9/17/1954, ROC54-KCB54, Griffith Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1954 Arsenal 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 10 1 12 1 1954 Blues 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 2 10 3 Arsenal AB R H BI AVG Blues AB R H BI AVG Abrams rf 4 0 0 0 .331 Post cf 2 0 0 1 .216 Bolling,M ss 5 1 1 0 .240 Adcock ph 1 0 0 0 .278 McMillan ss 0 0 0 0 .214 Courtney c 4 0 0 0 .282 Mantle cf 2 0 0 0 .301 Kaline rf 5 0 1 0 .261 Rosen 3b 4 1 1 0 .312 Mueller lf 5 0 1 0 .319 Burgess,S c 3 1 2 1 .375 Wertz 1b 3 0 1 0 .281 Lopata ph 0 0 0 0 .343 Jacobs 2b 3 2 2 0 .273 Cunningham 1b 3 2 2 1 .321 Runnels ss 3 1 0 1 .287 Coan lf 3 0 2 1 .250 Lepcio 3b 4 0 1 1 .220 Dorish p 0 0 0 0 .125 Nixon p 1 0 0 0 .231 Coleman,Je 2b 5 0 1 1 .210 Mrozinski p 1 0 0 0 .000 Larsen p 3 0 1 1 .263 Bridges ph 1 0 0 0 .162 Fridley lf 0 0 0 0 .259 Wiesler p 0 0 0 0 .000 32 5 10 5 33 3 6 3 Arsenal INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Larsen W 9-6 8.0 5 3 3 7 4 143 83 5.30 Dorish S 24 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 13 8 4.02 9.0 6 3 3 7 5 156 91 Blues INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Nixon L 8-10 4.2 10 5 4 3 0 90 49 4.49 Mrozinski 3.1 0 0 0 4 2 57 25 4.58 Wiesler 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 19 9 7.89 9.0 10 5 4 9 2 166 83 ROC: McMillan inserted at ss in the 8th Lopata batted for Burgess,S in the 9th Fridley inserted at lf in the 9th Lopata moved to c in the 9th KCB: Bridges batted for Mrozinski in the 8th Adcock batted for Post in the 9th E-Coleman,Je, Post, Jacobs. 2B-Mueller(28), Wertz(9). 3B-Jacobs(2). RBI-Burgess,S(82), Cunningham(70), Coan(27), Coleman,Je(10), Larsen(9), Post(29), Runnels(41), Lepcio(28). CS-Coan. K-Coan, Larsen, Post, Kaline, Nixon, Mrozinski, Adcock. BB-Abrams, Mantle 3, Rosen, Burgess,S, Cunningham 2, Lopata, Post 2, Courtney, Wertz, Jacobs, Runnels, Nixon. SH-Coan 2. HBP-Larsen. HB-Nixon. GWRBI: Coan Temperature: 72, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: in from center at 6 MPH. 9/17/1954, ROC54-KCB54, Griffith Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1954 Arsenal 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 10 1 12 1 1954 Blues 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 2 10 3 Arsenal -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Abrams rf 1>3 5/f 4>43 Mrozinski 6 W.1-2 Bolling,M ss 8 3>S 9 9 8>e4.B-1 McMillan ss Mantle cf 53 W.1-2 W 6>W 463/gdp Rosen 3b 2>S note 1 W.1-2 36/gdp 53 Burgess,S c S.1-2 S.3-H;1-2 43 W 9>Wiesler Lopata ph W Cunningham 1b S.2-H;1-2 note 2 5>S W.1-2 W.1-2 Coan lf note 3 note 4 S.1-3 k note 5 Dorish p Coleman,Je 2b 13 S.3-H;2-3 CS2(24) 7>8 note 6 9 Larsen p HBP 54/f S.3-H k Fridley lf 1: 64/f.2-3;B-1 2: 15/f.1-2;B-1 3: 54/SH.2-3;1-2 4: S.2-H;1-3(e8/th);B-2 5: 34/SH.2-3;1-2 6: 9/dp.3xH(92) Blues -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Post cf 1>k note 1 W 9 9>Dorish Adcock ph k Courtney c e4.B-1 3/L W.1-2 4/L 43 Kaline rf 9 463/gdp k 7>63 S Mueller lf D.1-3 3>4/L 4/L 31 53 Wertz 1b 63 W 5>63 D Jacobs 2b 2>W S.1-2 T 43 Runnels ss W.1-2 8 43.3-H 8>5/L Lepcio 3b S.2-H;1-2 7 8 9 Nixon p W.2-3;1-2 4>k Mrozinski p 6>k Bridges ph 63 Wiesler p 1: W.3-H;2-3;1-2 Arsenal IN OUT ER Blues IN OUT ER Larsen A1 D9 3 W 9-6 Nixon A1 C9 4 L 8-10 Dorish E1 E4 0 S 24 Mrozinski D1 E4 0 Wiesler E5 E8 0 