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2
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@CHW		2
6
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@CLE		2
1
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@DET		0
2
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@PIT		7
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Tuesday, August 3, 1954,
, Polo Grounds V
Attendance: 7,968, Time of Game: 2:33
Cubs
1
43-60
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Giants
7
68-37
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
W: Ruben Gomez (10-7)
L: Bob Rush (7-12)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  2
Giants          4  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  X    7 12  1

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Frank Baumholtz CF 4 0 0 1 0 1 .316 .803 -0.096 1.02 0.000 -0.096 -1.4 1 0 SF,GDP
Eddie Miksis 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .198 .485 -0.043 0.82 0.026 -0.069 -0.5 4 1
Dee Fondy 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .271 .723 -0.040 0.69 0.012 -0.053 -0.4 6 2
Ralph Kiner LF 2 0 1 0 2 0 .298 .914 0.041 0.82 0.064 -0.023 0.4 1 0
Hal Rice RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .153 .497 -0.132 1.25 0.000 -0.132 -1.4 2 1
Ernie Banks SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 .271 .754 0.061 0.64 0.081 -0.020 0.7 2 2
Bill Serena 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .175 .745 -0.106 1.08 0.000 -0.106 -1.2 1 5
Clyde McCullough C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .809 -0.013 0.69 0.033 -0.045 0.3 6 0 HBP
Bob Rush P 2 0 0 0 1 1 .315 .710 0.020 0.89 0.051 -0.031 0.3 1 1
   Bill Tremel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .583 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Steve Bilko PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .188 .624 -0.004 0.13 0.000 -0.004 -0.4
Team Totals 31 1 5 1 4 7 .161 .432 -0.312 0.86 0.267 -0.579 -3.6 24 12
SF: F Baumholtz (2, off R Gomez).
HBP: C McCullough (1, by R Gomez).
TB: E Banks 2; D Fondy; R Kiner; E Miksis.
GIDP: F Baumholtz (3).
RBI: F Baumholtz (22).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Fondy-E Banks-D Fondy.
E: E Miksis (4); H Rice (3).
Outfield Assists: H Rice (D Mueller at 2nd base).

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Whitey Lockman 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 .277 .743 0.023 0.40 0.042 -0.019 0.9 10 1 SH
Al Dark SS 5 1 3 1 0 1 .285 .739 0.079 0.43 0.094 -0.015 1.6 2 6
Hank Thompson 3B 3 1 1 3 2 1 .252 .860 0.134 0.54 0.146 -0.012 1.2 0 1 HR
Dusty Rhodes LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .392 1.269 -0.050 0.48 0.000 -0.050 -1.3 1 0
Don Mueller RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .344 .797 0.016 0.21 0.025 -0.009 0.3 3 0
   Monte Irvin RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .848 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Willie Mays CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .324 1.075 0.001 0.42 0.022 -0.021 0.2 3 0
Davey Williams 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .225 .624 0.024 0.51 0.068 -0.045 0.7 1 2 GDP
Wes Westrum C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .195 .661 -0.022 0.22 0.002 -0.024 -0.2 6 1
Ruben Gomez P 4 0 1 0 0 1 .192 .442 -0.016 0.29 0.008 -0.024 -0.6 1 0
Team Totals 34 7 12 7 4 6 .353 .862 0.189 0.39 0.407 -0.219 2.9 27 11
HR: H Thompson (19, off B Rush; 1st inn, 2 on, 0 outs to RF).
SH: W Lockman (2, off B Rush).
TB: H Thompson 4; A Dark 3; D Williams 2; D Mueller 2; W Lockman; R Gomez; W Mays; W Westrum.
GIDP: D Williams (13).
RBI: H Thompson 3 (61); D Williams 2 (37); W Lockman (52); A Dark (47).
2-out RBI: W Lockman; A Dark; D Williams.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 5 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Williams-A Dark-W Lockman.
E: H Thompson (18).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Rush, L (7-12) 7.2 12 7 7 4 5 1 4.43 38 28 -0.190 0.40 -3.4
Bill Tremel 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.19 1 2 0 0.001 0.02 0.5
Team Totals 8 12 7 7 4 6 1 7.88 39 28 2 0 -0.189 0.86 -2.9

