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Phillies 2 @ Giants 6
Polo Grounds
August 18, 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 18, 1954 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants beat the visiting Phillies with a score of 6 to 2.

Game Summary

DateAugust 18, 1954 
Visiting Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 2 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 2
Hits: 10
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 6 H: 7 E: 1 LOB: 4
Runs: 6
Hits: 7
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 4
Winning PitcherSal Maglie  
Losing PitcherHerm Wehmeier  
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Game Winning RBIDusty Rhodes 

Game Info

DateAugust 18, 1954 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherHerm Wehmeier  
Home Starting PitcherSal Maglie  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance9,992 
Time of Game1 hour 57 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Artie Gore
1B: Tom Gorman
2B: Augie Donatelli
3B: Jocko Conlan

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 
Herm Wehmeier  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 
Sal Maglie  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Phillies 2 @ Giants 6
Polo Grounds
August 18, 1954

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/18/1954 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Ashburn R, cf         4  0  1  0   Williams D, 2b        3  1  0  0   
Torgeson E, 1b        4  0  1  0   Mueller D, rf         4  1  2  0   
Burgess S, c          4  1  2  0   Dark A, ss            4  1  1  0   
Hamner G, 2b          4  0  2  1   Mays W, cf            4  1  1  1   
Ennis D, rf           4  0  1  0   Rhodes D, lf          4  2  2  5   
Schell D, lf          4  0  0  0   Thompson H, 3b        2  0  0  0   
Morgan B, ss          4  1  1  1   Hofman B, 1b          2  0  0  0   
Jones W, 3b           4  0  2  0   Katt R, c             3  0  1  0   
Wehmeier H, p         2  0  0  0   Maglie S, p           3  0  0  0   
Mrozinski R, p        1  0  0  0                                      
Wyrostek J, ph        1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  2 10  2                        29  6  7  6

Philadelphia     000 001 001 --  2
New York         300 030 00x --  6

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wehmeier H (L)        4.2  5  5  5  4  0
Mrozinski R           3.1  2  1  1  1  2

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Maglie S (W)          9.0 10  2  2  0  3

E -- Rhodes D
DP -- Philadelphia 2, New York 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 7, New York 4
2B -- Ashburn R, Burgess S
3B -- Mueller D
HR -- Rhodes D 2, Morgan B
WP -- Wehmeier H
T -- 1:57
A -- 9992

    

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