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Scores
Standings
WSH
@BAL		3
1
NYY
@CHW		4
3
BOS
@CLE		3
6
PHA
@DET		3
8
CHC
@BRO		7
1
STL
@NYG		9
3
MLN
@PHI		6
2
CIN
@PIT		6
5
Tuesday, May 18, 1954, 8:15PM
, Polo Grounds V
Attendance: 19,053, Time of Game: 2:39
Cardinals
9
17-14
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Giants
3
16-14
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Gerry Staley (3-3)
L: Larry Jansen (2-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  5  0   0  0  1   0  2  0    9 11  1
Giants          0  0  2   0  1  0   0  0  0    3  7  3

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wally Moon LF 4 2 2 1 1 1 .360 1.043 0.094 0.62 0.125 -0.032 1.4 3 1 2B
Solly Hemus SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 .372 1.053 0.015 0.65 0.037 -0.022 0.6 1 2
   Harvey Haddix PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .708 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Alex Grammas SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .556 -0.002 0.09 0.000 -0.002 -0.2 1 2
Red Schoendienst 2B 5 3 2 2 0 0 .317 .783 0.100 0.61 0.180 -0.080 1.9 2 4 HR,2B
Stan Musial RF 3 1 2 2 2 1 .367 1.242 0.143 0.67 0.143 -0.001 2.4 2 0 IW
Ray Jablonski 3B 5 0 2 2 0 1 .377 1.010 0.114 0.61 0.140 -0.026 1.0 1 2
Tom Alston 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .294 .890 -0.068 0.50 0.000 -0.068 -1.5 12 2
Rip Repulski CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .788 -0.023 0.30 0.007 -0.030 -0.5 1 0
Del Rice C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .257 .725 0.016 0.36 0.038 -0.022 -0.3 2 0 2B
Gerry Staley P 4 0 1 0 0 0 .083 .237 -0.022 0.45 0.017 -0.038 -0.3 2 2
Team Totals 39 9 11 7 4 6 .282 .785 0.367 0.53 0.687 -0.321 4.4 27 15
2B: D Rice (5, off L Jansen); R Schoendienst (7, off L Jansen); W Moon (6, off L Jansen).
HR: R Schoendienst (1, off A Konikowski; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
IBB: S Musial (5, by L Jansen).
TB: R Schoendienst 6; W Moon 3; S Musial 2; D Rice 2; R Jablonski 2; S Hemus; G Staley.
RBI: R Schoendienst 2 (24); R Jablonski 2 (31); S Musial 2 (37); W Moon (15).
2-out RBI: S Musial 2; R Schoendienst 2; R Jablonski 2; W Moon.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 7 for 14.
Fielding
E: R Jablonski (10).
Outfield Assists: W Moon (M Irvin at 2nd base).

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Davey Williams 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .153 .411 0.009 0.62 0.058 -0.049 0.8 0 2 3B
Al Dark SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 .274 .669 -0.034 0.53 0.000 -0.034 -0.4 0 2 SF
Hank Thompson 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .240 .900 0.055 0.28 0.069 -0.013 0.9 2 1 HR
Monte Irvin LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .284 .891 -0.006 0.38 0.017 -0.023 -0.2 2 0
Don Mueller RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .357 .832 0.021 0.62 0.043 -0.022 0.1 1 0
Willie Mays CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .261 .857 -0.091 0.92 0.002 -0.093 -1.0 9 0
Whitey Lockman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .234 .755 -0.039 0.37 0.000 -0.039 -0.9 5 0
Ebba St. Claire C 3 1 0 0 1 1 .262 .865 -0.011 0.42 0.020 -0.032 0.2 7 0
Larry Jansen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jim Hearn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1.667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Windy McCall P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.026 0.53 0.000 -0.026 -0.5 1 0
   Bill Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .606 -0.011 0.45 0.000 -0.011 -0.2
   Alex Konikowski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Dusty Rhodes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .875 -0.002 0.08 0.000 -0.002 -0.4
Team Totals 33 3 7 3 2 2 .212 .614 -0.135 0.50 0.209 -0.344 -1.6 27 6
3B: D Williams (1, off G Staley).
