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Cubs 3 @ Giants 4
Polo Grounds
August 4, 1954

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 4, 1954 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants beat the visiting Cubs with a score of 4 to 3.

Game Summary

DateAugust 4, 1954 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 3 H: 12 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 3
Hits: 12
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 4 H: 12 E: 0 LOB: 12
Runs: 4
Hits: 12
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherDon Liddle  
Losing PitcherJohnny Klippstein  
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Game Winning RBIHank Thompson 

Game Info

DateAugust 4, 1954 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherPaul Minner  
Home Starting PitcherSal Maglie  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance7,932 
Time of Game3 hours 4 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Tom Gorman
1B: Augie Donatelli
2B: Jocko Conlan
3B: Artie Gore

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Frank Baumholtz  Center Fielder 
Eddie Miksis  Second Baseman 
Dee Fondy  First Baseman 
Ralph Kiner  Left Fielder 
Hal Rice  Right Fielder 
Ernie Banks  Shortstop 
Bill Serena  Third Baseman 
Walker Cooper  Catcher 
Paul Minner  Pitcher 
Stan Hack  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Whitey Lockman  First Baseman 
Al Dark  Shortstop 
Hank Thompson  Third Baseman 
Monte Irvin  Left Fielder 
Don Mueller  Right Fielder 
Willie Mays  Center Fielder 
Davey Williams  Second Baseman 
Wes Westrum  Catcher 
Sal Maglie  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Cubs 3 @ Giants 4
Polo Grounds
August 4, 1954

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/4/1954 -- Chicago at New York (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Baumholtz F, cf-rf    6  1  3  1   Lockman W, 1b         5  0  1  0   
Miksis E, 2b          6  1  1  0   Dark A, ss            6  0  1  0   
Fondy D, 1b           5  0  0  0   Thompson H, 3b        5  1  3  1   
Kiner R, lf           4  0  2  0   Irvin M, lf           4  1  1  0   
Rice H, rf            2  0  2  1   Mueller D, rf         4  0  1  1   
Bilko S, ph           1  0  1  0   Mays W, cf            5  1  1  1   
Talbot B, cf          2  0  0  0   Williams D, 2b        5  0  2  0   
Banks E, ss           5  0  1  1   Westrum W, c          4  1  2  1   
Serena B, 3b          5  0  0  0   Maglie S, p           0  0  0  0   
Cooper W, c           5  1  2  0   Worthington A, p      0  0  0  0   
Baker G, pr           0  0  0  0   Castleman F, ph       1  0  0  0   
Tappe E, c            0  0  0  0   McCall W, p           0  0  0  0   
Minner P, p           1  0  0  0   Hofman B, ph          1  0  0  0   
Klippstein J, p       2  0  0  0   Liddle D, p           1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     44  3 12  3                        41  4 12  4

Chicago          210 000 000 00 --  3
New York         000 300 000 01 --  4
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Minner P              3.2  6  3  3  1  0
Klippstein J (L)      7.0  6  1  1  4  2

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Maglie S              1.1  6  3  3  0  0
Worthington A         1.2  2  0  0  0  2
McCall W              1.0  0  0  0  1  1
Liddle D (W)          7.0  4  0  0  1  3

E -- Serena B
DP -- Chicago 2, New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 11, New York 12
2B -- Mays W, Kiner R
3B -- Baumholtz F
SH -- Irvin M, Klippstein J, Liddle D
T -- 3:04
A -- 7932

    

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