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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
July 18, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Giants, played on July 18, 1954 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 18, 1954 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 18, 1954 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Giants |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
Home Starting Pitcher | Corky Valentine |
Ballpark | Crosley Field |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | 30,873 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Secory 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: Frank Dascoli 3B: Lon Warneke |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
Al Dark | Shortstop |
Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
Ray Katt | Catcher |
Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chuck Harmon | Third Baseman |
Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
Jim Greengrass | Left Fielder |
Bob Borkowski | Right Fielder |
Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
Andy Seminick | Catcher |
Corky Valentine | Pitcher |
Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
July 18, 1954
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Valentine
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Valentine
Dark hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Valentine
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Hearn
Harmon hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Hearn
McMillan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Katt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hearn
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluszewski vs. Hearn
Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greengrass vs. Hearn
The ball gets by Katt for a passed ball. Bell moves to third. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Greengrass vs. Hearn
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Valentine
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Valentine
Irvin hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Valentine
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Hearn
Borkowski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Hearn
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Hearn
Seminick hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Valentine
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Valentine
Katt hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Valentine
Hearn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Hearn
Valentine strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Hearn
Harmon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Hearn
McMillan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Valentine
Lockman bunts towards the mound. Valentine fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Valentine
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Valentine fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Valentine
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hearn
Bell hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Hearn
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greengrass vs. Hearn
Greengrass hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Borkowski vs. Hearn
Borkowski hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Temple vs. Hearn
Temple takes first base on ball four. Kluszewski moves to third. Greengrass moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Seminick vs. Hearn
Seminick strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Valentine
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Valentine
Irvin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Valentine
Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Valentine
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Valentine
Katt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hearn vs. Valentine
Hearn hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Hearn
Valentine hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Hearn
Harmon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Hearn
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Valentine
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski fields the ball and throws to Valentine covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Valentine
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon fields it and throws to first for the out. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Valentine
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Valentine
Thompson hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hearn
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Hearn
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. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Hearn
Greengrass strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Valentine
Irvin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Valentine
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Valentine
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Hearn
Billy Gardner now playing second base.
Borkowski hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Hearn
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seminick vs. Hearn
Seminick takes first base on ball four. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merriman vs. Hearn
Nino Escalera pinch runs for Andy Seminick. Lloyd Merriman pinch hits for Corky Valentine.
Merriman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. Temple scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harmon vs. Hearn
Harmon hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Nuxhall
Hobie Landrith now catching. Joe Nuxhall now pitching.
Katt hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Katt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evers vs. Nuxhall
Joey Amalfitano pinch runs for Ray Katt. Hoot Evers pinch hits for Jim Hearn.
Evers strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Nuxhall
Lockman hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Nuxhall
Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Amalfitano scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Nuxhall
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Nuxhall
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Maglie
Wes Westrum now catching. Sal Maglie now pitching.
McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Maglie
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Maglie
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Drews
Karl Drews now pitching.
Irvin hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Drews
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Drews
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon fields it and throws to first for the out. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Drews
Westrum is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maglie vs. Drews
Maglie is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Maglie
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Maglie
Borkowski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Maglie
Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Maglie
Wally Post pinch hits for Hobie Landrith.
Post hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Post reaches second base with a double. Temple moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Adams vs. Maglie
Bobby Adams pinch hits for Karl Drews.
Adams strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/18/1954, game 2 -- New York at Cincinnati (D) New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI Lockman W, 1b 4 0 2 0 Harmon C, 3b 4 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 4 0 1 1 McMillan R, ss 4 0 0 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 1 0 Bell G, cf 4 0 1 0 Thompson H, 3b 4 0 0 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 3 0 1 0 Irvin M, lf 4 1 2 1 Greengrass J, lf 4 0 1 0 Mays W, cf 4 1 2 1 Borkowski B, rf 4 0 0 0 Williams D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Temple J, 2b 3 1 2 0 Gardner B, 2b 1 0 0 0 Seminick A, c 2 0 0 0 Katt R, c 3 0 2 0 Escalera N, pr 0 0 0 0 Amalfitano J, pr 0 1 0 0 Landrith H, c 0 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 0 0 0 0 Post W, ph 1 0 1 0 Hearn J, p 2 0 0 0 Valentine C, p 2 0 0 0 Evers H, ph 1 0 0 0 Merriman L, ph 1 0 0 1 Maglie S, p 1 0 0 0 Nuxhall J, p 0 0 0 0 Drews K, p 0 0 0 0 Adams B, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 3 10 3 33 1 6 1 New York 000 020 010 -- 3 Cincinnati 000 000 100 -- 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Hearn J (W) 7.0 4 1 1 3 3 Maglie S (S) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Valentine C (L) 7.0 6 2 2 0 1 Nuxhall J 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 Drews K 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 DP -- Cincinnati 2 LOB -- New York 6, Cincinnati 8 2B -- Bell G, Katt R, Post W HR -- Irvin M, Mays W PB -- Katt R T -- 2:36 A -- 30873
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