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ruben Gomez, W (10-7) 9 5 1 1 4 7 0 3.06 37 76 0.311 0.86 3.6
Team Totals 9 5 1 1 4 7 0 1.00 37 76 0.311 0.39 3.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: R Gomez (4; C McCullough).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Artie Gore, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Jocko Conlan.
Time of Game: 2:33.
Attendance: 7,968.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         New York Giants
1 Frank Baumholtz CF 1 Whitey Lockman 1B
2 Eddie Miksis 2B 2 Al Dark SS
3 Dee Fondy 1B 3 Hank Thompson 3B
4 Ralph Kiner LF 4 Dusty Rhodes LF
5 Hal Rice RF 5 Don Mueller RF
6 Ernie Banks SS 6 Willie Mays CF
7 Bill Serena 3B 7 Davey Williams 2B
8 Clyde McCullough C 8 Wes Westrum C
9 Bob Rush P 9 Ruben Gomez P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 0 1-3 RRR NYG H. Thompson B. Rush 14% 81% Home Run; Lockman Scores; Dark Scores
b1 0-0 0 1-- NYG A. Dark B. Rush 9% 67% Single to RF; Lockman to 3B
b1 3-0 2 -2- R NYG D. Williams B. Rush 6% 85% Single to CF; Mueller Scores
t2 0-4 1 12- CHC B. Rush R. Gomez -5% 76% Walk; Banks to 3B; McCullough to 2B
t1 0-0 2 1-3 O CHC H. Rice R. Gomez 5% 55% Groundout: 1B-P

