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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 11, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on September 11, 1954 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 11, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 11, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jackie Collum |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ruben Gomez |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 3,171 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Artie Gore 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Harmon | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Jim Greengrass | Left Fielder |
| Lloyd Merriman | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Hobie Landrith | Catcher |
| Jackie Collum | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Bobby Hofman | First Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Billy Gardner | Third Baseman |
| Ruben Gomez | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 11, 1954
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Gomez
Harmon strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Gomez
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Gomez
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Gomez
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Dark fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Collum
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Collum
Dark takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hofman vs. Collum
Hofman bunts in front of the plate. Landrith fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to third. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mays vs. Collum
Mays is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Irvin vs. Collum
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Gomez
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Gomez
Merriman hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Gomez
Temple hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrith vs. Gomez
Landrith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Temple moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Collum vs. Gomez
Collum hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Gomez
Harmon hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Collum
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Katt vs. Collum
Katt hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Collum
Gardner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greengrass. Gardner reaches second base with a double. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gomez vs. Collum
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mueller scores. Gardner moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Collum
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Gomez
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Gomez
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hofman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bell for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Gomez
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Collum
Dark bunts towards the mound. Collum fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hofman vs. Collum
Hofman takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Collum
Mays hits a line drive towards third. Harmon catches it and throws to second to double up Dark. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Collum
Irvin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hofman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Collum
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first, with Collum covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Gomez
Greengrass strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Gomez
Merriman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Gomez
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrith vs. Gomez
Landrith hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Collum
Katt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greengrass. Katt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gardner vs. Collum
Gardner strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gomez vs. Collum
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Collum
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collum vs. Gomez
Collum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harmon vs. Gomez
Harmon bunts towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. Collum moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Gomez
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and has Collum trapped. There's the throw to Gardner and over to Williams, who tags Collum for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Gomez
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Collum
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hofman vs. Collum
Hofman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Collum
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Irvin vs. Collum
Irvin takes first base on ball four. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mueller vs. Collum
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dark tags and scores. Mays tags and moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Katt vs. Collum
There's a wild pitch. Mays scores. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Katt vs. Collum
Katt strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Gomez
Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Gomez
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Gomez
Merriman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Gomez
Temple hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Gomez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Temple for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Collum
Gardner strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Collum
Gomez hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Collum
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Gomez
Landrith hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hofman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collum vs. Gomez
Collum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Gomez
Harmon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Gomez
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Collum
Rocky Bridges now playing third base. Wally Post now playing right field.
Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Judson
Howie Judson now pitching. Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Bobby Hofman.
Rhodes hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Judson
Mays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Mays reaches second base with a double. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thompson vs. Judson
Hank Thompson pinch hits for Monte Irvin.
Thompson hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mueller vs. Judson
Mueller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lockman vs. Judson
Whitey Lockman pinch hits for Ray Katt.
Lockman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Judson
Gardner is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Gomez
Dusty Rhodes now playing left field. Wes Westrum now catching. Whitey Lockman now playing first base.
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Antonelli
Johnny Antonelli now pitching.
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greengrass vs. Antonelli
Greengrass strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Post vs. Antonelli
Post hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Post for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. Judson
Antonelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Judson
Williams bunts towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. Antonelli moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Judson
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rhodes vs. Ross
Cliff Ross now pitching.
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out. Antonelli moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Ross
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Antonelli
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Antonelli
Bobby Adams pinch hits for Hobie Landrith.
Adams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borkowski vs. Antonelli
Bob Borkowski pinch hits for Cliff Ross.
Borkowski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seminick vs. Antonelli
Andy Seminick pinch hits for Rocky Bridges.
Seminick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Adams moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McMillan vs. Antonelli
Dick Murphy pinch runs for Andy Seminick.
McMillan strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/11/1954 -- Cincinnati at New York (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Harmon C, 3b 3 1 1 1 Williams D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Bridges R, 3b 0 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 4 2 3 0
Seminick A, ph 1 0 1 0 Hofman B, 1b 1 0 1 0
Murphy D, pr 0 0 0 0 Rhodes D, ph-lf 2 0 0 0
McMillan R, ss 5 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 4 2 1 0
Bell G, cf 2 0 0 0 Irvin M, lf 2 0 1 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 4 1 1 1 Thompson H, ph 1 0 0 0
Greengrass J, lf 4 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 0 0 0 0
Merriman L, rf 3 0 0 0 Mueller D, rf 2 2 1 1
Post W, rf 1 0 0 0 Katt R, c 3 0 1 0
Temple J, 2b 3 1 1 0 Lockman W, ph-1b 1 1 1 4
Landrith H, c 3 1 1 0 Gardner B, 3b 4 0 1 0
Adams B, ph 1 0 1 0 Gomez R, p 3 0 0 1
Collum J, p 3 1 2 3 Antonelli J, p 0 0 0 0
Judson H, p 0 0 0 0
Ross C, p 0 0 0 0
Borkowski B, ph 1 0 0 0
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34 5 8 5 30 7 10 6
Cincinnati 030 001 100 -- 5
New York 010 020 40x -- 7
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Collum J* 6.0 8 4 4 5 3
Judson H (L) 1.1 2 3 3 2 1
Ross C 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez R (W)+ 7.0 6 5 5 3 2
Antonelli J (S) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- McMillan R
DP -- Cincinnati 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, New York 9
2B -- Gardner B, Katt R, Mays W
HR -- Collum J, Kluszewski T, Harmon C, Lockman W
SH -- Hofman B, Harmon C, Williams D
SF -- Mueller D
WP -- Collum J
T -- 2:48
A -- 3171
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