North American Baseball League

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1953 Playoffs




Cleveland Crowned Champions
Wednesday, October 7th, 1953
Cleveland is riding skyhigh on cloud nine today after they won the 9th North American Series title in its team's history.

The Indians put the Brooklyn Dodgers out of their misery with a 7-6 victory at Cleveland Stadium and took the series 4-3.

1953 Offseason
St Louis Browns relocate to Baltimore and become the Orioles.
Retirements


Draft
NABL News: First-Year Player Draft
Monday, October 12th, 1953
It's draft day in the NABL. Clubs across the circuit will be trying to outmaneuver one another, hoping to conceal their most coveted picks until the last second. Once the action starts, though, all the mock drafts and predictions are out the window, and it's anybody's guess who will end up where. Grabbing the first picks are: Boston, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Chicago and New York. BNN predicts the first ten players selected will be:

1. Don Hoak, 25 year-old third baseman out of college.
2. Hank Aaron, 19 year-old left fielder out of high-school.
3. Jerry Lynch, 23 year-old left fielder out of college.
4. Walt Moryn, 27 year-old right fielder out of college.
5. Woodie Held, 21 year-old shortstop out of college.
6. Jim Finigan, 25 year-old third baseman out of college.
7. Bill Skowron, 22 year-old first baseman out of college.
8. Joe Cunningham, 22 year-old first baseman out of college.
9. Karl Spooner, 22 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
10. Wally Moon, 23 year-old center fielder out of college.

Round One Only


Baltimore Draft Picks


Awards
NL Glove Wizard Award Winners Announced
Monday, October 19th, 1953
In baseball circles, a player who has good range, a good arm and good hands is a great catch. Clubs strive to be strong in the field, especially "up the middle." Solid defenders can make a difference in the outcome of tight games and tight pennant races. The Glove Wizard Awards for 1953 in the National League go to these standout defenders:

Pitcher: Billy Hoeft (New York Giants)
Catcher: Joe Garagiola (Brooklyn Dodgers)
First Baseman: Joe Adcock (Brooklyn Dodgers)
Second Baseman: Billy Goodman (Milwaukee Braves)
Third Baseman: Gil McDougald (Chicago Cubs)
Shortstop: Johnny Logan (Brooklyn Dodgers)
Left Fielder: Dale Mitchell (Cincinnati Redlegs)
Center Fielder: Mickey Mantle (Chicago Cubs)
Right Fielder: Carl Furillo (Brooklyn Dodgers)

American League Names Top Gloves
Monday, October 19th, 1953
It's been said that the best offense is a good defense. That's why contending teams are always looking to improve on the defensive side of the game. Keeping runs from scoring is just as good as driving them in. The top fielders have been chosen in the American League for 1953. Here are the Glove Wizard Award winners:

Pitcher: Warren Spahn (Philadelphia Athletics)
Catcher: Sammy White (Baltimore Orioles)
First Baseman: Ferris Fain (Philadelphia Athletics)
Second Baseman: Red Schoendienst (Baltimore Orioles)
Third Baseman: Randy Jackson (Washington Senators)
Shortstop: Phil Rizzuto (New York Yankees)
Left Fielder: Frank Baumholtz (New York Yankees)
Center Fielder: Jim Busby (Chicago White Sox)
Right Fielder: Jim Rivera (Washington Senators)

Mantle Captures 1953 Newcomer of the Year Award
Tuesday, October 20th, 1953
His rookie season has paid off well for Mickey Mantle of the Cubs. He has hit the jackpot. The 22-year-old center fielder topped off his fine first season with the 1953 National League Newcomer of the Year Award.

It was a season to remember for the Cubs newcomer. He wrapped up his inaugural year with a .312 batting average, 17 doubles, 5 triples and 44 home runs. Mantle also had 114 RBIs and scored 115 times.

American League Best Rookie Named
Tuesday, October 20th, 1953
Ray Jablonski put together some impressive numbers for Baltimore to garner enough votes for the American League Newcomer of the Year Award.

The Orioles third baseman took the honor by hitting .291 in 154 games this season and finishing with 184 hits, 29 home runs, 99 RBIs and 97 runs scored.

Loes Tops National League Pitchers
Thursday, October 22nd, 1953
The Walter Johnson Award for 1953 has been presented and the National League winner is Billy Loes of Brooklyn.

"It's always nice to receive an award like this," said Loes. "I just hope I can improve on my performance next year and be in the running again," the Dodgers star told reporters.

Loes excelled with an impressive 20-4 record in 34 starts. In 278 innings he yielded 243 hits and 86 walks, while striking out 176 and compiling a fine 2.88 ERA.

Walter Johnson Award Presented to Detroit Star
Thursday, October 22nd, 1953
23-year-old Frank Sullivan of the Detroit Tigers put together a good year in 1953 for such a young player. Sullivan was named today as the winner of the American League Walter Johnson Award.

Sullivan crafted an impressive 22-6 record and a 2.96 ERA. In 267.1 innings he allowed 230 hits, struck out 136, and walked 94.

Ted Williams Named Premier NL Batsman
Friday, October 23rd, 1953
Ted Williams got just what he wanted after deciding to enter the free-agent market: a strong offensive performance in 1953, highlighted by his selection as the National League Ty Cobb Award.

The 35-year-old left fielder for Pittsburgh churned out a .332 batting average while amassing 187 hits, 26 doubles, 7 triples, 37 home runs, 102 runs and 93 RBIs.

His performance virtually guarantees him a lucrative payday from whichever team he signs with during the offseason.

Stan Musial Chosen AL's Best Hitter
Friday, October 23rd, 1953
What a way to finish off the year -- being honored with the 1953 Ty Cobb Award in the American League. It had already been a very special season for Cleveland's Stan Musial, but today's announcement really put the icing on his cake.

All season long Stan Musial gave opposing pitchers fits by hitting .334 as he collected 197 hits, 41 doubles, 10 triples, 40 home runs and 134 RBIs.

Accomplishments
Andy Pafko (Detroit) hits 3 HRs on 5/31
Eddie Mathews (Cincinnati), Gene Woodling (Browns), Stan Musial (Cleveland), Barney Olsen (Giants) each hit for the cycle.
Johnny Sain (Browns) no hits Washington on 8/9
Ted Williams (Pirates) 2500th hit
Stan Musial (Cleveland) and Ralph Kiner (Cleveland) 300th HR

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1953 Hall of Fame Inductions

Charlie Gehringer Joins the Hall of Fame
Saturday, October 31st, 1953
Charlie Gehringer played baseball a long time and he played it well. Then at the age of 39, he called it a career. In recognition of his outstanding accomplishments, Gehringer has been voted into the Hall of Fame.

"There is so much to love about this game," the newest honoree said during his induction speech at the North American BaseBall League Baseball Hall of Fame. "I couldn't imagine anything greater than my first major league game. Then I hit my first home run. Then the other landmarks came. But nothing tops today... to think that I made it to the Hall of Fame."

The legendary second baseman put up some impressive numbers. Gehringer played in 2593 games, compiled a .318 batting average, hit 191 home runs, drove in 1492 runs and scored 1786 times during his career.

North American BaseBall League Honors Ruth
Saturday, October 31st, 1953
One of the best players ever, left fielder Babe Ruth, has received the ultimate honor for a baseball player -- being inducted into the North American BaseBall League Hall of Fame.

The induction ceremony, which was held today, included tributes from his former teammates. One of them recognized his unparalleled work ethic, another his "naturally pure" swing, and yet another, his love for the game.

Ruth received numerous awards during his playing days, but he said, nothing can compare to being enshrined into the Hall of Fame.

In a career spanning 2750 games, Ruth batted .329 with 3204 hits, 766 home runs, 2239 RBIs and 2246 runs scored.

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1954 Preseason Moves

Garagiola and Adams Dealt
Friday, January 8th, 1954
After prolonged negotiations Brooklyn agreed to ship 27-year-old catcher Joe Garagiola to Baltimore for 25-year-old center fielder Herb Adams and 24-year-old minor league second baseman Skeeter Kell. The deal is awaiting confirmation from the league office but neither team expects any hang-ups. "It took longer than expected," said one GM, "but we knew that the deal was going to happen."

For his 947-game career Garagiola has hit .274 with 937 hits, 429 RBIs, and 65 home runs.

All-time Adams has played in 327 games, batted .300 with 1 home run and 212 base hits.

Superstar Robinson Signs with Baltimore
Tuesday, March 2nd, 1954
Baltimore fans could barely contain their jubilation as Jackie Robinson, considered one of the best at his position, opted to sign with the club.

The deal, estimated at $296,080 over 2 years, is seen as a masterstroke for the General Manager's office and could well go down as one of the shrewdest moves in club history.

Robinson is hitting the ball at a .305 clip over his career. In 1019 games he has delivered 1213 hits, 112 home runs with 635 RBIs and scored 661 times.

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1954 Season





Top 100 Prospects List Published
Tuesday, April 13th, 1954
The season is about to start, so it's time to publish the annual Top 100 Prospects list. This year 23-year-old shortstop Ernie Banks of the Pittsburgh Pirates is the #1 prospect overall.

