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Standings
CHW
@BAL		1
3
WSH
@BOS		1
6
DET
@CLE		3
2
PHA
@NYY		0
3
PIT
@BRO		4
7
CIN
@CHC		11
5
STL
@MLN		6
7		 
(11)
NYG
@PHI		0
2		 
(7)
Thursday, April 15, 1954
, Yankee Stadium I
Attendance: 23,494, Time of Game: 2:20
Athletics
0
1-1
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, ½ GB
 at Yankees
3
2-1
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
W: Tom Morgan (1-0)
L: Alex Kellner (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  8  2
Yankees         0  1  0   0  0  0   0  2  X    3  6  0

Philadelphia Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Joe DeMaestri SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .444 -0.012 0.81 0.044 -0.056 -0.0 0 4
Spook Jacobs 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .667 1.333 0.037 1.50 0.113 -0.076 0.1 4 1
Vic Power CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .667 -0.035 1.79 0.078 -0.113 0.0 4 1
Gus Zernial LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .958 -0.029 1.95 0.086 -0.115 -0.6 4 0
Don Bollweg 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .286 .873 -0.246 2.23 0.033 -0.279 -1.3 7 0 GDP
Bill Renna RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .500 1.667 0.044 1.30 0.086 -0.042 0.3 2 0
Pete Suder 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .111 -0.211 1.88 0.000 -0.211 -1.7 1 2 GDP
Jim Robertson C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .333 1.167 -0.043 0.91 0.031 -0.074 -0.1 2 0 2B
Alex Kellner P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.085 1.12 0.000 -0.085 -0.6 0 0
   Elmer Valo PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .500 -0.011 0.36 0.000 -0.011 -0.2
Team Totals 33 0 8 0 3 3 .242 .578 -0.591 1.48 0.471 -1.062 -4.1 24 8
2B: J Robertson (1, off T Morgan).
TB: S Jacobs 2; J Robertson 2; V Power 2; G Zernial; B Renna; J DeMaestri.
GIDP: P Suder (1); D Bollweg (1).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. V Power-J Robertson.
E: P Suder (1); J DeMaestri (1).
Outfield Assists: V Power (B Skowron at home plate).

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Hank Bauer RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .357 .929 0.050 0.69 0.092 -0.041 0.8 2 0 HR
Bill Skowron 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 .200 .973 0.119 0.62 0.133 -0.014 1.9 13 0 HR,3B,HBP
   Joe Collins 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Mickey Mantle CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .298 -0.146 0.92 0.000 -0.146 -1.7 1 0
Yogi Berra C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .154 .308 -0.021 0.82 0.038 -0.059 -0.4 3 1
Gil McDougald 3B 4 1 0 0 0 0 .111 .530 -0.018 0.75 0.032 -0.050 -0.2 1 1
Bob Cerv LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.040 1.01 0.017 -0.057 -0.5 1 0 CS
   Gene Woodling LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jerry Coleman 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .364 .818 0.058 1.04 0.107 -0.049 0.4 3 5
Phil Rizzuto SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .222 .697 -0.025 0.79 0.007 -0.032 -0.2 1 5
Tom Morgan P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.067 0.90 0.000 -0.067 -0.7 1 3
Team Totals 30 3 6 3 1 1 .200 .717 -0.090 0.83 0.426 -0.515 -0.6 27 15
3B: B Skowron (1, off A Kellner).
HR: B Skowron (1, off A Kellner; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); H Bauer (1, off A Kellner; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
HBP: B Skowron (1, by A Kellner).
TB: B Skowron 7; H Bauer 5; Y Berra; J Coleman.
RBI: J Coleman (1); B Skowron (1); H Bauer (4).
2-out RBI: J Coleman.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. P Rizzuto-J Coleman-J Collins; J Coleman-P Rizzuto-B Skowron.
Baserunning
CS: B Cerv (1, 2nd base by A Kellner/J Robertson).

