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September 9, 1954

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Bottom 8 R H E
Cubs 6 10 0
Giants 3 7 2
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Cubs 6 10 0
Giants 4 8 2

Al Dark Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .297
OBP .333 .328
At Bats 3 558
Hits 1 166
• Singles 1 119
• Doubles 0 24
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 18
Walks 0 22
RBI’s 0 61

Paul Minner Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 8 1
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Polo Grounds - September 9, 1954
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Home Run
Paul Minner
Walker Cooper
Dee Fondy
Gene Baker
Randy Jackson
Ernie Banks
Hank Sauer
Bob Talbot
Hal Rice
Al Dark
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 Ray Katt now catching. Marv Grissom now pitching. Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Foster Castleman pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm. Castleman hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ray Katt pinch hits for Wes Westrum. Katt hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mueller hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Talbot hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 7 Minner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sauer scores. Jackson moves to third. Cooper moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Cooper takes first base on ball four. Sauer moves to third. Jackson moves to second.
Top 7 Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fondy tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson juggles the ball. That's an error on Thompson. Fondy moves to third. Sauer moves to second.
Top 7 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Baker tags and scores.
Top 7 Sauer is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Fondy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Fondy reaches second base with a double. Baker moves to third.
Top 7 Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Irvin hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Talbot. The throw from Westrum and he is out, Williams applying the tag.
Top 6 Talbot takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Minner 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 6 Cooper hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Rice hits a line drive to right field. The ball gets by Mueller. Mays fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mays. Rice moves to second.
Top 6 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hofman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out.
Bottom 5 Thompson strikes out.
Bottom 5 Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Spencer strikes out.
Bottom 5 Westrum hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spencer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sauer throws the ball in to Banks who tags Mueller trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 4 Hofman hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Talbot hits a popup towards the mound. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Minner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rice hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hofman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Talbot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Dark hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Banks hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Westrum hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mueller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hofman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Irvin scores.
Bottom 2 Irvin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. Irvin reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Mays strikes out.
Top 2 Fondy hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 George Spencer now pitching. Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to home to get Cooper. Minner moves to third. Talbot moves to second.
Top 2 Talbot hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rice scores. Cooper moves to third. Minner moves to second.
Top 2 Minner takes first base on ball four. Rice moves to third. Cooper moves to second.
Top 2 Cooper is hit by the pitch. Rice moves to second.
Top 2 Rice takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Talbot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Banks hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Sauer hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Fondy strikes out.
Top 1 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Talbot moves to second.
Top 1 Talbot hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.