Cubs @ Giants
May 14, 1954

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Top 9	R	H	E
Cubs	6	11	2
Giants	9	15	0

Top 9	R	H	E
Cubs	6	11	2
Giants	9	15	0

Ernie Banks Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.667	.321
OBP	.750	.376
At Bats	3	78
Hits	2	25
• Singles	2	19
• Doubles	0	2
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	3
Walks	0	6
RBI’s	0	11

Hoyt Wilhelm Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	0	1

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Polo Grounds - May 14, 1954

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Strikeout

Hoyt Wilhelm

Ebba St. Claire

Whitey Lockman

Davey Williams

Hank Thompson

Al Dark

Monte Irvin

Willie Mays

Don Mueller

Ernie Banks

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Chicago Cubs	6	11	2	9
New York Giants	9	15	0	12
Winning Pitcher	Hoyt Wilhelm
Losing Pitcher	Turk Lown
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Whitey Lockman
Attendance	11,158
Time of Game	3 hours 10 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Banks strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilhelm fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 Sauer is called out on strikes.

Bottom 8 Wilhelm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.

Bottom 8 St. Claire is walked intentionally.

Bottom 8 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. Mueller moves to third. Mays moves to second.

Bottom 8 Mays takes first base on ball four. Mueller moves to second.

Bottom 8 Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Jim Davis now pitching. Irvin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tappe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Kiner is called out on strikes.

Top 8 Fondy hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Don Robertson pinch runs for Joe Garagiola. Baumholtz takes first base on ball four. Robertson moves to second.

Top 8 Joe Garagiola pinch hits for Bubba Church. Garagiola is hit by the pitch.

Top 8 Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Tappe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Thompson strikes out.

Bottom 7 Bubba Church now pitching. There goes Dark. The throw from Tappe and he is safe. Dark steals second.

Bottom 7 Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams moves to third.

Bottom 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Lockman scores. St. Claire scores.

Bottom 7 Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Marv Grissom. Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 St. Claire hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lockman moves to third. St. Claire moves to second.

Bottom 7 Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mays scores.

Bottom 7 There goes Mays. The throw from Tappe and he is safe. Mays steals second.

Bottom 7 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 7 Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 7 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grissom fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 There goes Banks. The throw from St. Claire and he is safe. Banks steals second.

Top 7 Banks is hit by the pitch.

Top 7 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 6 Irvin hits a line drive towards the mound. Lown catches it and throws to first to double up Thompson.

Bottom 6 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Baker. Dark moves to second.

Bottom 6 Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Turk Lown now pitching. Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Fondy strikes out.

Top 6 Baumholtz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 6 Steve Bilko pinch hits for Jim Willis. Bilko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Tappe is called out on strikes.

Top 6 Baker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Top 6 Marv Grissom now pitching. Banks bunts towards first. Lockman fields the ball and throws to Grissom covering. Safe.

Bottom 5 Bill Taylor pinch hits for Billy Gardner. Taylor hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 St. Claire hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mueller scores. Mays moves to third.

Bottom 5 Lockman hits a line drive into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Jim Willis now pitching. Mays takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 5 Mueller hits a line drive into right field. Sauer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Sauer. Irvin scores. Mueller moves to second.

Bottom 5 Irvin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baumholtz who is chasing the ball. Irvin reaches third base with a triple. Thompson goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 5 Thompson is hit by the pitch.

Bottom 5 Dark hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 5 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Billy Gardner pinch hits for Sal Maglie. Gardner takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 5 Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 St. Claire hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Rush covering, for the out.

Bottom 4 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Fondy hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Rush hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Banks scores. Tappe moves to second.

Top 4 Tappe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Banks moves to third.

Top 4 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. Banks moves to second.

Top 4 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 3 Irvin hits a line drive into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Thompson takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to second.

Bottom 3 Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 3 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Sauer takes first base on ball four.

Top 3 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Baumholtz moves to third.

Top 3 Fondy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Baumholtz moves to second.

Top 3 Baumholtz takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Maglie bunts towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Baker covering, for the out. Lockman moves to second.

Bottom 2 St. Claire strikes out.

Bottom 2 Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 2 Rush hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Tappe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jackson scores. Baker scores.

Top 2 The ball gets by St. Claire for a passed ball. Jackson moves to third. Baker moves to second.

Top 2 Baker takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to second.

Top 2 Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 2 Sauer hits a line drive into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dark scores. Irvin moves to third.

Bottom 1 Irvin takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 There goes Dark. The throw from Tappe and he is safe. Dark steals second.

Bottom 1 Thompson strikes out.

Bottom 1 Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Fondy strikes out.

Top 1 Baumholtz hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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