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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 15, 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 June 15, 1954 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | June 15, 1954 |
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Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Home Team |
New York Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 15, 1954 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fred Baczewski |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ruben Gomez |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 12,414 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 56 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Engeln 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Bill Stewart |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Nino Escalera | Right Fielder |
Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
Jim Greengrass | Left Fielder |
Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
Ed Bailey | Catcher |
Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
Fred Baczewski | Pitcher |
Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
Al Dark | Shortstop |
Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
Wes Westrum | Catcher |
Ruben Gomez | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 15, 1954
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Escalera vs. Gomez
Escalera hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Williams reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Gomez
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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Gomez
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluszewski vs. Gomez
Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greengrass vs. Gomez
Greengrass 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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Baczewski
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Baczewski
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Baczewski
Thompson bunts towards the mound. Baczewski fields it and throws to first for the out. Lockman moves to third. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Irvin vs. Baczewski
Irvin strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mueller vs. Baczewski
Mueller 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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Gomez
Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Gomez
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Gomez covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Gomez
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baczewski vs. Gomez
Baczewski is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Baczewski
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Baczewski
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Westrum vs. Baczewski
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gomez vs. Baczewski
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Escalera vs. Gomez
Escalera hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Gomez
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Gomez
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Baczewski
Lockman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Baczewski
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Baczewski
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Baczewski
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Gomez
Kluszewski 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Gomez
Greengrass hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Gomez
There goes Greengrass. The throw from Westrum to Dark and they have Greengrass trapped. The throw over to Lockman, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Gomez
Temple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Gomez
Bailey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Baczewski
Mueller 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 -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Baczewski
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Escalera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Baczewski
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Escalera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Gomez
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baczewski vs. Gomez
Baczewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Gomez covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Escalera vs. Gomez
Escalera hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Gomez covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Baczewski
Westrum hits a popup, foul, towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Baczewski
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Baczewski
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Gomez
Adams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Gomez
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. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluszewski vs. Gomez
Kluszewski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greengrass vs. Gomez
Greengrass strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Temple vs. Gomez
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Baczewski
Dark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greengrass. Dark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Baczewski
Thompson bunts towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Irvin vs. Baczewski
Irvin 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 -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mueller vs. Baczewski
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dark scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Baczewski
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Escalera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Gomez
Bailey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Gomez
Chuck Harmon pinch runs for Ed Bailey.
McMillan bunts towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Williams covering, for the out. Harmon moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seminick vs. Gomez
Andy Seminick pinch hits for Fred Baczewski.
Seminick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Escalera vs. Gomez
Escalera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harmon scores. Seminick moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adams vs. Gomez
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to home to get Seminick. Escalera moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Gomez
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bell for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Smith
Frank Smith now pitching. Andy Seminick now catching.
Williams hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Smith
Westrum hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Smith
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Smith
Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Smith
There goes Lockman. The throw from Seminick and he is safe. Lockman steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Smith
Dark 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 8
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Gomez
Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Gomez
Greengrass hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Grissom
Marv Grissom now pitching.
Temple bunts towards the mound. Grissom fields it and throws to first for the out. Greengrass moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Borkowski vs. Grissom
Bob Borkowski pinch hits for Frank Smith.
Borkowski strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Grissom
McMillan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Greengrass scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seminick vs. Grissom
Seminick is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Perkowski
Harry Perkowski now pitching.
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Perkowski covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Perkowski
Irvin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Perkowski
Mueller strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Perkowski
Mays takes first base on ball four. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Perkowski
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Escalera vs. Grissom
Escalera bunts towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Escalera for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Grissom
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Grissom
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Perkowski
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Perkowski
Billy Gardner pinch runs for Wes Westrum. Hoot Evers pinch hits for Marv Grissom.
Evers hits a popup towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Perkowski
Lockman takes first base on ball four. Gardner moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Judson
Howie Judson now pitching.
Dark hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Collum
Jackie Collum now pitching.
Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/15/1954 -- Cincinnati at New York (N) Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Escalera N, rf 5 0 1 1 Lockman W, 1b 4 1 2 0 Adams B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 5 1 3 0 Bell G, cf 5 0 1 0 Thompson H, 3b 3 1 1 3 Kluszewski T, 1b 2 1 1 1 Irvin M, lf 3 0 0 0 Greengrass J, lf 4 1 2 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 1 1 Temple J, 2b 3 0 2 0 Mays W, cf 2 0 0 0 Bailey E, c 2 0 0 0 Williams D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Harmon C, pr 0 1 0 0 Westrum W, c 3 1 1 1 Smith F, p 0 0 0 0 Gardner B, pr 0 1 0 0 Borkowski B, ph 1 0 0 0 Gomez R, p 3 0 0 0 Perkowski H, p 0 0 0 0 Grissom M, p 0 0 0 0 Judson H, p 0 0 0 0 Evers H, ph 1 0 0 0 Collum J, p 0 0 0 0 McMillan R, ss 3 0 1 1 Baczewski F, p 2 0 0 0 Seminick A, ph-c 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 3 8 3 32 5 9 5 Cincinnati 000 000 120 -- 3 New York 000 001 103 -- 5 2 outs when winning run was scored. Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Baczewski F 6.0 6 1 1 1 3 Smith F 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 Perkowski H (L) 1.1 0 2 2 4 1 Judson H 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Collum J 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Gomez R* 7.0 7 3 3 5 4 Grissom M (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th E -- Dark A DP -- Cincinnati 1, New York 1 LOB -- Cincinnati 9, New York 8 2B -- Bell G, Dark A HR -- Westrum W, Kluszewski T, Thompson H SB -- Lockman W CS -- Greengrass J SH -- Thompson H 2, McMillan R, Temple J T -- 2:56 A -- 12414
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