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August 5, 1954

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Hank Thompson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .260
OBP .333 .384
At Bats 3 312
Hits 1 81
• Singles 1 47
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 18
Walks 0 61
RBI’s 0 58

Hal Jeffcoat Season Stats

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2 3 3
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Polo Grounds - August 5, 1954
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Walk
Hal Jeffcoat
Walker Cooper
Dee Fondy
Gene Baker
Eddie Miksis
Ernie Banks
Ralph Kiner
Bob Talbot
Hank Sauer
Hank Thompson
Al Dark
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Thompson takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Bob Talbot now playing center field. Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Baumholtz hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jeffcoat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Marv Grissom now pitching. Cooper strikes out.
Top 8 Miksis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Sauer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Jeffcoat covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Hearn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker misplays the ball. That's an error on Baker.
Bottom 7 Katt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mays hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Hal Jeffcoat now pitching. Rhodes is hit by the pitch.
Top 6 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 6 Hal Rice pinch hits for Warren Hacker. Rice hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cooper hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ray Katt now catching. Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Thompson strikes out.
Bottom 5 Dark hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hacker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hearn is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Bill Taylor pinch hits for Wes Westrum. Taylor hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mays scores.
Bottom 5 Mays hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sauer. Mays reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 There goes Fondy. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Fondy steals second.
Top 5 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Baumholtz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Mueller hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rhodes for the out.
Bottom 4 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Hacker covering, for the out.
Top 4 Hacker hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson juggles the ball. That's an error on Thompson. Sauer scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Miksis 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. Sauer moves to third.
Top 4 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fondy scores. Kiner scores. Sauer moves to second.
Top 4 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Kiner moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Kiner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fondy moves to third.
Top 4 Fondy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rhodes. Fondy reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hacker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hearn strikes out.
Top 3 Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Baumholtz hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hacker 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 Westrum strikes out.
Bottom 2 Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mueller hits a popup, foul, towards third. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cooper strikes out.
Top 2 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Banks strikes out.
Top 2 There goes Sauer. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Sauer steals second.
Top 2 Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Rhodes hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a popup, foul, towards third. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out.
Top 1 Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Baker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Baumholtz strikes out.