9/26/1954, BRK54-EKL54, game 1, County Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1954 Royal Giants 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 0 8 12 2 11 3 1954 Larks 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 7 14 0 10 0 Royal Giants AB R H BI AVG Larks AB R H BI AVG Ashburn cf 4 2 2 0 .313 Busby cf 3 1 3 0 .315 Stephens 3b 5 1 2 1 .266 Umphlett cf 1 1 1 0 .196 Torgeson 1b 3 1 0 1 .265 Fox,N 2b 5 0 1 2 .281 Banks ss 5 1 2 3 .272 Kuenn ss 3 0 1 0 .306 Shuba rf 4 1 0 0 .194 Cox ss 2 0 1 1 .224 Cole,Di 2b 3 0 1 0 .188 Doby rf 1 0 0 0 .248 Hemus ph 1 0 1 1 .316 Thomson rf 3 1 1 0 .187 Woodling lf 4 1 2 2 .292 Agganis 1b 3 0 0 1 .258 Picone p 0 0 0 0 .333 Waitkus 1b 1 0 1 0 .338 Fox,H p 0 0 0 0 .143 Power lf 5 1 1 0 .280 Yvars c 4 0 0 0 .149 Adams 3b 1 0 0 0 .238 Trice p 3 0 1 0 .333 Hatfield 3b 3 1 2 1 .315 Kemmerer p 0 0 0 0 .222 Moss c 5 1 1 1 .145 Cavarretta ph 1 1 1 0 .333 Gray,J p 3 1 0 0 .000 Olson lf 1 0 0 0 .238 Garver p 0 0 0 0 .088 38 8 12 8 Bishop p 0 0 0 0 .250 Pierce p 0 0 0 0 .277 Kress ph 1 0 1 0 .500 Buhl p 0 0 0 0 .000 40 7 14 6 Royal Giants INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Trice 5.2 9 6 1 3 0 88 56 7.30 Kemmerer W 4-2 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 20 12 5.06 Picone H 3 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 13 6 6.55 Fox,H S 18 1.2 3 1 1 0 0 25 18 6.79 9.0 14 7 2 4 2 146 92 Larks INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Gray,J 6.2 7 4 4 7 3 131 67 4.50 Garver H 4 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 2.58 Bishop 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 6.98 Pierce BS 5, L 12-8 1.0 4 3 3 0 2 31 18 4.22 Buhl 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 15 10 5.60 9.0 12 8 8 7 5 182 99 BRK: Hemus batted for Cole,Di in the 7th Hemus moved to 2b in the 7th Cavarretta batted for Kemmerer in the 8th Olson inserted at lf in the 8th EKL: Umphlett inserted at cf in the 6th Cox inserted at ss in the 6th Thomson inserted at rf in the 6th Hatfield inserted at 3b in the 6th Waitkus inserted at 1b in the 8th Kress batted for Pierce in the 8th E-Stephens, Trice. 2B-Woodling(10), Hemus(18), Power(21). HR-Banks(17). RBI-Stephens(56), Torgeson(31), Banks 3(103), Woodling 2(47), Hemus(33), Fox,N 2(39), Agganis(28), Moss(4), Cox(10), Hatfield(15). K-Shuba, Woodling, Yvars 2, Trice, Moss, Thomson. BB-Ashburn 2, Torgeson 2, Shuba, Woodling, Hemus, Doby, Agganis, Adams, Umphlett. SH-Yvars. GWRBI: Banks Temperature: 70, Sky: clear, Wind: out to right at 10 MPH. 9/26/1954, BRK54-EKL54, game 1, County Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1954 Royal Giants 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 0 8 12 2 11 3 1954 Larks 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 7 14 0 10 0 Royal Giants -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Ashburn cf 1>7 W.1-2 IW 7>S Pierce S.1-2 Stephens 3b 3 4/L S.2-H;1-3 4 S.2-3;1-2 Torgeson 1b 43 13 W.1-2 W.1-2 8.3-H;2-3 Banks ss 2>S 4>63 64/f 7 HR.3-H;1-H Shuba rf 5 53 6>43 W.2-3;1-2 k Cole,Di 2b 63.1-2 4 S Hemus ph note 1 D Woodling lf 2/fl 5>W S.1-3 note 2 k Picone p Fox,H p Yvars c 3>k 14/SH.1-2 k Garver 9>Buhl 9 63 Trice p S k 3/fl Kemmerer p 8>Bishop Cavarretta ph S Olson lf 43 1: W.3-H;2-3;1-2 2: D.3-H;2-H;1-3 Larks -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Busby cf 1>S 3>S S Umphlett cf S.2-3;1-2 W.1-2 Fox,N 2b 7 643/gdp 13.1-2 note 1 Fox,H 63.2-3;1-2 Kuenn ss S.1-2 13 7 Cox ss Kemmerer 8 S.3-H;1-3 Doby rf W.2-3;1-2 4>43 Thomson rf 6>53 k 9>S Agganis 1b note 2 43 31 7>53 Waitkus 1b S.1-2 Power lf 463/gdp D e1.B-1 8 note 3 Adams 3b 2>53 IW Hatfield 3b S.1-3 53 S.3-H Moss c 43 43 S.3-H;1-3 8>Picone 43 k Gray,J p 63 5>43 note 4 Garver p Bishop p Pierce p Kress ph S Buhl p 1: S.3-H;2-H;1-3 2: W.3-H;2-3;1-2 3: 643/gdp.2-3 4: e5.3-H;1-2;B-1 Royal Giants -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------ Ashburn cf 4 Stephens 3b Torgeson 1b Banks ss Shuba rf Cole,Di 2b Hemus ph Woodling lf