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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 19, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on August 19, 1954 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 19, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 19, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Murry Dickson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ruben Gomez |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 6,530 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Jocko Conlan 3B: Artie Gore |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Granny Hamner | Second Baseman |
| Del Ennis | Right Fielder |
| Danny Schell | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Morgan | Shortstop |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Murry Dickson | Pitcher |
| Terry Moore | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Dusty Rhodes | Left Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Hofman | First Baseman |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Ruben Gomez | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 19, 1954
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Gomez
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Gomez
Gomez fires to first and picks off Ashburn. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Gomez
Torgeson hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Torgeson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burgess vs. Gomez
Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hamner vs. Gomez
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Dickson
Williams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Dickson
Mueller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Schell. Mueller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Dickson
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Dickson
Mays hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rhodes vs. Dickson
Rhodes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Dickson
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Gomez
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schell vs. Gomez
Schell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Gomez
Morgan hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Morgan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Gomez
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickson vs. Gomez
Dickson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Dickson
Hofman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Katt vs. Dickson
Katt hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Dickson
Gomez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Schell. Gomez reaches second base with a double. Hofman moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Dickson
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mueller vs. Dickson
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Gomez
Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mueller throws the ball in to Williams who tags Ashburn trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Gomez
Torgeson hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Gomez
Burgess hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Gomez
Hamner 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
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Dickson
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Dickson
Mays hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ennis. Mays reaches second base with a double. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rhodes vs. Dickson
Rhodes is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thompson vs. Dickson
Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hofman vs. Dickson
Hofman hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dark tags and scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Katt vs. Dickson
Katt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Gomez
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schell vs. Gomez
Schell hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Gomez
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Gomez
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickson vs. Gomez
Dickson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Dickson
Gomez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Dickson
Williams bunts towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Dickson
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Dickson
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Gomez
Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Gomez
Torgeson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hofman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Gomez
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ashburn moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hamner vs. Gomez
Hamner hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Dickson
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Dickson
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Dickson
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Gomez
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schell vs. Gomez
Schell hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Gomez
Morgan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Katt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Dickson
Hofman hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Dickson
Katt hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Dickson
Gomez hits a fly ball into left field. Schell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Dickson
Williams strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Gomez
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Gomez
Johnny Wyrostek pinch hits for Murry Dickson.
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Gomez
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Gomez
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Miller
Bob Miller now pitching.
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Miller
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller juggles the ball. That's an error on Miller. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Miller
Mays hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Schell. Mays reaches second base with a double. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rhodes vs. Miller
Rhodes is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thompson vs. Miller
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Gomez
Burgess is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Gomez
Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Gomez
Ennis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schell vs. Gomez
Schell hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Miller
Hofman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Miller
Katt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Miller
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones throws to second for one, and Morgan throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Miller
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gomez scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Miller
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Miller
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Gomez
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Gomez
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Gomez
Floyd Baker pinch hits for Bob Miller.
Baker 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
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Box Score
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Game of 8/19/1954 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Ashburn R, cf 4 0 3 0 Williams D, 2b 4 1 2 2
Torgeson E, 1b 4 0 1 0 Mueller D, rf 5 0 1 0
Burgess S, c 4 0 1 0 Dark A, ss 5 1 1 0
Hamner G, 2b 4 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 4 0 2 0
Ennis D, rf 3 0 0 0 Rhodes D, lf 1 0 0 0
Schell D, lf 4 0 0 0 Thompson H, 3b 4 0 0 0
Morgan B, ss 3 0 1 0 Hofman B, 1b 2 1 1 2
Jones W, 3b 3 0 1 0 Katt R, c 4 1 2 1
Dickson M, p 2 0 0 0 Gomez R, p 4 1 2 0
Wyrostek J, ph 1 0 0 0
Miller B, p 0 0 0 0
Baker F, ph 1 0 0 0
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33 0 7 0 33 5 11 5
Philadelphia 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 101 001 02x -- 5
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson M (L) 6.0 7 3 3 3 1
Miller B 2.0 4 2 1 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez R (W) 9.0 7 0 0 3 1
E -- Dark A, Miller B, Morgan B
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 9, New York 10
2B -- Torgeson E, Mueller D, Morgan B, Gomez R, Mays W 2
HR -- Williams D, Katt R, Hofman B
SH -- Williams D
SF -- Hofman B
T -- 2:03
A -- 6530
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