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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 12, 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 September 12, 1954 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 12, 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 | September 12, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harvey Haddix |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Windy McCall |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 19,491 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Hal Dixon 3B: Bill Jackowski |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Wally Moon | Center Fielder |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Joe Cunningham | First Baseman |
| Harvey Haddix | Pitcher |
| Eddie Stanky | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Bobby Hofman | First Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Billy Gardner | Third Baseman |
| Windy McCall | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 12, 1954
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. McCall
Grammas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. McCall
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. McCall
Musial hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. McCall
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. McCall
Repulski hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Haddix
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Haddix
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hofman vs. Haddix
Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Haddix
Mays strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. McCall
Moon hits a popup towards first. Hofman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. McCall
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. McCall
Cunningham 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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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Haddix
Irvin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Haddix
The ball gets by Sarni for a passed ball. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Haddix
Mueller strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Katt vs. Haddix
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Haddix
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haddix vs. McCall
Haddix hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. McCall
Grammas hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. McCall
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. Haddix moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. McCall
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Haddix scores. Schoendienst moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jablonski vs. Hearn
Jim Hearn now pitching.
Jablonski takes first base on ball four. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Repulski vs. Hearn
Repulski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Katt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moon vs. Hearn
Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Haddix
Hearn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Haddix
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Haddix
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hofman vs. Haddix
Hofman strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Hearn
Sarni strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Hearn
Cunningham hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haddix vs. Hearn
Haddix takes first base on ball four. Cunningham moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grammas vs. Hearn
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cunningham moves to third. Haddix moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Schoendienst vs. Spencer
George Spencer now pitching.
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hofman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schoendienst for the out. Cunningham scores. Haddix moves to third. Grammas moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Musial vs. Spencer
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jablonski vs. Spencer
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Haddix
Mays hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Haddix
Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Haddix
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haddix fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Spencer
Repulski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hofman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Spencer
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hofman fields the ball and throws to Spencer covering. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sarni vs. Spencer
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cunningham vs. Spencer
Cunningham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haddix vs. Spencer
Haddix hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Haddix
Katt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Haddix
Gardner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castleman vs. Haddix
Foster Castleman pinch hits for George Spencer.
Castleman is hit by the pitch. Gardner moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Haddix
Al Corwin pinch runs for Foster Castleman.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Grammas strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Wilhelm
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilhelm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Wilhelm
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Haddix
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hofman vs. Haddix
There's a wild pitch. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hofman vs. Haddix
Hofman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Haddix
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Haddix
Irvin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Haddix
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cunningham scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Katt vs. Haddix
Katt 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
Top 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Wilhelm
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Wilhelm
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Wilhelm
Moon is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Haddix
Gardner strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhelm vs. Haddix
Wilhelm 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, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Haddix
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Haddix
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cunningham scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dark for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Wilhelm
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilhelm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Wilhelm
Cunningham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haddix vs. Wilhelm
Haddix strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Wilhelm
Grammas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Haddix
Hofman hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Haddix
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Haddix
Irvin takes first base on ball four. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rhodes vs. Haddix
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Don Mueller.
Rhodes is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Katt vs. Haddix
Katt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mays scores. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodin vs. Haddix
Ruben Gomez pinch runs for Ray Katt. Eric Rodin pinch hits for Billy Gardner.
Rodin strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Wilhelm
Monte Irvin now playing third base. Dusty Rhodes now playing left field. Wes Westrum now catching. Eric Rodin now playing right field.
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Wilhelm
Musial is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Wilhelm
Jablonski is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Brazle
Al Brazle now pitching. Solly Hemus now playing third base. Whitey Lockman pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm.
Lockman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Brazle
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Lawrence
Brooks Lawrence now pitching.
Dark is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Lawrence
Hank Thompson pinch hits for Bobby Hofman.
Thompson 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
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Box Score
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Game of 9/12/1954 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Grammas A, ss 5 1 2 0 Williams D, 2b 5 0 2 0
Schoendienst R, 2b 4 0 0 1 Dark A, ss 3 1 1 0
Musial S, rf 4 1 2 3 Hofman B, 1b 4 1 1 2
Jablonski R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Thompson H, ph 1 0 0 0
Brazle A, p 0 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 3 1 0 0
Lawrence B, p 0 0 0 0 Irvin M, lf-3b 2 0 1 0
Repulski R, lf 4 0 0 0 Mueller D, rf 3 0 0 0
Moon W, cf 4 0 1 0 Rhodes D, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Sarni B, c 4 0 0 0 Katt R, c 4 0 1 1
Cunningham J, 1b 2 1 1 0 Gomez R, pr 0 0 0 0
Haddix H, p 3 1 1 0 Westrum W, c 0 0 0 0
Hemus S, 3b 0 0 0 0 Gardner B, 3b 3 0 1 0
Rodin E, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
McCall W, p 0 0 0 0
Hearn J, p 1 0 0 0
Spencer G, p 0 0 0 0
Castleman F, ph 0 0 0 0
Corwin A, pr 0 0 0 0
Wilhelm H, p 1 0 0 0
Lockman W, ph 1 0 0 0
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34 4 7 4 33 3 7 3
St.Louis 201 100 000 -- 4
New York 000 002 010 -- 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Haddix H (W) 8.0 6 3 3 5 7
Brazle A 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Lawrence B (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
McCall W (L) 2.1 4 3 3 1 0
Hearn J 1.0 2 1 1 2 1
Spencer G 1.2 1 0 0 2 0
Wilhelm H 4.0 0 0 0 1 5
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 9, New York 9
HR -- Musial S, Hofman B
HBP -- by Haddix H (Castleman F)
WP -- Haddix H
PB -- Sarni B
T -- 3:09
A -- 19491
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