Picone p Fox,H p Yvars c Trice p Kemmerer p Cavarretta ph Olson lf Larks -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------ Busby cf Umphlett cf Fox,N 2b Kuenn ss Cox ss Doby rf Thomson rf Agganis 1b Waitkus 1b Power lf Adams 3b Hatfield 3b Moss c Gray,J p Garver p Bishop p Pierce p Kress ph Buhl p Royal Giants IN OUT ER Larks IN OUT ER Trice A1 D2 1 Gray,J A1 D7 4 Kemmerer D3 D7 0 W 4-2 Garver D8 D8 0 H 4 Picone D8 E1 0 H 3 Bishop D9 D9 1 Fox,H E2 E8 1 S 18 Pierce E1 E7 3 BS 5, L 12-8 Buhl E8 F1 0 9/26/1954, BRK54-EKL54, game 1, County Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1954 Royal Giants 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 0 8 12 2 11 3 1954 Larks 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 7 14 0 10 0 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Royal Giants batting 0-0 0 --- 11 Ashburn flied out to left (BFX) 0-0 1 --- 31 Stephens popped out to first (BCBBX) 0-0 2 --- 10 Torgeson grounded out to second (BX) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Larks batting 0-0 0 --- 00 Busby grounded a single between first and second (X) 0-0 0 1-- 00 Fox,N flied out to left (>X) 0-0 1 1-- 10 Kuenn lined a single to shallow center, Busby to second (BX) 0-0 1 12- 32 Doby walked, Busby to third, Kuenn to second (BFBBCB) 0-0 1 123 31 Agganis walked, Busby scored, Kuenn to third, Doby to second (BBBCB) 0-1 1 123 11 Power grounded into a double play, Cole,Di to Banks to Torgeson (CBX) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Royal Giants batting 0-1 0 --- 22 Banks reached on an infield single to short (BSFBX) 0-1 0 1-- 01 Shuba popped out to third (1CX) 0-1 1 1-- 00 Cole,Di grounded out to short, Banks to second (>X) 0-1 2 -2- 10 Woodling popped out to the catcher (BX) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Larks batting 0-1 0 --- 12 Adams grounded out to third (CFFFBFFX) 0-1 1 --- 12 Moss grounded out to second (BCCX) 0-1 2 --- 11 Gray,J grounded out to short (CBX) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Royal Giants batting 0-1 0 --- 12 Yvars struck out (BSSS) 0-1 1 --- 11 Trice lined a single to shallow left (CBX) 0-1 1 1-- 32 Ashburn walked, Trice to second (1BFFBBFB) 0-1 1 12- 02 Stephens lined out to second (FSFFX) 0-1 2 12- 32 Torgeson grounded out to the mound (CBFBFB>X) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Larks batting 0-1 0 --- 10 Busby grounded a single between third and short (BX) 0-1 0 1-- 11 Fox,N grounded into a double play, Banks to Cole,Di to Torgeson (11B>FX) 0-1 2 --- 01 Kuenn grounded out to the mound (CX) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Royal Giants batting 0-1 0 --- 12 Banks grounded out to short (FBFX) 0-1 1 --- 01 Shuba grounded out to third (CX) 0-1 2 --- 21 Cole,Di popped out to second (BBSX) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Larks batting 0-1 0 --- 11 Doby grounded out to second (CBX) 0-1 1 --- 11 Agganis grounded out to second (CBX) 0-1 2 --- 01 Power doubled deep to left center (FX) 0-1 2 -2- 30 Adams was walked intentionally (IIII) 0-1 2 12- 10 Moss grounded out to second (BX) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Royal Giants batting 0-1 0 --- 30 Woodling walked (BBBB) 0-1 0 1-- 01 Yvars sacrifice bunted to the mound, Woodling to second (FbXb) 0-1 1 -2- 12 Trice struck out (BFFS) 0-1 2 -2- 30 Ashburn was walked intentionally (IIII) 0-1 2 12- 10 Stephens grounded a single to left, Woodling scored, Ashburn to third (BX) 1-1 2 1-3 30 Torgeson walked, Stephens to second (BBBB) 1-1 2 123 22 Banks grounded to short, forcing Torgeson at second (BBFFX) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Larks batting 1-1 0 --- 00 Gray,J grounded out to second (X) 1-1 1 --- 01 Busby grounded a single between first and second (FX) 1-1 1 1-- 00 Fox,N grounded out to the mound, Busby to second (>X) 1-1 2 -2- 11 Kuenn flied out to left (BFX) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Royal Giants batting Umphlett now playing center