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May 15, 1954

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 4 11 0
Giants 3 3 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 4 11 0
Giants 3 3 2

Monte Irvin Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .268
OBP .000 .354
At Bats 3 82
Hits 0 22
• Singles 0 12
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 12
RBI’s 0 16

Johnny Klippstein Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 2 0
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Polo Grounds - May 15, 1954
Out
Johnny Klippstein
Joe Garagiola
Dee Fondy
Gene Baker
Randy Jackson
Ernie Banks
Ralph Kiner
Luis Marquez
Frank Baumholtz
Monte Irvin
Hank Thompson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 4 11 0 10
New York Giants 3 3 2 1
Winning Pitcher Johnny Klippstein
Losing Pitcher Jim Hearn
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Johnny Klippstein
Attendance 6,059
Time of Game 2 hours 29 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Thompson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Dark hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Luis Marquez now playing center field. Frank Baumholtz now playing right field. Williams is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Jackson strikes out.
Top 9 Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ray Katt now catching. Larry Jansen now pitching. Baker hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bill Taylor pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm. Taylor strikes out.
Bottom 8 Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Wes Westrum. Rhodes hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Baumholtz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Klippstein hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Mays hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Banks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kiner moves to second.
Top 7 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Sauer hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Klippstein covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Dark strikes out.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Fondy hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Baumholtz takes first base on ball four. Klippstein moves to second.
Top 6 Klippstein hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Garagiola scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Garagiola hits a line drive into center field. Mays picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Mays. Hearn throws it away. That's an error on Hearn. Kiner goes all the way around to score. Garagiola moves to third.
Top 6 Banks hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Wes Westrum now catching. Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Hearn strikes out.
Bottom 5 Ron Samford pinch runs for Ebba St. Claire. There goes Samford. The throw from Garagiola and he is out, Baker applying the tag.
Bottom 5 St. Claire takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Lockman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Klippstein fires to first and picks off Mays.
Bottom 5 Mays takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sauer is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Fondy. The throw from St. Claire and he is safe. Fondy steals second.
Top 5 Fondy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Baumholtz hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mueller 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 4 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Klippstein covering, for the out.
Top 4 Klippstein hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Garagiola hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Banks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jackson moves to third.
Top 4 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Jackson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Jackson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Dark 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 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hearn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Baumholtz is chasing the ball. Hearn rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park two run home run..
Bottom 3 St. Claire hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klippstein fields it and throws to first for the out. Lockman moves to second.
Bottom 3 Lockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Sauer hits a line drive into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Irvin is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Klippstein hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Banks tags and scores.
Top 2 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jackson scores. Banks moves to third.
Top 2 Banks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jackson moves to second.
Top 2 Kiner strikes out.
Top 2 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Sauer hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Baker strikes out.
Top 1 Fondy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Baumholtz. The throw from St. Claire and he is safe. Baumholtz steals second.
Top 1 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.