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Scores
Standings
DET
@NYY		4
12
DET
@NYY		4
0		 
(5)
CHW
@PHA		4
0
CHW
@PHA		1
2
CLE
@WSH		6
4
CLE
@WSH		6
3		 
(10)
PIT
@CHC		3
5
PIT
@CHC		18
10		 
(8)
PHI
@CIN		4
3
NYG
@STL		6
10
NYG
@STL		9
7
Sunday, May 2, 1954,
, Busch Stadium I
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:48
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Giants
6
8-8
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Cardinals
10
9-6
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Al Brazle (1-0)
L: Jim Hearn (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   3  2  1   0  0  0    6  9  2
Cardinals       2  0  1   1  2  0   0  4  X   10 14  0

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 0 0 0 .145 .393 -0.063 1.15 0.038 -0.100 -0.4 2 1
Al Dark SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .279 .693 -0.072 1.20 0.024 -0.097 -0.4 0 2
Hank Thompson 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 .224 .894 -0.046 1.41 0.089 -0.135 -0.0 1 4 2B,GDP
Monte Irvin LF 3 2 2 2 1 1 .263 .839 0.299 1.20 0.323 -0.023 2.0 2 0 HR,2B
Don Mueller RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .333 .806 0.004 1.41 0.104 -0.099 0.2 0 0
Willie Mays CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .227 .700 -0.105 1.07 0.019 -0.124 -0.7 2 0 GDP
Whitey Lockman 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .217 .684 0.069 0.96 0.139 -0.070 0.3 9 1 HR
Wes Westrum C 4 1 2 1 0 0 .143 .619 0.176 0.89 0.198 -0.021 1.1 7 1 HR
Johnny Antonelli P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .308 .615 -0.035 0.69 0.000 -0.035 -0.3 1 1
   Jim Hearn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.024 2.41 0.000 -0.024 -0.2 0 0 SH
   Mario Picone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bobby Hofman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.001 0.05 0.000 -0.001 -0.1
Team Totals 33 6 9 6 2 6 .273 .920 0.202 1.14 0.934 -0.729 1.4 24 10
2B: H Thompson (1, off G Staley); M Irvin (1, off G Staley).
HR: W Westrum (1, off G Staley; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); M Irvin (4, off A Brazle; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out); W Lockman (3, off G Staley; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
SH: J Hearn (1, off A Brazle).
TB: M Irvin 6; W Westrum 5; W Lockman 4; H Thompson 2; A Dark; D Williams; D Mueller.
GIDP: W Mays (3); H Thompson (1).
RBI: M Irvin 2 (14); D Mueller (7); W Westrum (1); W Lockman (8); H Thompson (7).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 3 for 5.
Fielding
E: H Thompson (4); A Dark (2).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wally Moon CF 5 2 2 1 0 0 .344 1.053 0.087 1.09 0.162 -0.074 0.7 2 0 HR
Red Schoendienst 2B 3 3 0 0 2 0 .234 .521 0.135 1.28 0.175 -0.040 1.0 3 3
Stan Musial RF 4 3 4 6 1 0 .393 1.339 0.593 1.49 0.593 0.000 5.4 4 0 3·HR
Ray Jablonski 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .364 .930 -0.033 0.82 0.033 -0.066 -0.6 0 2
Rip Repulski LF 5 1 2 0 0 2 .294 .788 -0.004 0.94 0.097 -0.101 0.3 2 0 2B
Tom Alston 1B 4 1 4 2 1 0 .304 .938 0.276 0.90 0.280 -0.004 3.1 8 1 HR,CS
Alex Grammas SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .513 -0.051 0.99 0.000 -0.051 -0.7 1 1
   Solly Hemus PH-SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .455 1.055 0.000 1.21 0.055 -0.055 -0.5 0 0
Del Rice C 3 0 0 0 1 2 .269 .729 -0.132 1.65 0.023 -0.155 -1.3 6 1
Gerry Staley P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.028 0.79 0.000 -0.028 -0.4 1 2 SH
   Peanuts Lowrey PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286 1.089 -0.067 2.65 0.000 -0.067 -0.8
   Al Brazle P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.075 2.89 0.000 -0.075 -0.4 0 0
Team Totals 37 10 14 9 5 6 .378 1.263 0.701 1.20 1.418 -0.716 5.9 27 10
2B: R Repulski (4, off J Hearn).
