October 1, 1954 World Series Game 3 at Cleveland Stadium Play by Play and Box Score

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1954 World Series Game 3

Game 1
NYG  5
CLE  2
(10) Game 2
NYG  3
CLE  1
Game 3
NYG  6
@CLE  2
Game 4
NYG  7
@CLE  4

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 71,555

Friday, October 1, 1954
Time of Game: 2:28

Giants

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          1  0  3   0  1  1   0  0  0    6 10  1
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   1  1  0    2  4  2

W: R Gomez (1-0), L: M Garcia (0-1), S: H Wilhelm (1)

Indians

Al Lopez

BATTING

New York Giants              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Lockman 1B                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .154  .368    0   13   0   
A Dark SS                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .718    0    2   2   SH
D Mueller RF                  5   2   2   0    0   0  .286  .572    0    0   0   
W Mays CF                     5   1   3   2    0   0  .300  .762    0    2   0   
H Thompson 3B                 3   2   1   0    2   0  .333  .982    0    0   3   2B,IW
M Irvin LF                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Rhodes PH-LF              3   0   1   2    1   2  .667 2.381    0    3   0   IW
D Williams 2B                 2   0   0   1    1   0  .000  .100    0    2   5   SH
W Westrum C                   4   0   1   1    0   2  .300  .664    0    4   0   
R Gomez P                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    1   2   
  H Wilhelm P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       35   6  10   6    5   7                    27  12

BATTING

2B: H Thompson (1, off A Houtteman).

SH: A Dark (1, off R Narleski); D Williams (1, off M Garcia).

IBB: H Thompson (2, by M Garcia); D Rhodes (1, by A Houtteman).

TB: W Mays 3; D Mueller 2; H Thompson 2; W Lockman; A Dark; D Rhodes; W Westrum.

RBI: W Mays 2 (2); D Rhodes 2 (7); D Williams (1); W Westrum (1).

2-out RBI: W Mays 2; W Westrum.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Dark-D Williams-W Lockman.

E: A Dark (1).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Smith LF                    3   0   0   1    1   0  .273  .974    0    0   0   
B Avila 2B                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .182  .490    0    4   1   SH
L Doby CF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .453    0    2   0   
V Wertz 1B                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .500 1.571    0    6   1   HR
H Majeski 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   1   GDP
D Philley RF                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .143  .393    0    1   0   
G Strickland SS               3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    3   4   
  D Pope PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333    0    0   0   
J Hegan C                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .300    0    8   1   
  B Glynn PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .500 1.500    0    0   0   2B
  H Naragon C                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
M Garcia P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  B Lemon PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .167    0    0   0   
  A Houtteman P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Regalado PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Narleski P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  D Mitchell PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    0    0   0   
  D Mossi P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   2   4   2    3   4                    27  10

BATTING

2B: B Glynn (1, off R Gomez).

HR: V Wertz (1, off R Gomez; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

SH: B Avila (1, off R Gomez).

TB: V Wertz 4; B Glynn 2; D Philley; L Doby.

GIDP: H Majeski (1).

RBI: A Smith (2); V Wertz (3).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Strickland-V Wertz.

E: G Strickland (1); M Garcia (1).

PITCHING

New York Giants               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Gomez, W (1-0)               7.1   4   2   2    3   2   1   2.45   29     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 2· 3     61    -     0.71   0.17
H Wilhelm, S (1)               1.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.74   0.08
Totals                         9     4   2   2    3   4   1          34     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 2· 3          2-0

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Garcia, L (0-1)              3     5   4   3    3   3   0   9.00   18     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 1· 5     35    -     1.17  -0.24
A Houtteman                    2     2   1   1    1   1   0   4.50    9     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 1· 2          0-0    0.43  -0.01
R Narleski                     3     1   1   1    1   2   0   3.00   11     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.13  -0.01
D Mossi                        1     2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 2          0-0    0.10   0.00
Totals                         9    10   6   5    5   7   0          42     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 3·10           -

Balks: None.

WP: M Garcia (1).