Here is the top 10:
1) SS Ernie Banks, 23, Pittsburgh Pirates
2) RF Hank Aaron, 20, Boston Red Sox
3) SP Bob Purkey, 24, St. Louis Cardinals
4) MR Camilo Pascual, 20, Philadelphia Athletics
5) 3B Don Hoak, 26, New York Giants
6) SP Arnie Portocarrero, 22, Detroit Tigers
7) SP Frank Lary, 24, Philadelphia Phillies
8) RF Jerry Lynch, 23, New York Yankees
9) SP Art Ditmar, 25, Washington Senators
10) SP Gordon Jones, 24, Brooklyn Dodgers

NABL News: Opening Day
Tuesday, April 13th, 1954
Opening Day 1954 has finally arrived. Break out the bats and the balls -- the new season is here! The grass is green and the stadiums are refurbished for the start of a new season. Baseball is back in the North American BaseBall League! These games are on tap today:

Cleveland Indians @ Chicago White Sox
Baltimore Orioles @ Detroit Tigers
Boston Red Sox @ Philadelphia Athletics
New York Yankees @ Washington Senators
Milwaukee Braves @ Cincinnati Redlegs
Brooklyn Dodgers @ New York Giants
Philadelphia Phillies @ Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis Cardinals

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Baltimore vs Detroit
2 game series

Tuesday 4/13
Lou Kretlow (19-9, 3.51) vs Frank Sullivan (22-6, 2.96)

NORTH AMERICAN BASEBALL LEAGUE BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT DETROIT TIGERS GAME ID: 2 - TUESDAY, APRIL 13TH, 1954 - GAME LOG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Baltimore Orioles (1-0) 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 6 11 0 Detroit Tigers (0-1) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0

BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORES DETROIT BATTING LINESCORES

Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI R. Ashburn CF 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .333 0 0 R. Schoendienst SS 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 .400 0 2 J. Robinson 2B 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 .667 0 0 F. Thomas RF 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .250 0 1 R. Jablonski 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 5 .250 1 1 a-V. Stephens 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 G. Woodling LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .333 0 1 G. Goldsberry 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .333 0 1 J. Garagiola C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0 L. Kretlow P 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 .250 0 0 W. McCall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 34 6 11 6 6 5 20 a - V. Stephens substituted for R. Jablonski in the 8th BATTING Doubles: J. Robinson (1, 1st Inning off F. Sullivan, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Garagiola (1, 8th Inning off E. Kinder, 1 on, 0 outs) Triples: R. Schoendienst (1, 7th Inning off F. Sullivan, 2 on, 1 out) Home Runs: R. Jablonski (1, 6th Inning off F. Sullivan, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: L. Kretlow , J. Robinson 3 , J. Garagiola 2 , R. Schoendienst 4 , R. Ashburn , G. Woodling , R. Jablonski 4 , G. Goldsberry , F. Thomas 2-out RBI: R. Jablonski Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Garagiola , G. Woodling , F. Thomas GIDP: R. Schoendienst , F. Thomas Sac Fly: G. Goldsberry Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING SB: J. Robinson (1) , F. Thomas (1) CS: R. Ashburn (1) Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI B. Bruton CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0 P. Runnels 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0 S. Burgess C 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .250 1 1 T. Kluszewski 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .333 0 0 G. Bell RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 R. Sievers LF 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .333 1 2 J. Finigan 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0 R. McMillan SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 F. Sullivan P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 E. Kinder P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 29 3 3 3 5 1 8 BATTING Doubles: T. Kluszewski (1, 1st Inning off L. Kretlow, 0 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: S. Burgess (1, 1st Inning off L. Kretlow, 0 on, 2 outs) R. Sievers (1, 4th Inning off L. Kretlow, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: T. Kluszewski 2 , S. Burgess 4 , R. Sievers 4 2-out RBI: S. Burgess Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Burgess , G. Bell Team LOB: 2 BASERUNNING CS: B. Bruton (1) FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (Runnels-McMillan-Kluszewski, McMillan-Kluszewski)

BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORES DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORES

Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA L. Kretlow W (1-0) 8.2 3 3 3 5 0 2 122 67 3.12 W. McCall SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 4 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: L. Kretlow 61 Batters Faced: L. Kretlow 33, W. McCall 1 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Kretlow 12-13, W. McCall 0-0 Pitches - Strikes: L. Kretlow 122-67, W. McCall 7-4 Inherited Runners - Scored: W. McCall 1-0 Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA F. Sullivan L (0-1) 6.1 7 6 6 5 4 1 140 80 8.53 E. Kinder 2.2 4 0 0 1 1 0 40 25 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: F. Sullivan 34 Batters Faced: F. Sullivan 30, E. Kinder 11 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Sullivan 7-7, E. Kinder 4-1 Pitches - Strikes: F. Sullivan 140-80, E. Kinder 40-25 Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Kinder 2-1

GAME NOTES

Player of the Game: Red Schoendienst Ballpark: Briggs Stadium Weather: Partly Cloudy (43 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 15 mph Start Time: 2:05 pm CST Time: 2:55 Attendance: 25707

Wednesday 4/14
Art Houtteman (7-8, 4.29) vs Art Fowler (Rookie)

NORTH AMERICAN BASEBALL LEAGUE BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT DETROIT TIGERS GAME ID: 10 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14TH, 1954 - GAME LOG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Baltimore Orioles (1-1) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 1 Detroit Tigers (1-1) 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 0 X 9 11 1

BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORES DETROIT BATTING LINESCORES

Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI R. Ashburn CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .167 0 0 R. Schoendienst SS 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 .667 0 2 J. Robinson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .286 0 0 F. Thomas RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .375 0 2 R. Jablonski 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 1 1 G. Woodling LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .286 1 2 G. Goldsberry 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 0 1 J. Garagiola C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0 A. Houtteman P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 W. McCall P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 Totals 33 2 8 2 1 4 11 BATTING Doubles: R. Schoendienst (1, 4th Inning off A. Fowler, 0 on, 1 out) Triples: R. Schoendienst (2, 8th Inning off A. Fowler, 0 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: G. Woodling (1, 5th Inning off A. Fowler, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: A. Houtteman , R. Schoendienst 7 , G. Woodling 4 , F. Thomas 2 2-out RBI: F. Thomas Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Robinson , G. Goldsberry , R. Jablonski Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING SB: R. Schoendienst (1) CS: R. Schoendienst (1) , R. Ashburn (2) FIELDING Errors: R. Ashburn (1) Double Plays: 1 (Schoendienst-Robinson-Goldsberry) Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI B. Bruton CF 4 1 0 0 1 3 3 .000 0 0 P. Runnels 2B 4 2 2 3 1 1 0 .286 0 3 S. Burgess C 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .375 1 2 T. Kluszewski 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .286 0 0 a-E. Joost 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 G. Bell RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .125 0 0 R. Sievers LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .333 1 2 b-L. Walls LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 J. Finigan 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .125 0 0 R. McMillan SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .143 0 1 A. Fowler P 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .500 0 1 Totals 35 9 11 6 4 6 16 a - E. Joost substituted for T. Kluszewski in the 7th b - L. Walls substituted for R. Sievers in the 7th BATTING Total Bases: A. Fowler 2 , T. Kluszewski , S. Burgess 2 , R. Sievers , G. Bell , R. McMillan , P. Runnels 2 , J. Finigan 2-out RBI: S. Burgess , P. Runnels Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kluszewski , R. Sievers 2 , G. Bell GIDP: J. Finigan Team LOB: 7 FIELDING Errors: S. Burgess (1)

BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORES DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORES

Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA A. Houtteman L (0-1) 5.1 11 9 8 3 3 0 96 53 13.50 W. McCall 2.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 34 23 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: A. Houtteman 12 Batters Faced: A. Houtteman 29, W. McCall 10 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Houtteman 7-5, W. McCall 4-1 Pitches - Strikes: A. Houtteman 96-53, W. McCall 34-23 Inherited Runners - Scored: W. McCall 2-2 WP: A. Houtteman , W. McCall Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA A. Fowler W (1-0) 9.0 8 2 2 1 4 1 120 74 2.00 PITCHING Game Score: A. Fowler 66 Batters Faced: A. Fowler 34 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Fowler 10-11 Pitches - Strikes: A. Fowler 120-74 WP: A. Fowler

GAME NOTES

Player of the Game: Art Fowler Ballpark: Briggs Stadium Weather: Clear skies (47 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph Start Time: 2:05 pm CST Time: 2:31 Attendance: 13028

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Chicago vs Baltimore
Single game series

Thursday 4/15

Detroit vs Baltimore
2 game series

Saturday 4/17


Sunday 4/18


Cleveland vs Baltimore
2 game series

Wednesday 4/21

Thursday 4/22

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Baltimore vs Chicago
4 game series

Friday 4/23
Baltimore 12 Chicago 1
WP Gene Conley (1-0)
LP Bob Porterfield (1-2)
Jackie Robinson 5-5, 4 RBIs.

Saturday 4/24
Baltimore 11 Chicago 5:
WP Lou Kretlow (3-0)
LP Preacher Roe (0-3)
HR Vern Stephens
Ray Jablonski 4-5, Frank Robinson 3 RBIs.

Sunday 4/25
Game 1
Baltimore 5 Chicago 4 (13):
WP Warren Hacker (1-1)
LP Bob Chakales (0-2)
Gordon Goldsberry scores in the 13th

Game 2
Chicago 6 Baltimore 5:
WP Erv Palica (1-0)
LP Art Houtteman (0-4)
HR Wally Moon Hobie Landrith
White Sox slip past Orioles with a 7th inning run.

Baltimore vs Washington
3 game series

Tuesday 4/27
Washington 11 Baltimore 1:
WP Bob Hall (2-0)
LP Gene Conley (1-1)
HR Randy Jackson (3)
Jackson 4-5, 3 RBIs.

Wednesday 4/28
Washington 5 Baltimore 2:
WP Connie Johnson (3-0)
LP Lou Kretlow (3-1)
HR Gene Woodling (2) Grady Hatton
Woodling 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Thursday 4/29
Washington 8 Baltimore 0:
Max Surkont (2-1)
LP Joe Presko (0-1)
HR Randy Jackson (4) Grady Hatton(2)
Surkont fires a two hitter.

