Braves @ Giants
May 16, 1954

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Bottom 8	R	H	E
Braves	2	6	1
Giants	8	10	0

Bottom 8	R	H	E
Braves	2	6	1
Giants	8	10	0

Al Dark Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.250	.275
OBP	.250	.301
At Bats	4	109
Hits	1	30
• Singles	1	24
• Doubles	0	3
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	2
Walks	0	3
RBI’s	0	6

Phil Paine Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	0	0

FIRST PREVIOUS PLAY/PAUSE REPLAY NEXT LAST/BOX

Polo Grounds - May 16, 1954

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Strikeout

Phil Paine

Del Crandall

Joe Adcock

Danny O'Connell

Eddie Mathews

Johnny Logan

Jim Pendleton

Bill Bruton

Andy Pafko

Al Dark

Davey Williams

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Dark strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 8 Williams is hit by the pitch.

Bottom 8 Phil Paine now pitching. Antonelli hits a line drive towards first. Adcock reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 O'Connell strikes out.

Top 8 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Roy Smalley pinch hits for Ernie Johnson. Smalley hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 8 Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 St. Claire hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Lockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mays moves to second.

Bottom 7 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. Thompson scores.

Bottom 7 Mueller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Irvin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thompson moves to third.

Bottom 7 Thompson takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Antonelli covering, for the out.

Top 7 Logan strikes out.

Top 7 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Dark is called out on strikes.

Bottom 6 Williams hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Antonelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it and throws to get O'Connell who tried to advance to third.

Top 6 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 6 Bruton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 St. Claire hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out.

Bottom 5 Mays hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 5 Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Irvin is called out on strikes.

Top 5 Johnson 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 5 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Pendleton strikes out.

Bottom 4 Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Dark hits a line drive towards third. Mathews reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Williams strikes out.

Top 4 Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Adcock is hit by the pitch.

Top 4 Pafko strikes out.

Top 4 Mathews is called out on strikes.

Bottom 3 Antonelli hits a fly ball into left field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 St. Claire is walked intentionally.

Bottom 3 Ernie Johnson now pitching. Lockman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Lockman reaches second base with a double. Mays scores.

Bottom 3 Mays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Mays reaches second base with a double. Irvin goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 3 Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thompson tags and scores.

Bottom 3 Irvin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thompson moves to third.

Bottom 3 Thompson takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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

Top 3 There goes Bruton. The throw from St. Claire and he is safe. Bruton steals second.

Top 3 Bruton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 3 Burdette 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 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Antonelli strikes out.

Bottom 2 St. Claire hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Pendleton fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Pendleton. Lockman goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.

Bottom 2 Lockman takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Burdette covering, for the out.

Top 2 Pendleton hits a line drive towards short. Dark catches it and throws to first to double up Logan.

Top 2 Logan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 2 Adcock hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Pafko hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 1 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 1 Thompson takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to second.

Bottom 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Williams strikes out.

Top 1 Mathews is called out on strikes.

Top 1 O'Connell 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 1 Bruton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

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Braves @ Giants
May 16, 1954