IBB: A Houtteman (1; D Rhodes); M Garcia (1; H Thompson).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Conlan, 1B - Stevens, 2B - Barlick, 3B - Berry.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 71,555.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Giants               Cleveland Indians                    
1. W Lockman            1B    1. A Smith              LF 
2. A Dark               SS    2. B Avila              2B 
3. D Mueller            RF    3. L Doby               CF 
4. W Mays               CF    4. V Wertz              1B 
5. H Thompson           3B    5. H Majeski            3B 
6. M Irvin              LF    6. D Philley            RF 
7. D Williams           2B    7. G Strickland         SS 
8. W Westrum            C     8. J Hegan              C  
9. R Gomez              P     9. M Garcia             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-1  123      13%  84% D Rhodes        M Garcia        Single to RF; Mueller Scores; Mays Scores; Thompson to 3B
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-       9%  58% W Mays          M Garcia        Single to RF; Mueller Scores/unER
   t 3   0  0-1  1--       9%  74% D Mueller       M Garcia        Single to LF; Dark to 3B
   b 4   1  4-0  1--       4%  90% H Majeski       R Gomez         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 3   1  0-3  1-3       4%  88% D Williams      M Garcia        Reached on E1 (throw to 1B)/Sacrifice Bunt; Thompson Scores; Rhodes to 2B; Williams to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Garcia facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  W Lockman       Single (CF-RF)
   O      1--      50%  A Dark          Strikeout
   O      1--      48%  D Mueller       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Mueller to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
   R      -2-      58%  W Mays          Single to RF; Mueller Scores/unER
          1--      60%  H Thompson      Walk; Mays to 2B
   O      12-      56%  M Irvin         Foul Flyball: C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Ruben Gomez facing 1-2-3
          ---      52%  A Smith         Walk
   O      1--      54%  B Avila         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Smith to 2B
   O      -2-      57%  L Doby          Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      61%  V Wertz         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Garcia facing 7-8-9
          ---      64%  D Williams      Walk
          1--      66%  W Westrum       Wild Pitch; Williams to 2B
   O      -2-      63%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      59%  R Gomez         Lineout: CF
   O      -2-      56%  W Lockman       Foul Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Ruben Gomez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      59%  H Majeski       Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      56%  D Philley       Walk
   O      1--      59%  G Strickland    Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      62%  J Hegan         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Garcia facing 2-3-4
          ---      65%  A Dark          Single (LF-CF)
          1--      74%  D Mueller       Single to LF; Dark to 3B
   O      1-3      70%  W Mays          Fielder's Choice 3B; Dark out at Hm/3B-C-3B-C; Mueller to 3B; Mays to 2B
          -23      71%  H Thompson      Intentional Walk
                  Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Monte Irvin batting 6th
   RR     123      84%  D Rhodes        Single to RF; Mueller Scores; Mays Scores; Thompson to 3B
   R      1-3      88%  D Williams      Reached on E1 (throw to 1B)/Sacrifice Bunt; Thompson Scores; Rhodes to 2B; Williams to 1B
   O      12-      87%  W Westrum       Groundout: P-1B; Rhodes to 3B; Williams to 2B
   O      -23      85%  R Gomez         Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Ruben Gomez facing 9-1-2
                  Dusty Rhodes moves to LF; Bob Lemon pinch hits for Mike Garcia batting 9th
   O      ---      86%  B Lemon         Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  A Smith         Lineout: P
   O      ---      88%  B Avila         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-0, Art Houtteman facing 1-2-3
                  Art Houtteman replaces Bob Lemon pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  W Lockman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      87%  A Dark          Lineout: RF
   O      ---      87%  D Mueller       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Ruben Gomez facing 3-4-5
          ---      83%  L Doby          Single to LF
   O      1--      86%  V Wertz         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      90%  H Majeski       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Indians 0.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-0, Art Houtteman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      90%  W Mays          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---      91%  H Thompson      Double to CF
          -2-      92%  D Rhodes        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      90%  D Williams      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Thompson to 3B
   R      1-3      94%  W Westrum       Single to LF; Thompson Scores; Williams to 2B
   O      12-      93%  R Gomez         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Ruben Gomez facing 6-7-8
          ---      91%  D Philley       Single to CF
   O      1--      93%  G Strickland    Flyball: LF
   O      1--      95%  J Hegan         Flyball: LF
                  Rudy Regalado pinch hits for Art Houtteman batting 9th
   O      1--      96%  R Regalado      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Indians 0.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-0, Ray Narleski facing 1-2-3
                  Ray Narleski replaces Rudy Regalado pitching and batting 9th
          ---      96%  W Lockman       Walk
   O      1--      96%  A Dark          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Lockman to 2B
   O      -2-      95%  D Mueller       Popfly: 3B
   R      -2-      97%  W Mays          Single to RF; Lockman Scores
   O      1--      97%  H Thompson      Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-6, Ruben Gomez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  A Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  B Avila         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  L Doby          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Indians 0.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-0, Ray Narleski facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      98%  D Rhodes        Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  D Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  W Westrum       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-6, Ruben Gomez facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      97%  V Wertz         Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---      98%  H Majeski       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  D Philley       Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  G Strickland    Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Indians 1.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-1, Ray Narleski facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      98%  R Gomez         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      98%  W Lockman       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      98%  A Dark          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-6, Ruben Gomez facing 8-9-1
                  Bill Glynn pinch hits for Jim Hegan batting 8th
          ---      96%  B Glynn         Double to RF (Fly Ball)
                  Dale Mitchell pinch hits for Ray Narleski batting 9th
   O      -2-      98%  D Mitchell      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Glynn to 3B
   R      --3      95%  A Smith         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Glynn Scores; Smith to 2B
          -2-      93%  B Avila         Walk
                  Hoyt Wilhelm replaces Ruben Gomez pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      95%  L Doby          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Smith to 3B; Avila to 2B
   O      -23      99%  V Wertz         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 6, Indians 2.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-2, Don Mossi facing 3-4-5
                  Don Mossi replaces Dale Mitchell pitching and batting 9th; Hal Naragon replaces Bill Glynn playing C batting 8th
          ---      99%  D Mueller       Single to LF
          1--      99%  W Mays          Single (LF-CF); Mueller to 3B
   OO     1-3      99%  H Thompson      Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
   O      --3      98%  D Rhodes        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-6, Hoyt Wilhelm facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  H Majeski       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  D Philley       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Dave Pope pinch hits for George Strickland batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  D Pope          Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Indians 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE195410010

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation