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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 8, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Milwaukee Braves, played on August 8, 1954 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sal Maglie |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 31,070 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: Lon Warneke 3B: Frank Secory |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Left Fielder |
| Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
| Andy Pafko | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Del Crandall | Catcher |
| Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Sal Maglie | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 8, 1954
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Maglie
Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Maglie
O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Maglie
Mathews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Maglie
Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adcock vs. Maglie
Adcock 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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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Spahn
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Spahn
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Spahn
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Maglie
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Maglie
Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Maglie
Crandall strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Spahn
Mays hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Spahn
Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Spahn
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock throws to second for one, and Logan throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Maglie
Spahn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Maglie
Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Maglie
O'Connell strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Maglie
Mathews takes first base on ball four. Spahn moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aaron vs. Maglie
Aaron strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Spahn
Westrum hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Spahn
Maglie hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Spahn
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Maglie
Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Maglie
Pafko bunts towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to first for the out. Adcock moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Logan vs. Maglie
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crandall vs. Maglie
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Spahn
Mueller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Spahn
Dark hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Spahn
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Spahn
Irvin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Spahn
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Maglie
Spahn hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Maglie
Bruton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Maglie
There's a wild pitch. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Connell vs. Maglie
O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bruton moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mathews vs. Maglie
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bruton scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Maglie
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Spahn
Westrum hits a popup in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Spahn
Maglie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Spahn
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Maglie
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Maglie
Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Maglie
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Maglie
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Spahn
Mueller hits a fly ball towards right. Pafko settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Pafko. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Spahn
There goes Mueller. The throw from Crandall and he is out, Logan applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Spahn
Dark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Aaron. Dark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Spahn
Mays is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Irvin vs. Spahn
Irvin takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to third. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hofman vs. Spahn
Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Hank Thompson.
Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dark scores. Mays moves to third. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Maglie
Billy Gardner now playing third base.
Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Maglie
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Maglie
O'Connell 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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Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Spahn
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Spahn
Maglie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Spahn
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Spahn
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Maglie
Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Maglie
Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Maglie
There goes Aaron. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Aaron steals second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adcock vs. Maglie
Adcock strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Maglie
Pafko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aaron scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Grissom
Marv Grissom now pitching.
Logan hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Grissom
Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Spahn
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Spahn
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Spahn
Irvin hits a popup, foul, towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castleman vs. Spahn
Foster Castleman pinch hits for Billy Gardner.
Castleman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Grissom
Foster Castleman now playing third base.
Spahn strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Grissom
Bruton is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Grissom
There goes Bruton. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Bruton steals second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Connell vs. Grissom
O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Grissom
Mathews is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aaron vs. Grissom
Aaron hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Aaron reaches second base with a double. Bruton scores. Mathews goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adcock vs. Grissom
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Spahn
Westrum hits a fly ball into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Spahn
Ray Katt pinch hits for Marv Grissom.
Katt hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Spahn
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/1954 -- Milwaukee at New York (D)
Milwaukee AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Bruton B, cf 3 2 0 0 Williams D, 2b 5 0 0 0
O'Connell D, 2b 5 0 0 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 0 0
Mathews E, 3b 2 2 2 2 Dark A, ss 4 2 3 1
Aaron H, lf 5 1 3 2 Mays W, cf 3 0 1 0
Adcock J, 1b 5 0 2 0 Irvin M, lf 2 0 0 0
Pafko A, rf 3 0 1 1 Thompson H, 3b 1 0 0 0
Logan J, ss 4 0 0 0 Hofman B, ph 1 0 0 1
Crandall D, c 4 0 0 0 Gardner B, 3b 0 0 0 0
Spahn W, p 4 0 1 0 Castleman F, ph-3b 1 0 1 0
Lockman W, 1b 4 0 0 0
Westrum W, c 4 0 0 0
Maglie S, p 3 0 1 0
Grissom M, p 0 0 0 0
Katt R, ph 1 0 0 0
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35 5 9 5 33 2 6 2
Milwaukee 000 010 022 -- 5
New York 000 101 000 -- 2
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn W (W) 9.0 6 2 2 4 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie S (L) 7.1 8 3 3 3 4
Grissom M 1.2 1 2 2 1 1
E -- Logan J, Pafko A
LOB -- Milwaukee 9, New York 8
2B -- Dark A, Aaron H
HR -- Dark A, Mathews E
SB -- Aaron H, Bruton B
CS -- Mueller D
SH -- Pafko A
HBP -- by Grissom M (Bruton B)
WP -- Maglie S
T -- 2:37
A -- 31070
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