5/3/1954, KCB54-ROC54, game 1, Polo Grounds 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1954 Blues 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 10 2 10 0 1954 Arsenal 1 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 x 9 14 1 12 2 Blues AB R H BI AVG Arsenal AB R H BI AVG Post cf 5 0 3 0 .226 Fox,N 2b 4 2 2 0 .242 Runnels ss 3 0 1 0 .308 Abrams lf 4 2 1 2 .305 Adcock 1b 5 0 1 0 .296 Doby cf 3 2 1 2 .313 Mueller lf 5 0 1 0 .365 Rosen 3b 5 1 2 1 .280 Kaline rf 3 1 0 0 .229 Johnson,E p 0 0 0 0 1.000 Jacobs 2b 4 0 1 0 .278 Burgess,S c 5 1 1 0 .354 Lepcio 3b 4 0 0 0 .227 Robinson,E 1b 4 0 4 4 .379 Campanella c 2 1 1 1 .222 Kennedy rf 4 0 1 0 .234 Westlake ph 1 0 0 0 .300 McMillan ss 5 0 1 0 .198 Baczewski p 0 0 0 0 .000 Pierce p 2 1 1 0 .250 Liddle p 0 0 0 0 .167 Judson p 1 0 0 0 .000 Staley p 1 0 0 0 .000 Philley rf 1 0 0 0 .204 Kipper p 0 0 0 0 .000 38 9 14 9 Bridges ph 1 0 0 0 .231 Mrozinski p 0 0 0 0 .000 Wertz ph 1 1 1 2 .308 McDonald p 0 0 0 0 .000 Courtney ph 1 0 1 0 .286 36 3 10 3 Blues INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Staley L 0-1 3.1 8 6 4 3 1 78 43 6.75 Kipper 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 17 10 18.00 Mrozinski 1.0 1 1 1 2 2 29 16 4.15 McDonald 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 19 14 0.00 Baczewski 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 18 10 9.60 Liddle 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 5 4 3.94 8.0 14 9 7 6 6 166 97 Arsenal INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Pierce W 4-0 5.2 6 3 3 4 4 115 67 3.57 Judson H 2 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 27 18 1.80 Johnson,E 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 14 11 3.75 9.0 10 3 3 4 5 156 96 KCB: Bridges batted for Kipper in the 5th Wertz batted for Mrozinski in the 6th Westlake batted for Campanella in the 8th Courtney batted for McDonald in the 8th Courtney moved to c in the 8th ROC: Kennedy moved to 3b in the 8th Philley inserted at rf in the 8th E-Lepcio 2, McMillan. 2B-Abrams(3), Robinson,E 2(3). 3B-Fox,N(1). HR-Wertz(2), Doby(8). RBI-Campanella(12), Wertz 2(6), Abrams 2(15), Doby 2(30), Rosen(19), Robinson,E 4(9). K-Post, Mueller, Kaline, Lepcio, Bridges, Abrams, Doby, Rosen 2, Burgess,S, Philley. BB-Runnels 2, Kaline, Campanella, Fox,N, Abrams, Doby 2, Robinson,E, Pierce. SH-Kennedy. PB-Burgess,S. WP-Staley. GWRBI: Abrams Temperature: 61, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 6 MPH. 5/3/1954, KCB54-ROC54, game 1, Polo Grounds 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1954 Blues 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 10 2 10 0 1954 Arsenal 1 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 x 9 14 1 12 2 Blues -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Post cf 1>S S S.1-2 Judson Johnson,E k 5/L Runnels ss 543/gdp pb.1-2 W.2-3;1-2 7>63 9>S W Adcock 1b S 7 9 13 43/gdp Mueller lf 54/f k 53 S 4/L Kaline rf 2>k 4>43 6>W 64/f Jacobs 2b e6.B-1 9 53.1-2 8>S Lepcio 3b 64/f.B-1 k 63 53.1-2 Campanella c 8 5>W S.2-H Westlake ph 53 Baczewski p Liddle p Staley p 3>8 Kipper p Bridges ph k Mrozinski p Wertz ph HR.1-H McDonald p Courtney ph S.2-3 Arsenal -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Fox,N 2b 1>T 53 W.1-2 46/f.B-1 7>S Abrams lf 7.3-H 3>e5.B-1 note 1 W.1-2 k Doby cf W W.1-2 HR.2-H k 7 Rosen 3b 7 wp.2-3;1-2 Kipper S.2-H;1-3 k k S Johnson,E p Burgess,S c 64/f 6 S.1-2 k 8>Baczewski 43 Robinson,E 1b 2>S S.3-H;2-H D.2-H;1-H 6>McDonald W D Kennedy rf 3/SH.1-2 S.1-2 13 13 43.1-2 McMillan ss S.2-3 4 13 43.2-3 e5.2-3;B-1 