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Dodgers 4 @ Giants 2
Polo Grounds
May 29, 1954

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on May 29, 1954 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Dodgers with a score of 4 to 2.

Game Summary

DateMay 29, 1954 
Visiting Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 4 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 4
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 2 H: 5 E: 1 LOB: 4
Runs: 2
Hits: 5
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 4
Winning PitcherCarl Erskine  
Losing PitcherSal Maglie  
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Game Winning RBIPee Wee Reese 

Game Info

DateMay 29, 1954 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherCarl Erskine  
Home Starting PitcherSal Maglie  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance22,264 
Time of Game2 hours 24 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jocko Conlan
1B: Frank Secory
2B: Bill Jackowski
3B: Artie Gore

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Gilliam  Second Baseman 
Pee Wee Reese  Shortstop 
Duke Snider  Center Fielder 
Jackie Robinson  Left Fielder 
George Shuba  Right Fielder 
Gil Hodges  First Baseman 
Don Hoak  Third Baseman 
Rube Walker  Catcher 
Carl Erskine  Pitcher 
Walter Alston  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Davey Williams  Second Baseman 
Al Dark  Shortstop 
Whitey Lockman  First Baseman 
Monte Irvin  Left Fielder 
Don Mueller  Right Fielder 
Willie Mays  Center Fielder 
Ray Katt  Catcher 
Billy Gardner  Third Baseman 
Sal Maglie  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Dodgers 4 @ Giants 2
Polo Grounds
May 29, 1954

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         Game of 5/29/1954 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)

  Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Gilliam J, 2b         5  1  3  0   Williams D, 2b        3  0  0  0   
Reese P, ss           4  1  1  3   Dark A, ss            4  1  1  1   
Snider D, cf          5  0  1  0   Lockman W, 1b         4  0  1  0   
Robinson J, lf        3  0  2  0   Irvin M, lf           4  0  0  0   
Shuba G, rf           4  0  0  0   Mueller D, rf         4  0  1  0   
Furillo C, rf         0  0  0  0   Mays W, cf            4  1  1  1   
Hodges G, 1b          3  2  1  1   Katt R, c             3  0  0  0   
Hoak D, 3b            4  0  0  0   Gardner B, 3b         3  0  1  0   
Walker R, c           4  0  0  0   Maglie S, p           3  0  0  0   
Erskine C, p          2  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  4  8  4                        32  2  5  2

Brooklyn         010 001 002 --  4
New York         000 011 000 --  2

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Erskine C (W)         9.0  5  2  2  1  5

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Maglie S (L)          9.0  8  4  4  5  3

E -- Katt R
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 8, New York 4
2B -- Gardner B
HR -- Mays W, Hodges G, Dark A, Reese P
SB -- Reese P
T -- 2:24
A -- 22264

    

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