9/17/1954, ROC54-KCB54, Griffith Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1954 Arsenal 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 10 1 12 1 1954 Blues 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 2 10 3 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Arsenal batting 0-0 0 --- 31 Abrams popped out to first (BCBBX) 0-0 1 --- 10 Bolling,M flied out to center (BX) 0-0 2 --- 10 Mantle grounded out to third (BX) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Blues batting 0-0 0 --- 32 Post struck out (BCCBBS) 0-0 1 --- 02 Courtney to first on an error by the second baseman Coleman,Je (CFX) 0-0 1 1-- 10 Kaline flied out to right (BX) 0-0 2 1-- 00 Mueller grounded a double down the first base line, Courtney to third (X) 0-0 2 -23 22 Wertz grounded out to short (BBCSX) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Arsenal batting 0-0 0 --- 11 Rosen grounded a single up the middle (FBX) 0-0 0 1-- 32 Burgess,S lined a single to shallow right, Rosen to second (BCBBSX) 0-0 0 12- 00 Cunningham grounded a single between third and short, Rosen scored, Burgess,S to second (X) 1-0 0 12- 00 Coan sacrifice bunted to third, Burgess,S to third, Cunningham to second (Xb) 1-0 1 -23 00 Coleman,Je grounded out to the mound (X) 1-0 2 -23 12 Larsen was hit by a pitch (SCFBFH) 1-0 2 123 01 Abrams grounded to third, forcing Cunningham at third (CX) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Blues batting 1-0 0 --- 30 Jacobs walked (BBBB) 1-0 0 1-- 31 Runnels walked, Jacobs to second (1BBSBB) 1-0 0 12- 20 Lepcio grounded a single between third and short, Jacobs scored, Runnels to second (BBX) 1-1 0 12- 32 Nixon walked, Runnels to third, Lepcio to second (BbBbSbFbBB) 1-1 0 123 30 Post walked, Runnels scored, Lepcio to third, Nixon to second (BBBB) 1-2 0 123 21 Courtney lined out to first (BBCX) 1-2 1 123 21 Kaline grounded into a double play, Coleman,Je to Bolling,M to Cunningham (BBSX) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Arsenal batting 1-2 0 --- 21 Bolling,M lined a single to right (BCBX) 1-2 0 1-- 30 Mantle walked, Bolling,M to second (BBBB) 1-2 0 12- 00 Rosen grounded to short, forcing Mantle at second, Bolling,M to third, Rosen to first (X) 1-2 1 1-3 11 Burgess,S grounded a single up the middle, Bolling,M scored, Rosen to second (BFX) 2-2 1 12- 00 Cunningham grounded to the mound, forcing Rosen at third, Burgess,S to second, Cunningham to first (X) 2-2 2 12- 01 Coan grounded a single up the middle, Burgess,S scored, Cunningham to third on an error by the center fielder Post, Coan to second (CX) 3-2 2 -23 12 Coleman,Je reached on an infield single to short, Cunningham scored, Coan to third (BCSX) 4-2 2 1-3 00 Larsen grounded to third, forcing Coleman,Je at second (X) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Blues batting 4-2 0 --- 01 Mueller lined out to second (CX) 4-2 1 --- 31 Wertz walked (BBBFB) 4-2 1 1-- 10 Jacobs singled to shallow center, Wertz to second (BX) 4-2 1 12- 22 Runnels popped out to center (BCBFX) 4-2 2 12- 21 Lepcio flied out to left (BBCX) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Arsenal batting 4-2 0 --- 22 Abrams grounded out to second (CFBBFX) 4-2 1 --- 21 Bolling,M flied out to right (BCBX) 4-2 2 --- 32 Mantle walked (BFBBFB) 4-2 2 1-- 31 Rosen walked, Mantle to second (BBBCB) 4-2 2 12- 21 Burgess,S grounded out to second (CBBX) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Blues