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Lineups and Summary
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 5, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 5, 1954 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 5, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 5, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Warren Hacker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 5,563 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: Artie Gore 3B: Tom Gorman |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Baumholtz | Center Fielder |
| Gene Baker | Second Baseman |
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Hank Sauer | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Eddie Miksis | Third Baseman |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Warren Hacker | Pitcher |
| Stan Hack | 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 |
| Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 5, 1954
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Hearn
Baumholtz strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Hearn
Baker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Hearn
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Hearn
Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Hacker
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Hacker
Dark hits a popup, foul, towards third. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Hacker
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Hacker
Rhodes hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Hearn
Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Hearn
There goes Sauer. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Sauer steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Hearn
Banks strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miksis vs. Hearn
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Hearn
Cooper strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hacker
Mueller hits a popup, foul, towards third. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Hacker
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hacker
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Hacker
Westrum strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hacker vs. Hearn
Hacker 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Hearn
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Hearn
Baker 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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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Hacker
Hearn strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Hacker
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Hacker
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hacker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Hearn
Fondy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rhodes. Fondy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Hearn
Kiner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fondy moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sauer vs. Hearn
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Kiner moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Banks vs. Hearn
Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fondy scores. Kiner scores. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miksis vs. Hearn
Miksis 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. Sauer moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cooper vs. Hearn
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson juggles the ball. That's an error on Thompson. Sauer scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hacker vs. Hearn
Hacker hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Hacker
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Hacker covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Hacker
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rhodes for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hacker
Mueller hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Hearn
Baumholtz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Hearn
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Hearn
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Hearn
There goes Fondy. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Fondy steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Hearn
Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sauer vs. Hearn
Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Banks vs. Hearn
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Hacker
Mays hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sauer. Mays reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Hacker
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mays scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Hacker
Bill Taylor pinch hits for Wes Westrum.
Taylor hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Hacker
Hearn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Hacker
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hacker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Hacker
Dark hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Hacker
Thompson strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Hearn
Ray Katt now catching.
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Hearn
Cooper hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Hearn
Hal Rice pinch hits for Warren Hacker.
Rice hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Hearn
Baumholtz 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 6
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Jeffcoat
Hal Jeffcoat now pitching.
Rhodes is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Jeffcoat
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Jeffcoat
Mays hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Hearn
Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Hearn
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Hearn
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Jeffcoat
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Jeffcoat
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Jeffcoat
Hearn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker misplays the ball. That's an error on Baker. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Jeffcoat
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Jeffcoat covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Hearn
Sauer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Hearn
Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Hearn
Miksis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Grissom
Marv Grissom now pitching.
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Grissom
Jeffcoat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Grissom
Baumholtz hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Jeffcoat
Bob Talbot now playing center field.
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Jeffcoat
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hofman vs. Davis
Jim Davis now pitching. Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Dusty Rhodes.
Hofman bunts towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Baker covering, for the out. Dark moves to third. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mueller vs. Davis
Mueller hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mays vs. Davis
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Grissom
Hank Thompson now playing left field. Bobby Hofman now playing third base.
Baker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Baker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fondy vs. Grissom
Fondy hits a popup towards third. Hofman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Grissom
Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Baker trying to get to home. Thompson throws the ball in to Hofman who relays the ball to Katt who tags Baker who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Grissom
Sauer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kiner moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Banks vs. Grissom
Banks hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Katt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Davis
Williams bunts towards the mound. Davis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Katt vs. Davis
Katt strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Davis
Monte Irvin pinch hits for Marv Grissom.
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks 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 8/5/1954 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Baumholtz F, cf 5 1 1 1 Lockman W, 1b 4 0 0 0
Talbot B, cf 0 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 4 1 2 1
Baker G, 2b 5 0 1 0 Thompson H, 3b-lf 3 0 1 0
Fondy D, 1b 5 1 3 0 Rhodes D, lf 2 0 0 0
Kiner R, lf 4 1 2 0 Hofman B, ph-3b 0 0 0 0
Sauer H, rf 5 1 2 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 0 0
Banks E, ss 5 1 2 3 Mays W, cf 4 1 1 0
Miksis E, 3b 4 1 2 1 Williams D, 2b 4 1 3 1
Cooper W, c 4 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 1 0 0 0
Hacker W, p 2 0 0 0 Taylor B, ph 1 1 1 2
Rice H, ph 1 0 0 0 Katt R, c 2 0 0 0
Jeffcoat H, p 1 0 1 0 Hearn J, p 3 0 0 0
Davis J, p 0 0 0 0 Grissom M, p 0 0 0 0
Irvin M, ph 1 0 0 0
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41 6 14 5 33 4 8 4
Chicago 000 310 020 -- 6
New York 000 040 000 -- 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hacker W 5.0 6 4 4 0 4
Jeffcoat H (W)* 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Davis J (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn J (L) 7.1 10 6 5 1 3
Grissom M 1.2 4 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Thompson H, Baker G
DP -- Chicago 2, New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 9, New York 5
2B -- Fondy D, Mays W, Baker G
HR -- Baumholtz F, Taylor B, Dark A, Banks E, Miksis E
SB -- Sauer H, Fondy D
SH -- Hofman B
HBP -- by Jeffcoat H (Rhodes D)
T -- 2:29
A -- 5563
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