Cubs @ Giants
May 13, 1954

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Top 8	R	H	E
Cubs	3	8	0
Giants	6	9	2

Top 8	R	H	E
Cubs	3	9	0
Giants	6	9	2

Hank Sauer Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.667	.362
OBP	.667	.451
At Bats	3	69
Hits	2	25
• Singles	2	15
• Doubles	0	2
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	8
Walks	0	12
RBI’s	1	19

Marv Grissom Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
2	0	1

FIRST PREVIOUS PLAY/PAUSE REPLAY NEXT LAST/BOX

Polo Grounds - May 13, 1954

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Single

Marv Grissom

Ebba St. Claire

Whitey Lockman

Davey Williams

Hank Thompson

Al Dark

Monte Irvin

Willie Mays

Don Mueller

Hank Sauer

Count: - , 0 Outs

Sauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Return to all plays in text

PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 7 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jeffcoat fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Irvin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 7 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Hal Jeffcoat now pitching. Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Kiner hits a line drive into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Serena moves to third.

Top 7 Marv Grissom now pitching. Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baumholtz for the out. Serena moves to second.

Top 7 Bill Serena pinch hits for Jim Davis. Serena takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 6 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Jansen hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Tappe fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 6 St. Claire hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Davis covering, for the out.

Top 6 Tappe hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. Sauer scores. That run is unearned.

Top 6 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. Sauer moves to third.

Top 6 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Thompson. Kiner scores. Sauer moves to second.

Top 6 Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kiner moves to second.

Top 6 Kiner takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 5 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Irvin takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 5 Jim Davis now pitching. Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Jansen covering, for the out.

Top 5 Baumholtz hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Joe Garagiola pinch hits for Turk Lown. Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tappe moves to second.

Top 5 Tappe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lown fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Jansen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 4 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 4 Jackson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 St. Claire hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats St. Claire for the out.

Bottom 3 Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Mays strikes out.

Bottom 3 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lown fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Fondy hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Irvin hits a line drive into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Thompson hits a line drive into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Jansen moves to second.

Bottom 2 Turk Lown now pitching. Williams strikes out.

Bottom 2 Jansen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 St. Claire hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 2 Lockman takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 2 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 2 Church hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark.

Top 2 Tappe hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Baker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Baker reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 1 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Irvin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 1 Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 1 Dark strikes out.

Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Banks is called out on strikes.

Top 1 Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sauer moves to second.

Top 1 Sauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Baumholtz scores.

Top 1 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Baumholtz moves to third.

Top 1 Fondy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Baumholtz moves to second.

Top 1 Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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Cubs @ Giants
May 13, 1954