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New York Giants 4, Cleveland Indians 0 Β· 1954-09-29 to 1954-10-02 Β· 4 games Β· attendance 251,507 Β· season overview
Champion Β· 5th title
Runner-up
Ballparks
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A sweep
Games
| # | Date | Away at Home | Series | Park | Attendance | Win | Loss | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1954-09-29 | 1β0 | Polo Grounds V | 52,751 | Marv Grissom | Bob Lemon | ||
| 2 | 1954-09-30 | 2β0 | Polo Grounds V | 49,099 | Johnny Antonelli | Early Wynn | ||
| 3 | 1954-10-01 | 3β0 | Cleveland Stadium | 71,555 | Ruben Gomez | Mike Garcia | Hoyt Wilhelm | |
| 4 | 1954-10-02 | 4β0 | Cleveland Stadium | 78,102 | Don Liddle | Bob Lemon | Johnny Antonelli |
The players
New York Giants
| Batting | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Mueller | 4 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .389 |
| Whitey Lockman | 4 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .111 |
| Al Dark | 4 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .412 |
| Willie Mays | 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .286 |
| Hank Thompson | 4 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .364 |
| Wes Westrum | 4 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .273 |
| Davey Williams | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Monte Irvin | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .222 |
| Dusty Rhodes | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .667 |
| Ruben Gomez | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Johnny Antonelli | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Don Liddle | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Sal Maglie | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Marv Grissom | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Hoyt Wilhelm | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Pitching | G | GS | WβL | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Antonelli | 2 | 1 | 1β0 | 1 | 10.2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0.84 |
| Ruben Gomez | 1 | 1 | 1β0 | 0 | 7.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2.45 |
| Sal Maglie | 1 | 1 | 0β0 | 0 | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.57 |
| Don Liddle | 2 | 1 | 1β0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.29 |
| Marv Grissom | 1 | 0 | 1β0 | 0 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Hoyt Wilhelm | 2 | 0 | 0β0 | 1 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
Cleveland Indians
| Batting | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Wertz | 4 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 |
| Larry Doby | 4 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .125 |
| Bobby Avila | 4 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .133 |
| Al Smith | 4 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .214 |
| Jim Hegan | 4 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .154 |
| Al Rosen | 3 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| George Strickland | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Dave Philley | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .125 |
| Wally Westlake | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .143 |
| Hank Majeski | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 |
| Bob Lemon | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Rudy Regalado | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Sam Dente | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Dave Pope | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Bill Glynn | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Early Wynn | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Dale Mitchell | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Pitching | G | GS | WβL | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lemon | 2 | 2 | 0β2 | 0 | 13.1 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 6.75 |
| Early Wynn | 1 | 1 | 0β1 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3.86 |
| Mike Garcia | 2 | 1 | 0β1 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5.40 |
| Ray Narleski | 2 | 0 | 0β0 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.25 |
| Don Mossi | 3 | 0 | 0β0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Art Houtteman | 1 | 0 | 0β0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 |