Baltimore vs Philadelphia
2 game series

Friday 4/30
Philadelphia 3 Baltimore 1:
WP Warren Spahn (1-2)
LP Johnny Sain (0-1)
Minnie Minoso 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Saturday 5/1
Philadelphia 7 Baltimore 3:
WP Virgil Trucks (1-2)
LP Gene Conley (1-2)
HR Gordon Goldsberry (3) Minnie Minoso (3) Ferris Fain (2)
Athletics hand Orioles 6th straight loss

Baltimore vs Boston
2 game series

Sunday 5/2
Game 1
Boston 20 Baltimore 6:
WP Jackie Collum (2-3)
LP Lou Kretlow (3-2)
HR Ray Jablonski 2 (3) Hank Aaron (5) Harvey Kuenn (2)
Johnny Groth 4-5, 6 RBIs. Johnny Temple and Ray Jablonski 3-4, 3 RBIs each

Game 2
Boston 4 Baltimore 3:
WP Sal Maglie (1-3)
LP Art Houtteman (0-5)
Red Sox extends Orioles losing streak to 8.

Baltimore vs New York
3 game series

Tuesday 5/4
NY 11 Baltimore 10:
WP Dean Stone (3-1)
LP Warren hacker (1-2)
HR Frank Thomas Jackie Robinson Jerry Lynch (3) Hank Thompson (4)
Lynch GRAND SLAM Thomas 3 RBIs. Thompson 3-4, 4 RBIs.

Wednesday 5/5
Baltimore 4 NY 1:
WP Gene Conley (2-2)
LP Curt Simmons (3-3)
Orioles snap 9 game losing streak

Thursday 5/6
NY 7 Baltimore 3:
WP Willard Schmidt (3-1)
LP Lou Kretlow (3-3)
HR Jerry Lynch 2 (5)
Lynch 3-4. 3 RBIs.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Cleveland Indians	14	8	.636	-
New York Yankees	14	9	.609	.5
Detroit Tigers	11	8	.579	1.5
Washington Senators	13	10	.565	1.5
Philadelphia Athletics	11	12	.478	3.5
Boston Red Sox	10	12	.455	4.0
Chicago White Sox	8	15	.348	6.5
Baltimore Orioles	7	14	.333	6.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Milwaukee Braves	12	9	.571	-
Chicago Cubs	12	9	.571	-
St. Louis Cardinals	13	10	.565	-
Philadelphia Phillies	13	10	.565	-
Brooklyn Dodgers	13	10	.565	-
Cincinnati Redlegs	10	13	.435	3.0
New York Giants	9	14	.391	4.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	9	16	.360	5.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Jerry Lynch - NYA .383 2 Alvin Dark PHA .378 3 Gus Bell DET .369 4 Sherm Lollar CLE .368 5 Minnie Minoso PHA .360	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Roy Sievers - DET 8 2 Vic Wertz BRO 7 3 Joe Adcock BRO 6 3 Ernie Banks PIT 6 3 4 more tied with 6	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Ted Williams - PHI 25 2 Stan Musial CLE 24 3 Hank Bauer ML1 21 3 Willie Mays WS1 21 3 2 more tied with 21
LEAGUE LEADERS W 7 tied with 4 1 Bob Buhl BRO 4 1 Harvey Haddix CLE 4 1 Connie Johnson WS1 4 1 4 more tied with 4	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Mike Fornieles - SLN 1.16 2 Bob Purkey SLN 1.44 3 Jim Waugh NYA 1.67 3 Steve Gromek WS1 1.67 5 Connie Johnson WS1 1.91	LEAGUE LEADERS K Harvey Haddix - CLE 37 2 Bob Turley CHN 36 3 Mike Garcia CIN 34 4 Billy Loes BRO 31 5 2 tied with 29

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Cleveland vs Baltimore
2 game series

Saturday 5/8
Baltimore 8 Cleveland 6
WP Warren Hacker (2-2)
LP Walt Masterson (2-3)
HR Don Mueller Ralph Kiner (5) Al Rosen (7) Gordon Goldberry (4)
Orioles win on 5 run 3rd.

Sunday 5/9
Cleveland 6 Baltimore 4:
WP Vic Raschi (4-2)
LP Gene Conley (2-3)
HR Stan Musial (7) Ray Jablonski (4)
Musial's 4th inning HR ignites a 4 run inning.

Philadelphia vs Baltimore
2 game series

Monday 5/10
Philadelphia 5 Baltimore 3:
WP Warren Spahn (3-2)
LP Bob Mahoney (0-1)
HR Frank Thomas (2)
Athletics win on two run 9th.

Tuesday 5/11
Baltimore 7 Philadelphia 5:
WP Ken Heintzelman (1-0)
LP Mel Parnell (3-2)
HR Carl Abrams 2 (5) Bob Elliott Sammy White
Abrams knocks in all Athletics runs with a 9th inning GRAND SLAM.

Boston vs Baltimore
3 game series

Thursday 5/13
Boston 6 Baltimore 3 (13):
WP Johnny Podres (1-0)
LP Bob Mahoney (0-2)
HR Dale Long (8)
Red Sox win in the 13th on Hank Aaron's two run single.

Friday 5/14
Boston 5 Baltimore 4:
WP Woody Main (4-0)
LP Windy McCall (0-1)
Red Sox clip Orioles on two run 9th.

Saturday 5/15
Baltimore 7 Boston 6:
WP Gene Conley (3-3)
WP Johnny Podres (1-1)
HR Dale Long (9)
Orioles win in the ninth on Gordon Goldsberry's rbi single.

New York vs Baltimore
2 game series

Sunday 5/16
Game 1
NY 8 Baltimore 7 (11):
WP Al Aber (1-0)
LP Art Houtteman (0-6)
HR Hoot Evers Bill Skowron (2) Joe Cunningham (2)
Skowron's 11th inning shot lifts Yankees

Game 2
Baltimore 9 NY 5:
WP Lou Kretlow (4-3)
LP Bob Keegen (1-2)
HR Bob Elliott (2) Gene Woodling (3)
Ashburn 3 RBIs.

Washington vs Baltimore
2 game series

Tuesday 5/18
Washington 6 Baltimore 5:
WP Earl Jones (1-2)
LP Warren Hacker (2-3)
HR Jackie Robinson (2)
Another 9th inning come from behind loss.

Wednesday 5/19
Washington 6 Baltimore 4
WP Max Surkont (4-2)
LP Gene Conley (3-4)
HR Aaron Robinson Joe Collins 2 (6) Joe Garagiola
Robinson 3 RBIs.

Baltimore vs Cleveland
4 game series

Friday 5/20
Cleveland 10 Baltimore 2:
WP Harvey Haddix (6-1)
LP Lou Kretlow (4-4)
Duke Snider 3 RBIs.

Saturday 5/21
Cleveland 3 Baltimore 2:
WP Vic Raschi (6-3)
LP Joe Presko (0-2)
HR Gene Woodling (4) Al Rosen (10)
Rosen 2 RBIs. Raschi scatters five hits

Sunday 5/22
Game 1
Cleveland 11 Baltimore 3:
WP Walt Masterson (5-3)
LP Gene Conley (3-5)
HR Don Mueller (2) Sherm Lollar (5)
Orioles are 5-14 on the road.

Game 2
Baltimore 6 Cleveland 4 (13):
WP Johnny Sain (1-1)
LP Duane Pillette (0-1)
HR Frank Thomas (3) Al Rosen (11)
Orioles win on Thomas's 13th inning two run shot.

Baltimore vs Detroit
3 game series

Tuesday 5/25
Detroit 2 Baltimore 1:
WP Vern Law (6-2)
LP Lou Kretlow (4-5)
Pete Runnels 2-4, RBI.

Wednesday 5/26
Detroit 13 Baltimore 8:
WP Art Fowler (3-5)
LP Art Houtteman (0-7)
HR Ted Kluszewski (8)
Smokey Burgess 2-4, 2 RBIs. Kluszewski 3-4, 3 RBIs.

Thursday 5/27
Baltimore 5 Detroit 2:
WP Gene Conley (4-5)
LP Frank Sullivan (5-4)
HR Frank Thomas (4) Jackie Robinson (3)

Chicago vs Baltimore
3 game series

Friday 5/28
Baltimore 5 Chicago 1:
WP Bob Grimm (1-0)
LP Preacher Roe (1-8)
HR Jackie Robinson (4)
Grimm shines in debut

Saturday 5/29
Chicago 5 Baltimore 3 (10):
WP Bob Chakales (2-4)
LP Bob Mahoney (0-4)
Hobie Landrith 2-5, 3 RBIs.

Sunday 5/30
Baltimore 5 Chicago 1:
WP Ken Heintzelman (2-0)
LP Bob Porterfield (3-7)
HR Gene Woodling (5)
Jackie Robinson 2-4, 2 RBIs.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Cleveland Indians	29	14	.674	-
New York Yankees	26	19	.578	4.0
Detroit Tigers	23	18	.561	5.0
Philadelphia Athletics	24	20	.545	5.5
Washington Senators	22	23	.489	8.0
Boston Red Sox	18	25	.419	11.0
Chicago White Sox	16	27	.372	13.0
Baltimore Orioles	15	27	.357	13.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Brooklyn Dodgers	28	17	.622	-
Philadelphia Phillies	29	18	.617	-
St. Louis Cardinals	25	21	.543	3.5
Chicago Cubs	23	22	.511	5.0
Milwaukee Braves	20	21	.488	6.0
New York Giants	19	25	.432	8.5
Cincinnati Redlegs	18	26	.409	9.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	18	30	.375	11.5

Orioles Report

[joefromchicago]

Glad to see you resume this quality dynasty. I've followed it with interest.