Pierce p 9 4>S 5>Mrozinski W Judson p 63 Philley rf Liddle k 1: D.2-H;1xH(762) Blues IN OUT ER Arsenal IN OUT ER Staley A1 C3 4 L 0-1 Pierce A1 C9 3 W 4-0 Kipper C4 C8 2 Judson D1 D9 0 H 2 Mrozinski C9 D5 1 Johnson,E E1 E4 0 McDonald D6 E4 0 Baczewski E5 E8 0 Liddle E9 E9 0 5/3/1954, KCB54-ROC54, game 1, Polo Grounds 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1954 Blues 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 10 2 10 0 1954 Arsenal 1 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 x 9 14 1 12 2 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Blues batting 0-0 0 --- 12 Post lined a single down the left field line (BCFFX) 0-0 0 1-- 31 Runnels grounded into a double play, Rosen to Fox,N to Robinson,E (BBBCX) 0-0 2 --- 11 Adcock lined a single to left (BCX) 0-0 2 1-- 21 Mueller grounded to third, forcing Adcock at second (BBFX) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Arsenal batting 0-0 0 --- 10 Fox,N lined a triple to left center (BX) 0-0 0 --3 10 Abrams flied out to left, Fox,N scored (BX) 0-1 1 --- 31 Doby walked (BBBCB) 0-1 1 1-- 01 Rosen flied out to left (CX) 0-1 2 1-- 00 Burgess,S grounded to short, forcing Doby at second (X) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Blues batting 0-1 0 --- 22 Kaline struck out (BCCBS) 0-1 1 --- 12 Jacobs to first on an error by the shortstop McMillan (CFBX) 0-1 1 1-- 22 Lepcio grounded to short, forcing Jacobs at second, Lepcio to first (1CBBCX) 0-1 2 1-- 32 Campanella flied out to center (BCFBB>X) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Arsenal batting 0-1 0 --- 12 Robinson,E lined a single to shallow left (BCFX) 0-1 0 1-- 00 Kennedy sacrifice bunted to first, Robinson,E to second (Xb) 0-1 1 -2- 22 McMillan lined a single to shallow left, Robinson,E to third (CBCBFX) 0-1 1 1-3 12 Pierce lined out to right (SBFX) 0-1 2 1-3 10 Fox,N grounded out to third (BX) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Blues batting 0-1 0 --- 00 Staley flied out to center (X) 0-1 1 --- 12 Post lined a single down the right field line (FSFFBX) 0-1 1 1-- 10 Burgess,S allowed a passed ball, Post to second (BB) 0-1 1 -2- 32 Runnels walked (BB.BCSB) 0-1 1 12- 22 Adcock lined out to left (SSBBX) 0-1 2 12- 32 Mueller struck out (BCBBF>F>F>F>S) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Arsenal batting 0-1 0 --- 31 Abrams to first on an error by the third baseman Lepcio (BBFBX) 0-1 0 1-- 31 Doby walked, Abrams to second (CBBBB) 0-1 0 12- 00 Staley threw a wild pitch, Abrams to third, Doby to second (B) 0-1 0 -23 32 Rosen struck out (B.FBBCS) 0-1 1 -23 31 Burgess,S popped out to short (FBBBX) 0-1 2 -23 22 Robinson,E lined a single to left center, Abrams scored, Doby scored (SBSBFX) 0-3 2 1-- 01 Kennedy lined a single between first and second, Robinson,E to second (CX) 0-3 2 12- 01 McMillan popped out to second (CX) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Blues batting 0-3 0 --- 11 Kaline grounded out to second (BCX) 0-3 1 --- 00 Jacobs flied out to right (X) 0-3 2 --- 02 Lepcio struck out (CFS) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Arsenal batting 0-3 0 --- 22 Pierce lined a single to left (BCBSX) 0-3 0 1-- 32 Fox,N walked, Pierce to second (BbBBCFFB) 0-3 0 12- 31 Abrams grounded a double down the third base line, Pierce scored, Fox,N out at home (BbBBCX) 0-4 1 -2- 00 Doby homered deep down the right field line, Abrams scored (X) Kipper now pitching 0-6 1 --- 32 Rosen lined a single to left (BCBBFX) 0-6 1 1-- 00 Burgess,S grounded a single between first and second, Rosen to