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August 22, 1954

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Bottom 8 R H E
Braves 10 9 1
Cubs 6 13 2
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Braves 10 9 1
Cubs 6 13 2

Gene Baker Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .283
OBP .250 .340
At Bats 4 360
Hits 1 102
• Singles 1 64
• Doubles 0 23
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 13
Walks 0 32
RBI’s 0 47

Gene Conley Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 5 0
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Wrigley Field - August 22, 1954
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Walk
Gene Conley
Del Crandall
Joe Adcock
Roy Smalley
Danny O'Connell
Johnny Logan
Bobby Thomson
Bill Bruton
Andy Pafko
Gene Baker
Bob Talbot
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Baker takes first base on ball four. Talbot moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Talbot hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Hal Rice pinch hits for Hal Jeffcoat. Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bruton 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 8 Conley bunts towards the mound. Jeffcoat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Baker covering - double play.
Top 8 Crandall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Fondy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Banks moves to third.
Bottom 7 Banks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Sauer strikes out.
Top 7 Logan hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Talbot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smalley tags and scores. Adcock scores.
Top 7 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Morgan. Smalley moves to third. Adcock moves to second.
Top 7 Smalley takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Thomson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Bruton hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kiner strikes out.
Bottom 6 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Conley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gene Conley now pitching. Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 George Metkovich pinch hits for Lew Burdette. 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.
Top 6 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Logan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Jeffcoat covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Lew Burdette now pitching. Talbot hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jeffcoat hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton who is chasing the ball. Jeffcoat reaches third base with a triple. Fondy scores.
Bottom 5 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fondy moves to second.
Bottom 5 Fondy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Banks hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Bobby Thomson now playing left field. Danny O'Connell now playing third base. Roy Smalley now playing second base. Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bobby Thomson pinch runs for Eddie Mathews. Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jeffcoat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Mathews is hit by the pitch.
Top 5 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Kiner strikes out.
Bottom 4 Morgan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Talbot moves to second.
Bottom 4 Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Talbot hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Jeffcoat hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bruton 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 4 Jolly strikes out. Garagiola drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Jolly out.
Top 4 Hal Jeffcoat now pitching. Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Garagiola hits a line drive into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dave Jolly now pitching. Fondy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it, and has Kiner trapped. He throws to O'Connell, who throws to Mathews, who tags Kiner for the out. There goes Sauer attempting to get to second. Here's the throw to second, and he's out. Double play.
Bottom 3 Kiner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Kiner reaches second base with a double. Talbot scores. Baker scores. Morgan goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Morgan takes first base on ball four. Talbot moves to third. Baker moves to second.
Bottom 3 Baker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Talbot moves to second.
Bottom 3 Talbot hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan misplays the ball. That's an error on Logan.
Top 3 Logan hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Adcock scores. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Aaron scores. Adcock moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Adcock hits a fly ball towards right. Sauer settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Sauer. Mathews scores. Aaron moves to third. Adcock moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bruton scores. Mathews moves to second.
Top 3 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out. Bruton moves to second.
Top 3 Bruton takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cole fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cole hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Garagiola is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Fondy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Fondy reaches second base with a double. Sauer moves to third.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sauer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Kiner strikes out.
Top 2 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cole fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Pafko strikes out.
Bottom 1 Morgan strikes out.
Bottom 1 Baker strikes out.
Bottom 1 Talbot hits a fly ball into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Mathews. The throw from Cole and he is out, Baker applying the tag.
Top 1 Adcock hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. O'Connell tags and scores.
Top 1 Mathews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bruton scores. O'Connell moves to third.
Top 1 O'Connell takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Bruton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Talbot. Bruton reaches second base with a double.