HR: H Thompson (6, off G Staley; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
SF: A Dark (2, off G Staley).
TB: H Thompson 4; D Williams 3; M Irvin 2; D Mueller 2; W Mays.
RBI: D Williams (6); H Thompson (11); A Dark (8).
2-out RBI: H Thompson.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. H Thompson-E St. Claire.
PB: E St. Claire (3).
E: A Dark (7); D Williams 2 (6).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Gerry Staley, W (3-3) 9 7 3 1 2 2 1 5.88 36 65 0.134 0.50 1.6
Team Totals 9 7 3 1 2 2 1 1.00 36 65 0.134 0.53 1.6

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Larry Jansen, L (2-1) 1.2 5 6 2 2 1 0 5.14 13 28 -0.291 1.01 -3.5
Jim Hearn 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.24 1 2 2 -0.081 0.62 -1.8
Windy McCall 5.1 4 1 1 1 3 0 2.08 21 1 0 0.031 0.39 1.9
Alex Konikowski 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 9.00 8 0 0 -0.025 0.07 -1.0
Team Totals 9 11 9 5 4 6 1 5.00 43 28 3 2 -0.366 0.50 -4.4
J Hearn faced 1 batter in the 2nd inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: L Jansen (1; S Musial).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Dascoli, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Hal Dixon, 3B - Larry Goetz.
Time of Game: 2:39.
Attendance: 19,053.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         New York Giants
1 Wally Moon LF 1 Davey Williams 2B
2 Solly Hemus SS 2 Al Dark SS
3 Red Schoendienst 2B 3 Hank Thompson 3B
4 Stan Musial RF 4 Monte Irvin LF
5 Ray Jablonski 3B 5 Don Mueller RF
6 Tom Alston 1B 6 Willie Mays CF
7 Rip Repulski CF 7 Whitey Lockman 1B
8 Del Rice C 8 Ebba St. Claire C
9 Gerry Staley P 9 Larry Jansen P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 2 12- R STL R. Jablonski L. Jansen 10% 60% Single to RF; Musial to 3B; Schoendienst Scores
t2 1-0 2 -2- R STL W. Moon L. Jansen 10% 69% Double to LF; Rice Scores
t2 2-0 2 12- R STL R. Schoendienst L. Jansen 9% 78% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Hemus to 3B; Moon Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/unER
t6 6-3 0 123 OO STL R. Schoendienst W. McCall -8% 86% Double Play: Groundout: 3B-C; Haddix to 2B
b3 2-6 2 123 O NYG W. Mays G. Staley 7% 88% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Larry Jansen facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL W. Moon L. Jansen -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O STL S. Hemus L. Jansen -2% 46% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 --- STL R. Schoendienst L. Jansen 2% 48% Double to RF
t1 0-0 2 -2- STL S. Musial L. Jansen 1% 49% Intentional Walk
t1 0-0 2 12- R STL R. Jablonski L. Jansen 10% 60% Single to RF; Musial to 3B; Schoendienst Scores
t1 1-0 2 1-3 O STL T. Alston L. Jansen -4% 55% Lineout: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Gerry Staley facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O NYG D. Williams G. Staley 2% 58% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-1 1 --- O NYG A. Dark G. Staley 2% 59% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-1 2 --- O NYG H. Thompson G. Staley 1% 60% Foul Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' Larry Jansen facing 7-8-9
t2 1-0 0 --- O STL R. Repulski L. Jansen -2% 58% Flyball: CF
t2 1-0 1 --- STL D. Rice L. Jansen 4% 62% Double to LF
t2 1-0 1 -2- O STL G. Staley L. Jansen -3% 59% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 1-0 2 -2- R STL W. Moon L. Jansen 10% 69% Double to LF; Rice Scores
t2 2-0 2 -2- STL S. Hemus L. Jansen 1% 69% Walk
