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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 21, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on June 21, 1954 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 21, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 21, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gerry Staley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 7,184 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Secory 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: Frank Dascoli 3B: Lon Warneke |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Solly Hemus | Shortstop |
| Wally Moon | Center Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Tom Alston | First Baseman |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Gerry Staley | Pitcher |
| Eddie Stanky | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Bill Taylor | Left Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Billy Gardner | Third Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 21, 1954
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Hearn
Hemus 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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Hearn
Moon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Hearn
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Hearn
Musial 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 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Staley
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Staley
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Staley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Staley
Lockman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Musial. Lockman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Staley
Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lockman scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Staley
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Hearn
Jablonski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Hearn
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alston vs. Hearn
Alston strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Staley
Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Staley
Gardner strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Staley
Westrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hearn vs. Staley
Hearn strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Staley
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Hearn
Sarni hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Williams reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staley vs. Hearn
Staley hits a line drive into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Hearn
Hemus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Hearn
Moon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hemus moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schoendienst vs. Hearn
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hemus scores. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Hearn
Musial hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Staley
Dark hits a line drive into center field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Staley
Lockman hits a line drive towards short. Hemus reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Staley
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alston scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Taylor for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Hearn
Jablonski strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Hearn
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alston vs. Hearn
Alston hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sarni vs. Hearn
Hearn fires to first and picks off Alston. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Staley
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Staley
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Staley
Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Staley
Westrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hearn vs. Staley
Hearn takes first base on ball four. Mays moves to third. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Staley
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mays scores. Westrum scores. Hearn moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Staley
Dark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moon who is chasing the ball. Dark reaches third base with a triple. Hearn scores. Williams goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lockman vs. Staley
Lockman bunts towards the mound. Staley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dark scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Staley
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Hearn
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Hearn
Tom Burgess pinch hits for Gerry Staley.
Burgess takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemus vs. Hearn
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Hearn covering, for the out. Burgess moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Hearn
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schoendienst vs. Hearn
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burgess scores. Moon moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Musial vs. Hearn
Musial hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Lint
Royce Lint now pitching.
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Lint
Mays hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Lint
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Lint
Westrum strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Hearn
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Hearn
Repulski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Taylor. Repulski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alston vs. Hearn
Alston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sarni vs. Hearn
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Lint
Hearn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Lint
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Lint
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Lint
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Hearn
Monte Irvin now playing left field. Peanuts Lowrey pinch hits for Royce Lint.
Lowrey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin who is chasing the ball. Lowrey reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hemus vs. McCall
Windy McCall now pitching.
Hemus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lowrey scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. McCall
Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hemus moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schoendienst vs. McCall
Schoendienst hits a fly ball towards left field. Irvin makes the catch and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Irvin. Hemus scores. Moon moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Musial vs. McCall
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jablonski vs. Grissom
Marv Grissom now pitching.
Jablonski hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Repulski vs. Grissom
Repulski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moon scores. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alston vs. Grissom
Alston 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 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Brazle
Peanuts Lowrey now playing right field. Stan Musial now playing first base. Al Brazle now pitching.
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Brazle
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Brazle
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Grissom
Sarni hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Grissom
Lowrey strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Grissom
Hemus hits a popup towards third. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Brazle
Gardner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Brazle
Westrum hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grissom vs. Brazle
Grissom bunts towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Schoendienst covering, for the out. Gardner moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Brazle
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Grissom
Moon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Grissom
Schoendienst is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Grissom
Musial hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Westrum fields it and throws to first for the out. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jablonski vs. Grissom
Jablonski hits a popup towards third. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/21/1954 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hemus S, ss 5 2 2 1 Williams D, 2b 5 1 1 2
Moon W, cf 4 1 4 0 Dark A, ss 4 1 2 2
Schoendienst R, 2b 5 0 3 2 Lockman W, 1b 4 1 2 1
Musial S, rf-1b 4 0 0 0 Taylor B, lf 3 0 1 1
Jablonski R, 3b 5 0 0 0 Irvin M, lf 1 0 0 0
Repulski R, lf 4 0 2 1 Mueller D, rf 4 0 0 0
Alston T, 1b 4 0 1 0 Mays W, cf 4 3 3 2
Brazle A, p 0 0 0 0 Gardner B, 3b 4 0 1 0
Sarni B, c 4 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 4 1 2 0
Staley G, p 1 0 0 0 Hearn J, p 2 1 0 0
Burgess T, ph 0 1 0 0 McCall W, p 0 0 0 0
Lint R, p 0 0 0 0 Grissom M, p 0 0 0 0
Lowrey P, ph-rf 2 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 5 13 4 35 8 12 8
St.Louis 001 010 300 -- 5
New York 110 510 00x -- 8
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Staley G (L) 4.0 9 7 7 1 2
Lint R 2.0 2 1 1 0 2
Brazle A 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn J (W)* 6.0 9 3 3 2 3
McCall W 0.1 2 2 2 1 0
Grissom M (S) 2.2 2 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Irvin M
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- St.Louis 9, New York 5
2B -- Lockman W, Repulski R
3B -- Dark A, Lowrey P
HR -- Mays W 2
SH -- Grissom M
T -- 2:35
A -- 7184
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