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, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Ruben Gomez facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CHC F. Baumholtz R. Gomez 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O CHC E. Miksis R. Gomez 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- CHC D. Fondy R. Gomez -1% 53% Single to RF
t1 0-0 2 1-- CHC R. Kiner R. Gomez -3% 50% Single to LF; Fondy to 3B
t1 0-0 2 1-3 O CHC H. Rice R. Gomez 5% 55% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Bob Rush facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- NYG W. Lockman B. Rush 3% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- NYG A. Dark B. Rush 9% 67% Single to RF; Lockman to 3B
b1 0-0 0 1-3 RRR NYG H. Thompson B. Rush 14% 81% Home Run; Lockman Scores; Dark Scores
b1 3-0 0 --- O NYG D. Rhodes B. Rush -1% 79% Flyball: P
b1 3-0 1 --- NYG D. Mueller B. Rush 1% 81% Single to RF
b1 3-0 1 1-- O NYG W. Mays B. Rush -1% 80% Groundout: P-1B; Mueller to 2B
b1 3-0 2 -2- R NYG D. Williams B. Rush 6% 85% Single to CF; Mueller Scores
b1 4-0 2 1-- O NYG W. Westrum B. Rush -1% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 4.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Giants' Ruben Gomez facing 6-7-8
t2 0-4 0 --- CHC E. Banks R. Gomez -3% 81% Walk
t2 0-4 0 1-- O CHC B. Serena R. Gomez 3% 84% Flyball: 2B
t2 0-4 1 1-- CHC C. McCullough R. Gomez -3% 81% Hit By Pitch; Banks to 2B
t2 0-4 1 12- CHC B. Rush R. Gomez -5% 76% Walk; Banks to 3B; McCullough to 2B
t2 0-4 1 123 RO CHC F. Baumholtz R. Gomez 2% 78% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Banks Scores
t2 1-4 2 12- O CHC E. Miksis R. Gomez 4% 82% Flyball: CF
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 4.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cubs' Bob Rush facing 9-1-2
b2 4-1 0 --- O NYG R. Gomez B. Rush -1% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 4-1 1 --- O NYG W. Lockman B. Rush -1% 80% Strikeout Looking
b2 4-1 2 --- O NYG A. Dark B. Rush -1% 79% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 4.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Giants' Ruben Gomez facing 3-4-5
t3 1-4 0 --- O CHC D. Fondy R. Gomez 2% 82% Flyball: LF
t3 1-4 1 --- CHC R. Kiner R. Gomez -2% 79% Walk
t3 1-4 1 1-- O CHC H. Rice R. Gomez 3% 82% Flyball: RF
t3 1-4 2 1-- O CHC E. Banks R. Gomez 2% 84% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cubs' Bob Rush facing 3-4-5
b3 4-1 0 --- O NYG H. Thompson B. Rush -1% 83% Flyball: RF
b3 4-1 1 --- O NYG D. Rhodes B. Rush -1% 82% Strikeout
b3 4-1 2 --- O NYG D. Mueller B. Rush -1% 81% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 4.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Giants' Ruben Gomez facing 7-8-9
t4 1-4 0 --- O CHC B. Serena R. Gomez 2% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1-4 1 --- O CHC C. McCullough R. Gomez 1% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 1-4 2 --- O CHC B. Rush R. Gomez 1% 86% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cubs' Bob Rush facing 6-7-8
b4 4-1 0 --- NYG W. Mays B. Rush 2% 88% Walk
b4 4-1 0 1-- OO NYG D. Williams B. Rush -3% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
b4 4-1 2 --- O NYG W. Westrum B. Rush -1% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 4.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Giants' Ruben Gomez facing 1-2-3
t5 1-4 0 --- O CHC F. Baumholtz R. Gomez 2% 86% Flyball: RF
t5 1-4 1 --- CHC E. Miksis R. Gomez -3% 83% Single to CF
t5 1-4 1 1-- O CHC D. Fondy R. Gomez 2% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B; Miksis to 2B
t5 1-4 2 -2- CHC R. Kiner R. Gomez -1% 84% Walk
t5 1-4 2 12- O CHC H. Rice R. Gomez 4% 88% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cubs' Bob Rush facing 9-1-2
b5 4-1 0 --- O NYG R. Gomez B. Rush -1% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 4-1 1 --- O NYG W. Lockman B. Rush -1% 87% Flyball: LF
b5 4-1 2 --- NYG A. Dark B. Rush 1% 87% Single to SS
b5 4-1 2 1-- NYG H. Thompson B. Rush 1% 88% Walk; Dark to 2B
b5 4-1 2 12- O NYG D. Rhodes B. Rush -2% 86% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 4.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Giants' Ruben Gomez facing 6-7-8
t6 1-4 0 --- CHC E. Banks R. Gomez -4% 82% Single to SS
t6 1-4 0 1-- O CHC B. Serena R. Gomez 4% 86% Strikeout Looking
t6 1-4 1 1-- O CHC C. McCullough R. Gomez 3% 89% Foul Flyball: 1B
t6 1-4 2 1-- O CHC B. Rush R. Gomez 2% 91% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cubs' Bob Rush facing 5-6-7
b6 4-1 0 --- NYG D. Mueller B. Rush 1% 92% Single to LF
b6 4-1 0 1-- O NYG W. Mays B. Rush -1% 91% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b6 4-1 1 1-- O NYG D. Williams B. Rush -1% 90% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b6 4-1 2 1-- O NYG W. Westrum B. Rush -1% 89% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 4.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Giants' Ruben Gomez facing 1-2-3
t7 1-4 0 --- O CHC F. Baumholtz R. Gomez 2% 92% Strikeout (C-1B)
t7 1-4 1 --- O CHC E. Miksis R. Gomez 2% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1-4 2 --- O CHC D. Fondy R. Gomez 1% 94% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cubs' Bob Rush facing 9-1-2
b7 4-1 0 --- NYG R. Gomez B. Rush 1% 95% Single to CF
b7 4-1 0 1-- O NYG W. Lockman B. Rush -0% 95% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Gomez to 2B
b7 4-1 1 -2- O NYG A. Dark B. Rush -1% 94% Flyball: RF
b7 4-1 2 -2- NYG H. Thompson B. Rush 0% 94% Walk
b7 4-1 2 12- O NYG D. Rhodes B. Rush -1% 93% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 4.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Giants' Ruben Gomez facing 4-5-6
t8 1-4 0 --- O CHC R. Kiner R. Gomez 2% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1-4 1 --- O CHC H. Rice R. Gomez 1% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1-4 2 --- CHC E. Banks R. Gomez -1% 95% Single to CF
t8 1-4 2 1-- O CHC B. Serena R. Gomez 2% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cubs' Bob Rush facing 5-6-7
b8 4-1 0 --- O NYG D. Mueller B. Rush -0% 97% Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Mueller out at 2B/RF-2B-SS
b8 4-1 1 --- NYG W. Mays B. Rush 1% 98% Single to 2B; Mays to 2B/Adv on E4
b8 4-1 1 -2- R NYG D. Williams B. Rush 1% 99% Single to LF; Mays Scores
b8 5-1 1 1-- NYG W. Westrum B. Rush 0% 99% Single to LF; Williams to 2B
b8 5-1 1 12- O NYG R. Gomez B. Rush -0% 99% Strikeout
b8 5-1 2 12- R NYG W. Lockman B. Rush 1% 99% Single to RF; Westrum to 3B; Williams Scores
b8 6-1 2 1-3 R NYG A. Dark B. Rush 0% 100% Single to CF; Lockman to 3B; Westrum Scores
Bill Tremel replaces Bob Rush pitching and batting 9th
b8 7-1 2 1-3 O NYG H. Thompson B. Tremel -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 5 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 7.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-7, Giants' Ruben Gomez facing 8-9-1
Monte Irvin replaces Don Mueller playing RF batting 5th
t9 1-7 0 --- CHC C. McCullough R. Gomez -0% 99% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
Steve Bilko pinch hits for Bill Tremel (P) batting 9th
t9 1-7 0 1-- O CHC S. Bilko R. Gomez 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t9 1-7 1 1-- OO CHC F. Baumholtz R. Gomez 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 7.

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