Oct 7, 1954 Playoff - Game 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1954 Fullerton 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 1
1954 Portsmouth 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
Fullerton AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR LOB Avg Portsmouth AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR LOB Avg
Temple 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Ashburn CF 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Boone,R 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Runnels SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
Mantle CF 1 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 .154 Kiner LF 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Smith,A RF-LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .385 Skowron 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .188
Shepard C 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 Adams,B 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071
Hurd P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fitz Gerald C 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .091
Kluszewski 1B 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .400 Piersall RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
Westlake, W LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 O'Connell 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Bell,G RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 Podres P 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Morgan,B SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .308 32 2 6 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 .176
Bolling SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Meyer P 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000
Campanella C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
32 5 7 5 3 7 1 0 1 0 .261
Fullerton IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc
Meyer W(1-0) 7.2 6 2 1 0 4 1 99 72 27 1.17 33 135(127) 58
Hurd S(2) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 13 5 0.00 4 30(33)
9.0 6 2 1 0 4 1 117 85 32 1.75 37
Portsmouth IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc
Podres L(0-1) 9.0 7 5 5 1 3 7 135 96 39 5.00 35 135(147) 57
9.0 7 5 5 1 3 7 135 96 39 5.19 35
FUL: Smith,A moved to LF in the 6th
Bell,G moved to RF in the 6th
Campanella moved to C in the 8th
Bolling moved to SS in the 9th
E-Temple(3), O'Connell(2)
2B-Mantle(1)
3B-Skowron(1)
HR-FUL Kluszewski(1) off Podres(1) in the 1st with 2 on base, 378 feet
RBI-FUL - Kluszewski 3(3), Smith,A(5), Shepard(3)
POR - Kiner 2(8)
SF-Kiner(1)
Great-Kluszewski(2), Mantle(2), Morgan,B(1), Kiner(2), Skowron(1)
LOB-Fullerton 3 Portsmouth 8
DP-Fullerton 1 Portsmouth 3
GWRBI-Smith,A
Game MVP:Ted Kluszewski
Briggs Stadium (10-06-2022 10:36:07) Time 2:12, 55ø, Cloudy, Light Rain, Wind: 6 MPH Right to Left Day Game
Oct 7, 1954 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1954 Fullerton 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 1
1954 Portsmouth 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
1954 Fullerton Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4
1 Temple 2B 1>G53 G4/e4 5>L4 G63
2 Boone,R 3B S G643/dp Fd7 8>G63
3 Mantle CF W,12 3>W W D
4 Smith,A RF-LF S,23,2H K L3 Fs7
5 Shepard C S,23,2H L63/dp 6>K Fd8
Hurd P
6 Kluszewski 1B HR 4>L3 Fd9 9>S
7 Westlake, W LF Fd8 Fd7 G63
Bell,G RF G54/fo,B1
8 Morgan,B SS K S 7>K G463/dp
Bolling SS
9 Meyer P 2>K K K2u
Campanella C
1954 Portsmouth Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5
1 Ashburn CF 1>G4/e4,B2 3>S W,23,12 G43 Fs8
2 Runnels SS S,23 S,13 G3u Fs7
3 Kiner LF Fd7,3H/SF G64/fo,B1,3H 5>F8 8>G63
4 Skowron 1B K Fd9 Fd8 T
5 Adams,B 3B S,23 G13 Fs8 L3
6 Fitz Gerald C G13 4>W 6>G63 W
7 Piersall RF 2>S G43,12 G43 L6
8 O'Connell 2B G36/fo,B1 G13 G43 9>L4
9 Podres P G163/dp W 7>G43 Fs8
Fullerton IN OUT
Meyer AB1-1 AB4-6
Hurd AB4-7 End
Portsmouth IN OUT
Podres AB1-1 End
Oct 7, 1954 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1954 Fullerton 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 1
1954 Portsmouth 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
Inn Out B-S On FUL-POR Result
>Podres pitching
1 0 2-1 - 0-0 Temple grounded to third, 1 out
1 1 1-1 - 0-0 Boone lined a single between first and second
1 1 3-2 1 0-0 Mantle walked, Boone to 2nd
1 1 1-2 12 0-0 Smith grounded a single between third and short, Boone scored, Mantle to 2nd, Fullerton 1 Portsmouth 0
1 1 0-1 12 1-0 Shepard grounded a single between third and short, Mantle scored, Smith to 2nd, Fullerton 2 Portsmouth 0
1 1 2-1 12 2-0 Kluszewski hit a three run homer to right center, 378 feet, Fullerton 5 Portsmouth 0
1 1 0-1 - 5-0 Westlake flied to deep right center, 2 out
1 2 0-2 - 5-0 Morgan struck out, 3 out
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1-Portsmouth
1 0 0-0 - 5-0 Ashburn grounded to second, safe on throwing error, Ashburn to 2nd
1 0 1-2 2 5-0 Runnels lined a single to center, Ashburn to 3rd
1 0 1-1 13 5-0 Kiner flied to deep left, sacrifice, Ashburn scored, 1 out, Fullerton 5 Portsmouth 1
1 1 0-2 1 5-1 Skowron struck out, 2 out
