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Lineups and Summary
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Indians
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 29, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Cleveland Indians, played on September 29, 1954 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 29, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 29, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Lemon |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sal Maglie |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 52,751 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: Jocko Conlan 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Smith | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
| Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
| Dave Philley | Right Fielder |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Bob Lemon | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Sal Maglie | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 29, 1954
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Maglie
Smith is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Maglie
Avila hits a line drive into right field. Mueller picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mueller. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doby vs. Maglie
Doby hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rosen vs. Maglie
Rosen hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wertz vs. Maglie
Wertz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller who is chasing the ball. Wertz reaches third base with a triple. Smith scores. Avila goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Philley vs. Maglie
Philley 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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Indians, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Lemon
Lockman bunts towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Lemon
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Lemon
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Lemon
Mays hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Lemon
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Maglie
Strickland strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Maglie
Hegan hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Maglie
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Maglie
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Lemon
Irvin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Lemon
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Lemon
Westrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maglie vs. Lemon
Maglie strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Maglie
Avila hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Maglie
Doby 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 -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Maglie
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Lemon
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Lemon
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mueller vs. Lemon
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it and throws to second for the out. Lockman scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Lemon
Mays takes first base on ball four. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Lemon
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mueller scores. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Irvin vs. Lemon
Irvin strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Lemon
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Maglie
Wertz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Maglie
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to first for the out. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strickland vs. Maglie
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hegan vs. Maglie
Hegan hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Lemon
Westrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maglie vs. Lemon
Maglie strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Lemon
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Lemon
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Westrum moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mueller vs. Lemon
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Maglie
Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Maglie
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Maglie
Avila hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Maglie
Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rosen vs. Maglie
Rosen hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Lemon
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lemon
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Lemon
Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Maglie
Wertz hits a line drive into right field. Mueller picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Mueller. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Philley vs. Maglie
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to first for the out. Wertz moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Strickland vs. Maglie
Strickland hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hegan vs. Maglie
Hegan 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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Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Lemon
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Lemon
Westrum hits a line drive into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Lemon
Maglie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemon covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Maglie
Lemon hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Maglie
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Maglie
Avila hits a line drive towards third. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Lemon
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Lemon
Dark hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Lemon
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Lemon
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Maglie
Doby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Maglie
Rosen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Liddle
Don Liddle now pitching.
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Doby moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mitchell vs. Grissom
Hank Majeski pinch hits for Dave Philley. Marv Grissom now pitching. Dale Mitchell pinch hits for Hank Majeski.
Mitchell takes first base on ball four. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pope vs. Grissom
Dave Pope pinch hits for George Strickland.
Pope is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hegan vs. Grissom
Hegan hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lemon
Dave Pope now playing right field. Sam Dente now playing shortstop.
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Lemon
Irvin bunts in front of the plate. Hegan fields it and throws to first for the out. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Lemon
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Lemon
There's a wild pitch. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Westrum vs. Lemon
Westrum hits a line drive into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Grissom
Lemon hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Grissom
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Grissom
Avila hits a fly ball towards left. Irvin settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Irvin. Avila moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doby vs. Grissom
Doby is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosen vs. Grissom
Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Lemon
Grissom strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Lemon
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Lemon
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Grissom
Wertz hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Wertz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dente vs. Grissom
Rudy Regalado pinch runs for Vic Wertz.
Dente bunts towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. Regalado moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pope vs. Grissom
Pope is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Glynn vs. Grissom
Bill Glynn pinch hits for Jim Hegan.
Glynn strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lemon vs. Grissom
Lemon hits a line drive towards first. Lockman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Lemon
Bill Glynn now playing first base. Mickey Grasso now catching.
Mueller strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Lemon
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Lemon
There goes Mays. The throw from Grasso and he is safe. Mays steals second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Lemon
Thompson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rhodes vs. Lemon
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Monte Irvin.
Rhodes hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/29/1954 -- Cleveland at New York (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Smith A, lf 4 1 1 0 Lockman W, 1b 5 1 1 0
Avila B, 2b 5 1 1 0 Dark A, ss 4 0 2 0
Doby L, cf 3 0 1 0 Mueller D, rf 5 1 2 1
Rosen A, 3b 5 0 1 0 Mays W, cf 3 1 0 0
Wertz V, 1b 5 0 4 2 Thompson H, 3b 3 1 1 1
Regalado R, pr 0 0 0 0 Irvin M, lf 3 0 0 0
Grasso M, c 0 0 0 0 Rhodes D, ph 1 1 1 3
Philley D, rf 3 0 0 0 Williams D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Majeski H, ph 0 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 4 0 2 0
Mitchell D, ph 0 0 0 0 Maglie S, p 3 0 0 0
Dente S, ss 0 0 0 0 Liddle D, p 0 0 0 0
Strickland G, ss 3 0 0 0 Grissom M, p 1 0 0 0
Pope D, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Hegan J, c 4 0 0 0
Glynn B, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Lemon B, p 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 2 8 2 36 5 9 5
Cleveland 200 000 000 0 -- 2
New York 002 000 000 3 -- 5
1 out when winning run was scored.
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon B (L) 9.1 9 5 5 5 6
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie S* 7.0 7 2 2 2 2
Liddle D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Grissom M (W) 2.2 1 0 0 3 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Mueller D 2, Irvin M
LOB -- Cleveland 13, New York 9
2B -- Wertz V
3B -- Wertz V
HR -- Rhodes D
SB -- Mays W
SH -- Irvin M, Dente S
HBP -- by Maglie S (Smith A)
WP -- Lemon B
T -- 3:11
A -- 52751
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