batting 4-2 0 --- 22 Nixon struck out (CBFBS) 4-2 1 --- 31 Post walked (FBBBB) 4-2 1 1-- 32 Courtney walked, Post to second (BCBFBFFFB) 4-2 1 12- 02 Kaline struck out (FCFS) 4-2 2 12- 11 Mueller lined out to second (SBX) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Arsenal batting 4-2 0 --- 11 Cunningham lined a single to shallow center (BCX) 4-2 0 1-- 31 Coan lined a single to right center, Cunningham to third (BBSBX) 4-2 0 1-3 00 Coan was caught stealing second (>B) 4-2 1 --3 31 Coleman,Je flied out to right (>B.CBBX) 4-2 2 --3 11 Larsen grounded a single between first and second, Cunningham scored (CBX) Mrozinski now pitching 5-2 2 1-- 31 Abrams walked, Larsen to second (BBBCB) 5-2 2 12- 31 Bolling,M flied out to right (BBBCX) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Blues batting 5-2 0 --- 12 Wertz grounded out to short (FCFBFX) 5-2 1 --- 00 Jacobs tripled deep to right center (X) 5-2 1 --3 00 Runnels grounded out to second, Jacobs scored (X) 5-3 2 --- 22 Lepcio flied out to center (CFFBBFFFX) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Arsenal batting 5-3 0 --- 32 Mantle walked (BBBCFB) 5-3 0 1-- 21 Rosen grounded into a double play, Wertz to Runnels (BBCX) 5-3 2 --- 32 Burgess,S walked (CFFBBBB) 5-3 2 1-- 31 Cunningham walked, Burgess,S to second (BSBBB) 5-3 2 12- 32 Coan struck out (SBCBB>C) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Blues batting 5-3 0 --- 12 Mrozinski struck out (BCSS) 5-3 1 --- 01 Post flied out to right (FX) 5-3 2 --- 00 Courtney lined out to second (X) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Arsenal batting 5-3 0 --- 10 Coleman,Je flied out to center (BX) 5-3 1 --- 02 Larsen struck out (CSS) 5-3 2 --- 21 Abrams popped out to short (BBSX) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Blues batting 5-3 0 --- 22 Kaline grounded out to short (FFBFFFFBFX) 5-3 1 --- 32 Mueller grounded out to first (BCFBBX) 5-3 2 --- 12 Wertz doubled deep to right (CFBX) 5-3 2 -2- 01 Jacobs grounded out to second (FX) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Arsenal batting 5-3 0 --- 11 Bolling,M to first on an error by the second baseman Jacobs (BSX) 5-3 0 1-- 21 Mantle grounded into a double play, Jacobs to Runnels to Wertz (FBBX) 5-3 2 --- 20 Rosen grounded out to third (BBX) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Blues batting McMillan now playing shortstop 5-3 0 --- 11 Runnels lined out to third (BCX) 5-3 1 --- 00 Lepcio flied out to right (X) Bridges pinch hitting for Mrozinski 5-3 2 --- 10 Bridges grounded out to short (BX) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Arsenal batting Wiesler now pitching Lopata pinch hitting for Burgess,S 5-3 0 --- 32 Lopata walked (FBBBFFB) 5-3 0 1-- 31 Cunningham walked, Lopata to second (BBFBB) 5-3 0 12- 00 Coan sacrifice bunted to first, Lopata to third, Cunningham to second (Xb) 5-3 1 -23 22 Coleman,Je flied out into a double play, Kaline to Courtney, Lopata out at home (CFBBFX) ************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Blues batting Fridley now playing left field Dorish now pitching Lopata moved to catcher Adcock pinch hitting for Post 5-3 0 --- 32 Adcock struck out (BBFCBFS) 5-3 1 --- 10 Courtney grounded out to second (BX) 5-3 2 --- 11 Kaline lined a single to right center (FBX) 5-3 2 1-- 00 Mueller grounded out to third (X)