smith,A
15-3 2 -2- 31 Vollmer walked (BBSBB)
15-3 2 12- 00 Baczewski threw a wild pitch, O'Connell to third, Vollmer
to second (B)
15-3 2 -23 21 Bell lined out to center (B.CBX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Blues batting
O'Connell moved to third base
Vollmer moved to left field
15-3 0 --- 01 Adcock lined a single down the left field line (FX)
15-3 0 1-- 11 Mueller lined a double to left center, Adcock to third
(FBX)
15-3 0 -23 10 Kaline grounded out to first, Adcock scored, Mueller to
third (BX)
15-4 1 --3 11 Campanella grounded out to third, Mueller scored (CBX)
15-5 2 --- 00 Jacobs popped out to first (X)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Grays batting
Alston pinch hitting for Hodges
15-5 0 --- 32 Alston reached on an infield single to the pitcher
(BBFBFX)
Pesky now playing second base
Mrozinski now pitching
15-5 0 1-- 12 Dittmer grounded out to first, Alston to second (BSSX)
15-5 1 -2- 01 Sarni popped out to first (CX)
15-5 2 -2- 21 Alston was picked off second by Campanella (BCBB+2)
************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Blues batting
Alston moved to first base
15-5 0 --- 21 Wertz flied out to left (BBCX)
15-5 1 --- 10 Pesky flied out to left (BX)
15-5 2 --- 22 Lepcio grounded out to the mound (CCBFBX)