t2 2-0 2 12- R STL R. Schoendienst L. Jansen 9% 78% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Hemus to 3B; Moon Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/unER
t2 3-0 2 1-3 R STL S. Musial L. Jansen 6% 84% Single to RF; Schoendienst to 3B; Hemus Scores/unER
Jim Hearn replaces Larry Jansen pitching and batting 9th
t2 4-0 2 1-3 R STL R. Jablonski J. Hearn 4% 89% Passed Ball; Musial to 2B; Schoendienst Scores/unER
t2 5-0 2 -2- R STL R. Jablonski J. Hearn 4% 92% Single to LF; Musial Scores/unER; Jablonski to 2B/Adv on throw
Windy McCall replaces Jim Hearn pitching and batting 9th
t2 6-0 2 -2- O STL T. Alston W. McCall -1% 92% Strikeout
5 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-6, Cardinals' Gerry Staley facing 4-5-6
b2 0-6 0 --- O NYG M. Irvin G. Staley 1% 93% Groundout: P-1B
b2 0-6 1 --- NYG D. Mueller G. Staley -1% 91% Single to LF
b2 0-6 1 1-- O NYG W. Mays G. Staley 1% 93% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b2 0-6 2 1-- O NYG W. Lockman G. Staley 1% 94% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Giants 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Giants' Windy McCall facing 7-8-9
t3 6-0 0 --- O STL R. Repulski W. McCall -0% 93% Popfly: 3B
t3 6-0 1 --- O STL D. Rice W. McCall -0% 93% Lineout: LF
t3 6-0 2 --- O STL G. Staley W. McCall -0% 93% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-6, Cardinals' Gerry Staley facing 8-9-1
b3 0-6 0 --- NYG E. St. Claire G. Staley -2% 91% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
b3 0-6 0 1-- O NYG W. McCall G. Staley 2% 93% Strikeout
b3 0-6 1 1-- R NYG D. Williams G. Staley -6% 87% Triple to RF; St. Claire Scores/unER
b3 1-6 1 --3 RO NYG A. Dark G. Staley -0% 87% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Williams Scores/unER
b3 2-6 2 --- NYG H. Thompson G. Staley -1% 86% Walk
b3 2-6 2 1-- NYG M. Irvin G. Staley -2% 84% Single to LF; Thompson to 2B
b3 2-6 2 12- NYG D. Mueller G. Staley -3% 81% Single to 2B; Irvin to 2B; Thompson to 3B
b3 2-6 2 123 O NYG W. Mays G. Staley 7% 88% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cardinals 6, Giants 2.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-2, Giants' Windy McCall facing 1-2-3
t4 6-2 0 --- O STL W. Moon W. McCall -1% 87% Strikeout Looking
t4 6-2 1 --- O STL S. Hemus W. McCall -1% 86% Flyball: CF
t4 6-2 2 --- O STL R. Schoendienst W. McCall -0% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-6, Cardinals' Gerry Staley facing 7-8-9
b4 2-6 0 --- O NYG W. Lockman G. Staley 2% 88% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 2-6 1 --- O NYG E. St. Claire G. Staley 1% 89% Strikeout Looking
b4 2-6 2 --- O NYG W. McCall G. Staley 1% 90% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Giants 2.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-2, Giants' Windy McCall facing 4-5-6
t5 6-2 0 --- STL S. Musial W. McCall 1% 91% Walk
t5 6-2 0 1-- O STL R. Jablonski W. McCall -1% 90% Flyball: CF
t5 6-2 1 1-- O STL T. Alston W. McCall -1% 89% Flyball: RF
t5 6-2 2 1-- STL R. Repulski W. McCall 1% 89% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Musial to 2B
t5 6-2 2 12- O STL D. Rice W. McCall -2% 88% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-6, Cardinals' Gerry Staley facing 1-2-3
b5 2-6 0 --- O NYG D. Williams G. Staley 2% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 2-6 1 --- O NYG A. Dark G. Staley 1% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 2-6 2 --- R NYG H. Thompson G. Staley -6% 85% Home Run
