8/1/1954, Cin54-NYN54, game 1, Polo Grounds
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1954 Cincinnati 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 5 8 2 12 0
1954 New York (N) 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 x 9 12 0 5 2
Cincinnati AB R H BI AVG New York (N) AB R H BI AVG
Avila 2b 5 0 2 1 .393 O'Connell 2b 5 1 2 0 .275
Dark ss 4 0 1 0 .264 Alston 1b 5 1 1 0 .143
Kluszewski 1b 3 1 0 0 .301 Mays cf 4 2 2 2 .313
Wilson rf 1 1 1 0 .252 Lopez 3b 3 2 2 1 .277
Cunningham ph 1 1 1 1 .351 Cole ss 4 1 1 1 .223
Mueller rf 1 0 0 0 .263 Thomson lf 4 2 3 3 .291
Nieman lf 4 1 1 2 .200 Taylor rf 4 0 1 2 .250
Lollar c 4 0 1 0 .226 Hughes p 0 0 0 0 .000
Tuttle cf 4 0 0 1 .263 Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0 .000
Dyck 3b 3 0 0 0 .270 Owen c 4 0 0 0 .000
Shantz,Bo p 1 0 0 0 .222 Peterson c 0 0 0 0 .267
Hall p 0 0 0 0 .000 Gray p 3 0 0 0 .000
Blasingame ph 0 0 0 0 .250 Freeman p 0 0 0 0 .333
Parnell p 0 0 0 0 .000 Skinner rf 1 0 0 0 .223
Klaus ph 1 1 1 0 .283 37 9 12 9
Delock p 0 0 0 0 .094
32 5 8 5
Cincinnati INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Shantz,Bo L 2-2 1.2 7 7 7 0 0 33 23 4.66
Hall 3.1 3 0 0 0 1 39 30 3.54
Parnell 2.0 2 2 2 1 1 41 24 6.49
Delock 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 11 8 3.20
8.0 12 9 9 1 3 124 85
New York (N) INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Gray W 1-0 6.1 5 3 3 8 3 121 59 3.21
Freeman 0.2 3 2 2 2 0 21 9 4.17
Hughes 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 15 9 4.38
Wilhelm 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 0.91
9.0 8 5 5 11 4 161 80
Cin: Blasingame batted for Hall in the 6th
Cunningham batted for Wilson in the 7th
Mueller inserted at rf in the 7th
Klaus batted for Parnell in the 8th
NYN: Peterson inserted at c in the 8th
Skinner inserted at rf in the 8th
E-Nieman, Dyck. 2B-O'Connell(17), Taylor(2). 3B-Cunningham(1), Klaus(2).
HR-Nieman(8), Mays(26), Thomson(7). RBI-Avila(47), Nieman 2(19), Tuttle(48),
Cunningham(18), Mays 2(75), Lopez(49), Cole(29), Thomson 3(27), Taylor 2(2).
K-Dark, Kluszewski, Tuttle, Dyck, Mays, Owen, Skinner. BB-Kluszewski 2,
Wilson 2, Nieman, Lollar, Tuttle, Dyck 2, Hall, Blasingame, Lopez. SH-Dark.
GWRBI: Lopez
Temperature: 82, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 10 MPH.
