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Chicago Cubs @ New York Giants

1954-06-25 · Night game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 12125 · night · 2:48

New York Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 6–2. New York Giants put up 3 in the 2nd. Jim Hearn earned the win and Marv Grissom picked up the save. Willie Mays went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	6
NY1	0	3	2	0	1	0	0	0		6	11

W: Jim Hearn L: Bob Rush SV: Marv Grissom

Umpires — HP: Lee Ballanfant · 1B: Bill Jackowski · 2B: Al Barlick · 3B: Hal Dixon · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bob Talbot	5	0	1	1	0	1
Gene Baker	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ernie Banks	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ralph Kiner	4	0	1	0	0	0
Randy Jackson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Hank Sauer	3	1	1	0	1	1
Steve Bilko	3	1	0	0	1	1
El Tappe	2	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Rush	1	0	1	0	0	0
Hal Rice	1	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Baumholtz	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Garagiola	1	0	0	1	1	0
Bill Serena	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Davey Williams	5	0	1	0	0	0
Al Dark	4	2	1	0	1	1
Whitey Lockman	4	1	1	1	0	0
Hank Thompson	3	1	3	1	1	0
Don Mueller	4	0	1	0	0	0
Willie Mays	4	1	1	3	0	1
Monte Irvin	2	1	0	0	2	0
Wes Westrum	4	0	2	1	0	1
Jim Hearn	3	0	1	0	0	1
Marv Grissom	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Rush	4.0	7	1	1
Dave Cole	2.0	3	1	3
Hal Jeffcoat	2.0	1	2	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Hearn	7.0	5	4	3
Marv Grissom	2.0	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bob Talbot: 5
Gene Baker: W
Ernie Banks: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Davey Williams: 13
Al Dark: 9
Whitey Lockman: 7

Top 2

Ralph Kiner: 63
Randy Jackson: 53
Hank Sauer: K/C

Bot 2

Hank Thompson: D
Don Mueller: 9.2-2#
Willie Mays: HR7/78XD/IPHR.2-H
Monte Irvin: W
Wes Westrum: SB2
Wes Westrum: S.2-H
Jim Hearn: K
Davey Williams: 43

Top 3

Steve Bilko: K/C
El Tappe: 8
Bob Rush: S
Bob Talbot: K

Bot 3

Al Dark: D
Whitey Lockman: D.2-H
Hank Thompson: S.2-3
Don Mueller: 7
Willie Mays: 64(1)/FO.3-H
Monte Irvin: CS2(24)

Top 4

Gene Baker: 63
Ernie Banks: 8
Ralph Kiner: S
Randy Jackson: 4(1)/G/FO

Bot 4

Monte Irvin: 8
Wes Westrum: 7
Jim Hearn: S
Davey Williams: 8

Top 5

Hank Sauer: S
Steve Bilko: 54(1)/FO
El Tappe: S.1-2#
Hal Rice: 9.2-2#
Bob Talbot: S9.2-H;1X3(94)

Bot 5

Al Dark: W
Whitey Lockman: 4
Hank Thompson: D.1-H
Don Mueller: S.2-3
Willie Mays: K
Monte Irvin: 4

Top 6

Gene Baker: 43
Ernie Banks: W
Ralph Kiner: 6/FL
Randy Jackson: 9

Bot 6

Wes Westrum: K
Jim Hearn: 63
Davey Williams: D
Al Dark: K

Top 7

Hank Sauer: W
Steve Bilko: W.1-2
Frank Baumholtz: E6.2-3;1-2
Joe Garagiola: 3/G.3-H;2-3;1-2
Bob Talbot: 2/FL
Gene Baker: 8

Bot 7

Whitey Lockman: 7
Hank Thompson: W
Don Mueller: 36(1)/FO
Willie Mays: 6

Top 8

Ernie Banks: 8
Ralph Kiner: 43
Randy Jackson: S
Hank Sauer: 53

Bot 8

Monte Irvin: W
Wes Westrum: S.1-2#
Marv Grissom: PB.2-3;1-2#
Marv Grissom: 43
Davey Williams: 43
Al Dark: 53

Top 9

Steve Bilko: 2/FL
Bill Serena: K
Joe Garagiola: W
Bob Talbot: 8/P

Notes & reviews

shortly after the 3rd inning began, Willie Mays sunk to his knees in CF; he had felt woozy after running out his inside-the- park homer in the extreme heat; after receiving first aid, he remained in the game, although still not feeling well

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