5/21/1954, HOO54-ROC54, Polo Grounds 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1954 Thunderbolts 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 7 1 8 0 1954 Arsenal 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 x 6 8 0 7 0 Thunderbolts AB R H BI AVG Arsenal AB R H BI AVG Robinson,J cf 4 0 0 0 .190 Fox,N 2b 4 0 0 0 .235 Slaughter rf 4 0 1 0 .356 Abrams lf 4 2 2 2 .301 Rhodes ph 1 0 0 0 .327 Doby cf 3 0 1 0 .282 Hamner 2b 4 1 1 0 .282 Rosen 3b 4 1 1 1 .325 Boone 3b 3 0 1 1 .301 Burgess,S c 3 1 1 2 .358 Irvin lf 2 0 1 0 .235 Cunningham 1b 4 0 1 0 .352 Shantz,Bi c 4 1 0 0 .268 Bolling,M ss 4 1 2 0 .237 Bilko 1b 4 1 2 2 .197 McMillan ss 0 0 0 0 .197 DeMaestri ss 3 0 0 0 .207 Philley rf 4 0 0 0 .207 Nieman ph 1 0 1 0 .295 Pierce p 1 1 0 1 .292 Erskine p 3 0 0 0 .200 31 6 8 6 Hofman ph 1 0 0 0 .095 34 3 7 3 Thunderbolts INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Erskine L 2-6 8.0 8 6 5 4 3 133 77 6.90 8.0 8 6 5 4 3 133 77 Arsenal INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Pierce W 6-0 9.0 7 3 3 4 5 117 74 3.48 9.0 7 3 3 4 5 117 74 HOO: Nieman batted for DeMaestri in the 9th Hofman batted for Erskine in the 9th Rhodes batted for Slaughter in the 9th ROC: McMillan inserted at ss in the 9th E-Boone. 2B-Abrams(4), Rosen(4), Cunningham(6), Bolling,M(3). 3B-Hamner(2), Bilko(1). HR-Bilko(2), Abrams(3), Burgess,S(4). RBI-Boone(35), Bilko 2(7), Abrams 2(18), Rosen(29), Burgess,S 2(22), Pierce(4). K-Slaughter, Shantz,Bi, Erskine 2, Rhodes, Doby, Bolling,M 2. BB-Robinson,J, Boone, Irvin 2, Doby, Burgess,S, Pierce 2. SH-Fox,N, Pierce. GWRBI: Abrams Temperature: 67, Sky: clear, Wind: in from left at 10 MPH. 5/21/1954, HOO54-ROC54, Polo Grounds 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1954 Thunderbolts 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 7 1 8 0 1954 Arsenal 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 x 6 8 0 7 0 Thunderbolts -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Robinson,J cf 1>9 63 6>7 3/fl W.1-2 Slaughter rf 8 k 8 8>S Rhodes ph k Hamner 2b 8 4>13 T 43.1-2 Boone 3b 2>7 W S.3-H 6/L Irvin lf W 43.1-2 W.1-2 S.2-3 Shantz,Bi c 46/f.B-1 63 8 k Bilko 1b T.1-H 5>53 7>HR 9>3/g DeMaestri ss 31 43 7 Nieman ph S Erskine p 3>k k 3 Hofman ph 8 Arsenal -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Fox,N 2b 1>9 9 9 13/SH.1-2 8 Abrams lf 3/g 43 6>D HR.2-H Doby cf S 4>63 k W Rosen 3b 53 9 D.2-H 9 Burgess,S c 2>8 W HR.2-H 43 Cunningham 1b 63 3 D 8>63 Bolling,M ss k 5>S k D McMillan ss Philley rf 3>7 7 43 e5.2-3;B-1 Pierce p W 54/SH.1-2 7>W 7.3-H Thunderbolts IN OUT ER Arsenal IN OUT ER Erskine A1 E1 5 L 2-6 Pierce A1 E2 3 W 6-0 5/21/1954, HOO54-ROC54, Polo Grounds 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1954 Thunderbolts 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 7 1 8 0 1954 Arsenal 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 x 6 8 0 7 0 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Thunderbolts batting 0-0 0 --- 00 Robinson,J flied out to right (X) 0-0 1 --- 00 Slaughter lined out to center (X) 0-0 2 --- 00 Hamner flied out to center (X) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Arsenal batting 0-0 0 --- 10 Fox,N flied out to right (BX) 0-0 1 --- 31 Abrams grounded out to first (FBBBX) 0-0 2 --- 00 Doby reached on an infield single to second (X) 0-0 2 1-- 22 Rosen grounded out to third (BBFFX) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Thunderbolts batting 0-0 0 --- 10 Boone lined out to left (BX) 0-0 1 --- 30 Irvin walked (BBBB) 0-0 1 1-- 00 Shantz,Bi grounded to second, forcing Irvin at second, Shantz,Bi to first (1X) 0-0 2 1-- 12 Bilko tripled deep to left center, Shantz,Bi scored (FBFX) 1-0 2 --3 12 DeMaestri grounded out to first (CBFX) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Arsenal batting 1-0 0 --- 11 Burgess,S flied out to center (BFX) 1-0 1 --- 01 Cunningham grounded out to short (CX) 1-0 2 --- 12 Bolling,M struck out (BCFS) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Thunderbolts batting 1-0 0 --- 02 Erskine struck out (SCS) 