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Cubs 4 @ Giants 3
Polo Grounds
May 15, 1954

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 15, 1954 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Cubs with a score of 4 to 3.

Game Summary

DateMay 15, 1954 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 4 H: 11 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 4
Hits: 11
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 3 H: 3 E: 2 LOB: 1
Runs: 3
Hits: 3
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 1
Winning PitcherJohnny Klippstein  
Losing PitcherJim Hearn  
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Game Winning RBIJohnny Klippstein 

Game Info

DateMay 15, 1954 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherJohnny Klippstein  
Home Starting PitcherJim Hearn  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance6,059 
Time of Game2 hours 29 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Babe Pinelli
1B: Dusty Boggess
2B: Bill Engeln
3B: Bill Stewart

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Frank Baumholtz  Center Fielder 
Dee Fondy  First Baseman 
Gene Baker  Second Baseman 
Hank Sauer  Right Fielder 
Randy Jackson  Third Baseman 
Ralph Kiner  Left Fielder 
Ernie Banks  Shortstop 
Joe Garagiola  Catcher 
Johnny Klippstein  Pitcher 
Stan Hack  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Davey Williams  Second Baseman 
Al Dark  Shortstop 
Hank Thompson  Third Baseman 
Monte Irvin  Left Fielder 
Don Mueller  Right Fielder 
Willie Mays  Center Fielder 
Whitey Lockman  First Baseman 
Ebba St. Claire  Catcher 
Jim Hearn  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Cubs 4 @ Giants 3
Polo Grounds
May 15, 1954

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         Game of 5/15/1954 -- Chicago at New York (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Baumholtz F, cf-rf    4  0  1  0   Williams D, 2b        4  0  0  0   
Fondy D, 1b           5  0  1  0   Dark A, ss            4  0  0  0   
Baker G, 2b           5  0  0  0   Thompson H, 3b        3  0  0  0   
Sauer H, rf           4  0  0  0   Irvin M, lf           4  0  0  0   
Marquez L, cf         0  0  0  0   Mueller D, rf         3  0  0  0   
Jackson R, 3b         5  1  2  0   Mays W, cf            2  0  0  0   
Kiner R, lf           3  1  1  0   Lockman W, 1b         3  2  2  1   
Banks E, ss           4  1  3  0   Ebba St. Claire, c    1  0  0  0   
Garagiola J, c        4  1  2  1   Samford R, pr         0  0  0  0   
Klippstein J, p       3  0  1  2   Westrum W, c          0  0  0  0   
                                   Rhodes D, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Katt R, c             0  0  0  0   
                                   Hearn J, p            2  1  1  2   
                                   Wilhelm H, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Taylor B, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Jansen L, p           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  4 11  3                        28  3  3  3

Chicago          020 002 000 --  4
New York         002 010 000 --  3

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Klippstein J (W)      9.0  3  3  3  3  5

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hearn J (L)           5.1 10  4  3  1  2
Wilhelm H             2.2  1  0  0  2  0
Jansen L              1.0  0  0  0  0  1

E -- Hearn J, Mays W
LOB -- Chicago 10, New York 1
2B -- Jackson R
HR -- Hearn J, Lockman W
SB -- Baumholtz F, Fondy D
CS -- Samford R
SF -- Klippstein J
T -- 2:29
A -- 6059

    

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