Game 1

Mike Brown vs. Frank Levrault

At Baltimore, October 4^th, 1954

Chicago	2	Boxscore
Baltimore	3

Win	Mike Brown
Loss	Gene Dickshot
Save

The miracle Claymores, who survived to win the Wild Card despite beginning a rebuilding program, rolled into Baltimore looking to take an early lead in what may be their last playoff run for some time. After one and a half hitless innings, however, Tom LaRocca—the AL’s home run king—hit a solo shot to lead off the second, putting Baltimore up 1-0. In the fourth, LaRocca gave the run back, allowing Ray Segui to come home on a critical two-base error.

In the fourth, Baltimore shortstop Chris Tomlin, picked up off waivers due to the injury of Mike Smith, hit a two-out solo shot to put Baltimore back ahead 2-1. Two innings later, Ray Segui tied it up once more with a solo home run of his own.

After that, the score remained tied until the ninth, thanks in part to Brown’s ability to work out of a 1^st and 3^rd, none-out jam in the 8^th. Finally, against Gene Dickshot in the 9^th inning, three consecutive singles by Crash Davis, Chris Tomlin, and Steve Weiss pushed across the winning run.

Game 2

Elijah Stark vs. Milt Renko

At Baltimore, October 5^th, 1954

Baltimore leads 1 game to 0

Chicago	6	Boxscore
Baltimore	9

Win	Elijah Stark
Loss	Milt Renko
Save	Hugh Butler

Charlie Ramsey put Chicago on the board first with a solo shot, but Baltimore took a 2-1 lead in the third after an RBI triple from Jim Stewart and a sac fly from Tom LaRocca. In the fifth, Chicago loaded the bases with nobody out for Milt Renko, who slapped a two-run single. Renko later scored on a Segui single, putting Chicago ahead 4-2. Jason Merritt pulled Baltimore within one with a solo blast in the fifth, and then the O-Caps went nuts in the sixth. After Baltimore loaded the bases with two out, Mark Berghammer came on to face AL MVP George Mabry. Mabry hit a grand slam to put Baltimore on top 7-4. Then, after LaRocca reached on an error, Art Reichle doubled him home to make it 8-4.

The Baltimore pen was shaky, with Estes and Salkeld each allowing runs, but Hugh Butler finally sealed it with an inning and a third of scoreless relief.

Game 3

Don Fussell vs. Nuke LaLoosh

At Chicago, October 7^th, 1954

Baltimore leads 2 games to 0

Baltimore	8	Boxscore
Chicago	5

Win	Nuke LaLoosh
Loss	Don Fussell
Save	George Pinson

After Baltimore rallied for four in the first against Fussell, Chicago picked up a pair in the bottom half to make it 4-2. Then, in the third, Crash Davis went deep with a two-run shot, making it 6-2, and in the next inning, a pair of walks and a key error by Ken Sutherland allowed two more runs to score. Chicago picked up a run in the fifth and then two more in the sixth, when Jimmy Robinson went deep. At that point, the Orange Sox turned to their fifth starter—George Pinson—who worked four innings of scoreless, two-hit relief to keep Chicago from making any further rally.

Game 4

Fred Smith vs. Al McQuillan

At Chicago, October 8^th, 1954

Baltimore leads 3 games to 0

Baltimore	7	Boxscore
Chicago	8

Win	Gabby McElyea
Loss	Harry Estes
Save	Gene Dickshot

Down by three, the Claymores knew they needed someone to step up big time if they wanted to get back in the series. In Game 4, Mark Bejma did just that.

After Bejma hit a two-run shot in the first, he hit another—a three run blast—in the fifth, helping Chicago to a 5-1 lead. After Wil Tolentino went deep with a two-run blast in the sixth, it was 7-2. But in the seventh, the powerful Baltimore offense made some noise. After a walk and two singles brought home Jason Merritt, Tom LaRocca hit a three-run blast to make it 7-6. Then, three more singles—the last by pinch hitter Spike Grba—brought home Michael Sagmoen to tie the game at seven.

In the bottom of the inning, Baltimore handed the ball to Harry Estes. With one out, Bejma came to the plate and blasted his third home run of the day, a solo shot that put Chicago back on top 8-7. McElyea silenced the Baltimore bats in the eighth and Dickshot set them down in order in the ninth, earning the Claymores one more day of life in the ALCS.

Game 5

Frank Levrault vs. Mike Brown

At Chicago, October 9^th, 1954

Baltimore leads 3 games to 1

Baltimore	5	Boxscore
Chicago	4

Win	Harry Estes
Loss	Dave Smith
Save	Shad Salkeld

The game was quiet early on, as two of the AL’s best matched up through two and a half scoreless innings. In the third, Wil Tolentino went deep to put Chicago ahead 1-0. In the fifth, after an error by Jimmy Robinson, the Orange Caps had a runner at first with two out for Mike Brown—an .081 hitter on the year. Brown miraculously singled, keeping the inning alive. Levrault then walked Jason Merritt and Art Reichle to force in the tying run. In the sixth, Tom LaRocca scored on an RBI ground out, putting Baltimore up 2-1.

The Claymores hung tough, tying it up in the seventh on an RBI double by Jimmy Robinson. But then, the Orange Sox got an RBI double from Steve Weiss in the eighth and another from George Mabry in the ninth to make it 4-1.

But the Claymores weren’t done yet. In the bottom of the ninth, Chicago put runners at first and second with one out, chasing Mike Brown in favor of Harry Estes. Sutherland struck out, but then Jimmy Robinson stroked a clutch two-out, two-run double to tie the game at four.

But the Orange Sox, who had gotten key contributions from roll players throughout the series, finally pulled through in the tenth when pinch hitter Jim Stewart singled home Crash Davis to put Baltimore back on top. In the bottom of the inning, Shad Salkeld got the first two outs before walking Segui, bringing Game 4 hero Mark Bejma to the plate as the winning run. But Salkeld got him to pop up, earning a save and sending the Orange Sox to their first BoHol World Series.