1954 World Series

The 1954 World Series matched the National League champion New York Giants against the American League champion Cleveland Indians. The Giants swept the Series in 4 games to win their first championship since 1933, defeating the heavily favored Indians, who had won an AL-record 111 games in the regular season. The Series is perhaps best-remembered for "The Catch", a sensational running catch made by Giants center fielder Willie Mays in Game 1, snaring a long drive by Vic Wertz near the outfield wall with his back to the infield. It is also remembered for utility player Dusty Rhodes' clutch hitting in three of the four games. Giants manager Leo Durocher won his only title among the three pennants he captured in his career. As of 2006, it remains the last World Series victory for the Giants.

This was the first time the Cleveland Indians had been swept in a World Series and the first time the New York Giants had swept an opponent without qualificaiton. They had won four games without a loss in the 1922 World Series, but there was also one tied game.

1 Background
2 Summary
3 Matchups
4 Composite Box
5 Records
6 Notes
7 References
8 External links

[edit] Background

The Indians, by winning the American League pennant, kept the Yankees from winning their sixth straight series. The last time the Yankees had not won the series or pennant beforehand was 1948, when, again, the Indians kept them out (although that year, they won the Series). It was also the only World Series from 1949 to 1958 which did not feature the Yankees.

[edit] Summary

NL New York Giants (4) vs AL Cleveland Indians (0)

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Cleveland Indians - 2, New York Giants - 5 (10 innings)	September 29	Polo Grounds IV	52,751^[1]
2	Cleveland Indians - 1, New York Giants - 3	September 30	Polo Grounds IV	49,099^[2]
3	New York Giants - 6, Cleveland Indians - 2	October 1	Cleveland Stadium	71,555^[3]
4	New York Giants - 7, Cleveland Indians - 4	October 2	Cleveland Stadium	78,102^[4]

[edit] Matchups

[edit] Game 1

Wednesday, September 29, 1954 at Polo Grounds IV in New York, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Cleveland	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	0
New York	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	9	3

WP: Marv Grissom] (1-0) LP: Bob Lemon (0-1)
HRs: NYG – Dusty Rhodes (1)

[edit] Game 2

Thursday, September 30, 1954 at Polo Grounds IV in New York, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0
New York	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	X	3	4	0

WP: Johnny Antonelli (1-0) LP: Early Wynn (0-1)
HRs: CLE – Al Smith (1) NYG – Dusty Rhodes (2)

[edit] Game 3

Friday, October 1, 1954 at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	1	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	10	1
Cleveland	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	4	2

WP: Ruben Gomez (1-0) LP: Mike Garcia (0-1) SV: Hoyt Wilhelm (1)
HRs: CLE – Vic Wertz (1)

[edit] Game 4

Saturday, October 2, 1954 at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	0	2	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	7	10	3
Cleveland	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	4	6	2

WP: Don Liddle (1-0) LP: Bob Lemon (0-2) SV: Johnny Antonelli (1)
HRs: CLE – Hank Majeski (1)

[edit] Composite Box

1954 World Series (4-0): New York Giants (N.L.) over Cleveland Indians (A.L.)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
New York Giants	1	2	6	0	7	1	1	0	0	3	21	33	7
Cleveland Indians	3	0	0	0	3	0	2	1	0	0	9	26	4
Total Attendance: 251,507 Average Attendance: 62,877
Winning Player’s Share: – $11,148 Losing Player’s Share – $6,713^[5]

[edit] Records

Hank Thompson set a World Series record for bases on balls received during a four-game series with seven and Bob Lemon set a World Series record for bases on balls given up during a four game Series with eight.

[edit] Notes

^ 1954 World Series Game 1 - Cleveland Indians vs. New York Giants. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
^ 1954 World Series Game 2 - Cleveland Indians vs. New York Giants. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
^ 1954 World Series Game 3 - New York Giants vs. Cleveland Indians. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
^ 1954 World Series Game 4 - New York Giants vs. Cleveland Indians. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
^ World Series Gate Receipts and Player Shares. Baseball Almanac. Retrieved on 2008-05-07.

[edit] References

Neft, David S., and Richard M. Cohen. The World Series. 1st ed. New York: St Martins, 1990. (Neft and Cohen 250-253)
Reichler, Joseph, ed. (1982). The Baseball Encyclopedia (5th ed.), p. 2162. MacMillian Publishing. ISBN 0-02-579010-2.
Forman, Sean L.. 1954 World Series. Baseball-Reference.com - Major League Statistics and Information.. Retrieved on 2007-12-09.
A Day in the Bleachers, by Arnold Hano (who later wrote Mays' biography). The author describes sitting in the left-center field bleachers at the Polo Grounds for Game 1. An entire chapter is devoted to The Catch.

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