[scott1964]

Originally Posted by joefromchicago

Glad to see you resume this quality dynasty. I've followed it with interest.

Thanks, needed a break.

[scott1964]

Detroit vs Baltimore
3 game series

Monday 5/31
Game 1
Detroit 13 Baltimore 8:
WP Ellis Kinder (2-0)
LP Gene Conley (4-6)
HR Gus Bell (4)
Bell 2-6, 4 RBIs.
Tigers score 6 in the 4th.

Game 2
Baltimore 4 Detroit 3 (11):
WP Art Houtteman (1-7)
LP Ellis Kinder (2-1)
HR Bob Elliott (3) Jackie Robinson (5)
Orioles win in the 11th off Robinson's HR

Tuesday 6/1
Detroit 7 Baltimore 5:
WP Frank Sullivan (6-4)
LP Lou Kretlow (4-6)
HR Gus Bell (5) Smokey Burgess (4) Frank Thomas (5)
Burgess 4-5, 2 RBIs.

Baltimore vs Philadelphia
3 game series

Wednesday 6/2
Philadelphia 6 Baltimore 2
WP Mel Parnell (6-3)
LP Gene Conley (4-7)
HR Ray Jablonski (5) Minnie Minosa (4)
Minosa 3 RBIs.

Thursday 6/3
Baltimore 5 Philadelphia 4:
WP Windy McCall (2-1)
LP Jim Suchecki (0-2)
Red Schoendeinst 2 RBIs

Friday 6/4
Philadelphia 5 Baltimore 3:
WP Warren Spahn (6-2)
LP Bob Grimm (1-1)
HR Hank Sauer (4)
Sauer 2 RBIs. Spahn fires a four hitter.

Baltimore vs New York
3 game series

Saturday 6/5
NY 7 Baltimore 0:
WP Jim Waugh (5-3)
LP Lou Kretlow (4-7)
HR Jerry Lynch 2 (8)
Lynch 2-4, 4 RBIs. Waugh 3 hit shut out.

Sunday 6/6
Game 1
Baltimore 4 NY 1:
WP Gene Conley (5-7)
LP Willard Schmidt (5-3)
HR Ray Jablonski (6) Frank Thomas (6) Ed Bailey (4)
Conley scatters six hits.

Game 2
Baltimore 3 NY 2:
WP Bob Grimm (2-1)
LP Jim Hearn (0-2)
Rookie Grim scatters six hits himself.

Baltimore vs Boston
3 game series

Tuesday 6/8
Boston 3 Baltimore 2:
WP Sal Maglie (3-5)
LP Windy McCall (2-2)
HR Red Schoendeinst
Dale Long 2-4, RBI.

Wednesday 6/9
Boston 6 Baltimore 3:
WP Bob Friend (4-4)
LP Lou Kretlow (4-8)
Johnny Groth 2-2, 2 RBIs.

Thursday 6/10
Baltimore 18 Boston 17:
WP Dave Cole (1-0)
LP Woody Main (5-3)
HR Sammy White (2) Ray Jablonski (7) Roy Campanella (9) Johnny Groth (6)
Orioles score 13 in the 7th . White 5-6, 4 RBIs. Richie Ashburn 4-6, 4 RBIs.

Baltimore vs Washington
3 game series

Friday 6/11
Baltimore 3 Washington 1:
WP Bob Grim (3-1)
LP Steve Gromek (5-6)
HR Frank Thomas (7)
Jackie Robinson 2-4, 2 RBis.

Saturday 6/12
Baltimore 6 Washington 5 (13):
WP Warren Hacker (3-3)
LP Ray Herbert (2-3)
HR Willie Mays (12) Randy Jackson (5)
Orioles win on a 13th inning sac fly.

Sunday 6/13
Washington 8 Baltimore 6:
WP Hersh Freeman (2-40
LP Bob Mahoney (0-5)
Joe Collins 2-4, 3 RBIs.

New York vs Baltimore
3 game series

Tuesday 6/15
NY 7 Baltimore 2:
WP Curt Simmons (9-5)
LP Ken Heintzelman (2-1)
HR Jackie Robinson (6)
Jose Zardon 3-4, 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 6/16
Baltimore 4 NY 1:
Bob Grim (4-1)
LP Jim Waugh (5-5)
Rookies Grim and George O'Donnell scatter four hits.

Thursday 6/17
NY 8 Baltimore 4 (10):
WP Jim Hearn (2-2)
LP Bob Mahoney (0-6)
HR Ed Bailey (6) Hank Thompson (7) Frank Thomas (8) Jackie Robinson (7)
Yankees win on Lynch's 2 run double.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Cleveland Indians	38	21	.644	-
Detroit Tigers	34	26	.567	4.5
New York Yankees	36	28	.563	4.5
Boston Red Sox	31	29	.517	7.5
Philadelphia Athletics	32	30	.516	7.5
Washington Senators	29	33	.468	10.5
Baltimore Orioles	23	37	.383	15.5
Chicago White Sox	21	40	.344	18.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Brooklyn Dodgers	35	28	.556	-
Philadelphia Phillies	34	28	.548	.5
St. Louis Cardinals	35	29	.547	.5
New York Giants	33	30	.524	2.0
Chicago Cubs	33	30	.524	2.0
Milwaukee Braves	31	29	.517	2.5
Cincinnati Redlegs	28	34	.452	6.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	22	43	.338	14.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Hank Aaron - BOS .364 2 Stan Musial CLE .359 3 Andy Pafko NY1 .345 3 Bobby Avila CIN .345 5 2 tied with .331	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Ted Williams - PHI 17 2 Eddie Mathews SLN 15 2 Al Rosen CLE 15 2 Gus Zernial SLN 15 5 3 tied with 14	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Stan Musial - CLE 57 2 Ted Williams PHI 55 3 Hank Aaron BOS 46 3 Hank Thompson NYA 46 5 2 tied with 45
LEAGUE LEADERS W 3 tied with 10 1 Harvey Haddix CLE 10 1 Don Larsen SLN 10 1 Vern Law DET 10 4 3 tied with 9	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA 2 tied with 2.01 1 Chuck Stobbs PHA 2.01 1 Dick Koecher PIT 2.01 3 Don Larsen SLN 2.20 4 Harvey Haddix CLE 2.28	LEAGUE LEADERS K Bob Turley - CHN 91 2 Harvey Haddix CLE 84 3 Whitey Ford PHI 82 4 Carl Erskine BOS 76 5 Curt Simmons NYA 74

[scott1964]

Washington vs Baltimore
4 game series

Friday 6/18
Baltimore 7 Washington 2:
WP Gene Conley (6-7)
LP Connie Johnson (6-5)
HR Randy Jackson (6) Jackie Robinson (8)
Robinson 3-4, 3 RBIs.

Saturday 6/19
Washington 6 Baltimore 2:
WP Bob Hall (4-5)
LP Ken Heintzelman (2-2)
HR Randy Jackson (7) Gene Woodling (6)
Jackson 2 RBIs.

Sunday 6/20
Game 1
Washington 5 Baltimore 4 (10):
WP Earl Jones (3-2)
LP Windy McCall (2-3)
HR Grady Hatton (6)
Hatton 3 run HR in the 9th to tie the game

Game 2
Washington 6 Baltimore 0:
WP Hersh Freeman (3-4)
LP Gene Conley (6-8)
HR Bill Tuttle (2) Jim Rivera (4) Willie Mays (13)
Mays 4-4, 2 RBIs.

Boston vs Baltimore
2 game series

Tuesday 6/22
Boston 6 Baltimore 1:
WP Johnny Podres (4-2)
LP Lou Kretlow (4-9)
HR Dale Long (16)
Long 3-5, 4 RBIs.

Wednesday 6/23
Boston 5 Baltimore 2:
WP Sal Maglie (4-7)
LP Ken Heintzelman (2-3)
Johnny Temple 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Philadelphia vs Baltimore
4 game series

Friday 6/25
Baltimore 4 Philadelphia 3:
WP Bob Grim (5-1)
LP Warren Spahn (6-5)
HR Alvin Dark (5) Ray Jablonski (8)
Ray Jablonski 3-3, 2 RBIs.

Saturday 6/26
Philadelphia 6 Baltimore 4:
WP Chuck Stobbs (10-3)
LP Gene Conley (6-9)
HR Chuck Stobbs Jackie Robinson (9)
Stobbs 3-3 3 RBIs.

Sunday 6/27
Game 1
Baltimore 3 Philadelphia 2:
WP Art Houtteman (2-7)
LP Dutch McCall (0-2)
HR Frank Thomas (9)
Houtteman records first complete game win for the season.

Game 2
Philadelphia 5 Baltimore 3:
WP Mel Parnell (10-4)
LP Bob Grim (5-2)
Andy Carey 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Cleveland vs Baltimore
2 game series

Tuesday 6/29
Cleveland 9 Baltimore 4:
WP Walt Masterson (10-4)
LP Ken Heintzelman (2-4)
HR Jake Jones (2) Stan Musial (18) Al Rosen (17)
Jones 2-5, 4 RBIs.

Wednesday 6/30
Baltimore 6 Cleveland 5 (13):
WP Ray Flanigan (1-0)
LP Johnny Rutherford (1-2)
HR Dusty Rhodes Sherm Lollar 2 (8)
Orioles win in the 13th on Frank Thomas' two run triple.

