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Chicago Cubs @ New York Giants

1954-08-03 · Night game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 7968 · 2:33

New York Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 7–1. New York Giants put up 4 in the 1st. Ruben Gomez earned the win. Hank Thompson went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5
NY1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3		7	12

W: Ruben Gomez L: Bob Rush SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Artie Gore · 1B: Tom Gorman · 2B: Augie Donatelli · 3B: Jocko Conlan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frank Baumholtz	4	0	0	1	0	1
Eddie Miksis	4	0	1	0	0	0
Dee Fondy	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ralph Kiner	2	0	1	0	2	0
Hal Rice	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ernie Banks	3	1	2	0	1	0
Bill Serena	4	0	0	0	0	2
Clyde McCullough	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Rush	2	0	0	0	1	1
Steve Bilko	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Whitey Lockman	3	1	1	1	1	1
Al Dark	5	1	3	1	0	1
Hank Thompson	3	1	1	3	2	1
Dusty Rhodes	4	0	0	0	0	1
Don Mueller	4	1	2	0	0	0
Willie Mays	3	1	1	0	1	0
Davey Williams	4	1	2	2	0	0
Wes Westrum	4	1	1	0	0	1
Ruben Gomez	4	0	1	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Rush	7.2	12	4	5
Bill Tremel	0.1	0	0	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ruben Gomez	9.0	5	4	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frank Baumholtz: 8
Eddie Miksis: 63
Dee Fondy: S9
Ralph Kiner: S7.1-3#
Hal Rice: 31

Bot 1

Whitey Lockman: W
Al Dark: S9.1-3#
Hank Thompson: HR/9.3-H;1-H
Dusty Rhodes: 1
Don Mueller: S9
Willie Mays: 13.1-2
Davey Williams: S8.2-H
Wes Westrum: 53

Top 2

Ernie Banks: W
Bill Serena: 4
Clyde McCullough: HP.1-2
Bob Rush: W.2-3;1-2
Frank Baumholtz: 8/SF.3-H
Eddie Miksis: 8

Bot 2

Ruben Gomez: 53
Whitey Lockman: K/C
Al Dark: K

Top 3

Dee Fondy: 7
Ralph Kiner: W
Hal Rice: 9
Ernie Banks: 6

Bot 3

Hank Thompson: 9
Dusty Rhodes: K
Don Mueller: 8

Top 4

Bill Serena: 63
Clyde McCullough: 53
Bob Rush: K/C

Bot 4

Willie Mays: W
Davey Williams: 36(1)3/GDP
Wes Westrum: 53

Top 5

Frank Baumholtz: 9
Eddie Miksis: S8
Dee Fondy: 43.1-2
Ralph Kiner: W
Hal Rice: K

Bot 5

Ruben Gomez: 53
Whitey Lockman: 7
Al Dark: S6
Hank Thompson: W.1-2
Dusty Rhodes: 5

Top 6

Ernie Banks: S6
Bill Serena: K/C
Clyde McCullough: 3/FL
Bob Rush: 9

Bot 6

Don Mueller: S7
Willie Mays: 64(1)/FO
Davey Williams: 54(1)/FO
Wes Westrum: K

Top 7

Frank Baumholtz: K23
Eddie Miksis: 63
Dee Fondy: K

Bot 7

Ruben Gomez: S8
Whitey Lockman: 34/SH.1-2
Al Dark: 9
Hank Thompson: W
Dusty Rhodes: 4

Top 8

Ralph Kiner: 63
Hal Rice: 63
Ernie Banks: S8
Bill Serena: K

Bot 8

Don Mueller: E9/F.BX2(946)
Willie Mays: S4.B-2(E4)#
Davey Williams: S7.2-H
Wes Westrum: S7.1-2#
Ruben Gomez: K
Whitey Lockman: S9.1-3;2-H#
Al Dark: S8.1-3;3-H#
Hank Thompson: K/C

Top 9

Clyde McCullough: E5#
Steve Bilko: K/C
Frank Baumholtz: 46(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

Don Mueller ejected by 2B umpire Augie Donatelli

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