8/1/1954, Cin54-NYN54, game 1, Polo Grounds
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1954 Cincinnati 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 5 8 2 12 0
1954 New York (N) 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 x 9 12 0 5 2
Cincinnati -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Avila 2b 1>S 3>8 7 8 S.3-H
Dark ss 14/SH.1-2 S 3 7>k Hughes
8
Kluszewski 1b k 363/gdp W.1-2 W 7
Wilson rf W 4>S W.2-3;1-2 Freeman
Cunningham ph T.1-H
Mueller rf 63
Nieman lf 13 HR.1-H 7 W 9>8
Lollar c 2>S 53 6>43 W.1-2 43
Tuttle cf 143/gdp 63 k note 1 W
Dyck 3b W 7 W 64/f Wilhelm
k
Shantz,Bo p 64/f
Hall p 5>W
Blasingame ph W.1-2
Parnell p
Klaus ph 8>T
Delock p
1: 46/f.3-H;2-3;B-1
New York (N) -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
O'Connell 2b 1>43 D S 63 13
Alston 1b S 63 e5.1-2;B-1 7 63
Mays cf S.1-2 HR.2-H k 7>8
Lopez 3b note 1 Hall 43 W
S
Cole ss S.3-H;2-3 9 5>8 9
Thomson lf HR.3-H;1-H 3>63 S S.1-3
Taylor rf 9 9 7 D.3-H;1-H
Hughes p
Wilhelm p
Owen c 63 3/g 13 k
Peterson c
Gray p 2>63 4>43 6>Parnell
7
Freeman p
Skinner rf 8>Delock
k
1: S.2-H;1-3(e7/th);B-2
Cincinnati IN OUT ER New York (N) IN OUT ER
Shantz,Bo A1 B3 7 L 2-2 Gray A1 D3 3 W 1-0
Hall B4 C8 0 Freeman D4 E1 2
Parnell C9 D8 2 Hughes E2 E7 0
Delock D9 E2 0 Wilhelm E8 E8 0
8/1/1954, Cin54-NYN54, game 1, Polo Grounds
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1954 Cincinnati 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 5 8 2 12 0
1954 New York (N) 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 x 9 12 0 5 2
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Cincinnati batting
0-0 0 --- 20 Avila lined a single between first and second (BBX)
0-0 0 1-- 21 Dark sacrifice bunted to the mound, Avila to second
(BbFBXb)
0-0 1 -2- 22 Kluszewski struck out (CBFB2FFS)
0-0 2 -2- 30 Wilson walked (BBBB)
0-0 2 12- 20 Nieman grounded out to the mound (BBX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, New York (N) batting
0-0 0 --- 10 O'Connell grounded out to second (BX)
0-0 1 --- 02 Alston lined a single to shallow center (CSX)
0-0 1 1-- 00 Mays reached on an infield single to third, Alston to
second (X)
0-0 1 12- 11 Lopez lined a single to shallow left, Alston scored, Mays
to third on an error by the left fielder Nieman, Lopez
to second (BCX)
0-1 1 -23 00 Cole lined a single to shallow center, Mays scored, Lopez
to third (X)
0-2 1 1-3 21 Thomson homered deep down the left-field line, Lopez
scored, Cole scored (CBBX)
0-5 1 --- 10 Taylor flied out to right (BX)
0-5 2 --- 10 Owen grounded out to short (BX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Cincinnati batting
0-5 0 --- 12 Lollar lined a single up the middle (CFBX)
0-5 0 1-- 21 Tuttle grounded into a double play, Gray to O'Connell to
Alston (BBCX)
0-5 2 --- 32 Dyck walked (BCBBFB)
0-5 2 1-- 00 Shantz,Bo grounded to short, forcing Dyck at second (X)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, New York (N) batting
0-5 0 --- 11 Gray grounded out to short (BCX)
0-5 1 --- 11 O'Connell doubled deep to right (BFX)
0-5 1 -2- 12 Alston grounded out to short (BCFX)
0-5 2 -2- 12 Mays homered deep to right, O'Connell scored (CCBFX)
Hall now pitching
0-7 2 --- 10 Lopez lined a single to shallow center (BX)
0-7 2 1-- 01 Cole flied out to right (CX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Cincinnati batting
0-7 0 --- 11 Avila flied out to center (CBX)
0-7 1 --- 31 Dark lined a single to center (BCBBX)
0-7 1 1-- 00 Kluszewski grounded into a double play, Alston to Cole to
Alston (X)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, New York (N) batting
0-7 0 --- 01 Thomson grounded out to short (FX)
0-7 1 --- 11 Taylor flied out to right (BCX)
0-7 2 --- 21 Owen grounded out to first (CBBX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Cincinnati batting
