Cleveland Indians vs New York Giants
September 30, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 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 1, New York Giants 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 4 1 2 1
Avila 2b 4 0 1 0
Doby cf 5 0 0 0
Rosen 3b 3 0 1 0
  Regalado pr,3b 1 0 0 0
Wertz 1b 3 0 1 0
Westlake rf 3 0 1 0
Strickland ss 3 0 0 0
  Philley ph 1 0 0 0
  Dente ss 0 0 0 0
Hegan c 4 0 1 0
Wynn p 2 0 1 0
  Majeski ph 1 0 0 0
  Mossi p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 8 1
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lockman 1b 4 0 0 0
Dark ss 4 0 1 0
Mueller rf 4 0 0 0
Mays cf 2 1 0 0
Thompson 3b 3 1 1 0
Irvin lf 1 0 0 0
  Rhodes ph,lf 2 1 2 2
Williams 2b 3 0 0 0
Westrum c 2 0 0 0
Antonelli p 3 0 0 1
Totals 28 3 4 3
Cleveland 100 000 000180
New York 000 020 10x340
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn  L (0-1) 7.0 4 3 3 2 5
  Mossi  1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
7.0
4
3
3
2
5
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli  W (1-0) 9.0 8 1 1 6 9
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
6
9

  E–None.  2B–Cleveland Hegan (1,off Antonelli); Wynn (1,off Antonelli).  HR–Cleveland Smith (1,1st inning off Antonelli 0 on 0 out), New York Rhodes (2,7th inning off Wynn 0 on 0 out).  SH–Wynn (1,off Antonelli).  Team LOB–13.  Team–3.  WP–Wynn (1).  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:50.  A–49,099.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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