Detroit vs Baltimore
3 game series

Friday 7/2
Baltimore 5 Detroit 2:
WP George O'Donnell (1-0)
LP Frank Sullivan (7-7)
Jackie Robinson 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Saturday 7/3
Baltimore 2 Detroit 1:
WP Lou Kretlow (5-9)
LP Willard Nixon (3-5)
Kretlow wins first game since May 16th.

Sunday 7/4
Detroit 6 Baltimore 0:
WP Arnie Portocarrero (1-0)
LP Gene Conley (6-10)
HR Bill Bruton (2) Roy Sievers (13)
Rookie Portocarrero three hit shut.

Baltimore vs Chicago
2 game series

Monday 7/5
Game 1
Baltimore 3 Chicago 2 (14):
WP George O'Donnell (2-0)
LP Erv Palica (1-2)
HR Joe Garagiola (2)
Orioles win in the 14th on Garagiola's HR.

Game 2
Chicago 8 Baltimore 7:
WP Joe Muir (1-0)
LP Ray Flanigan (1-1)
HR Joe Garagiola (3) Jackie Robinson (10) Frank Thomas (10)
White Sox win in the ninth on a Wally Moon two run single.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Cleveland Indians	47	29	.618	-
New York Yankees	47	35	.573	3.0
Boston Red Sox	43	35	.551	5.0
Detroit Tigers	40	37	.519	7.5
Philadelphia Athletics	41	39	.512	8.0
Washington Senators	39	40	.494	9.5
Baltimore Orioles	30	47	.390	17.5
Chicago White Sox	27	52	.342	21.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Brooklyn Dodgers	45	36	.556	-
Philadelphia Phillies	43	37	.537	1.5
St. Louis Cardinals	43	40	.518	3.0
New York Giants	42	40	.512	3.5
Milwaukee Braves	40	39	.506	4.0
Chicago Cubs	40	41	.494	5.0
Cincinnati Redlegs	39	41	.487	5.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	33	51	.393	13.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Hank Aaron - BOS .372 2 Stan Musial CLE .348 3 Bobby Avila CIN .346 4 Jackie Robinson BAL .341 5 Eddie Mathews SLN .338	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Ted Williams - PHI 25 2 Eddie Mathews SLN 21 3 Joe Adcock BRO 19 3 Dale Long BOS 19 5 3 tied with 18	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Ted Williams - PHI 74 2 Hank Thompson NYA 67 3 Stan Musial CLE 66 4 Hank Aaron BOS 62 5 Eddie Mathews SLN 61
LEAGUE LEADERS W Don Newcombe - BRO 13 2 Billy Hoeft NY1 12 2 Don Larsen SLN 12 2 Vern Law DET 12 2 Joe Nuxhall PHI 12	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Jim Waugh - NYA 2.32 2 Don Larsen SLN 2.40 3 Harvey Haddix CLE 2.76 4 Don Newcombe BRO 2.80 5 Vern Law DET 2.81	LEAGUE LEADERS K Bob Turley - CHN 111 2 Harvey Haddix CLE 106 3 Whitey Ford PHI 101 4 Carl Erskine BOS 98 5 Billy Hoeft NY1 93

News
Cleveland, Baltimore Make Trade
Sunday, June 27th, 1954
The Cleveland Indians have finalized a deal that will send 32-year-old right fielder Sam Mele and a 2nd round draft pick to Baltimore for 27-year-old left fielder Dusty Rhodes. Minor details still need to be worked out before the trade becomes official, but the players involved are expected to be with their new clubs soon.

Mele's current batting average stands at .288 and he has chalked up 1 home run and 18 RBIs.

For the year Rhodes is batting .231 with 3 hits and no home runs. He has scored 0 times and driven in 0.

[scott1964]

Baltimore vs Cleveland
3 game series

Tuesday 7/6
Baltimore 7 Cleveland 4:
WP Lou Kretlow (6-9)
LP Bill Wight (5-6)
HR Sherm Lollar (90
Richie Ashburn 3-5, 3 RBIs. Ray Jablonski 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 7/7
Baltimore 1 Cleveland 0:
WP Gene Conley (7-10)
LP Harvey Haddix (11-4)
HR Frank Thomas (11)
Conley fires a five hit shut out

Thursday 7/8
Cleveland 2 Baltimore 1:
WP Walt Masterson (11-4)
LP George O'Donnell (2-1)
Masterson three hitter

Baltimore vs Detroit
3 game series

Friday 7/9
Baltimore 6 Detroit 2:
WP Art Houtteman (3-7)
LP Arnie Portocarrero (1-1)
HR Ray Jablonski (9) Frank Thomas (12)
Jablonski 2-4, 4 RBIs. Houtteman five hitter

Saturday 7/10
Baltimore 4 Detroit 3 (10):
WP George O'Donnell (3-1)
LP Bob Kuzava (2-4)
HR Ray Jablonski (10) Red Schoendienst (2)
Orioles win on 10th inning sac fly

Sunday 7/11
Detroit 3 Baltimore 2:
WP Don Liddle (6-5)
LP Gene Conley (7-11)
HR Roy Sievers (16)
Tigers win on 9th inning RBI single

1954 All-Star Game

RTH AMERICAN BASEBALL LEAGUE AMERICAN LEAGUE ALL-STARS AT NATIONAL LEAGUE ALL-STARS

GAME ID: 1234 - TUESDAY, JULY 13TH, 1954 - GAME LOG

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E American League All-Stars 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 9 12 0 National League All-Stars 0 0 6 3 0 1 0 0 X 10 13 0

WP Ray Crone (Giants)
LP Bob Grim (Orioles)
MVP Eddie Mathews (Cardinals)
HR Hank Aaron (Red Sox) Eddie Mathews (Cardinals) Wally Post (White Sox) Solly Hemus (Phillies) Alvin Dark (Athletics)

Baltimore vs New York
3 game series

Thursday 7/15
Baltimore 7 NY 3 (10):
WP George O'Donnell (4-1)
LP Vic Johnson (3-3)
HR Ray Jablonski (11) Earl Bailey (10)
Orioles score 6 in the 10th

Friday 7/16
NY 6 Baltimore 0:
WP Dean Stone (11-6)
LP Gene Conley (7-12)
Stone six hit shut out.

Saturday 7/17
NY 8 Baltimore 4:
WP Willard Schmidt (7-4)
LP Lou Kretlow (6-10)
HR Don Zimmer (2)
Schmidt three hitter.

Baltimore vs Boston
3 game series

Sunday 7/18
Game 1
Baltimore 8 Boston 6:
WP Art Houtteman (4-7)
LP Sal Maglie (5-90
HR Frank Thomas (13)
Gene Woodling 3-4, 3 RBIs.

Game 2
Boston 10 Baltimore 3:
WP Jackie Collum (8-5)
LP Bob Grim (5-3)
HR Dale Long (22)
Long 2-4, 3 RBIs. Johnny Temple 2-5, 3 RBIs.

Monday 7/19
Baltimore 11 Boston 5:
WP Gene Conley (8-12)
LP Bob Friend (6-6)
HR Ray Jablonski (12) Frank Thomas (14) Gene Woodling (7) Dale long (23)
Jablonski and Thomas hit GRAND SLAMs in the 3rd and 9th.

Baltimore vs Washington
3 game series

Tuesday 7/20
Baltimore 7 Washington 6:
WP Lou Kretlow (7-10)
LP Connie Johnson (7-9)
HR Richie Ashburn (2) Willie Mays (17) Gene Hatton (90
Mays GRAND SLAM. Orioles score five in the first.

Wednesday 7/21
Washington 5 Baltimore 3:
WP Sam Jones (5-2)
LP Bob Grim (5-4)
HR Joe Collins (10)
Collins 3 RBIs.

Thursday 7/22
Washington 3 Baltimore 2 (12):
WP Hersh Freeman (8-6)
LP Bill Koski (0-1)
Senators win on Bill Tuttle's 12th inning RBI single

Baltimore vs Philadelphia
4 game series

Friday 7/23
Baltimore 4 Philadelphia 2:
WP Gene Conley (9-12)
LP Warren Spahn (8-7)
HR Minnie Minoso (8)
Sam Mele 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Saturday 7/24
Baltimore 2 Philadelphia 1:
WP Lou Kretlow (8-10)
LP Chuck Stobbs (12-6)
HR Andy Carey (8)
Kretlow scatters seven hits over 8 innings.

Sunday 7/25
Game 1
Philadelphia 6 Baltimore 2:
WP Virgil Trucks (8-6)
LP Windy McCall (2-4)
Matt Batts 3 RBIs.

