Cleveland Indians vs New York Giants
September 29, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 29, 1954 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 2, New York Giants 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 4 1 1 0
Avila 2b 5 1 1 0
Doby cf 3 0 1 0
Rosen 3b 5 0 1 0
Wertz 1b 5 0 4 2
  Regalado pr 0 0 0 0
  Grasso c 0 0 0 0
Philley rf 3 0 0 0
  Majeski ph 0 0 0 0
  Mitchell ph 0 0 0 0
  Dente ss 0 0 0 0
Strickland ss 3 0 0 0
  Pope ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Hegan c 4 0 0 0
  Glynn ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Lemon p 4 0 0 0
Totals 38 2 8 2
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lockman 1b 5 1 1 0
Dark ss 4 0 2 0
Mueller rf 5 1 2 1
Mays cf 3 1 0 0
Thompson 3b 3 1 1 1
Irvin lf 3 0 0 0
  Rhodes ph 1 1 1 3
Williams 2b 4 0 0 0
Westrum c 4 0 2 0
Maglie p 3 0 0 0
  Liddle p 0 0 0 0
  Grissom p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 5
Cleveland 200 000 000 0280
New York 002 000 000 3593
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon  L(0-1) 9.1 9 5 5 5 6
Totals
9.1
9
5
5
5
6
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie   7.0 7 2 2 2 2
  Liddle   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Grissom  W(1-0) 2.2 1 0 0 3 2
Totals
10.0
8
2
2
5
4

  E–Mueller 2 (2), Irvin (1).  2B–Cleveland Wertz (1,off Grissom).  3B–Cleveland Wertz (1,off Maglie).  HR–New York Rhodes (1,10th inning off Lemon 2 on 1 out).  SH–Dente (1,off Grissom); Irvin (1,off Lemon).  HBP–Smith (1,by Maglie).  IBB–Doby (1,by Grissom); Pope (1,by Grissom); Thompson (1,by Lemon).  Team LOB–13.  Team–9.  SB–Mays (1,2nd base off Lemon/Grasso).  WP–Lemon (1).  IBB–Lemon (1,Thompson).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Jocko Conlan, 3B–Johnny Stevens.  T–3:11.  A–52,751.
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