HR: T Alston (3, off J Antonelli; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); W Moon (3, off J Antonelli; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs); S Musial 3 (6, 1 off J Hearn, 2 off J Antonelli; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th inn, 2 on, 0 outs).
SH: G Staley (3, off J Antonelli).
TB: S Musial 13; T Alston 7; W Moon 5; R Repulski 3; S Hemus; R Jablonski.
RBI: S Musial 6 (18); T Alston 2 (11); W Moon (8).
2-out RBI: T Alston.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Jablonski-R Schoendienst-T Alston; R Schoendienst-A Grammas-T Alston.
Baserunning
CS: T Alston (2, 3rd base by M Picone/W Westrum).

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Johnny Antonelli 4 6 6 5 3 4 4 2.57 22 29 -0.570 0.94 -4.3
Jim Hearn, L (0-2) 3.1 8 4 4 2 2 1 9.39 20 1 0 -0.136 1.59 -2.3
Mario Picone 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0.004 0.07 0.7
Team Totals 8 14 10 9 5 6 5 10.12 43 29 2 0 -0.702 1.14 -5.9
J Antonelli faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Gerry Staley 5 7 5 5 0 3 2 6.29 20 36 -0.329 0.96 -2.5
Al Brazle, BS (1), W (1-0) 4 2 1 1 2 3 1 4.32 16 0 0 0.126 1.36 1.0
Team Totals 9 9 6 6 2 6 3 6.00 36 36 0 0 -0.203 1.20 -1.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Lee Ballanfant, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Lon Warneke.
Time of Game: 2:48.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

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

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 4-5 0 1-- RR STL S. Musial J. Antonelli 24% 71% Home Run; Schoendienst Scores/unER
b8 6-6 0 12- RRR STL S. Musial J. Hearn 21% 97% Home Run; Moon Scores; Schoendienst Scores
t6 5-6 1 --- R NYG M. Irvin A. Brazle -16% 53% Home Run
t5 3-4 0 --- R NYG W. Lockman G. Staley -14% 50% Home Run
t5 4-4 0 --- R NYG W. Westrum G. Staley -14% 36% Home Run

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, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Gerry Staley facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O NYG D. Williams G. Staley 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- NYG A. Dark G. Staley -2% 50% Single
t1 0-0 1 1-- OO NYG H. Thompson G. Staley 5% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Johnny Antonelli facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- R STL W. Moon J. Antonelli 10% 65% Home Run
b1 1-0 0 --- STL R. Schoendienst J. Antonelli 3% 68% Walk
b1 1-0 0 1-- STL S. Musial J. Antonelli 5% 72% Walk; Schoendienst to 2B
b1 1-0 0 12- O STL R. Jablonski J. Antonelli -2% 70% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Schoendienst to 3B
b1 1-0 1 1-3 O STL R. Repulski J. Antonelli -6% 65% Strikeout
b1 1-0 2 1-3 R STL T. Alston J. Antonelli 8% 73% Single; Schoendienst Scores; Jablonski to 2B
b1 2-0 2 12- O STL A. Grammas J. Antonelli -3% 70% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Gerry Staley facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- O NYG M. Irvin G. Staley 2% 72% Strikeout
t2 0-2 1 --- O NYG D. Mueller G. Staley 2% 74% Groundout: P-1B
