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Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
April 18, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants, played on April 18, 1954 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 18, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 18, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sal Maglie |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Erskine |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 23,757 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hal Dixon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: Frank Dascoli 3B: Tom Gorman |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Ebba St. Claire | Catcher |
| Sal Maglie | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
| Carl Erskine | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
April 18, 1954
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Erskine
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Erskine
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Erskine
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Maglie
Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Maglie
Reese hits a line drive into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Maglie
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman fields the ball and throws to Maglie covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Maglie
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campanella vs. Maglie
Campanella is hit by the pitch. Snider moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Hodges vs. Maglie
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Erskine
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Erskine
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Thompson moves to third. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Irvin vs. Erskine
Irvin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thompson scores. Mueller scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Erskine
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
St. Claire vs. Erskine
St. Claire takes first base on ball four. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Maglie vs. Erskine
Maglie bunts towards third. Cox fields it and throws to second for the out. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Erskine
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Maglie
Furillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Maglie
Cox strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Erskine vs. Maglie
Erskine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Erskine
Dark hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Erskine
Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Erskine
Thompson hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Erskine
There goes Thompson. The throw from Campanella and he is safe. Thompson steals second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Erskine
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Erskine
Irvin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thompson scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Loes
Billy Loes now pitching.
Lockman hits a line drive towards third. Cox catches it and throws to first to double up Irvin. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Maglie
Gilliam hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Gilliam reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Maglie
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Snider vs. Maglie
Snider takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Maglie
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Gilliam scores. Reese moves to third. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Campanella vs. Maglie
Campanella hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Hodges vs. Maglie
Hodges hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. St. Claire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Furillo vs. Maglie
Furillo strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
St. Claire vs. Loes
St. Claire takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Maglie vs. Loes
Maglie bunts towards the mound. Loes fields it and throws to first for the out. St. Claire moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Loes
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Loes
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Maglie
Cox hits a line drive towards third. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Loes vs. Maglie
Loes 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 -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Maglie
Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Loes
Mays hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Loes
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Loes
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Maglie
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Maglie
Snider hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Maglie
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Maglie
Campanella strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Loes
Irvin hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Loes
Lockman hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
St. Claire vs. Loes
St. Claire hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Maglie vs. Loes
Maglie bunts towards the mound. Loes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Loes
Williams takes first base on ball four. Maglie moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Loes
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Loes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Maglie
Hodges hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Maglie
Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Maglie
Cox hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Maglie
Sandy Amoros pinch hits for Billy Loes.
Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman juggles the ball. That's an error on Lockman. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Maglie
Gilliam 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
Top 7
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Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching.
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Labine
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Labine
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Mueller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Labine
Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Maglie
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Maglie
Snider hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Snider reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Maglie
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Snider moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Campanella vs. Maglie
Campanella strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Labine
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
St. Claire vs. Labine
St. Claire strikes out. Campanella drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws St. Claire out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Labine
Maglie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Maglie
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Maglie
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Shuba vs. Maglie
George Shuba pinch hits for Billy Cox.
Shuba hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Belardi vs. Maglie
Wayne Belardi pinch hits for Clem Labine.
Belardi takes first base on ball four. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Gilliam vs. Maglie
Don Hoak pinch runs for Wayne Belardi.
Gilliam 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
Top 9
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Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hughes
Don Hoak now playing third base. Jim Hughes now pitching.
Williams hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Hughes
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Hughes
Mays strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Maglie
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Maglie
Snider hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Maglie
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/18/1954 -- New York at Brooklyn (D)
New York AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Williams D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Gilliam J, 2b 5 1 1 0
Dark A, ss 5 1 1 0 Reese P, ss 5 0 1 0
Mays W, cf 5 1 1 2 Snider D, cf 4 1 3 1
Thompson H, 3b 3 2 1 0 Robinson J, lf 4 0 1 1
Mueller D, rf 4 1 2 0 Campanella R, c 3 0 0 0
Irvin M, lf 4 1 3 4 Hodges G, 1b 3 1 1 1
Lockman W, 1b 4 0 1 0 Furillo C, rf 4 0 1 0
Ebba St. Claire, c 2 0 0 0 Cox B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Maglie S, p 3 0 0 0 Shuba G, ph 1 0 0 0
Hughes J, p 0 0 0 0
Erskine C, p 1 0 0 0
Loes B, p 1 0 0 0
Amoros S, ph 1 0 0 0
Labine C, p 0 0 0 0
Belardi W, ph 0 0 0 0
Hoak D, pr-3b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 6 9 6 35 3 8 3
New York 023 001 000 -- 6
Brooklyn 001 011 000 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie S (W) 9.0 8 3 3 4 7
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine C (L) 2.1 6 5 5 2 0
Loes B 3.2 2 1 1 2 0
Labine C 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Hughes J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Lockman W
DP -- New York 1, Brooklyn 1
LOB -- New York 6, Brooklyn 10
2B -- Gilliam J, Mueller D, Snider D
HR -- Mays W, Snider D, Irvin M, Hodges G
SB -- Thompson H
SH -- Maglie S
HBP -- by Maglie S (Campanella R)
T -- 2:32
A -- 23757
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