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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 28, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on May 28, 1954 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 28, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 28, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Clem Labine |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 38,758 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Artie Gore 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: Frank Secory 3B: Bill Jackowski |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Rube Walker | Catcher |
| Clem Labine | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Billy Gardner | Third Baseman |
| Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 28, 1954
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Hearn
Gilliam hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Williams reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hearn
Reese hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Hearn
Snider 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 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Labine
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Labine, and towards Reese, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Labine
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Labine
Lockman hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Labine
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hearn
Robinson hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays, who is chasing the ball. Robinson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Hodges vs. Hearn
Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robinson tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Hearn
Furillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Hearn
Hearn fires to first and picks off Furillo. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Hearn
Hoak hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Hearn
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Labine
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Labine
Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Labine
Katt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Labine
Gardner hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Katt moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Hearn vs. Labine
Hearn bunts towards the mound. Labine fields it and throws to first for the out. Katt moves to third. Gardner moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Labine
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Katt tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Labine
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Labine vs. Hearn
Labine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Hearn
Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hearn
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Hearn
Snider takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Hearn
There goes Reese. The throw from Katt and he is safe. Reese steals third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Hearn
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reese scores. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Hearn
Hodges 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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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Labine
Lockman hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Labine
Irvin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Labine
Mueller hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Snider. Mueller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Labine
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Katt vs. Labine
There's a wild pitch. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Katt vs. Labine
Katt hits a line drive beyond second. Gilliam can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Mueller scores. Mays scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Labine
Gardner takes first base on ball four. Katt moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hearn vs. Labine
Hearn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Hearn
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Hearn
Hoak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Hearn
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Meyer
Russ Meyer now pitching.
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Meyer
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Meyer
Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Meyer
Irvin hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Meyer
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lockman moves to third. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Mays vs. Meyer
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lockman scores. There goes Irvin trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Mueller moves to third. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Katt vs. Meyer
Katt hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Snider. Katt reaches second base with a double. Mueller scores. Mays scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gardner vs. Milliken
Bob Milliken now pitching.
Gardner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Gardner reaches second base with a double. Katt scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hearn vs. Milliken
Hearn hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Milliken vs. Hearn
Milliken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Hearn
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hearn
Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Hearn
Snider takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Hearn
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Milliken
Dick Williams now playing left field.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Milliken
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Milliken
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Hearn
Hodges hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays, who is chasing the ball. Hodges reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Furillo vs. Hearn
Furillo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hodges scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Hearn
Hoak hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Hearn
Walker takes first base on ball four. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Shuba vs. Hearn
George Shuba pinch hits for Bob Milliken.
Shuba hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Furillo scores. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Gilliam vs. Grissom
Marv Grissom now pitching.
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to third. Shuba moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Reese vs. Grissom
The umpire calls a balk on Grissom Walker scores. Shuba moves to third. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Reese vs. Grissom
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Snider vs. Grissom
Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Shuba tags and scores. Gilliam tags and moves to third. Reese tags and moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Grissom
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Palica
Erv Palica now pitching.
Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Palica
Mueller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Palica
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Grissom
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Grissom
Furillo 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 -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Grissom
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, off Grissom's glove, towards Williams, who fields it, throws to second, with Dark covering, for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Palica
Katt hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Palica
Gardner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Palica
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Grissom
Walker hits a line drive into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Grissom
Tim Thompson pinch hits for Erv Palica.
Thompson hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Katt settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Katt. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Grissom
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Grissom
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Wade
Ben Wade now pitching.
Williams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Wade
Dark hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Wade
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Wade
Irvin hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Wade
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Wade
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Katt vs. Wade
Katt takes first base on ball four. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Gardner vs. Wade
Gardner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 17
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Wade
Grissom hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 17
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Grissom
Reese hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 17
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Grissom
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 17
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Grissom
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/28/1954 -- Brooklyn at New York (N)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Gilliam J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Williams D, 2b 3 2 1 2
Reese P, ss 3 1 1 0 Dark A, ss 5 1 1 1
Snider D, cf 2 0 0 1 Lockman W, 1b 5 2 2 2
Robinson J, lf 3 1 2 1 Irvin M, lf 5 1 2 1
Williams D, lf 2 0 0 0 Mueller D, rf 5 3 3 0
Hodges G, 1b 2 1 1 1 Mays W, cf 5 4 4 3
Furillo C, rf 3 1 1 1 Katt R, c 3 3 2 4
Hoak D, 3b 3 0 1 0 Gardner B, 3b 4 1 3 4
Walker R, c 3 1 0 0 Hearn J, p 2 0 0 0
Labine C, p 1 0 0 0 Grissom M, p 2 0 0 0
Meyer R, p 0 0 0 0
Milliken B, p 1 0 0 0
Shuba G, ph 1 1 1 1
Palica E, p 0 0 0 0
Thompson T, ph 1 0 0 0
Wade B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 6 7 5 39 17 18 17
Brooklyn 011 004 000 -- 6
New York 132 500 06x -- 17
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Labine C (L) 3.0 7 6 6 2 0
Meyer R 0.2 5 5 5 1 0
Milliken B 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Palica E 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Wade B 1.0 5 6 6 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn J (W) 5.1 7 6 6 7 0
Grissom M (S) 3.2 0 0 0 2 2
E -- Katt R
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Brooklyn 7, New York 4
2B -- Mueller D, Katt R, Gardner B
3B -- Robinson J, Hodges G
HR -- Lockman W, Mays W, Williams D, Dark A, Irvin M, Gardner B
SB -- Reese P
SH -- Hearn J
SF -- Hodges G, Williams D, Snider D
WP -- Labine C
Balk -- Grissom M
T -- 3:00
A -- 38758
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