t2 0-2 2 --- O NYG W. Mays G. Staley 1% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Giants' Johnny Antonelli facing 8-9-1
b2 2-0 0 --- O STL D. Rice J. Antonelli -2% 73% Strikeout
b2 2-0 1 --- O STL G. Staley J. Antonelli -1% 72% Flyball: CF
b2 2-0 2 --- O STL W. Moon J. Antonelli -1% 71% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Gerry Staley facing 7-8-9
t3 0-2 0 --- O NYG W. Lockman G. Staley 2% 74% Groundout: 1B-P
t3 0-2 1 --- O NYG W. Westrum G. Staley 2% 75% Flyball: LF
t3 0-2 2 --- O NYG J. Antonelli G. Staley 1% 77% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Giants' Johnny Antonelli facing 2-3-4
b3 2-0 0 --- O STL R. Schoendienst J. Antonelli -2% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 2-0 1 --- R STL S. Musial J. Antonelli 8% 83% Home Run
b3 3-0 1 --- O STL R. Jablonski J. Antonelli -1% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 3-0 2 --- O STL R. Repulski J. Antonelli -1% 82% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Gerry Staley facing 1-2-3
t4 0-3 0 --- NYG D. Williams G. Staley -4% 78% Single
t4 0-3 0 1-- O NYG A. Dark G. Staley 2% 80% Groundout: P-1B; Williams to 2B
t4 0-3 1 -2- R NYG H. Thompson G. Staley -9% 71% Double; Williams Scores
t4 1-3 1 -2- R NYG M. Irvin G. Staley -11% 60% Double; Thompson Scores
t4 2-3 1 -2- R NYG D. Mueller G. Staley -10% 50% Single; Irvin Scores
t4 3-3 1 1-- OO NYG W. Mays G. Staley 6% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Giants' Johnny Antonelli facing 6-7-8
b4 3-3 0 --- R STL T. Alston J. Antonelli 13% 69% Home Run
b4 4-3 0 --- O STL A. Grammas J. Antonelli -2% 67% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 4-3 1 --- STL D. Rice J. Antonelli 2% 69% Walk
b4 4-3 1 1-- O STL G. Staley J. Antonelli -2% 67% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Rice to 2B
b4 4-3 2 -2- O STL W. Moon J. Antonelli -3% 64% Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-4, Cardinals' Gerry Staley facing 7-8-9
t5 3-4 0 --- R NYG W. Lockman G. Staley -14% 50% Home Run
t5 4-4 0 --- R NYG W. Westrum G. Staley -14% 36% Home Run
t5 5-4 0 --- O NYG J. Antonelli G. Staley 2% 39% Strikeout
t5 5-4 1 --- O NYG D. Williams G. Staley 2% 40% Flyball: 1B
t5 5-4 2 --- O NYG A. Dark G. Staley 1% 41% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Giants' Johnny Antonelli facing 2-3-4
b5 4-5 0 --- STL R. Schoendienst J. Antonelli 5% 47% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b5 4-5 0 1-- RR STL S. Musial J. Antonelli 24% 71% Home Run; Schoendienst Scores/unER
b5 6-5 0 --- STL R. Jablonski J. Antonelli 3% 74% Single
Jim Hearn replaces Johnny Antonelli pitching and batting 9th
b5 6-5 0 1-- STL R. Repulski J. Hearn 9% 84% Double; Jablonski to 3B
b5 6-5 0 -23 STL T. Alston J. Hearn 1% 85% Walk
Solly Hemus pinch hits for Alex Grammas (SS) batting 7th
b5 6-5 0 123 O STL S. Hemus J. Hearn -5% 80% Groundout: 2B-C/Forceout at Hm; Repulski to 3B; Alston to 2B
b5 6-5 1 123 O STL D. Rice J. Hearn -7% 73% Strikeout
Peanuts Lowrey pinch hits for Gerry Staley (P) batting 9th
b5 6-5 2 123 O STL P. Lowrey J. Hearn -7% 66% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 5-6, Cardinals' Al Brazle facing 3-4-5
