Braves @ Giants
September 14, 1954

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Top 9 R H E
Braves 1 7 1
Giants 2 7 1
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Braves 1 7 1
Giants 2 7 1

George Metkovich Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .229
OBP .667 .340
At Bats 2 83
Hits 1 19
• Singles 0 16
• Doubles 1 1
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 15
RBI’s 0 9

Hoyt Wilhelm Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 3 7
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Polo Grounds - September 14, 1954
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Strikeout
Hoyt Wilhelm
Wes Westrum
Whitey Lockman
Davey Williams
Billy Gardner
Al Dark
Dusty Rhodes
Willie Mays
Don Mueller
George Metkovich

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Milwaukee Braves 1 7 1 7
New York Giants 2 7 1 10
Winning Pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm
Losing Pitcher Gene Conley
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bobby Hofman
Attendance 31,331
Time of Game 2 hours 32 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Metkovich strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Logan hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Billy Gardner now playing third base. Thomson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Wilhelm strikes out.
Bottom 8 Westrum strikes out.
Bottom 8 Bob Buhl now pitching. Williams is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Chet Nichols now pitching. Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Hank Thompson. Hofman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mueller scores. There goes Rhodes trying to get to home. Bruton throws the ball in to Crandall who tags Rhodes who's trying to score from second, for the out. Mays moves to third. Hofman moves to second.
Bottom 8 Mays is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Mueller moves to third. Rhodes moves to second.
Bottom 8 Rhodes takes first base on ball four. Mueller moves to second.
Bottom 8 Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Pafko hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Dittmer moves to third.
Top 8 Mathews takes first base on ball four. Dittmer moves to second.
Top 8 Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams misplays the ball. That's an error on Williams.
Bottom 7 Dark hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lockman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Bill Taylor pinch hits for Sal Maglie. Taylor strikes out.
Bottom 7 Westrum is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Conley strikes out.
Top 7 Metkovich is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Thompson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Conley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Thomson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mathews scores. Pafko moves to third.
Top 6 Pafko hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Mathews moves to third.
Top 6 Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Rhodes strikes out.
Bottom 5 Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maglie moves to third.
Bottom 5 Dark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Maglie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Dittmer hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Conley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 Metkovich hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Metkovich reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Westrum hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thompson takes first base on ball four. Rhodes moves to second.
Bottom 4 Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rhodes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Rhodes hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Crandall settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Crandall.
Top 4 Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thomson strikes out.
Top 4 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Mueller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Crandall 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 3 Mathews hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Dittmer hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Maglie hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Westrum is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Williams is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 The ball gets by Crandall for a passed ball. Mays moves to third. Thompson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mays moves to second.
Bottom 2 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Rhodes takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Maglie covering, for the out.
Top 2 Conley strikes out.
Top 2 Metkovich is walked intentionally.
Top 2 Logan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Logan reaches second base with a double. Pafko moves to third.
Top 2 Thomson is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Pafko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dark is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.