Philadelphia Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Alex Kellner, L (0-1) 8 6 3 3 1 1 2 3.38 32 58 0.090 0.83 0.6
Team Totals 8 6 3 3 1 1 2 3.38 32 58 0.090 1.48 0.6

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Morgan, W (1-0) 9 8 0 0 3 3 0 0.00 36 71 0.590 1.48 4.1
Team Totals 9 8 0 0 3 3 0 0.00 36 71 0.590 0.83 4.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: A Kellner (1; B Skowron).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill McKinley, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Ed Runge, 3B - Bill Summers.
Time of Game: 2:20.
Attendance: 23,494.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia Athletics         New York Yankees
1 Joe DeMaestri SS 1 Hank Bauer RF
2 Spook Jacobs 2B 2 Bill Skowron 1B
3 Vic Power CF 3 Mickey Mantle CF
4 Gus Zernial LF 4 Yogi Berra C
5 Don Bollweg 1B 5 Gil McDougald 3B
6 Bill Renna RF 6 Bob Cerv LF
7 Pete Suder 3B 7 Jerry Coleman 2B
8 Jim Robertson C 8 Phil Rizzuto SS
9 Alex Kellner P 9 Tom Morgan P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 0-1 1 12- OO PHA D. Bollweg T. Morgan 21% 88% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t6 0-1 2 123 O PHA P. Suder T. Morgan 12% 75% Popfly: 2B
b2 0-0 2 -2- R NYY J. Coleman A. Kellner 11% 64% Single to RF; McDougald Scores
b1 0-0 1 --3 OO NYY M. Mantle A. Kellner -10% 50% Double Play: Flyball: CF; Skowron out at Hm/CF-C
t8 0-1 0 --- PHA S. Jacobs T. Morgan -9% 67% Single to P/Bunt

