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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 5, 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 July 5, 1954 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 5, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 5, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Murry Dickson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ruben Gomez |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 36,547 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Engeln 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: Babe Pinelli 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Danny Schell | Left Fielder |
| Granny Hamner | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Right Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Bobby Morgan | Shortstop |
| Murry Dickson | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Dusty Rhodes | Left Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Ruben Gomez | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 5, 1954
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Gomez
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Gomez
Ashburn takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burgess vs. Gomez
Burgess 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. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schell vs. Gomez
Schell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jones scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Gomez
Hamner takes first base on ball four. Schell moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wyrostek vs. Gomez
Wyrostek strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Dickson
Lockman bunts towards the mound. Dickson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Dickson
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Dickson
Rhodes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Dickson
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Gomez
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Gomez
Morgan bunts towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Williams covering, for the out. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dickson vs. Gomez
Dickson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Gomez drops the ball. Torgeson moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Gomez
Jones hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ashburn vs. Gomez
Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Torgeson scores. Dickson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burgess vs. Gomez
Burgess hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dickson scores. Ashburn moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schell vs. McCall
Windy McCall now pitching.
Schell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Dickson
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Schell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Dickson
Mays hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Dickson
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Dickson
Westrum hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCall vs. Dickson
McCall is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. McCall
Hamner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. McCall
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. McCall
Torgeson hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. McCall
Morgan hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Williams reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Dickson
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Dickson
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Dickson
Rhodes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Dickson
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rhodes moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Dickson
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. McCall
Dickson hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. McCall
Jones hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. McCall
Ashburn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. McCall
Burgess hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. There goes Ashburn trying to get to third. Mays throws the ball in to Thompson, who tags Ashburn for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Dickson
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Dickson
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Dickson
Westrum hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Dickson
Bill Taylor pinch hits for Windy McCall.
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schell vs. Monzant
Ramon Monzant now pitching.
Schell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Monzant
Hamner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Monzant
Wyrostek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Monzant
Torgeson 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
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Dickson
Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Dickson
Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rhodes vs. Dickson
Rhodes hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Dickson
Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Dickson
Mueller hits a popup towards short. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Dickson
Mays hits a line drive towards short. Morgan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Monzant
Morgan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Monzant
Dickson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Monzant
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Dickson
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Dickson
Westrum hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monzant vs. Dickson
Monzant bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Dickson
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Monzant
Ashburn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Monzant
Burgess takes first base on ball four. Ashburn moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schell vs. Wilhelm
Stan Lopata pinch runs for Smoky Burgess. Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Schell bunts towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hamner vs. Wilhelm
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Dickson
Stan Lopata now catching.
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Dickson
Rhodes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Dickson
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Wilhelm
Wyrostek hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Wilhelm
Torgeson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Wilhelm
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Wilhelm
Mel Clark pinch hits for Murry Dickson.
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Ridzik
Steve Ridzik now pitching.
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Ridzik
Mays hits a popup towards short. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Ridzik
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Ridzik
Westrum strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Wilhelm
Jones strikes out. Westrum drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Jones out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Wilhelm
Ashburn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopata vs. Wilhelm
Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/5/1954, game 2 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Jones W, 3b 5 1 1 0 Lockman W, 1b 4 1 2 0
Ashburn R, cf 1 0 1 1 Dark A, ss 4 1 1 0
Burgess S, c 3 0 2 1 Rhodes D, lf 4 1 3 3
Lopata S, pr-c 1 0 0 0 Thompson H, 3b 4 0 1 0
Schell D, lf 4 0 1 1 Mueller D, rf 4 0 0 0
Hamner G, 2b 2 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 4 1 1 1
Wyrostek J, rf 4 0 1 0 Williams D, 2b 3 0 2 0
Torgeson E, 1b 4 1 2 0 Westrum W, c 4 0 1 0
Morgan B, ss 3 0 0 0 Gomez R, p 0 0 0 0
Dickson M, p 3 1 0 0 McCall W, p 1 0 0 0
Clark M, ph 1 0 0 0 Taylor B, ph 1 0 0 0
Ridzik S, p 0 0 0 0 Monzant R, p 1 0 0 0
Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0
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31 3 8 3 34 4 11 4
Philadelphia 120 000 000 -- 3
New York 010 030 00x -- 4
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson M (L) 7.0 11 4 4 0 2
Ridzik S 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez R 1.2 5 3 1 2 1
McCall W 2.1 1 0 0 2 0
Monzant R* 2.0 1 0 0 2 1
Wilhelm H (W) 3.0 1 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Gomez R
DP -- Philadelphia 1, New York 3
LOB -- Philadelphia 9, New York 7
HR -- Mays W, Rhodes D
SH -- Morgan B
T -- 2:40
A -- 36547
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