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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 31, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Giants, played on August 31, 1954 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Liddle |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ralph Beard |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 14,081 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Bill Engeln |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Dusty Rhodes | Left Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Don Liddle | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Rip Repulski | Center Fielder |
| Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Joe Frazier | Right Fielder |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Joe Cunningham | First Baseman |
| Ralph Beard | Pitcher |
| Eddie Stanky | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 31, 1954
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Beard
Lockman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Beard
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Frazier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Beard
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Beard
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cunningham scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rhodes for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Liddle
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Liddle
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Liddle
Musial hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Beard
Mays hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Repulski who is chasing the ball. Mays reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mueller vs. Beard
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cunningham scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out. Mays scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Beard
Katt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Beard
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Liddle vs. Beard
Liddle is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Liddle
Jablonski hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Liddle
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Schoendienst reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frazier vs. Liddle
Frazier is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sarni vs. Liddle
Sarni 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, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Beard
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Beard
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Beard
Thompson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rhodes vs. Beard
Rhodes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Repulski. Rhodes reaches second base with a double. Lockman scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Beard
Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rhodes scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Staley
Gerry Staley now pitching.
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cunningham scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Liddle
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staley vs. Liddle
Staley strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Liddle
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Staley
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Staley
Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Repulski. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Liddle vs. Staley
Liddle strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Staley
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Liddle
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Liddle
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Repulski moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jablonski vs. Liddle
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Repulski moves to third. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Schoendienst vs. Liddle
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Repulski tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frazier vs. Liddle
Frazier hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sarni vs. Liddle
Sarni hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Musial scores. Jablonski moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cunningham vs. Liddle
Cunningham hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mueller throws the ball in to Williams who tags Cunningham trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Jablonski scores. Sarni moves to third. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Staley
Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Staley
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rhodes vs. Staley
Rhodes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark scores. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Staley
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thompson tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Staley
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rhodes moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Katt vs. Wade
Ben Wade now pitching.
Katt hits a line drive towards the mound. Wade catches it and throws to second to double up Rhodes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wade vs. McCall
Windy McCall now pitching.
Wade strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. McCall
Grammas hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. McCall
Repulski strikes out. The ball gets by Katt. He chases the ball to the backstop. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. McCall
Musial is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Wade
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCall vs. Wade
McCall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wade fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Wade
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Wade
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. McCall
Jablonski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. McCall
Schoendienst hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frazier vs. McCall
Frazier takes first base on ball four. Jablonski moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sarni vs. McCall
Sarni hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cunningham vs. McCall
Cunningham takes first base on ball four. Jablonski moves to third. Frazier moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hemus vs. McCall
Solly Hemus pinch hits for Ben Wade.
Hemus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Brazle
Al Brazle now pitching.
Thompson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Brazle
Rhodes is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Brazle
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards second. Schoendienst scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. McCall
Grammas hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. McCall
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. McCall
Musial hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Brazle
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Brazle
Katt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Brazle
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. McCall
Jablonski hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. McCall
Schoendienst hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frazier vs. McCall
Frazier hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Katt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCall vs. Brazle
McCall hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Brazle
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cunningham scoops it up and throws to first, with Brazle covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Brazle
Dark hits a popup towards third. Jablonski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. McCall
Sarni hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. McCall
Cunningham strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. McCall
Peanuts Lowrey pinch hits for Al Brazle.
Lowrey 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 8/31/1954 -- New York at St.Louis (N)
New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Lockman W, 1b 4 1 1 0 Grammas A, ss 4 0 0 0
Dark A, ss 5 1 1 0 Repulski R, cf 4 1 1 0
Thompson H, 3b 2 1 1 0 Musial S, lf 4 1 1 0
Rhodes D, lf 4 1 2 2 Jablonski R, 3b 4 1 2 0
Mays W, cf 3 1 2 2 Schoendienst R, 2b 3 0 1 1
Mueller D, rf 4 0 1 1 Frazier J, rf 2 0 0 0
Katt R, c 4 0 2 0 Sarni B, c 4 0 1 1
Williams D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Cunningham J, 1b 3 0 1 1
Liddle D, p 2 0 0 0 Beard R, p 0 0 0 0
McCall W, p 2 0 0 0 Staley G, p 1 0 0 0
Wade B, p 1 0 0 0
Hemus S, ph 1 0 0 0
Brazle A, p 0 0 0 0
Lowrey P, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 11 5 32 3 7 3
New York 012 020 000 -- 5
St.Louis 000 300 000 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Liddle D 4.0 6 3 3 0 1
McCall W (W) 5.0 1 0 0 2 4
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Beard R 2.2 6 3 3 0 2
Staley G (L) 1.2 4 2 2 1 1
Wade B 1.2 0 0 0 1 0
Brazle A 3.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Katt R
DP -- New York 1, St.Louis 3
LOB -- New York 6, St.Louis 6
2B -- Schoendienst R, Rhodes D, Williams D
3B -- Mays W
SF -- Schoendienst R, Mays W
HBP -- by Liddle D (Frazier J), by Brazle A (Thompson H)
T -- 2:11
A -- 14081
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