Game 2
Philadelphia 5 Baltimore 4:
WP Dick Littlefield (1-1)
LP Gene Conley (9-13)
HR Sid Gordon (110
Minnie Minoso 2-4, 3 RBIs.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Cleveland Indians	55	40	.579	-
New York Yankees	57	42	.576	-
Boston Red Sox	53	44	.546	3.0
Philadelphia Athletics	52	45	.536	4.0
Washington Senators	49	46	.516	6.0
Detroit Tigers	46	49	.484	9.0
Baltimore Orioles	40	56	.417	15.5
Chicago White Sox	34	64	.347	22.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Brooklyn Dodgers	56	43	.566	-
Philadelphia Phillies	55	43	.561	.5
St. Louis Cardinals	55	45	.550	1.5
Chicago Cubs	50	50	.500	6.5
Milwaukee Braves	48	50	.490	7.5
New York Giants	47	53	.470	9.5
Cincinnati Redlegs	46	53	.465	10.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	42	62	.404	16.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Hank Aaron - BOS .373 2 Eddie Mathews SLN .360 3 Bobby Avila CIN .346 4 Stan Musial CLE .343 5 Andy Pafko NY1 .342	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Ted Williams - PHI 30 2 Eddie Mathews SLN 29 3 Dale Long BOS 23 3 Stan Musial CLE 23 5 Joe Adcock BRO 22	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Ted Williams - PHI 88 2 Eddie Mathews SLN 85 3 Stan Musial CLE 78 4 Hank Aaron BOS 75 4 Hank Thompson NYA 75
LEAGUE LEADERS W 2 tied with 14 1 Don Larsen SLN 14 1 Don Newcombe BRO 14 3 Billy Hoeft NY1 13 3 3 more tied with 13	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Jim Waugh - NYA 2.07 2 Don Larsen SLN 2.43 3 Hal Brown PHI 2.72 4 Curt Simmons NYA 2.77 5 Vern Law DET 2.79	LEAGUE LEADERS K Bob Turley - CHN 154 2 Harvey Haddix CLE 121 3 Whitey Ford PHI 119 4 Carl Erskine BOS 114 5 Billy Hoeft NY1 108

[scott1964]

Washington vs Baltimore
3 game series

Tuesday 7/27
Washington 6 Baltimore 5:
WP Steve Gromek (9-9)
LP Art Houtteman (4-8)
HR Joe Collins (110
Collins 3rd inning GRAND SLAM

Wednesday 7/28
Baltimore 3 Washington 0:
WP Lou Kretlow (9-10)
LP Sam Jones (5-3)
Kretlow fires a five hit shut out

Thursday 7/29
Washington 4 Baltimore 3 (14):
WP Ray Herbert (3-3)
LP Jack Phillips (0-1)
HR Frank Thomas (15)
Senators win on a 14th inning sac fly.

New York vs Baltimore
4 game series

Friday 7/30
Baltimore 3 NY 2 (10):
WP Gene Conley (10-13)
LP Vic Johnson (5-5)
HR Joe Cunningham (5) Frank Thomas (16)
Orioles win on 10th inning sac fly

Saturday 7/31
Baltimore 2 NY 1:
WP Art Houtteman (5-8)
LP Jim Hearn (4-6)
HR Ray Jablonski (13)
Jablonski 2-4, RBI.

Sunday 8/1
Game 1
NY 3 Baltimore 2:
WP Curt Simmons (14-7)
LP George O'Donnell (4-2)
Ed Bailey 2 RBIs.

Game 2
NY 17 Baltimore 0:
WP Dean Stone(14-6)
LP Gene Conley (10-14)
HR Joe Cunningham (6)
Ken Keltner 3-5, 6 RBIs.

Philadelphia vs Baltimore
3 game series

Monday 8/2
Philadelphia 7 Baltimore 1:
WP Chuck Stobbs (13-7)
LP Lou Kretlow (9-11)
Alvin Dark 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Tuesday 8/3
Baltimore 2 Philadelphia 1:
WP Art Houtteman (6-8)
LP Warren Spahn (9-9)
Houtteman scatters five hits

Wednesday 8/4
Philadelphia 5 Baltimore 0:
WP Dick Littlefield (2-2)
LP Bob Grim (5-5)
HR Matt Batts (5)
Grim's losing streak is 4 games

Boston vs Baltimore
4 game series

Friday 8/6
Baltimore 6 Boston 5 (11):
WP George O'Donnell (5-2)
LP Bob Millikin (0-1)
HR Hank Aaron (15) Al Gionfriddo
Aaron 2-4, 2 RBI. Gionfriddo 3 RBIs. Gene Woodling 3 RBIs.

Saturday 8/7
Boston 4 Baltimore 2:
WP Ron Kline (1-0)
LP Lou Kretlow (9-12)
HR Roy Campanella (22) Frank Thomas (17)
Kline scatters four hits.

Sunday 8/8
Game 1
Baltimore 5 Boston 4:
WP Ray Flanigan (1-1)
LP Sandy Ullrich (9-3)
HR Roy Campanella (23)
Richie Ashburn scores on a 9th inning wild pitch

Game 2
Baltimore 4 Boston 1:
WP Bob Grim (6-5)
LP Ron Kline (1-1)
HR Ray Jablonski (14) Frank Thomas (18)
Thomas 2 RBIs.

Baltimore vs Chicago
2 game series

Tuesday 8/10
Baltimore 6 Chicago 5:
WP Gene Conley (11-14)
LP Art Johnson (4-10)
HR Frank Thomas (19)
Jackie Robinson 5-5. Thomas 2-5, 3 RBIs.

Wednesday 8/11
Baltimore 6 Chicago 3:
WP Lou Kretlow (10-12)
LP Bob Porterfield (11-14)
Monte Irvin 2-5, 3 RBIs. Red Schoendienst 3-5, 2 RBIs.

Baltimore vs Cleveland
4 game series

Friday 8/13
Cleveland 3 Baltimore 2:
WP Russ Meyer (8-7)
LP Bob Grim (6-6)
Sherm Lollar 2 RBIs.

Saturday 8/14
Baltimore 3 Cleveland 1:
WP Gene Conley (12-14)
LP Sid Hudson (0-1)
HR Ray Jablonski (15) Gene Woodling (8)
Conley six hitter

Sunday 8/15
Game 1
Baltimore 9 Cleveland 7:
WP Lou Kretlow (11-12)
LP Al Jurisich (2-5)
HR Gene Woodling (8) Al Rosen (25) Duke Snider (11)
Woodling 3 RBIs. Snider 2-4, 4 RBIs.

Game 2
Cleveland 3 Baltimore 2:
WP Russ Meyer (9-7)
LP Art Houtteman (6-9)
HR Frank Thomas (20) Dusty Rhodes (4) Stan Musial (24) Duke Snider (12)
All runs accounted for by HRs

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
New York Yankees	66	52	.559	-
Cleveland Indians	64	52	.552	1.0
Philadelphia Athletics	64	53	.547	1.5
Detroit Tigers	62	53	.539	2.5
Boston Red Sox	61	55	.526	4.0
Washington Senators	57	59	.491	8.0
Baltimore Orioles	51	65	.440	14.0
Chicago White Sox	41	77	.347	25.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Brooklyn Dodgers	71	46	.607	-
Philadelphia Phillies	67	50	.573	4.0
St. Louis Cardinals	66	53	.555	6.0
Chicago Cubs	58	62	.483	14.5
New York Giants	53	63	.457	17.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	54	67	.446	19.0
Cincinnati Redlegs	52	66	.441	19.5
Milwaukee Braves	51	65	.440	19.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Eddie Mathews - SLN .360 2 Hank Aaron BOS .358 3 Bobby Avila CIN .354 4 Stan Musial CLE .343 5 Ted Williams PHI .341	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Ted Williams - PHI 34 2 Eddie Mathews SLN 29 3 Mickey Mantle CHN 28 4 Joe Adcock BRO 27 5 Ernie Banks PIT 26	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Ted Williams - PHI 106 2 Gus Bell DET 93 3 Hank Thompson NYA 90 4 Mickey Mantle CHN 89 5 Dale Long BOS 88
LEAGUE LEADERS W Joe Nuxhall - PHI 18 2 Don Newcombe BRO 17 3 Don Larsen SLN 16 3 Vern Law DET 16 5 2 tied with 15	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Don Larsen - SLN 2.25 2 Jim Waugh NYA 2.36 3 Vern Law DET 2.75 4 Chuck Stobbs PHA 2.78 5 Harvey Haddix CLE 2.86	LEAGUE LEADERS K Bob Turley - CHN 178 2 Harvey Haddix CLE 143 3 Whitey Ford PHI 139 4 Billy Loes BRO 132 5 Billy Hoeft NY1 128

[scott1964]

Chicago vs Baltimore
4 game series

Tuesday 8/17
Game 1
Baltimore 3 Chicago 2:
WP Bob Grim (7-6)
LP Bob Porterfield (11-15)
Grim scatters seven hits

Game 2
Chicago 6 Baltimore 3:
WP Rube Melton (7-9)
LP Gene Conley (12-15)
HR Wally Post 2 (24)
Post 2-3, 3 RBIs.

Wednesday 8/18
Baltimore 10 Chicago 7:
WP Ray Flanigan (3-1)
LP Bob Chakales (3-8)
HR Wayne Belardi (6) Jackie Robinson (11)
Belardi 3-5, 5 RBIs, 7th inning GRAND SLAM. Robinson 2-4, 4 RBIs.

Thursday 8/19
Chicago 5 Baltimore 3:
WP Joe Muir (2-2)
LP George O'Donnell (5-3)
HR Wayne Belardi (7)
White Sox score twice in the ninth.

Cleveland vs Baltimore
3 game series

Friday 8/20
Baltimore 5 Cleveland 2:
WP Bob Grim (8-6)
LP Al Jurisich (2-6)
HR Dick Kryhoski (2) Frank Thomas (21) Sam Mele
Mele 3 RBIs.

Saturday 8/21
Baltimore 3 Cleveland 1:
WP Gene Conley (13-15)
LP Russ Meyer (9-8)
HR Joe Garagiola (4)
Conley scatters eight hits

Sunday 8/22
Baltimore 5 Cleveland 3:
WP Lou Kretlow (12-12)
LP Duane Pillette (0-5)
HR Boyd Bartley (4) Dusty Rhodes (6) Ray Jablonski (16)
Orioles sweep Indians.

