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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 1, 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 July 1, 1954 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 1, 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 | July 1, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Russ Meyer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ruben Gomez |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 21,560 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Lon Warneke 3B: Larry Goetz |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Walt Moryn | Right Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Carl Furillo | Center Fielder |
| Billy Cox | Shortstop |
| Russ Meyer | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Ruben Gomez | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 1, 1954
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Gomez
Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Gomez
Hoak strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Gomez
Moryn hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Meyer
Williams 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: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Meyer
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Meyer
Lockman 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, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Gomez
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Gomez
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Gomez
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Meyer
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Meyer
Mueller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Mueller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Meyer
Mays hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Meyer
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Gomez
Furillo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Gomez
Cox hits a line drive towards short. Dark catches it and throws to first to double up Furillo. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Gomez
Meyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Gomez
Gilliam 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 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Meyer
Westrum hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Meyer
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Meyer
Williams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moryn. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Meyer
Dark hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Williams scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Meyer
Lockman takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Meyer
Thompson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Gomez
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Gomez
Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Gomez
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Meyer
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Meyer
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Meyer
Irvin takes first base on ball four. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westrum vs. Meyer
Westrum hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gomez vs. Meyer
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Gomez
Hodges hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Hodges reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Campanella vs. Gomez
Campanella strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Gomez
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Cox vs. Gomez
Cox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Shuba vs. Gomez
George Shuba pinch hits for Russ Meyer.
Shuba strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Palica
Erv Palica now pitching.
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Palica
Dark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Dark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Palica
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Palica
Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mueller vs. Palica
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palica fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Gomez
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Gomez
Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Gomez
Moryn 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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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Palica
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Palica
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Palica
Westrum strikes out. There goes Irvin. The throw from Campanella to second, and Irvin is out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Gomez
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Gomez
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Gomez
Campanella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Gomez
Furillo hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Gomez
Cox 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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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Palica
Gomez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Palica
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Palica
Dark hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Palica vs. Gomez
Palica hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Gomez
Gilliam 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 -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Gomez
Hoak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Gomez
There goes Hoak. The throw from Westrum and he is out, Dark applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Palica
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Palica
Thompson bunts in front of the plate. Campanella fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Campanella. Lockman moves to third. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Mueller vs. Palica
Mueller is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mays vs. Palica
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox fields it and throws to home to get Lockman. Thompson moves to third. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Rhodes vs. Palica
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Monte Irvin.
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Thompson scores. Mueller scores. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Westrum vs. Palica
Westrum hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mays tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Palica
Bill Taylor pinch hits for Ruben Gomez.
Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Hoot Evers now playing left field.
Moryn 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 -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Wilhelm
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Wilhelm
Hodges hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Wilhelm
Campanella takes first base on ball four. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Wilhelm
Furillo takes first base on ball four. Hodges moves to third. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cox vs. Grissom
Marv Grissom now pitching.
Cox hits a line drive into left field. Evers 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 7/1/1954 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Gilliam J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Williams D, 2b 4 2 2 1
Hoak D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 4 0 2 1
Moryn W, rf 4 0 0 0 Lockman W, 1b 3 0 1 0
Robinson J, lf 4 0 0 0 Thompson H, 3b 3 1 0 0
Hodges G, 1b 4 0 3 0 Mueller D, rf 3 1 1 0
Campanella R, c 3 1 1 1 Mays W, cf 2 1 0 0
Furillo C, cf 3 1 2 1 Irvin M, lf 2 0 0 0
Cox B, ss 3 0 0 0 Rhodes D, ph 1 0 1 2
Meyer R, p 0 0 0 0 Evers H, lf 0 0 0 0
Shuba G, ph 1 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 3 0 0 1
Palica E, p 1 0 0 0 Gomez R, p 3 0 0 0
Taylor B, ph 1 0 0 0
Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0
Grissom M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 2 6 2 29 5 7 5
Brooklyn 000 000 200 -- 2
New York 001 010 03x -- 5
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Meyer R 4.0 3 1 1 3 0
Palica E (L) 4.0 4 4 4 2 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez R (W) 8.0 5 2 2 3 4
Wilhelm H 0.2 1 0 0 2 0
Grissom M (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Campanella R
DP -- Brooklyn 1, New York 2
LOB -- Brooklyn 6, New York 7
2B -- Mueller D, Williams D, Hodges G, Dark A
HR -- Williams D, Campanella R, Furillo C
CS -- Irvin M, Hoak D
SH -- Thompson H
SF -- Westrum W
T -- 2:17
A -- 21560
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