1-0 1 --- 00 Robinson,J grounded out to short (X) 1-0 2 --- 32 Slaughter struck out (BBCBSC) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Arsenal batting 1-0 0 --- 22 Philley flied out to left (FFBFBX) 1-0 1 --- 30 Pierce walked (BBBB) 1-0 1 1-- 01 Fox,N flied out to right (CX) 1-0 2 1-- 11 Abrams grounded out to second (BFX) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Thunderbolts batting 1-0 0 --- 01 Hamner grounded out to the mound (CX) 1-0 1 --- 32 Boone walked (BBCSBB) 1-0 1 1-- 22 Irvin grounded out to second, Boone to second (1BCCBX) 1-0 2 -2- 01 Shantz,Bi grounded out to short (CX) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Arsenal batting 1-0 0 --- 10 Doby grounded out to short (BX) 1-0 1 --- 00 Rosen flied out to right (X) 1-0 2 --- 32 Burgess,S walked (FSBBBB) 1-0 2 1-- 32 Cunningham popped out to first (BBCFB>F>F>X) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Thunderbolts batting 1-0 0 --- 22 Bilko grounded out to third (BBCFX) 1-0 1 --- 11 DeMaestri grounded out to second (BCX) 1-0 2 --- 12 Erskine struck out (SBFS) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Arsenal batting 1-0 0 --- 21 Bolling,M grounded a single up the middle (BFBX) 1-0 0 1-- 11 Philley flied out to left (BCX) 1-0 1 1-- 12 Pierce sacrifice bunted to third, Bolling,M to second (CbBbFbXb) 1-0 2 -2- 02 Fox,N flied out to right (CFX) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Thunderbolts batting 1-0 0 --- 01 Robinson,J flied out to left (SX) 1-0 1 --- 11 Slaughter flied out to center (FBX) 1-0 2 --- 21 Hamner lined a triple to right center (CBBX) 1-0 2 --3 01 Boone lined a single up the middle, Hamner scored (CX) 2-0 2 1-- 30 Irvin walked, Boone to second (BBBB) 2-0 2 12- 12 Shantz,Bi lined out to center (FFBX) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Arsenal batting 2-0 0 --- 12 Abrams doubled deep down the right field line (FBFX) 2-0 0 -2- 22 Doby struck out (FCBFBC) 2-0 1 -2- 00 Rosen grounded a double down the third base line, Abrams scored (X) 2-1 1 -2- 01 Burgess,S homered deep to left, Rosen scored (FX) 2-3 1 --- 00 Cunningham doubled deep to right (X) 2-3 1 -2- 32 Bolling,M struck out (BFBBCFS) 2-3 2 -2- 31 Philley grounded out to second (BBSBX) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Thunderbolts batting 2-3 0 --- 11 Bilko homered deep to left (CBX) 3-3 0 --- 11 DeMaestri flied out to left (CBX) 3-3 1 --- 02 Erskine popped out to first (FCX) 3-3 2 --- 21 Robinson,J popped out to first (BFBX) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Arsenal batting 3-3 0 --- 32 Pierce walked (BCBCBB) 3-3 0 1-- 01 Fox,N sacrifice bunted to the mound, Pierce to second (FbXb) 3-3 1 -2- 12 Abrams homered deep to right, Pierce scored (CSBX) 3-5 1 --- 31 Doby walked (BBBCB) 3-5 1 1-- 10 Rosen flied out to right (BX) 3-5 2 1-- 21 Burgess,S grounded out to second (CBBX) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Thunderbolts batting 3-5 0 --- 11 Slaughter grounded a single up the middle (BSX) 3-5 0 1-- 00 Hamner grounded out to second, Slaughter to second (X) 3-5 1 -2- 21 Boone lined out to short (BBCX) 3-5 2 -2- 00 Irvin grounded a single up the middle, Slaughter to third (X) 3-5 2 1-3 12 Shantz,Bi struck out (BFSFS) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Arsenal batting 3-5 0 --- 11 Cunningham grounded out to short (CBX) 3-5 1 --- 31 Bolling,M doubled deep down the right field line (BBBCX) 3-5 1 -2- 00 Bolling,M to third, Philley to first on an error by the third baseman Boone (X) 3-5 1 1-3 31 Pierce lined out to left, Bolling,M scored (CBBBX) 3-6 2 1-- 10 Fox,N flied out to center (BX) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Thunderbolts batting McMillan now playing shortstop 3-6 0 --- 11 Bilko grounded out to first (BSX) Nieman pinch hitting for DeMaestri 3-6 1 --- 00 Nieman lined a single to left (X) Hofman pinch hitting for Erskine 3-6 1 1-- 00 Hofman flied out to center (X) 3-6 2 1-- 32 Robinson,J walked, Nieman to second (BSCBB>B) Rhodes pinch hitting for Slaughter 3-6 2 12- 22 Rhodes struck out (CBFBS)