New York Giants vs Cleveland Indians
October 1, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 1, 1954 at Cleveland Stadium. 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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New York Giants 6, Cleveland Indians 2

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lockman 1b 4 1 1 0
Dark ss 4 0 1 0
Mueller rf 5 2 2 0
Mays cf 5 1 3 2
Thompson 3b 3 2 1 0
Irvin lf 1 0 0 0
  Rhodes ph,lf 3 0 1 2
Williams 2b 2 0 0 1
Westrum c 4 0 1 1
Gomez p 4 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 3 0 0 1
Avila 2b 2 0 0 0
Doby cf 4 0 1 0
Wertz 1b 4 1 1 1
Majeski 3b 4 0 0 0
Philley rf 3 0 1 0
Strickland ss 3 0 0 0
  Pope ph 1 0 0 0
Hegan c 2 0 0 0
  Glynn ph 1 1 1 0
  Naragon c 0 0 0 0
Garcia p 0 0 0 0
  Lemon ph 1 0 0 0
  Houtteman p 0 0 0 0
  Regalado ph 1 0 0 0
  Narleski p 0 0 0 0
  Mitchell ph 1 0 0 0
  Mossi p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
New York 103 011 0006101
Cleveland 000 000 110242
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez  W(1-0) 7.1 4 2 2 3 2
  Wilhelm  SV(1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
3
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia  L(0-1) 3.0 5 4 3 3 3
  Houtteman   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Narleski   3.0 1 1 1 1 2
  Mossi   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
5
5
7

  E–Dark (1), Strickland (1), Garcia (1).  DP–New York 1 Dark-Williams-Lockman, Cleveland 1 Strickland-Wertz.  2B–New York Thompson (1,off Houtteman), Cleveland Glynn (1,off Gomez).  HR–Cleveland Wertz (1,7th inning off Gomez 0 on 0 out).  SH–Williams (1,off Garcia); Dark (1,off Narleski); Avila (1,off Gomez).  IBB–Thompson (2,by Garcia); Rhodes (1,by Houtteman).  Team LOB–9.  Team–5.  WP–Garcia (1).  IBB–Garcia (1,Thompson); Houtteman (1,Rhodes).  U-HP–Jocko Conlan, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Charlie Berry.  T–2:28.  A–71,555.
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