8/20/1954, Pit54-NYN54, Polo Grounds
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1954 Pittsburgh 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 8 1 6 1
1954 New York (N) 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 x 6 10 0 7 0
Pittsburgh AB R H BI AVG New York (N) AB R H BI AVG
Busby cf 4 1 1 0 .309 O'Connell 2b 5 0 3 2 .289
Atwell c 4 0 0 0 .266 Gordon lf 4 0 1 0 .292
Kiner lf 4 1 3 1 .257 Irvin rf 3 1 1 0 .257
Sauer rf 4 0 1 0 .272 Mays cf 4 1 1 1 .324
Finigan 3b 4 0 1 1 .276 Skinner 1b 4 1 2 1 .227
Limmer 1b 4 1 1 1 .239 Tipton c 3 1 1 0 .197
Groat ss 3 0 0 0 .279 Peterson c 1 0 0 0 .273
Shepard ph 1 0 0 0 .284 Cole ss 3 1 1 1 .228
Williams 2b 2 0 0 0 .253 Cox 3b 3 1 0 0 .210
Kryhoski ph 1 0 0 0 .219 Portocarrero p 1 0 0 0 .043
Palica p 1 0 1 0 .156 31 6 10 5
Aber p 1 0 0 0 .286
Craig p 0 0 0 0 .000
Hoak ph 1 0 0 0 .252
Fricano p 0 0 0 0 .143
Mele ph 1 0 0 0 .181
35 3 8 3
Pittsburgh INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Palica L 5-13 2.2 7 6 6 3 2 66 36 4.91
Aber 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 14 9 3.38
Craig 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 32 22 3.38
Fricano 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 25 16 3.63
8.0 10 6 6 4 4 137 83
New York (N) INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Portocarrero W 8-13 9.0 8 3 3 1 5 113 77 4.93
9.0 8 3 3 1 5 113 77
Pit: Hoak batted for Craig in the 7th
Shepard batted for Groat in the 9th
Kryhoski batted for Williams in the 9th
Mele batted for Fricano in the 9th
NYN: Peterson inserted at c in the 6th
E-Williams. 2B-Mays(18), Tipton(6), Cole(14). HR-Kiner(12), Limmer(11).
RBI-Kiner(50), Finigan(36), Limmer(40), O'Connell 2(47), Mays(87),
Skinner(34), Cole(38). K-Busby, Sauer, Williams, Aber, Hoak, Irvin, Mays 2,
Skinner. BB-Williams, Irvin, Cole, Cox, Portocarrero. SH-Portocarrero 2.
WP-Palica 2.
GWRBI: Skinner
Joe Tipton was injured for this game and 4 more days
Temperature: 79, Field: wet, Sky: threatening, Wind: right to left at 2 MPH,
Rain Delays: 51 and 30 minutes.
8/20/1954, Pit54-NYN54, Polo Grounds
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1954 Pittsburgh 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 8 1 6 1
1954 New York (N) 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 x 6 10 0 7 0
Pittsburgh -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Busby cf 1>S 31 5>63 k
Atwell c 7 3>8 63 63
Kiner lf S.1-3 S HR 8>9
Sauer rf k 8 S 8
Finigan 3b S.3-H;1-2 7 43 7
Limmer 1b 5/f 4>43 6>43 9>HR
Groat ss 2>43 53 9
Shepard ph 3/L
Williams 2b 53 W k
Kryhoski ph 13
Palica p S
Aber p k
Craig p
Hoak ph 7>k
Fricano p
Mele ph 53
New York (N) -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
O'Connell 2b 1>8 wp.2-3 Aber S 43
S.3-H S.3-H;1-3
Gordon lf 6/L S.1-3 43 9
Irvin rf W k 4>S 64/f
Mays cf D.1-H 3>k Craig 7>Fricano
k 7
Skinner 1b S.2-H S 463/gdp e4/fl
k
Tipton c 13 D.1-3 5>9
Peterson c 9
Cole ss 2>63 wp.3-H;2-3 7 8>W
D.3-H
Cox 3b W 8.2-3 43 9
Portocarrero p 34/SH.1-2 W 6>53 13/SH.1-2
Pittsburgh IN OUT ER New York (N) IN OUT ER
Palica A1 B9 6 L 5-13 Portocarrero A1 D9 3 W 8-13
Aber C1 C3 0
Craig C4 D3 0
Fricano D4 E1 0
8/20/1954, Pit54-NYN54, Polo Grounds
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1954 Pittsburgh 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 8 1 6 1
1954 New York (N) 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 x 6 10 0 7 0
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Pittsburgh batting
0-0 0 --- 00 Busby grounded a single between third and short (X)
Game delayed by rain for 51 minutes
0-0 0 1-- 01 Atwell flied out to left (FbX)
0-0 1 1-- 00 Kiner grounded a single between first and second, Busby
to third (1X)
0-0 1 1-3 12 Sauer struck out (BCCS)
0-0 2 1-3 21 Finigan lined a single to shallow center, Busby scored,
Kiner to second (BFBX)
1-0 2 12- 12 Limmer grounded to third, forcing Kiner at third (BSSX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, New York (N) batting
1-0 0 --- 12 O'Connell flied out to center (CFBFX)
1-0 1 --- 11 Gordon lined out to short (CBX)
1-0 2 --- 30 Irvin walked (BBBB)
1-0 2 1-- 02 Mays lined a double to right center, Irvin scored (FCX)
1-1 2 -2- 00 Skinner lined a single between third and short, Mays
scored (X)
1-2 2 1-- 31 Tipton grounded out to the mound (BSBBX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Pittsburgh batting
1-2 0 --- 10 Groat grounded out to second (BX)
1-2 1 --- 21 Williams grounded out to third (SBBX)
Game delayed by rain for 30 minutes
1-2 2 --- 12 Palica lined a single to right center (FSBX)