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Tom Morgan facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PHA J. DeMaestri T. Morgan 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- PHA S. Jacobs T. Morgan -2% 50% Single to LF
t1 0-0 1 1-- PHA V. Power T. Morgan -4% 46% Single to CF; Jacobs to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- O PHA G. Zernial T. Morgan 4% 50% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 12- O PHA D. Bollweg T. Morgan 4% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Alex Kellner facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O NYY H. Bauer A. Kellner -2% 52% Lineout: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- NYY B. Skowron A. Kellner 7% 60% Triple to LF
b1 0-0 1 --3 OO NYY M. Mantle A. Kellner -10% 50% Double Play: Flyball: CF; Skowron out at Hm/CF-C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Tom Morgan facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- O PHA B. Renna T. Morgan 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O PHA P. Suder T. Morgan 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- PHA J. Robertson T. Morgan -2% 52% Double to RF
t2 0-0 2 -2- O PHA A. Kellner T. Morgan 3% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Alex Kellner facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- NYY Y. Berra A. Kellner 4% 59% Single to CF
b2 0-0 0 1-- O NYY G. McDougald A. Kellner -3% 55% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b2 0-0 1 1-- O NYY B. Cerv A. Kellner -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B; McDougald to 2B
b2 0-0 2 -2- R NYY J. Coleman A. Kellner 11% 64% Single to RF; McDougald Scores
b2 1-0 2 1-- O NYY P. Rizzuto A. Kellner -2% 62% Foul Flyball: 1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 1.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Tom Morgan facing 1-2-3
t3 0-1 0 --- PHA J. DeMaestri T. Morgan -4% 58% Single to SS
t3 0-1 0 1-- O PHA S. Jacobs T. Morgan 4% 62% Popfly: 2B
t3 0-1 1 1-- O PHA V. Power T. Morgan 3% 65% Flyball: RF
t3 0-1 2 1-- O PHA G. Zernial T. Morgan 3% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' Alex Kellner facing 9-1-2
b3 1-0 0 --- O NYY T. Morgan A. Kellner -2% 66% Flyball: LF
b3 1-0 1 --- NYY H. Bauer A. Kellner 2% 68% Single to LF
b3 1-0 1 1-- NYY B. Skowron A. Kellner 3% 71% Hit By Pitch; Bauer to 2B
b3 1-0 1 12- O NYY M. Mantle A. Kellner -4% 67% Lineout: RF
b3 1-0 2 12- O NYY Y. Berra A. Kellner -4% 63% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 1.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Tom Morgan facing 5-6-7
t4 0-1 0 --- O PHA D. Bollweg T. Morgan 3% 66% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 0-1 1 --- O PHA B. Renna T. Morgan 2% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-1 2 --- O PHA P. Suder T. Morgan 1% 69% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' Alex Kellner facing 5-6-7
b4 1-0 0 --- NYY G. McDougald A. Kellner 3% 73% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
b4 1-0 0 1-- O NYY B. Cerv A. Kellner -3% 70% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b4 1-0 1 1-- NYY J. Coleman A. Kellner 2% 71% Cerv Caught Stealing 2B, Safe on E6
b4 1-0 1 -2- O NYY J. Coleman A. Kellner -3% 68% Flyball: CF
b4 1-0 2 -2- NYY P. Rizzuto A. Kellner 1% 69% Walk
b4 1-0 2 12- O NYY T. Morgan A. Kellner -4% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 1.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Tom Morgan facing 8-9-1
t5 0-1 0 --- O PHA J. Robertson T. Morgan 3% 68% Groundout: C-1B
t5 0-1 1 --- O PHA A. Kellner T. Morgan 2% 70% Popfly: P
t5 0-1 2 --- O PHA J. DeMaestri T. Morgan 1% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' Alex Kellner facing 1-2-3
b5 1-0 0 --- O NYY H. Bauer A. Kellner -2% 70% Flyball: 2B
b5 1-0 1 --- O NYY B. Skowron A. Kellner -1% 68% Flyball: 2B
b5 1-0 2 --- O NYY M. Mantle A. Kellner -1% 67% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 1.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Tom Morgan facing 2-3-4
t6 0-1 0 --- O PHA S. Jacobs T. Morgan 4% 71% Groundout: P-1B
t6 0-1 1 --- PHA V. Power T. Morgan -4% 67% Single to SS
t6 0-1 1 1-- O PHA G. Zernial T. Morgan 5% 71% Flyball: LF
t6 0-1 2 1-- PHA D. Bollweg T. Morgan -3% 68% Walk; Power to 2B
t6 0-1 2 12- PHA B. Renna T. Morgan -5% 63% Walk; Power to 3B; Bollweg to 2B
t6 0-1 2 123 O PHA P. Suder T. Morgan 12% 75% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' Alex Kellner facing 4-5-6
b6 1-0 0 --- O NYY Y. Berra A. Kellner -2% 73% Flyball: CF
b6 1-0 1 --- O NYY G. McDougald A. Kellner -1% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 1-0 2 --- O NYY B. Cerv A. Kellner -1% 71% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 1.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Tom Morgan facing 8-9-1
t7 0-1 0 --- O PHA J. Robertson T. Morgan 4% 75% Flyball: CF
t7 0-1 1 --- O PHA A. Kellner T. Morgan 3% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 0-1 2 --- O PHA J. DeMaestri T. Morgan 2% 80% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' Alex Kellner facing 7-8-9
b7 1-0 0 --- O NYY J. Coleman A. Kellner -2% 78% Flyball: LF
b7 1-0 1 --- O NYY P. Rizzuto A. Kellner -1% 77% Flyball: LF
b7 1-0 2 --- O NYY T. Morgan A. Kellner -1% 76% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 1.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Tom Morgan facing 2-3-4
t8 0-1 0 --- PHA S. Jacobs T. Morgan -9% 67% Single to P/Bunt
t8 0-1 0 1-- O PHA V. Power T. Morgan 8% 75% Foul Flyball: 3B
t8 0-1 1 1-- PHA G. Zernial T. Morgan -9% 67% Single to SS; Jacobs to 2B
t8 0-1 1 12- OO PHA D. Bollweg T. Morgan 21% 88% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' Alex Kellner facing 1-2-3
b8 1-0 0 --- R NYY H. Bauer A. Kellner 7% 95% Home Run (Deep RF)
b8 2-0 0 --- R NYY B. Skowron A. Kellner 3% 98% Home Run (Deep LF)
b8 3-0 0 --- O NYY M. Mantle A. Kellner -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 3-0 1 --- O NYY Y. Berra A. Kellner -0% 97% Flyball: 3B
b8 3-0 2 --- O NYY G. McDougald A. Kellner -0% 97% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 3.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Yankees' Tom Morgan facing 6-7-8
Joe Collins replaces Bill Skowron playing 1B batting 2nd
Gene Woodling replaces Bob Cerv playing LF batting 6th
t9 0-3 0 --- PHA B. Renna T. Morgan -4% 94% Single to LF
t9 0-3 0 1-- OO PHA P. Suder T. Morgan 6% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t9 0-3 2 --- PHA J. Robertson T. Morgan -1% 99% Walk
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Alex Kellner (P) batting 9th
t9 0-3 2 1-- O PHA E. Valo T. Morgan 1% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 3.

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