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August 8, 1954

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Reds 5 9 1
Dodgers 16 14 1
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Dodgers 20 15 1

Don Hoak Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .259
OBP .600 .316
At Bats 3 193
Hits 1 50
• Singles 1 35
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 2 14
RBI’s 0 16

Frank Smith Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 5 17
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Ebbets Field - August 8, 1954
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Home Run
Frank Smith
Hobie Landrith
Ted Kluszewski
Bobby Adams
Chuck Harmon
Rocky Bridges
Nino Escalera
Gus Bell
Wally Post
Don Hoak
Clem Labine
Roy Campanella
Jim Gilliam
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Frank Smith now pitching. Hoak hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.

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Bottom 8 Labine takes first base on ball four. Gilliam moves to third. Campanella moves to second.
Bottom 8 Campanella hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Furillo scores. Gilliam moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Gilliam is hit by the pitch. Furillo moves to second.
Bottom 8 Furillo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Amoros scores. Hodges scores. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 8 Sandy Amoros pinch runs for Jackie Robinson. Hodges hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Amoros moves to third.
Bottom 8 Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hoak scores. Reese scores. Snider goes all the way around to score. Three runs are unearned.
Bottom 8 Jackie Collum now pitching. Snider takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon juggles the ball. That's an error on Harmon. Campanella scores. Labine scores. Hoak moves to third. Reese moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 8 Hoak takes first base on ball four. Campanella moves to third. Labine moves to second.
Bottom 8 Labine takes first base on ball four. Campanella moves to second.
Bottom 8 Campanella is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Furillo hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hodges tags and scores.
Bottom 8 Howie Judson now pitching. Rocky Bridges now playing shortstop. Hodges hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post who is chasing the ball. Hodges reaches third base with a triple.
Top 8 Jim Greengrass pinch hits for Harry Perkowski. Clem Labine now pitching. Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Landrith takes first base on ball four. Post moves to third. Borkowski moves to second.
Top 8 Bob Borkowski pinch hits for Roy McMillan. Borkowski hits a fly ball towards center. Snider settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Snider. Post moves to second.
Top 8 Harmon hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kluszewski tags and scores.
Top 8 Post hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kluszewski moves to third.
Top 8 Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Kluszewski reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Snider hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Adams reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gus Bell now playing center field. Nino Escalera now playing left field. Harry Perkowski now pitching. Reese hits a line drive into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gus Bell pinch hits for Lloyd Merriman. Bell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Escalera takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Landrith tags and scores.
Top 7 Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bailey for the out. Landrith moves to third.
Top 7 Ed Bailey pinch hits for Karl Drews. There's a wild pitch. Landrith moves to second.
Top 7 Landrith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 There goes Hoak. The throw from Landrith and he is out, Adams applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Erskine strikes out.
Bottom 6 Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gilliam hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 6 Furillo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Hodges moves to third.
Bottom 6 Hodges bunts towards third. Harmon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Harmon strikes out.
Top 6 Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Snider hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Reese strikes out.
Bottom 5 Karl Drews now pitching. Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Escalera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Merriman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Erskine covering, for the out.
Top 5 Escalera strikes out.
Bottom 4 Erskine hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Campanella hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Hodges scores.
Bottom 4 Furillo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hodges moves to third.
Bottom 4 Hodges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Baczewski strikes out.
Top 4 Landrith hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Snider strikes out.
Bottom 3 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Harmon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Escalera scores. Kluszewski scores. Post moves to third.
Top 3 Post takes first base on ball four. Kluszewski moves to second.
Top 3 Kluszewski takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Merriman strikes out.
Top 3 Escalera hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snider who is chasing the ball. Escalera reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Erskine hits a fly ball into center field. Escalera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Campanella takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Furillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Baczewski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landrith for the out.
Top 2 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McMillan for the out.
Bottom 1 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. Snider moves to second.
Bottom 1 Snider takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Reese hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Merriman. Reese reaches second base with a double. Hoak goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Harmon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to third for the out. Kluszewski moves to second.
Top 1 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Adams scores. Merriman moves to second.
Top 1 Merriman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Adams moves to second.
Top 1 Escalera strikes out.
Top 1 Adams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.