1-2 2 1-- 21 Busby grounded out to first (BBFX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, New York (N) batting
1-2 0 --- 00 Cole grounded out to short (X)
Started raining
1-2 1 --- 30 Cox walked (BBBB)
1-2 1 1-- 11 Portocarrero sacrifice bunted to first, Cox to second
(SbB1Xb)
1-2 2 -2- 00 Palica threw a wild pitch, Cox to third (B)
1-2 2 --3 12 O'Connell lined a single to shallow left, Cox scored
(B.FFX)
1-3 2 1-- 12 Gordon lined a single to left center, O'Connell to third
(CCBX)
1-3 2 1-3 22 Irvin struck out (CBBFFS)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Pittsburgh batting
1-3 0 --- 02 Atwell flied out to center (CFX)
1-3 1 --- 11 Kiner lined a single to left (BFX)
1-3 1 1-- 20 Sauer flied out to center (BBX)
1-3 2 1-- 10 Finigan flied out to left (B1X)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, New York (N) batting
1-3 0 --- 32 Mays struck out (BCBBCS)
1-3 1 --- 11 Skinner reached on an infield single to short (BFX)
1-3 1 1-- 10 Tipton grounded a double down the first base line,
Skinner to third (BX)
1-3 1 -23 00 Palica threw a wild pitch, Skinner scored, Tipton to
third (B)
1-4 1 --3 21 Cole doubled deep to left center, Tipton scored (B.FBX)
1-5 1 -2- 12 Cox flied out to center, Cole to third (BCFX)
1-5 2 --3 30 Portocarrero walked (BBBB)
Aber now pitching
1-5 2 1-3 11 O'Connell singled down the right field line, Cole scored,
Portocarrero to third (BCX)
1-6 2 1-3 12 Gordon grounded out to second (CFBFX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Pittsburgh batting
1-6 0 --- 01 Limmer grounded out to second (CX)
1-6 1 --- 21 Groat grounded out to third (BFBX)
1-6 2 --- 32 Williams walked (BSBSBB)
1-6 2 1-- 12 Aber struck out (BFFFS)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, New York (N) batting
1-6 0 --- 32 Irvin lined a single to shallow right (BBFBSX)
Craig now pitching
1-6 0 1-- 32 Mays struck out (FCBBBS)
1-6 1 1-- 31 Skinner grounded into a double play, Williams to Groat to
Limmer (FBBBX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Pittsburgh batting
1-6 0 --- 01 Busby grounded out to short (CX)
1-6 1 --- 00 Atwell grounded out to short (X)
1-6 2 --- 11 Kiner homered deep down the left-field line (SBX)
2-6 2 --- 02 Sauer lined a single up the middle (CCX)
2-6 2 1-- 32 Finigan grounded out to second (BSBBS>F>F>X)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, New York (N) batting
2-6 0 --- 02 Tipton flied out to right (SCX)
Tipton left the game with an injury
2-6 1 --- 00 Cole flied out to left (X)
2-6 2 --- 12 Cox grounded out to second (FBCFX)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Pittsburgh batting
Peterson now playing catcher
2-6 0 --- 10 Limmer grounded out to second (BX)
2-6 1 --- 01 Groat flied out to right (CX)
2-6 2 --- 02 Williams struck out (CCS)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, New York (N) batting
2-6 0 --- 22 Portocarrero grounded out to third (BFCFBX)
2-6 1 --- 00 O'Connell reached on an infield single to second (X)
2-6 1 1-- 11 Gordon flied out to right (>FBX)
2-6 2 1-- 01 Irvin grounded to short, forcing O'Connell at second (CX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Pittsburgh batting
Hoak pinch hitting for Craig
2-6 0 --- 32 Hoak struck out (BBSBFFFC)
2-6 1 --- 12 Busby struck out (BCFS)
2-6 2 --- 00 Atwell grounded out to short (X)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, New York (N) batting
Fricano now pitching
2-6 0 --- 12 Mays flied out to left (BFSX)
2-6 1 --- 01 Skinner continues to bat after the second baseman
Williams dropped a foul popup for an error (SXF)
2-6 1 --- 12 Skinner struck out (SXF.BS)
2-6 2 --- 11 Peterson flied out to right (BFX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Pittsburgh batting
2-6 0 --- 10 Kiner flied out to right (BX)
2-6 1 --- 11 Sauer flied out to center (FBX)
2-6 2 --- 11 Finigan flied out to left (BCX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, New York (N) batting
2-6 0 --- 32 Cole walked (CBBBCB)
2-6 0 1-- 12 Cox flied out to right (BCCX)
2-6 1 1-- 10 Portocarrero sacrifice bunted to the mound, Cole to
second (BbXb)
2-6 2 -2- 00 O'Connell grounded out to second (X)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Pittsburgh batting
2-6 0 --- 32 Limmer homered deep to right (FBFBBX)
Shepard pinch hitting for Groat
3-6 0 --- 00 Shepard lined out to first (X)
Kryhoski pinch hitting for Williams
3-6 1 --- 00 Kryhoski grounded out to the mound (X)
Mele pinch hitting for Fricano
3-6 2 --- 01 Mele grounded out to third (CX)