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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 31, 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 July 31, 1954 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 31, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 31, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Howie Judson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sal Maglie |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 7,310 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hal Dixon 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Al Barlick |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Harmon | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Jim Greengrass | Left Fielder |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Hobie Landrith | Catcher |
| Rocky Bridges | Second Baseman |
| Howie Judson | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Dusty Rhodes | Left Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Sal Maglie | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 31, 1954
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Maglie
Harmon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Maglie
McMillan hits a line drive towards third. Thompson catches it and throws to first to double up Harmon. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Maglie
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Maglie
Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greengrass vs. Maglie
Greengrass hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Judson
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Judson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Judson
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Judson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Judson
Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Judson
Rhodes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Maglie
Post hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Maglie
Landrith hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Maglie
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Judson
Mueller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Judson
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Judson
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judson vs. Maglie
Judson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Maglie
Harmon hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Maglie
McMillan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Maglie
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. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Judson
Westrum is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Judson
Maglie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Judson
Lockman hits a line drive towards short. McMillan catches it and throws to first to double up Maglie. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Maglie
Kluszewski 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 -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Maglie
Greengrass hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Maglie
Post hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Maglie, and towards Williams, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Judson
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Judson
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rhodes vs. Judson
Landrith throws to second, with McMillan covering, and has Dark trapped. There's the throw to Harmon who tags Dark for the out. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rhodes vs. Judson
Rhodes hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Judson
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thompson scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Judson
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Maglie
Landrith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Maglie
Bridges hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judson vs. Maglie
Judson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harmon vs. Maglie
Harmon hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Judson
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Judson
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maglie vs. Judson
Maglie strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Judson
Lockman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Harmon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Maglie
McMillan hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Maglie
Bell hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Maglie
Kluszewski hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Judson
Dark hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Judson
Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Judson
Rhodes hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Judson
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Maglie
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Maglie
Post hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Maglie
Landrith hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Judson
Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Judson
There goes Mays. The throw from Landrith and he is out, McMillan applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Judson
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Judson
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Maglie
Lloyd Merriman pinch hits for Rocky Bridges.
Merriman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Merriman for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Maglie
Ed Bailey pinch hits for Howie Judson.
Bailey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harmon vs. Grissom
Marv Grissom now pitching.
Harmon hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Grissom
McMillan 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 8
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Drews
Johnny Temple now playing second base. Karl Drews now pitching.
Grissom hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Drews
Lockman takes first base on ball four. Grissom moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Drews
Dark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post. Dark reaches second base with a double. Grissom scores. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thompson vs. Drews
Thompson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rhodes vs. Drews
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon juggles the ball. That's an error on Harmon. Lockman scores. Dark moves to third. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mueller vs. Drews
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark scores. Thompson scores. Rhodes moves to third. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mays vs. Drews
Mays is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Drews
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Westrum vs. Drews
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grissom vs. Drews
Grissom strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Grissom
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Grissom
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Greengrass vs. Grissom
Greengrass hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Post vs. Grissom
Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/31/1954 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Harmon C, 3b 4 0 1 0 Lockman W, 1b 3 1 0 0
McMillan R, ss 4 0 1 0 Dark A, ss 3 1 1 1
Bell G, cf 2 0 0 0 Thompson H, 3b 2 4 2 2
Kluszewski T, 1b 3 0 1 0 Rhodes D, lf 4 0 0 0
Greengrass J, lf 4 0 0 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 2 3
Post W, rf 4 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 2 0 1 0
Landrith H, c 3 0 1 0 Williams D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Bridges R, 2b 2 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 3 0 0 0
Merriman L, ph 1 0 0 0 Maglie S, p 2 0 1 0
Drews K, p 0 0 0 0 Grissom M, p 2 1 1 0
Judson H, p 2 0 0 0
Bailey E, ph 0 0 0 0
Temple J, 2b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 0 4 0 29 7 8 6
Cincinnati 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 100 101 04x -- 7
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Judson H (L) 7.0 5 3 3 4 2
Drews K 1.0 3 4 3 3 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie S (W) 7.1 3 0 0 3 1
Grissom M (S) 1.2 1 0 0 1 0
E -- Harmon C
DP -- Cincinnati 2, New York 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, New York 5
2B -- Dark A
HR -- Thompson H 2
CS -- Mays W
T -- 2:09
A -- 7310
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