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Giants
@ Braves
County Stadium
August 28, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the New York Giants, played on August 28, 1954 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 28, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 28, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ruben Gomez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
| Ballpark | County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee |
| State | WI |
| Attendance | 41,654 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hal Dixon 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Al Barlick |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Hofman | First Baseman |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Ruben Gomez | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Danny O'Connell | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
| Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
| Andy Pafko | Right Fielder |
| Del Crandall | Catcher |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Jack Dittmer | Second Baseman |
| Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Braves
County Stadium
August 28, 1954
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Spahn
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Spahn
Mueller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Spahn
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Spahn
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Dittmer fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Gomez
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hofman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bruton for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Gomez
O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Gomez
Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Spahn
Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Spahn
Irvin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Spahn
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Irvin trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Spahn
Westrum hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Gomez
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Gomez
Pafko hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Gomez
Crandall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Gomez
Logan hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Spahn
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Spahn
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Spahn
Mueller hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dittmer vs. Gomez
Dittmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spahn vs. Gomez
Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Gomez
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards second. Williams throws to second for one, and Dark throws to first, and Hofman drops the ball. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Connell vs. Gomez
O'Connell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bruton moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Gomez
Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bruton scores. O'Connell moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adcock vs. Gomez
Adcock hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Spahn
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Spahn
Mays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Mays reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hofman vs. Spahn
Hofman hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Spahn
Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Gomez
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Gomez
Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Gomez
Logan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dittmer vs. Gomez
Dittmer hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Spahn
Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Spahn
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Spahn
Gomez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Spahn
Williams hits a popup towards third. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Spahn
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gomez moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dark vs. Spahn
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Gomez
Spahn strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Gomez
Bruton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Gomez
There goes Bruton. The throw from Westrum and he is out, Dark applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Gomez
O'Connell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Gomez
Thomson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Spahn
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Spahn
Hofman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Spahn
Irvin hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Gomez
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Gomez
Pafko strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Gomez
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Spahn
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Spahn
Westrum hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Spahn
Gomez hits a popup towards third. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Gomez
Logan strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dittmer vs. Gomez
Dittmer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Gomez
Spahn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Gomez
Bruton hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Spahn
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Spahn
Mueller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Spahn
Dark hits a popup, foul, towards third. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Spahn
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Gomez
O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Gomez
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Gomez
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Gomez
Pafko is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crandall vs. Gomez
Crandall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomson scores. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Logan vs. Gomez
Logan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pafko scores. Crandall moves to third. Logan moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dittmer vs. Grissom
Marv Grissom now pitching.
Dittmer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Spahn vs. Grissom
Spahn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Crandall scores. Logan scores. Dittmer moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bruton vs. Grissom
Bruton hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Spahn
Hofman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Hofman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Spahn
Irvin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hofman moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Spahn
Thompson hits a fly ball towards left field. Thomson fields the ball and throws to home. Crandall drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Crandall. Hofman tags and scores. Irvin tags and moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Castleman vs. Spahn
Foster Castleman pinch hits for Wes Westrum.
Castleman hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Katt vs. Spahn
Ray Katt pinch hits for Marv Grissom.
Katt strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/28/1954 -- New York at Milwaukee (D)
New York AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI
Williams D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Bruton B, cf 5 1 1 0
Mueller D, rf 2 0 1 0 O'Connell D, 3b 4 0 2 0
Dark A, ss 4 0 0 0 Thomson B, lf 4 1 2 1
Mays W, cf 4 0 1 0 Adcock J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Hofman B, 1b 4 1 1 0 Pafko A, rf 3 1 0 0
Irvin M, lf 3 0 1 0 Crandall D, c 3 1 1 1
Thompson H, 3b 3 1 2 2 Logan J, ss 4 1 2 1
Westrum W, c 3 0 0 0 Dittmer J, 2b 2 0 0 0
Castleman F, ph 1 0 0 0 Spahn W, p 3 0 1 2
Gomez R, p 3 0 1 0
Grissom M, p 0 0 0 0
Katt R, ph 1 0 0 0
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32 2 7 2 32 5 9 5
New York 000 010 001 -- 2
Milwaukee 001 000 04x -- 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez R (L) 7.2 8 5 4 4 4
Grissom M 0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn W (W) 9.0 7 2 2 3 4
E -- Hofman B, Crandall D
LOB -- New York 7, Milwaukee 8
2B -- Mays W, Hofman B
HR -- Thompson H
CS -- Bruton B
SF -- Thompson H
T -- 2:21
A -- 41654
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