Reds @ Giants
July 31, 1954

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Top 9 R H E
Reds 0 4 1
Giants 7 8 0
Top 9 R H E
Reds 0 4 1
Giants 7 8 0

Wally Post Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .233
OBP .000 .278
At Bats 3 296
Hits 0 69
• Singles 0 41
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 0 18
RBI’s 0 55

Marv Grissom Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 3 11
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Polo Grounds - July 31, 1954
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Out
Marv Grissom
Wes Westrum
Whitey Lockman
Davey Williams
Hank Thompson
Al Dark
Dusty Rhodes
Willie Mays
Don Mueller
Wally Post
Ted Kluszewski
Gus Bell

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 0 4 1 6
New York Giants 7 8 0 5
Winning Pitcher Sal Maglie
Losing Pitcher Howie Judson
Save Marv Grissom
Game Winning RBI Hank Thompson
Attendance 7,310
Time of Game 2 hours 9 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Greengrass hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell moves to third.
Top 9 Bell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Grissom strikes out.
Bottom 8 Westrum strikes out.
Bottom 8 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 8 Mays is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark scores. Thompson scores. Rhodes moves to third. Mueller moves to second.
Bottom 8 Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon juggles the ball. That's an error on Harmon. Lockman scores. Dark moves to third. Thompson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Thompson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Dark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post. Dark reaches second base with a double. Grissom scores. Lockman moves to third.
Bottom 8 Lockman takes first base on ball four. Grissom moves to second.
Bottom 8 Johnny Temple now playing second base. Karl Drews now pitching. Grissom hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Marv Grissom now pitching. Harmon hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ed Bailey pinch hits for Howie Judson. Bailey takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Lloyd Merriman pinch hits for Rocky Bridges. Merriman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Merriman for the out.
Bottom 7 Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Mays. The throw from Landrith and he is out, McMillan applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Landrith hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Post hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Rhodes hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Dark hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kluszewski hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bell hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McMillan hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lockman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Harmon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Maglie strikes out.
Bottom 5 Westrum takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Harmon hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Judson strikes out.
Top 5 Bridges hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Landrith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thompson scores.
Bottom 4 Rhodes hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Landrith throws to second, with McMillan covering, and has Dark trapped. There's the throw to Harmon who tags Dark for the out. Thompson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Thompson takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to second.
Bottom 4 Dark takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Post hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Maglie, and towards Williams, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Greengrass hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Lockman hits a line drive towards short. McMillan catches it and throws to first to double up Maglie.
Bottom 3 Maglie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Westrum is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McMillan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Harmon hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Judson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Mays takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Mueller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Landrith hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Post hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rhodes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Judson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Judson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Greengrass hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second.
Top 1 Bell takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 McMillan hits a line drive towards third. Thompson catches it and throws to first to double up Harmon.
Top 1 Harmon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.