Baltimore vs New York
2 game series

Tuesday 8/24
NY 7 Baltimore 4:
WP Dean Stone (15-9)
LP Art Houtteman (6-10)
HR Augie Bergamo (4) Joe Cunningham (16) Jerry Lynch (7)
Bergamo 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 8/25
Baltimore 3 NY 1 (10):
WP Windy McCall (3-4)
LP Vic Johnson (5-6)
HR Frank Thomas (22)
Orioles win in the 10th on a two run shot by Thomas

Baltimore vs Boston
3 game series

Thursday 8/26
Baltimore 5 Boston 3:
WP Gene Conely (14-15)
LP Sandy Ullrich (9-5)
Orioles score three in the ninth

Friday 8/27
Boston 9 Baltimore 2:
WP Bob Friend (8-8)
LP Lou Kretlow (12-13)
HR Harvey Kuenn (5)
Kuenn 4-5, 3 RBIs. Hank Aaron 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Saturday 8/28
Boston 5 Baltimore 1:
WP Ron Kline (2-2)
LP Art Houtteman (6-11)
HR Willie Jones (13)
Kline scatters seven hits.

Baltimore vs Washington
2 game series

Sunday 8/29
Washington 4 Baltimore 2:
WP Bob Hall (7-10)
LP Bob Grim (8-7)
HR Jackie Robinson (12) Randy Johnson (14) Aaron Robinson (6)
Jackson 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Monday 8/30
Washington 6 Baltimore 4:
WP Steve Gromek (12-12)
LP Gene Conley (14-16)
Willie Mays 2 (32) Randy Johnson (15)
Orioles have dropped 4 straight

Baltimore vs Philadelphia
2 game series

Tuesday 8/31
Philadelphia 10 Baltimore 4:
WP Jake Thies (2-0)
LP Lou Kretlow (12-14)
HR Jackie Robinson (13) Minnie Minoso (11)
Cal Abrams 3 RBIs. Richie Ashburn 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Friday 9/1
Baltimore 9 Philadelphia 2:
WP Art Houtteman (7-11)
LP Virgil Trucks (10-9)
HR Irv Noren (5)
Orioles end five game skid

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	73	59	.553	-
New York Yankees	72	60	.545	1.0
Detroit Tigers	71	61	.538	2.0
Boston Red Sox	69	62	.527	3.5
Cleveland Indians	70	63	.526	3.5
Washington Senators	69	64	.519	4.5
Baltimore Orioles	59	73	.447	14.0
Chicago White Sox	46	87	.346	27.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Brooklyn Dodgers	85	47	.644	-
St. Louis Cardinals	74	61	.548	12.5
Philadelphia Phillies	72	62	.537	14.0
Chicago Cubs	64	73	.467	23.5
Milwaukee Braves	60	71	.458	24.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	62	74	.456	25.0
Cincinnati Redlegs	60	74	.448	26.0
New York Giants	58	73	.443	26.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Eddie Mathews - SLN .360 2 Bobby Avila CIN .358 3 Hank Aaron BOS .357 4 Smoky Burgess DET .333 5 Ted Williams PHI .332	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Ted Williams - PHI 36 2 Mickey Mantle CHN 34 3 Willie Mays WS1 33 4 Joe Adcock BRO 29 4 Eddie Mathews SLN 29	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Ted Williams - PHI 110 2 Mickey Mantle CHN 105 3 Gus Bell DET 102 4 Hank Thompson NYA 99 5 Willie Mays WS1 98
LEAGUE LEADERS W 2 tied with 20 1 Don Newcombe BRO 20 1 Joe Nuxhall PHI 20 3 Vern Law DET 19 4 2 tied with 17	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Jim Waugh - NYA 2.31 2 Don Larsen SLN 2.42 3 Chuck Stobbs PHA 2.80 4 Vern Law DET 2.87 5 Warren Spahn PHA 2.89	LEAGUE LEADERS K Bob Turley - CHN 209 2 Harvey Haddix CLE 161 3 Whitey Ford PHI 148 4 Don Newcombe BRO 145 5 Billy Loes BRO 144

[scott1964]

Baltimore vs Detroit
3 game series

Friday 9/3
Detroit 3 Baltimore 0:
WP Art Fowler (11-9)
LP Bob Grim (8-8)
Fowler itches a three hit gem

Saturday 9/4
Baltimore 7 Detroit 3:
WP Gene Conley (15-16)
LP Arnie Portocarrero (4-4)
HR Frank Thomas (23) Gus Bell (25)
Jackie Robinson 3-5, 2 RBIs.

Sunday 9/5
Detroit 2 Baltimore 1:
WP Willard Nixon (9-9)
LP Lou Kretlow (12-15)

Cleveland vs Baltimore
2 game series

Monday 9/6
Game 1
Baltimore 6 Cleveland 5:
WP George O'Donnell (6-3)
LP Duane Pillette (1-7)
HR Stan Musial (28) Duane Pillette
Ray Jablonski's 9th inning RBI double lifts Orioles

Game 2
Baltimore 14 Cleveland 5:
WP Jack Philips (1-1)
LP Sid Hudson (2-3)
HR Sam Mele (3)
Mele 2-4, 4 RBIs. Ray Jablonski 2-4, 3 RBIs.

New York vs Baltimore
2 game series

Wednesday 9/8
Baltimore 3 NY 2:
WP Gene Conley (16-16)
LP Dean Stone (15-11)
HR Ed Bailey (12)
Orioles win in the 7th ion another sac fly

Thursday 9/9
Baltimore 5 NY 1:
WP Lou Kretlow (13-15)
LP Willard Schmidt (10-8)
HR Frank Thomas (24) Gene Woodling (10) Lou Kretlow
Thomas 2 RBIs.

Washington vs Baltimore
2 game series

Friday 9/10
Washington 8 Baltimore 2:
WP Art Ditmar (6-2)
LP George O'Donnell (6-4)
HR Ray Jablonski (17)
Aaron Robinson 2 RBIs.

Saturday 9/11
Baltimore 2 Washington 0:
WP Art Houtteman (8-11)
LP Connie Johnson (11-14)
HR Frank Thomas (25)
Houtteman shuts down Senators on four hits.

Philadelphia vs Baltimore
2 game series

Sunday 9/12
Game 1
Philadelphia 8 Baltimore 2:
WP Dick Littlefield (5-3)
LP Gene Conley (16-17)
Irv Noren 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Baltimore 2 Philadelphia 0:
WP Lou Kretlow (14-15)
LP Virgil /trucks (11-11)
Kretlow and George O'Donnell combine on a three hit shut out.

Boston vs Baltimore
2 game series

Tuesday 9/14
Baltimore 4 Boston 3:
WP Bob Grim (9-8)
LP Bob Friend (9-9)
HR Ray Jablonski (18)
Jablonski 3 RBIs.

Wednesday 9/15
Boston 15 Baltimore 7:
WP Ted Gray (1-0)
LP Art Houtteman (8-12)
HR Ray Campanella 2 (29) Bob Elliott (4)
Campanella 2-4, 6 RBIs. Elliott 3 RBIs. Hank Aaron 4-5, 5 RBIs.

Baltimore vs Chicago
3 game series

Friday 9/17
Baltimore 3 Chicago 0:
WP Gene Conley (17-17)
LP Rube Melton (7-12)
HR Joe Garagiola (5)
Conley fires a five hit shut out

Saturday 9/18
Chicago 5 Baltimore 4 (12):
WP Erv Palica (5-1)
LP Ray Flanigan (3-2)
HR Jackie Robinson (14)
White Sox win on a RBI double

Sunday 9/19
Chicago 5 Baltimore 4 (10):
WP Joe Muir (4-5)
LP Ray Flanigan (3-3)
HR Monte Irvin (18)
White Sox again on an RBI double in extra innings.

Detroit vs Baltimore
3 game series

Monday 9/20
Baltimore 2 Detroit 0:
WP Art Houtteman (9-12)
LP Art Fowler (11-11)
HR Gene Woodling (11)
Houtteman fires another September shut out.

Tuesday 9/21
Baltimore 4 Detroit 2:
WP Gene Conley (18-17)
LP Vern Law (21-11)
Conley scatters six hits.

Wednesday 9/22
Baltimore 7 Detroit 4:
WP Lou Kretlow (15-15)
LP Willard Nixon (11-11)
HR Ted Kluszewski (21)
Orioles sweep Tigers

Chicago vs Baltimore
3 game series

Friday 9/24
Chicago 4 Baltimore 0:
WP Bob Porterfield (15-16)
LP Bob Grim (9-9)
Porterfield tosses a five hit shut out.

Saturday 9/25
Baltimore 10 Chicago 5:
WP Art Houtteman (10-12)
LP Joe Muir (4-6)
HR Wayne Belardi (9)

Sunday 9/26
Baltimore 5 Chicago 4:
WP Gene Conley (19-17)
LP Joe Muir (4-7)
Orioles hand White Sox 100th loss.

