New York Giants vs Cincinnati Redlegs
September 1, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 1954 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Redlegs defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Giants 7, Cincinnati Redlegs 9

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 5 1 2 1
Mueller rf 4 1 1 0
Dark ss 5 2 4 2
Mays cf 4 0 3 1
Hofman 1b 2 0 0 0
  Lockman ph,1b 1 1 1 0
Rhodes lf 3 1 1 2
  Westrum c 0 0 0 0
Katt c 3 0 1 0
  Taylor ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Thompson 3b 5 1 3 1
Hearn p 0 0 0 0
  Worthington p 1 0 0 0
  Corwin p 0 0 0 0
  Grissom p 0 0 0 0
  Castleman ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
  Irvin ph 1 0 0 0
  Gomez p 0 0 0 0
  Liddle p 0 0 0 0
  Gardner ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 16 7
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Adams 3b 3 1 0 0
  Bridges ph,3b 0 1 0 0
McMillan ss 2 2 1 0
Bell cf 4 2 2 0
Kluszewski 1b 5 1 4 3
Greengrass lf 2 1 1 0
Temple 2b 5 0 2 2
Post rf 3 1 1 2
Seminick c 3 0 2 1
Nuxhall p 2 0 0 1
  Fowler p 2 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 9 13 9
New York 100 200 1037161
Cincinnati 104 010 03x9130
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn   0.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Worthington  L(0-1) 1.2 0 2 2 4 0
  Corwin   0.1 3 2 2 1 0
  Grissom   2.2 4 1 1 2 1
  Wilhelm   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Gomez   0.0 1 3 1 1 0
  Liddle   1.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
13
9
7
10
2
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall  W(9-3) 6.1 11 4 4 2 4
  Fowler   2.0 4 3 3 1 2
  Smith  SV(20) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
16
7
7
4
6

  E–Gomez (2).  DP–New York 3. Mueller-Hofman, Grissom-Hofman, Dark-Williams-Hofman, Cincinnati 1. McMillan-Temple-Kluszewski.  2B–New York Williams (16,off Nuxhall), Cincinnati Post (20,off Grissom).  HR–New York Rhodes (15,4th inning off Nuxhall 0 on 0 out); Dark (17,9th inning off Fowler 1 on 0 out)..  SH–Mueller (5,off Nuxhall); Grissom (2,off Nuxhall).; McMillan (23,off Gomez).  SF–Mays (6,off Nuxhall); Post 2 (4,off Corwin,off Liddle); Nuxhall (1,off Grissom).  Team LOB–11.  IBB–Greengrass 2 (4,by Worthington,by Corwin); Seminick (6,by Liddle).  Team–12.  U-HP–Lon Warneke, 1B–Larry Goetz, 2B–Frank Dascoli, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–3:13.  A–17,369.
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