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July 8, 1954

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Hank Sauer Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .277
OBP .600 .398
At Bats 3 220
Hits 1 61
• Singles 1 36
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 19
Walks 2 42
RBI’s 1 48

Bob Buhl Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 5 1
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Wrigley Field - July 8, 1954
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Out
Bob Buhl
Del Crandall
George Metkovich
Danny O'Connell
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Hank Aaron
Bill Bruton
Jim Pendleton
Hank Sauer
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 11 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 11 Logan takes first base on ball four.
Top 11 There goes Bruton. The throw from Tappe and he is safe. Bruton steals second.
Top 11 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 11 Buhl bunts towards the mound. Tremel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Kiner strikes out.
Bottom 10 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Pendleton hits a fly ball into center field. Talbot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 O'Connell strikes out.
Top 10 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Baker strikes out. Crandall drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Baker out.
Bottom 9 Talbot hits a fly ball into right field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Tremel is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Mathews hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Aaron strikes out.
Top 9 Logan strikes out.
Bottom 8 Tappe 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.
Bottom 8 Banks hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Sauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Kiner hits a fly ball into right field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bruton for the out.
Top 8 Buhl strikes out.
Top 8 El Tappe now catching. Bill Tremel now pitching. Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bob Buhl now pitching. Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Fondy is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Baker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Aaron. Baker reaches second base with a double. Jeffcoat scores. Baumholtz moves to third.
Bottom 7 Talbot hits a popup, foul, towards first. Metkovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hal Jeffcoat pinch runs for Walker Cooper. Frank Baumholtz pinch hits for Jim Davis. Baumholtz bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Jeffcoat moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 7 Cooper hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pendleton. Cooper reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 O'Connell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. O'Connell reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Metkovich strikes out.
Top 7 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out. Jackson moves to third.
Bottom 6 Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jackson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Fondy strikes out. Crandall drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Fondy out.
Top 6 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Talbot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bruton bunts towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. Crone moves to second.
Top 6 Crone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 There goes Baker. The throw from Crandall and he is out, Logan applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Ray Crone now pitching. Baker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Talbot hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Davis is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Cooper hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Pendleton hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Banks strikes out.
Bottom 4 Sauer takes first base on ball four. Talbot scores. Fondy moves to third. Jackson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Kiner hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jackson takes first base on ball four. Fondy moves to second.
Bottom 4 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich fields it and throws to second for the out. Talbot moves to third.
Bottom 4 Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Talbot moves to second.
Bottom 4 Talbot hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Metkovich hits a line drive towards first. Fondy reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jim Davis now pitching. Mathews hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jolly scores. Bruton scores.
Top 4 Logan bunts towards the mound. Brosnan fields it and throws to first for the out. Jolly moves to third. Bruton moves to second.
Top 4 Jim Brosnan now pitching. Bruton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jolly moves to second.
Top 4 Jolly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Crandall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Hacker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first, with Jolly covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Cooper hits a line drive towards short. Logan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Banks is hit by the pitch. Jackson moves to third. Sauer moves to second.
Bottom 3 Sauer is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Kiner strikes out.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Fondy scores. Jackson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Dave Jolly now pitching. Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Fondy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pendleton. Fondy reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Baker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Pendleton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 O'Connell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Metkovich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Mathews hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Logan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Talbot hits a fly ball into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hacker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out. Banks scores.
Bottom 2 Cooper hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Banks moves to third.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Sauer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards second. Baker scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 2 Burdette hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Metkovich scores. O'Connell scores. Crandall moves to third.
Top 2 Crandall is walked intentionally.
Top 2 Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Metkovich moves to third. O'Connell moves to second.
Top 2 O'Connell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mathews scores. Metkovich moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Metkovich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mathews moves to second.
Top 2 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker misplays the ball. That's an error on Baker.
Bottom 1 Kiner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Fondy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Baker hits a line drive into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Talbot hits a fly ball into right field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Aaron hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Talbot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bruton hits a line drive towards third. Jackson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.