Al Brazle replaces Peanuts Lowrey (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Solly Hemus moves from PH to SS
t6 5-6 0 --- O NYG H. Thompson A. Brazle 4% 70% Strikeout
t6 5-6 1 --- R NYG M. Irvin A. Brazle -16% 53% Home Run
t6 6-6 1 --- O NYG D. Mueller A. Brazle 2% 56% Flyball: RF
t6 6-6 2 --- NYG W. Mays A. Brazle -2% 54% Walk
t6 6-6 2 1-- O NYG W. Lockman A. Brazle 4% 58% Flyball: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 6-6, Giants' Jim Hearn facing 1-2-3
b6 6-6 0 --- O STL W. Moon J. Hearn -3% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 6-6 1 --- O STL R. Schoendienst J. Hearn -2% 52% Flyball: LF
b6 6-6 2 --- STL S. Musial J. Hearn 2% 54% Single
b6 6-6 2 1-- O STL R. Jablonski J. Hearn -4% 50% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Tied 6-6, Cardinals' Al Brazle facing 8-9-1
t7 6-6 0 --- NYG W. Westrum A. Brazle -6% 44% Single
t7 6-6 0 1-- O NYG J. Hearn A. Brazle 2% 47% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Westrum to 2B
t7 6-6 1 -2- O NYG D. Williams A. Brazle 6% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B; Westrum stays at 2B
t7 6-6 2 -2- O NYG A. Dark A. Brazle 6% 59% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 6-6, Giants' Jim Hearn facing 5-6-7
b7 6-6 0 --- O STL R. Repulski J. Hearn -4% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 6-6 1 --- STL T. Alston J. Hearn 4% 59% Single
b7 6-6 1 1-- STL S. Hemus J. Hearn 6% 65% Single; Alston to 2B
b7 6-6 1 12- O STL D. Rice J. Hearn -7% 57% Flyball: LF
b7 6-6 2 12- O STL A. Brazle J. Hearn -7% 50% Foul Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 6, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Tied 6-6, Cardinals' Al Brazle facing 3-4-5
t8 6-6 0 --- O NYG H. Thompson A. Brazle 5% 55% Strikeout
t8 6-6 1 --- NYG M. Irvin A. Brazle -5% 50% Walk
t8 6-6 1 1-- O NYG D. Mueller A. Brazle 6% 56% Flyball: RF
t8 6-6 2 1-- O NYG W. Mays A. Brazle 5% 61% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 6-6, Giants' Jim Hearn facing 1-2-3
b8 6-6 0 --- STL W. Moon J. Hearn 6% 67% Single
b8 6-6 0 1-- STL R. Schoendienst J. Hearn 9% 76% Walk; Moon to 2B
b8 6-6 0 12- RRR STL S. Musial J. Hearn 21% 97% Home Run; Moon Scores; Schoendienst Scores
b8 9-6 0 --- O STL R. Jablonski J. Hearn -0% 97% Flyball: CF
b8 9-6 1 --- STL R. Repulski J. Hearn 0% 97% Single
b8 9-6 1 1-- R STL T. Alston J. Hearn 2% 99% Single; Repulski Scores/Adv on E5; Alston to 2B
Mario Picone replaces Jim Hearn pitching and batting 9th
b8 10-6 1 -2- O STL S. Hemus M. Picone -0% 99% Alston Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
b8 10-6 2 --- O STL S. Hemus M. Picone -0% 99% Flyball: 1B
4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Cardinals 10.
Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 6-10, Cardinals' Al Brazle facing 7-8-9
t9 6-10 0 --- O NYG W. Lockman A. Brazle 1% 99% Flyball: 1B
t9 6-10 1 --- O NYG W. Westrum A. Brazle 0% 100% Flyball: RF
Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Mario Picone (P) batting 9th
t9 6-10 2 --- O NYG B. Hofman A. Brazle 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Cardinals 10.

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