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August 4, 1954

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Bottom 7 R H E
Cubs 3 10 1
Giants 3 8 0
Bottom 7 R H E
Cubs 3 10 1
Giants 3 8 0

Hank Thompson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .254
OBP .333 .379
At Bats 3 307
Hits 1 78
• Singles 1 44
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 18
Walks 0 60
RBI’s 0 57

Johnny Klippstein Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 7 1
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Polo Grounds - August 4, 1954
Johnny Klippstein
Walker Cooper
Dee Fondy
Eddie Miksis
Bill Serena
Ernie Banks
Ralph Kiner
Bob Talbot
Frank Baumholtz
Hank Thompson
Whitey Lockman
Don Liddle
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Thompson is walked intentionally.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klippstein fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. Liddle moves to third. Lockman moves to second.
Bottom 7 Lockman bunts towards the mound. Klippstein fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Westrum moves to third. Liddle moves to second.
Bottom 7 Liddle takes first base on ball four. Westrum moves to second.
Bottom 7 Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena juggles the ball. That's an error on Serena.
Top 7 Talbot hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fondy for the out.
Top 7 Miksis hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mays strikes out.
Bottom 6 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Liddle covering, for the out.
Top 6 Klippstein strikes out.
Top 6 Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Talbot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Bob Talbot now playing center field. Frank Baumholtz now playing right field. Lockman hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Serena hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Steve Bilko pinch hits for Hal Rice. Bilko hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kiner moves to second.
Top 5 Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Don Liddle now pitching. Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Johnny Klippstein now pitching. Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Windy McCall. Hofman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Westrum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mays scores. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mays moves to second.
Bottom 4 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. Irvin scores.
Bottom 4 Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thompson scores. Irvin moves to third.
Bottom 4 Irvin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thompson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Baumholtz strikes out.
Top 4 Minner takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Windy McCall now pitching. Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Foster Castleman pinch hits for Al Worthington. Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Westrum takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Serena hits a ball on the ground towards second. Williams scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 3 Banks strikes out.
Top 3 Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kiner moves to third.
Top 3 Kiner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Kiner reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Mays reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Fondy strikes out.
Top 2 Al Worthington now pitching. Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Baumholtz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller who is chasing the ball. Baumholtz reaches third base with a triple. Cooper goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Minner hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Serena hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Miksis scores. Rice moves to second.
Top 1 Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Baumholtz scores. Miksis moves to third.
Top 1 Kiner hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Fondy hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Miksis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baumholtz moves to second.
Top 1 Baumholtz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.