New York Giants vs Cleveland Indians
October 2, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 2, 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Giants 7, Cleveland Indians 4

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lockman 1b 5 0 0 0
Dark ss 5 2 3 0
Mueller rf 4 1 3 0
Mays cf 4 1 1 1
Thompson 3b 2 2 1 1
Irvin lf 4 1 2 2
Williams 2b 2 0 0 0
Westrum c 1 0 0 2
Liddle p 3 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 1 0 0 0
  Antonelli p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 10 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 3 0 0 0
  Pope ph,lf 1 0 0 0
  Mitchell ph 1 0 0 0
Avila 2b 4 0 0 0
Doby cf 4 0 0 0
Rosen 3b 4 0 1 0
Wertz 1b 4 1 2 0
Westlake rf 4 0 0 0
Dente ss 3 1 0 0
Hegan c 3 1 1 0
Lemon p 1 0 0 0
  Newhouser p 0 0 0 0
  Narleski p 0 0 0 0
  Majeski ph 1 1 1 3
  Mossi p 0 0 0 0
  Regalado ph 1 0 1 1
  Garcia p 0 0 0 0
  Philley ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 6 4
New York 021 040 0007103
Cleveland 000 030 100462
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Liddle  W (1-0) 6.2 5 4 1 1 2
  Wilhelm  0.2 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Antonelli  SV (1) 1.2 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.1
6
4
1
2
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon  L (0-2) 4.0 7 6 5 3 5
  Newhouser  0 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Narleski  1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Mossi  2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Garcia  2 1.0 0 0 1 1 0
Totals
7.0
10
7
6
5
6

  E–Williams (1), Liddle (1), Wilhelm (1), Wertz (1), Westlake (1).  DP–New York 1 Thompson-Williams-Lockman, Cleveland 1 Dente-Avila-Wertz.  2B–New York Irvin (1,off Lemon); Mays (1,off Lemon), Cleveland Wertz (2,off Liddle).  HR–Cleveland Majeski (1,5th inning off Liddle 2 on 2 out).  SH–Williams (2,off Narleski); Westrum (1,off Garcia); Mueller (1,off Garcia).  SF–Westrum 2 (2,off Lemon,off Narleski).  IBB–Thompson (3,by Lemon).  Team LOB–7.  Team–6.  CS–Westrum (1,2nd base by Lemon/Hegan).  WP–Liddle (1).  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Charlie Berry, 3B–Jocko Conlan.  T–2:52.  A–78,102.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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