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August 8, 1954

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Eddie Mathews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .260
OBP 1.000 .401
At Bats 1 327
Hits 1 85
• Singles 1 43
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 27
Walks 2 79
RBI’s 1 69

Sal Maglie Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 5 2
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Polo Grounds - August 8, 1954
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Home Run
Sal Maglie
Wes Westrum
Whitey Lockman
Davey Williams
Billy Gardner
Al Dark
Monte Irvin
Willie Mays
Don Mueller
Eddie Mathews
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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Bottom 7 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Maglie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Westrum strikes out.
Top 7 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Billy Gardner now playing third base. Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Hank Thompson. Hofman 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. Dark scores. Mays moves to third. Irvin moves to second.
Bottom 6 Irvin takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to third. Mays moves to second.
Bottom 6 Mays is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Dark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Aaron. Dark reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 There goes Mueller. The throw from Crandall and he is out, Logan applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Mueller hits a fly ball towards right. Pafko settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Pafko.
Top 6 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Maglie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Westrum hits a popup in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bruton scores.
Top 5 O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bruton moves to third.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Bruton moves to second.
Top 5 Bruton takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Spahn hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out.
Bottom 4 Thompson takes first base on ball four. Irvin moves to second.
Bottom 4 Irvin takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Dark hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Mueller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Pafko bunts towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to first for the out. Adcock moves to second.
Top 4 Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Maglie hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Westrum hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Aaron strikes out.
Top 3 Mathews takes first base on ball four. Spahn moves to second.
Top 3 O'Connell strikes out.
Top 3 Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Spahn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock throws to second for one, and Logan throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Thompson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mays hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Crandall strikes out.
Top 2 Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Adcock hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mathews moves to second.
Top 1 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.