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Lineups and Summary
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 12, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 12, 1954 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 12, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 12, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harry Perkowski |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Antonelli |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 3,170 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Lon Warneke 3B: Augie Donatelli |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Jim Greengrass | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Andy Seminick | Catcher |
| Harry Perkowski | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Johnny Antonelli | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 12, 1954
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Antonelli
Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Antonelli
McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Antonelli
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Antonelli
Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Greengrass vs. Antonelli
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Bell scores. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Temple vs. Antonelli
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Perkowski
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Perkowski
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perkowski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Perkowski
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Antonelli
Post strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Antonelli
Seminick hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkowski vs. Antonelli
Perkowski hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Perkowski
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Perkowski
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Perkowski
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perkowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Antonelli
Adams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Antonelli
McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Antonelli
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Antonelli
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Perkowski
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Perkowski
Katt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. Perkowski
Antonelli strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Antonelli
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Antonelli
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Antonelli
Post hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Perkowski
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Perkowski
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Perkowski
Thompson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Antonelli
Seminick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perkowski vs. Antonelli
Perkowski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Antonelli
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Antonelli
McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Antonelli
Bell 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
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Perkowski
Irvin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Perkowski
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Perkowski
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Antonelli
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Antonelli
Greengrass hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Antonelli
Temple hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Perkowski
Lockman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Perkowski
Katt hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. Perkowski
Antonelli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Antonelli
Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Antonelli
Seminick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perkowski vs. Antonelli
Perkowski strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Antonelli
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Perkowski
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Perkowski
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Perkowski
Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Antonelli
McMillan hits a line drive towards third. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Antonelli
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson juggles the ball. That's an error on Thompson. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Antonelli
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greengrass vs. Antonelli
Greengrass hits a line drive towards third. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Perkowski
Irvin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Perkowski
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Perkowski
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Antonelli
Temple hits a line drive into center field. Mays picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mays. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Post vs. Antonelli
Post hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Temple trying to get to home. Irvin throws the ball in to Katt who tags Temple, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seminick vs. Antonelli
Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Perkowski
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Katt vs. Perkowski
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perkowski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hofman vs. Perkowski
Ron Samford pinch runs for Ray Katt. Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Johnny Antonelli.
Hofman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/12/1954 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Adams B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Williams D, 2b 3 0 1 0
McMillan R, ss 4 0 1 0 Dark A, ss 3 0 0 0
Bell G, cf 2 1 0 0 Thompson H, 3b 3 0 0 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 1 0 Irvin M, lf 3 0 1 0
Greengrass J, lf 4 0 1 1 Mays W, cf 2 0 0 0
Temple J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Mueller D, rf 3 0 0 0
Post W, rf 4 0 1 0 Lockman W, 1b 2 0 0 0
Seminick A, c 3 0 1 0 Katt R, c 3 0 0 0
Perkowski H, p 3 0 0 0 Samford R, pr 0 1 0 0
Antonelli J, p 2 0 0 0
Hofman B, ph 1 1 1 2
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 6 1 25 2 3 2
Cincinnati 100 000 000 -- 1
New York 000 000 002 -- 2
1 out when winning run was scored.
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Perkowski H (L) 8.1 3 2 2 2 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli J (W) 9.0 6 1 1 3 2
E -- Thompson H, Mays W
DP -- Cincinnati 3, New York 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, New York 0
HR -- Hofman B
T -- 1:56
A -- 3170
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