Final
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	84	70	.545	-
Detroit Tigers	83	71	.539	1.0
Boston Red Sox	83	71	.539	1.0
New York Yankees	82	72	.532	2.0
Cleveland Indians	81	73	.526	3.0
Washington Senators	76	78	.494	8.0
Baltimore Orioles	73	81	.474	11.0
Chicago White Sox	54	100	.351	30.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Brooklyn Dodgers	100	54	.649	-
St. Louis Cardinals	85	69	.552	15.0
Philadelphia Phillies	84	70	.545	16.0
Milwaukee Braves	71	83	.461	29.0
Chicago Cubs	71	83	.461	29.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	70	84	.455	30.0
Cincinnati Redlegs	68	86	.442	32.0
New York Giants	67	87	.435	33.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Hank Aaron - BOS .368 2 Bobby Avila CIN .358 3 Smoky Burgess DET .334 4 Ted Williams PHI .333 5 Stan Musial CLE .332	LEAGUE LEADERS HR 2 tied with 40 1 Willie Mays WS1 40 1 Ted Williams PHI 40 3 Mickey Mantle CHN 37 4 Ernie Banks PIT 34	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Gus Bell - DET 123 2 Hank Aaron BOS 120 2 Ted Williams PHI 120 4 Willie Mays WS1 119 5 Hank Thompson NYA 117
LEAGUE LEADERS W Joe Nuxhall - PHI 24 2 Don Newcombe BRO 23 3 Vern Law DET 22 4 Bob Buhl BRO 21 5 2 tied with 20	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Don Larsen - SLN 2.41 2 Jim Waugh NYA 2.59 3 Vern Law DET 2.77 4 Harvey Haddix CLE 3.01 5 Chuck Stobbs PHA 3.03	LEAGUE LEADERS K Bob Turley - CHN 236 2 Harvey Haddix CLE 191 3 Whitey Ford PHI 177 4 Don Newcombe BRO 172 5 Billy Hoeft NY1 165

[scott1964]

Bobby Avila Wins 1954 NL Batting Crown
Monday, September 27th, 1954
Cincinnati's Bobby Avila topped the National League in hitting this past year. The outstanding Redlegs second baseman posted a .358 average to garner the title. Avila 207 hits included 32 doubles, 3 triples and 12 home runs. This season's batting king also drove in 71 runs and scored 111 times.

Aaron Takes Home AL Batting Title
Monday, September 27th, 1954
For Hank Aaron of the Boston Red Sox, 1954 was a very good year. Aaron nabbed the American League batting championship with a .368 average. On the season, the 20-year-old right fielder registered 226 hits, 109 runs, 24 doubles, 12 triples, 24 home runs and 120 RBIs.

NABL News: Draft Pool Revealed
Sunday, September 12th, 1954
The biggest anxiety for 1954 new young players is getting drafted. For the young man with something to prove, simple entrance into the draft does not guarantee a big league contract. Some will suffer the excruciating torment of having to stand by as their competitors get picked before them, hoping that they get a slim chance to prove their skills anywhere. At any rate, teams now have 30 days to scout the draft pool before the draft is held.

The top players available (in no particular order) seem to be:
1. Brooks Robinson, 17 year-old third baseman out of high-school.
2. Rocky Colavito, 21 year-old right fielder out of college.
3. Hector Lopez, 25 year-old third baseman out of college.
4. Elston Howard, 25 year-old left fielder out of college.
5. Earl Battey, 19 year-old catcher out of high-school.
6. Hal W Smith, 23 year-old catcher out of college.
7. Jim Pagliaroni, 16 year-old catcher out of high-school.
8. Jim King, 22 year-old right fielder out of college.
9. Johnny Blanchard, 21 year-old catcher out of college.
10. Ken Boyer, 23 year-old third baseman out of college.

[joefromchicago]

Quite a pennant race in the AL. Five teams within three games of first place. Too bad Baltimore could only play the spoiler.

[scott1964]

Originally Posted by joefromchicago

Quite a pennant race in the AL. Five teams within three games of first place. Too bad Baltimore could only play the spoiler.

Thanks. I have a feeling Baltimore will be back and better than ever next year. With Grim and Conley coming back and maybe Kretlow will be consistent. The bats of Robinson and Jablonski hopefully will produce and if Thomas can hit more, except the production of home runs.

[scott1964]

1954 Playoffs
Athletics Sweep Brooklyn
Saturday, October 2nd, 1954
The Philadelphia Athletics stunned the Brooklyn Dodgers by sweeping the North American Series 4-0. The Athletics dumped them 9-4 today at Connie Mack Stadium in the deciding game of the series.

This was the 11th time Philadelphia has been the league champions. During the regular season the powerful Athletics chalked up a 84-70 mark and finished in first place in the American League.

News
Philadelphia Athletics move to Kansas City as the Kansas City Athletics.

Retirements


Draft
NABL News: First-Year Player Draft
Tuesday, October 12th, 1954
Today's North American BaseBall League first-year player draft will produce a new pool of potential all-stars, players with aspirations of one day holding position in the lineup, starting rotation or bullpen. The prime candidates, according to BNN's predictions, includes:

1. Herb Score, 21 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
2. Elston Howard, 25 year-old left fielder out of college.
3. Roberto Clemente, 20 year-old right fielder out of college.
4. Earl Battey, 19 year-old catcher out of high-school.
5. Sandy Koufax, 18 year-old starting pitcher out of high-school.
6. Woodie Held, 22 year-old shortstop out of college.
7. Marv Throneberry, 21 year-old first baseman out of college.
8. Johnny Blanchard, 21 year-old catcher out of college.
9. Rocky Colavito, 21 year-old right fielder out of college.
10. Ken Boyer, 23 year-old third baseman out of college.

Draft Results
First and Supplemental Rounds only


Awards
NL Honors 1954 Glove Wizard Award Winners
Thursday, October 14th, 1954
Glove Wizard Awards are the symbol for defensive excellence, a recognition of the best of the best in defense. The National League Glove Wizard Award trophies for 1954 have been awarded to these outstanding fielders:

Pitcher: Tom Poholsky (Milwaukee Braves)
Catcher: Stan Lopata (Cincinnati Redlegs)
First Baseman: Gil Hodges (Philadelphia Phillies)
Second Baseman: Gil McDougald (Chicago Cubs)
Third Baseman: Don Hoak (New York Giants)
Shortstop: Johnny Logan (Brooklyn Dodgers)
Left Fielder: Gus Zernial (St. Louis Cardinals)
Center Fielder: Mickey Mantle (Chicago Cubs)
Right Fielder: Jim Piersall (Pittsburgh Pirates)

Top Defensive Players Named by AL
Thursday, October 14th, 1954
In baseball circles, a player who has good range, a good arm and good hands is a great catch. Clubs strive to be strong in the field, especially "up the middle." Solid defenders can make a difference in the outcome of tight games and tight pennant races. The Glove Wizard Awards for 1954 in the American League go to these standout defenders:

Pitcher: Bob Friend (Boston Red Sox)
Catcher: Hobie Landrith (Chicago White Sox)
First Baseman: Joe Collins (Washington Senators)
Second Baseman: Pete Runnels (Detroit Tigers)
Third Baseman: Willie Jones (Boston Red Sox)
Shortstop: Roy McMillan (Detroit Tigers)
Left Fielder: Bill Tuttle (Washington Senators)
Center Fielder: Richie Ashburn (Baltimore Orioles)
Right Fielder: Gus Bell (Detroit Tigers)

Banks Grabs NL 1954 Rookie Honors
Friday, October 15th, 1954
It wasn't a stroke of good luck that got Pittsburgh's Ernie Banks the 1954 National League Newcomer of the Year Award, it was his skill on the field. The gifted shortstop performed well with a .286 batting average, while playing in 154 games and delivering 173 hits in 604 at-bats. His totals also included 34 home runs, 114 RBIs, 86 runs scored, 45 walks and a .340 OPB.

Aaron Is AL's Top-Rated Rookie
Friday, October 15th, 1954
All the votes are in for the American League Newcomer of the Year Award. The honor for 1954 has been presented to Hank Aaron, right fielder for the Red Sox.

He fashioned a .368 batting average, piling up 226 hits in 614 at-bats, 24 home runs, 67 walks, 120 RBIs and a .428 OBP.

Law Tops American League Pitchers
Sunday, October 17th, 1954
The Walter Johnson Award for 1954 has been presented and the American League winner is Vern Law of Detroit.

"It's always nice to receive an award like this," said Law. "I just hope I can improve on my performance next year and be in the running again," the Tigers star told reporters.

Law excelled with an impressive 22-11 record in 35 starts. In 301.2 innings he yielded 282 hits and 68 walks, while striking out 117 and compiling a fine 2.77 ERA.

Brooklyn Ace Wins NL Walter Johnson Award
Sunday, October 17th, 1954
This past season was very special for Don Newcombe of the Brooklyn Dodgers. He picked up 23 wins against only 7 losses and was chosen the winner of the 1954 National League Walter Johnson Award.

The 28-year-old Dodgers ace fashioned a fine 3.05 ERA in 34 starts. He threw 277.2 innings, gave up 241 hits, 71 walks and held opponents to a .232 average. Newcombe fanned 172 batters this season.

NL Announces Outstanding Batter Award
Monday, October 18th, 1954
It's been a year of triumph for veteran Ted Williams of the Philadelphia Phillies as he hit his way to the 1954 National League Ty Cobb Award.

The 36-year-old veteran compiled a .333 average and .460 on-base percentage by putting together 181 hits, 24 doubles, no triples, 40 home runs and 123 walks. He also scored 126 times and drove in 120 runs.

Premier Batter Named by American League
Monday, October 18th, 1954
The American League Ty Cobb Award has been picked for 1954 and the winner is Washington center fielder Willie Mays.

He finished his outstanding season with a .325 batting average, 191 hits, 40 home runs, 119 RBIs, .411 OBP and 114 runs scored.

Accomplishments
Harry Simpson (Cincinnati) hits for the cycle on 6/13
Stan Musial (Cleveland) 2500th hit
Ted Williams (Phillies) 600th HR
Marv Breuer (Pittsburgh), Preacher Roe (White Sox), and Howie Pollett (Pittsburgh) all get 200th win.

Free Agency Signings
$282,060 Lands SP Simmons for Orioles
Monday, November 8th, 1954
In what local scribes are hailing as huge, the Orioles inked a $282,060 deal with starting pitcher Curt Simmons.

Team Officials expect Simmons to fill an immediate void on the roster and felt the deal would make them an instant playoff contender.

Since joining the league, Simmons has compiled an ERA of 3.16 with a career record of 107-81. He has 1210 strikeouts in 1832.1 innings and has held opponents to a .239 batting average.