0-7 0 --- 00 Wilson lined a single to shallow center (X)
0-7 0 1-- 10 Nieman homered deep to left, Wilson scored (BX)
2-7 0 --- 12 Lollar grounded out to third (BCFFX)
2-7 1 --- 21 Tuttle grounded out to short (BBFX)
2-7 2 --- 31 Dyck flied out to left (BCBBX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, New York (N) batting
2-7 0 --- 02 Gray grounded out to second (CCX)
2-7 1 --- 00 O'Connell grounded a single up the middle (X)
2-7 1 1-- 01 O'Connell to second, Alston to first on an error by the
third baseman Dyck (CX)
2-7 1 12- 12 Mays struck out (BFCS)
2-7 2 12- 02 Lopez grounded out to second (FFX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Cincinnati batting
2-7 0 --- 30 Hall walked (BBBB)
2-7 0 1-- 12 Avila flied out to left (FCBX)
2-7 1 1-- 00 Dark popped out to first (X)
2-7 2 1-- 30 Kluszewski walked, Hall to second (BBBB)
2-7 2 12- 30 Wilson walked, Hall to third, Kluszewski to second (BBBB)
2-7 2 123 32 Nieman flied out to left (BBCFFFFFB>X)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, New York (N) batting
2-7 0 --- 01 Cole flied out to center (CX)
2-7 1 --- 20 Thomson grounded a single up the middle (BBX)
2-7 1 1-- 11 Taylor flied out to left (CBX)
2-7 2 1-- 12 Owen grounded out to the mound (BFFFX)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Cincinnati batting
2-7 0 --- 10 Lollar grounded out to second (BX)
2-7 1 --- 22 Tuttle struck out (SBFBS)
2-7 2 --- 31 Dyck walked (BBBCB)
Blasingame pinch hitting for Hall
2-7 2 1-- 32 Blasingame walked, Dyck to second (BFBFB>F>B)
2-7 2 12- 00 Avila popped out to center (X)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, New York (N) batting
Parnell now pitching
2-7 0 --- 32 Gray popped out to left (BBCBCFX)
2-7 1 --- 32 O'Connell grounded out to short (FBBFBFFX)
2-7 2 --- 32 Alston flied out to left (BCBFBX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Cincinnati batting
2-7 0 --- 12 Dark struck out (CSBFS)
2-7 1 --- 32 Kluszewski walked (BCFBFBB)
Freeman now pitching
Cunningham pinch hitting for Wilson
2-7 1 1-- 11 Cunningham tripled deep to center, Kluszewski scored (BSX)
3-7 1 --3 32 Nieman walked (BBCFBFB)
3-7 1 1-3 30 Lollar walked, Nieman to second (BBBB)
3-7 1 123 10 Tuttle grounded to second, forcing Lollar at second,
Cunningham scored, Nieman to third, Tuttle to first (BX)
4-7 2 1-3 00 Dyck grounded to short, forcing Tuttle at second (X)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, New York (N) batting
Mueller now playing right field
4-7 0 --- 01 Mays flied out to center (FX)
4-7 1 --- 31 Lopez walked (BBFBB)
4-7 1 1-- 00 Cole flied out to right (X)
4-7 2 1-- 12 Thomson lined a single down the left field line, Lopez to
third (CCBX)
4-7 2 1-3 10 Taylor lined a double to right center, Lopez scored,
Thomson scored (BX)
4-9 2 -2- 22 Owen struck out (FBFBFS)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Cincinnati batting
Peterson now playing catcher
Klaus pinch hitting for Parnell
4-9 0 --- 10 Klaus tripled deep to right center (BX)
4-9 0 --3 10 Avila lined a single to left, Klaus scored (BX)
Skinner now playing right field
Hughes now pitching
5-9 0 1-- 01 Dark lined out to center (CX)
5-9 1 1-- 01 Kluszewski lined out to left (FX)
5-9 2 1-- 00 Mueller grounded out to short (X)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, New York (N) batting
Delock now pitching
5-9 0 --- 12 Skinner struck out (BCSFC)
5-9 1 --- 00 O'Connell grounded out to the mound (X)
5-9 2 --- 22 Alston grounded out to short (CFBBX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Cincinnati batting
5-9 0 --- 22 Nieman flied out to center (SBBFX)
5-9 1 --- 00 Lollar grounded out to second (X)
5-9 2 --- 30 Tuttle walked (BBBB)
Wilhelm now pitching
5-9 2 1-- 12 Dyck struck out (BCFS)