Milwaukee Braves vs New York Giants
May 16, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1954 at Polo Grounds V. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 3, New York Giants 2

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 5 1 1 0
O'Connell 2b 4 0 0 0
Mathews 3b 4 2 3 0
Pafko rf 4 0 1 0
Adcock 1b 4 0 3 3
Logan ss 4 0 0 0
Pendleton lf 3 0 0 0
White c 4 0 0 0
Conley p 4 0 0 0
  Jolly p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 8 3
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 5 0 0 0
Dark ss 4 0 0 0
  Gardner ss 0 0 0 0
Thompson 3b 4 0 1 0
Irvin lf 5 0 1 0
Mueller rf 5 0 1 0
Mays cf 4 1 1 0
Lockman 1b 4 1 2 1
Westrum c 2 0 0 0
  Rhodes ph 0 0 0 0
  Katt c 1 0 1 0
  Samford pr 0 0 0 0
  Grissom p 0 0 0 0
Gomez p 2 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 1 1
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
  St. Claire ph,c 1 0 1 0
Totals 38 2 9 2
Milwaukee 000 100 010 1380
New York 000 000 101 0290
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Conley   8.1 9 2 2 2 3
  Jolly  W(3-1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
10.0
9
2
2
2
5
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez   7.0 4 1 1 2 3
  Wilhelm   2.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Grissom  L(2-1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
10.0
8
3
3
4
4

  E–None.  DP–Milwaukee 1. Conley-O'Connell-Logan-Adcock, New York 1. Dark-Williams-Lockman.  3B–Milwaukee Adcock (1,off Gomez); Mathews (1,off Grissom)..  HR–New York Lockman (6,9th inning off Conley 0 on 1 out).  SH–O'Connell (3,off Wilhelm).  HBP–Logan (3,by Gomez); Dark (1,by Conley).  IBB–Mathews (4,by Wilhelm).  Team LOB–9.  Team–9.  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Jocko Conlan, 3B–Artie Gore.  T–2:48.
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