b5 3-6 2 --- O NYG M. Irvin G. Staley 1% 86% Single to LF; Irvin out at 2B/LF-SS
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Giants 3.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Giants' Windy McCall facing 9-1-2
t6 6-3 0 --- STL G. Staley W. McCall 2% 88% Single to LF
t6 6-3 0 1-- STL W. Moon W. McCall 2% 90% Single to 2B; Staley to 2B
t6 6-3 0 12- STL S. Hemus W. McCall 3% 93% Single to CF; Moon to 2B; Staley to 3B
Harvey Haddix pinch runs for Solly Hemus (SS) batting 2nd
t6 6-3 0 123 OO STL R. Schoendienst W. McCall -8% 86% Double Play: Groundout: 3B-C; Haddix to 2B
t6 6-3 2 12- R STL S. Musial W. McCall 6% 92% Single to LF; Schoendienst to 2B; Haddix Scores
t6 7-3 2 12- O STL R. Jablonski W. McCall -1% 90% Flyball: CF
1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-7, Cardinals' Gerry Staley facing 5-6-7
Alex Grammas replaces Harvey Haddix (PR) playing SS batting 2nd
b6 3-7 0 --- O NYG D. Mueller G. Staley 2% 92% Popfly: SS
b6 3-7 1 --- O NYG W. Mays G. Staley 1% 93% Lineout: LF
b6 3-7 2 --- O NYG W. Lockman G. Staley 1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Giants 3.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-3, Giants' Windy McCall facing 6-7-8
t7 7-3 0 --- O STL T. Alston W. McCall -1% 94% Groundout: 2B-P
t7 7-3 1 --- O STL R. Repulski W. McCall -0% 93% Flyball: CF
t7 7-3 2 --- O STL D. Rice W. McCall -0% 93% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-7, Cardinals' Gerry Staley facing 8-9-1
b7 3-7 0 --- O NYG E. St. Claire G. Staley 2% 95% Flyball: CF
Bill Taylor pinch hits for Windy McCall (P) batting 9th
b7 3-7 1 --- O NYG B. Taylor G. Staley 1% 96% Groundout: 1B-P
b7 3-7 2 --- O NYG D. Williams G. Staley 1% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Giants 3.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-3, Giants' Alex Konikowski facing 9-1-2
Alex Konikowski replaces Bill Taylor (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 7-3 0 --- O STL G. Staley A. Konikowski -0% 96% Flyball: CF
t8 7-3 1 --- STL W. Moon A. Konikowski 0% 96% Walk
t8 7-3 1 1-- O STL A. Grammas A. Konikowski -0% 96% Groundout: P-1B; Moon to 2B
t8 7-3 2 -2- RR STL R. Schoendienst A. Konikowski 3% 99% Home Run; Moon Scores
t8 9-3 2 --- O STL S. Musial A. Konikowski -0% 99% Strikeout
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-9, Cardinals' Gerry Staley facing 2-3-4
b8 3-9 0 --- O NYG A. Dark G. Staley 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 3-9 1 --- O NYG H. Thompson G. Staley 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b8 3-9 2 --- O NYG M. Irvin G. Staley 0% 100% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Giants 3.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-3, Giants' Alex Konikowski facing 5-6-7
t9 9-3 0 --- O STL R. Jablonski A. Konikowski -0% 100% Strikeout
t9 9-3 1 --- O STL T. Alston A. Konikowski -0% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 9-3 2 --- O STL R. Repulski A. Konikowski -0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-9, Cardinals' Gerry Staley facing 5-6-7
b9 3-9 0 --- O NYG D. Mueller G. Staley 0% 100% Flyball: LF
b9 3-9 1 --- NYG W. Mays G. Staley -0% 100% Single to SS
b9 3-9 1 1-- O NYG W. Lockman G. Staley 0% 100% Flyball: RF
b9 3-9 2 1-- NYG E. St. Claire G. Staley -0% 100% Walk; Mays to 2B
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Alex Konikowski (P) batting 9th
b9 3-9 2 12- O NYG D. Rhodes G. Staley 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 9, Giants 3.

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