1 2 1-1 1 5-1 Adams lined a single between third and short, Runnels to 3rd
1 2 0-0 13 5-1 Fitz Gerald grounded to the pitcher, 3 out
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2-Fullerton
2 0 0-1 - 5-1 Meyer struck out, 1 out
2 1 1-2 - 5-1 Temple grounded to second, safe on throwing error
2 1 1-1 1 5-1 Boone grounded to short, second to first double play, 3 out
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2-Portsmouth
2 0 1-2 - 5-1 Piersall singled on the infield
2 0 0-1 1 5-1 O'Connell grounded to first, forcing Piersall at second, 1 out
2 1 0-1 1 5-1 Podres grounded to the pitcher, second to first double play, 3 out
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3-Fullerton
3 0 3-0 - 5-1 Mantle walked
3 0 0-2 1 5-1 Smith struck out, 1 out
3 1 2-0 1 5-1 Shepard lined to short, Mantle caught off 1st, 3 out
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3-Portsmouth
3 0 1-0 - 5-1 Ashburn lined a single to right
3 0 1-1 1 5-1 Runnels grounded a single between third and short, Ashburn to 3rd
3 0 0-2 13 5-1 Kiner grounded to short, forcing Runnels at second, Ashburn scored, 1 out, Fullerton 5 Portsmouth 2
3 1 0-1 1 5-2 Skowron flied to deep right, 2 out
3 2 0-2 1 5-2 Adams grounded to the pitcher, 3 out
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4-Fullerton
4 0 0-0 - 5-2 Kluszewski lined to first, 1 out
4 1 1-2 - 5-2 Westlake flied to deep left center, 2 out
4 2 1-2 - 5-2 Morgan singled to right center
4 2 1-0 1 5-2 Meyer struck out, 3 out
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4-Portsmouth
4 0 3-0 - 5-2 Fitz Gerald walked
4 0 0-0 1 5-2 Piersall grounded to second, Fitz Gerald to 2nd, 1 out
4 1 0-2 2 5-2 O'Connell grounded to the pitcher, 2 out
4 2 3-2 2 5-2 Podres walked
4 2 3-0 12 5-2 Ashburn walked, Fitz Gerald to 3rd, Podres to 2nd
4 2 0-0 123 5-2 Runnels grounded to first, 3 out
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5-Fullerton
5 0 1-0 - 5-2 Temple lined to second, 1 out
5 1 2-2 - 5-2 Boone flied to deep left center, 2 out
5 2 3-2 - 5-2 Mantle walked
5 2 1-2 1 5-2 Smith lined to first, 3 out
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5-Portsmouth
5 0 1-2 - 5-2 Kiner flied to center, 1 out
5 1 0-2 - 5-2 Skowron flied to deep left center, 2 out
5 2 0-1 - 5-2 Adams flied to shallow right center, 3 out
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6-Fullerton
6 0 1-2 - 5-2 Shepard struck out, 1 out
6 1 1-2 - 5-2 Kluszewski flied to deep right center, 2 out
6 2 0-2 - 5-2 Westlake grounded to short, 3 out
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6-Portsmouth
>Smith,A playing LF
>Bell,G playing RF
6 0 0-0 - 5-2 Fitz Gerald grounded to short, 1 out
6 1 0-2 - 5-2 Piersall grounded to second, 2 out
6 2 1-0 - 5-2 O'Connell grounded to second, 3 out
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7-Fullerton
7 0 1-2 - 5-2 Morgan struck out, 1 out
7 1 0-1 - 5-2 Meyer struck out, tagged out, 2 out
7 2 1-2 - 5-2 Temple grounded to short, 3 out
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7-Portsmouth
7 0 0-2 - 5-2 Podres grounded to second, 1 out
7 1 1-0 - 5-2 Ashburn grounded to second, 2 out
7 2 1-0 - 5-2 Runnels flied to shallow left center, 3 out
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8-Fullerton
8 0 0-1 - 5-2 Boone grounded to short, 1 out
8 1 1-1 - 5-2 Mantle doubled off the wall in left center
8 1 0-2 2 5-2 Smith flied to shallow left, 2 out
8 2 0-2 2 5-2 Shepard flied to deep left center, 3 out
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8-Portsmouth
8 0 1-0 - 5-2 Kiner grounded to short, 1 out
8 1 0-2 - 5-2 Skowron grounded a triple down the first base line
8 1 0-1 3 5-2 Adams lined to first, 2 out
8 2 3-1 3 5-2 Fitz Gerald walked
>Hurd pitching
>Campanella playing C
8 2 1-2 13 5-2 Piersall lined to short, 3 out
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9-Fullerton
9 0 2-2 - 5-2 Kluszewski grounded a single between first and second
9 0 2-1 1 5-2 Bell grounded to third, forcing Kluszewski at second, 1 out
9 1 0-0 1 5-2 Morgan grounded to second, second to first double play, 3 out
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9-Portsmouth
>Bolling playing SS
9 0 1-0 - 5-2 O'Connell lined to second, 1 out
9 1 2-2 - 5-2 Podres flied to shallow right center, 2 out
9 2 1-2 - 5-2 Ashburn flied to shallow center, 3 out
Recap
FUL 1st: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 5 runs on 4 hits and one walk.
FUL Al Smith singled scoring Boone to take the lead. FUL 1 POR 0.
FUL Jack Shepard singled scoring Mantle. FUL 2 POR 0.
FUL Ted Kluszewski hit a 3 run HR(1). FUL 5 POR 0.
POR 1st: Scored 1 run on 2 hits, and an error.
POR Ralph Kiner hit a fly ball scoring 1. FUL 5 POR 1.
POR 3rd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
POR Ralph Kiner hit a grounder scoring 1. FUL 5 POR 2.
POR 4th: Failed to score on 3 walks.
POR Bill Skowron: 1 for 1, HR, 2 RBI.
FUL Russ Meyer pitched 8.1 innings and picked up the win: 8.1 IP, 2 earned runs, 9 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He's 1-0 in the playoffs.
FUL Tom Hurd got the save, his 2nd of the playoffs.
POR Johnny Podres was the loser: 0 IP. He's now 0-1 in the playoffs.