field Cox now playing shortstop Thomson now playing right field Hatfield now playing third base 1-1 0 --- 31 Shuba grounded out to second (BBBCX) 1-1 1 --- 11 Cole,Di grounded a single between first and second (BFX) 1-1 1 1-- 32 Woodling lined a single to right center, Cole,Di to third (BFCBBX) 1-1 1 1-3 32 Yvars struck out (1BFFBBFC) 1-1 2 1-3 21 Trice popped out to first (CBBX) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Larks batting 1-1 0 --- 22 Thomson grounded out to third (BBCFX) 1-1 1 --- 21 Agganis grounded out to first (BBFX) 1-1 2 --- 00 Power to first on an error by the pitcher Trice (X) 1-1 2 1-- 12 Hatfield lined a single to right, Power to third (BFFX) 1-1 2 1-3 11 Moss lined a single to right center, Power scored, Hatfield to third (1CBX) 1-2 2 1-3 01 Hatfield scored, Moss to second, Gray,J to first on an error by the third baseman Stephens (FX) 1-3 2 12- 00 Umphlett lined a single to left, Moss to third, Gray,J to second (X) 1-3 2 123 32 Fox,N lined a single to shallow right, Moss scored, Gray,J scored, Umphlett to third (CBBFFB>X) Kemmerer now pitching 1-5 2 1-3 11 Cox lined a single down the left field line, Umphlett scored, Fox,N to third (SBX) 1-6 2 1-3 22 Thomson struck out (CBFBS) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Royal Giants batting 1-6 0 --- 10 Ashburn lined a single to shallow center (BX) 1-6 0 1-- 01 Stephens popped out to second (SX) 1-6 1 1-- 31 Torgeson walked, Ashburn to second (BBBCB) 1-6 1 12- 11 Banks flied out to left (BFX) 1-6 2 12- 30 Shuba walked, Ashburn to third, Torgeson to second (BBBB) Hemus pinch hitting for Cole,Di 1-6 2 123 31 Hemus walked, Ashburn scored, Torgeson to third, Shuba to second (BBCBB) 2-6 2 123 21 Woodling doubled deep to right center, Torgeson scored, Shuba scored, Hemus to third (FBBX) Garver now pitching 4-6 2 -23 12 Yvars flied out to right (CCBX) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Larks batting Hemus moved to second base 4-6 0 --- 32 Agganis grounded out to third (BBBCFX) 4-6 1 --- 21 Power flied out to center (BCBX) 4-6 2 --- 01 Hatfield grounded out to third (FX) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Royal Giants batting Bishop now pitching Cavarretta pinch hitting for Kemmerer Waitkus now playing first base 4-6 0 --- 00 Cavarretta grounded a single up the middle (X) Pierce now pitching 4-6 0 1-- 32 Ashburn reached on an infield single to second, Cavarretta to second (BBBCFX) 4-6 0 12- 11 Stephens grounded a single up the middle, Cavarretta to third, Ashburn to second (FBX) 4-6 0 123 12 Torgeson flied out to center, Cavarretta scored, Ashburn to third (CSBX) 5-6 1 1-3 10 Banks homered deep down the left-field line, Ashburn scored, Stephens scored (BX) 8-6 1 --- 22 Shuba struck out (FBSBS) 8-6 2 --- 32 Hemus doubled deep to right center (BCCBBX) 8-6 2 -2- 22 Woodling struck out (BCSBS) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Larks batting Olson now playing left field Picone now pitching 8-6 0 --- 22 Moss struck out (CBBFS) Kress pinch hitting for Pierce 8-6 1 --- 10 Kress reached on an infield single to short (BX) 8-6 1 1-- 32 Umphlett walked, Kress to second (BFFBBB) Fox,H now pitching 8-6 1 12- 01 Fox,N grounded out to short, Kress to third, Umphlett to second (CX) 8-6 2 -23 10 Cox flied out to center (BX) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Royal Giants batting Buhl now pitching 8-6 0 --- 00 Yvars grounded out to short (X) 8-6 1 --- 22 Olson grounded out to second (CBBFFX) 8-6 2 --- 32 Ashburn popped out to second (CBBSFBFX) ************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Larks batting 8-6 0 --- 10 Thomson lined a single down the right field line (BX) 8-6 0 1-- 00 Waitkus lined a single to center, Thomson to second (X) 8-6 0 12- 22 Power grounded into a double play, Banks to Hemus to Torgeson, Thomson to third (CBCFBFFX) 8-6 2 --3 01 Hatfield lined a single to shallow center, Thomson scored (FX) 8-7 2 1-- 32 Moss grounded out to second (BBBFS>F>F1>X)