second (X) 0-6 1 12- 21 Robinson,E doubled deep to center, Rosen scored, Burgess,S scored (BFBX) 0-8 1 -2- 01 Kennedy grounded out to the mound (FX) 0-8 2 -2- 21 McMillan grounded out to the mound (FBBX) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Blues batting 0-8 0 --- 32 Campanella walked (CBBBSB) Bridges pinch hitting for Kipper 0-8 0 1-- 22 Bridges struck out (CBBFS) 0-8 1 1-- 02 Post grounded a single up the middle, Campanella to second (CCX) 0-8 1 12- 31 Runnels walked, Campanella to third, Post to second (BBBCB) 0-8 1 123 00 Adcock flied out to right (X) 0-8 2 123 22 Mueller grounded out to third (FBBCX) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Arsenal batting Mrozinski now pitching 0-8 0 --- 30 Pierce walked (BBBB) 0-8 0 1-- 11 Fox,N grounded to second, forcing Pierce at second, Fox,N to first (BFX) 0-8 1 1-- 32 Abrams walked, Fox,N to second (FBBSFBFB) 0-8 1 12- 12 Doby struck out (BCCS) 0-8 2 12- 32 Rosen singled down the left field line, Fox,N scored, Abrams to third (FBBBF>F>X) 0-9 2 1-3 02 Burgess,S struck out (CFS) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Blues batting 0-9 0 --- 31 Kaline walked (CBBBB) 0-9 0 1-- 32 Jacobs grounded out to third, Kaline to second (BBBCCX) 0-9 1 -2- 00 Lepcio grounded out to short (X) 0-9 2 -2- 10 Campanella lined a single to right center, Kaline scored (BX) Wertz pinch hitting for Mrozinski 1-9 2 1-- 22 Wertz homered deep to right, Campanella scored (BSSBX) Judson now pitching 3-9 2 --- 32 Post struck out (BBFFBC) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Arsenal batting McDonald now pitching 3-9 0 --- 11 Robinson,E doubled deep to right (BCX) 3-9 0 -2- 00 Kennedy grounded out to the mound (X) 3-9 1 -2- 00 McMillan grounded out to second, Robinson,E to third (X) 3-9 2 --3 20 Judson grounded out to short (BBX) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Blues batting 3-9 0 --- 22 Runnels grounded out to short (FBCBX) 3-9 1 --- 32 Adcock grounded out to the mound (BFBBCX) 3-9 2 --- 00 Mueller lined a single to left center (X) 3-9 2 1-- 01 Kaline grounded to short, forcing Mueller at second (FX) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Arsenal batting 3-9 0 --- 00 Fox,N grounded a single between first and second (X) 3-9 0 1-- 22 Abrams struck out (BBCFC) 3-9 1 1-- 00 Doby flied out to left (X) 3-9 2 1-- 02 Rosen struck out (FCFS) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Blues batting 3-9 0 --- 11 Jacobs lined a single to left center (SBX) 3-9 0 1-- 00 Lepcio grounded out to third, Jacobs to second (X) Westlake pinch hitting for Campanella 3-9 1 -2- 01 Westlake grounded out to third (FX) Courtney pinch hitting for McDonald 3-9 2 -2- 00 Courtney lined a single to center, Jacobs to third (X) Johnson,E now pitching Kennedy moved to third base Philley now playing right field 3-9 2 1-3 12 Post lined out to third (CBSX) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Arsenal batting Baczewski now pitching Courtney moved to catcher 3-9 0 --- 00 Burgess,S grounded out to second (X) 3-9 1 --- 30 Robinson,E walked (BBBB) 3-9 1 1-- 32 Kennedy grounded out to second, Robinson,E to second (FBBCBFX) 3-9 2 -2- 12 Robinson,E to third, McMillan to first on an error by the third baseman Lepcio (BFFFFX) Liddle now pitching 3-9 2 1-3 12 Philley struck out (CFFBC) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Blues batting 3-9 0 --- 00 Runnels lined a single to shallow left (X) 3-9 0 1-- 22 Adcock grounded into a double play, Fox,N to Robinson,E (BSBSX) 3-9 2 --- 02 Mueller lined out to second (CCFX)