Issue #3
Covering this Week in Replay Baseball
May 2, 1954
5¢
Fans see a triple play at County Stadium
The Stat Column
Who's Hot
| 1. | Billy Shantz PHA | .750 | 6-8 |
| 2. | Pee Wee Reese BRO | .650 | 13-20 |
| 3. | Sandy Amoros BRO | .625 | 5-8 |
| 4. | Billy Hunter BAL | .600 | 6-10 |
| 5. | Jim Greengrass CIN | .545 | 12-22 |
and Who's Not
| 1. | Hobie Landrith CIN | .000 | 0-10 |
| 2. | Billy Consolo BOS | .000 | 0-9 |
| 3. | Jim Delsing DET | .000 | 0-8 |
| 4. | Tom Alston STL | .042 | 1-24 |
| 5. | Cass Michaels CHA | .067 | 1-15 |
Current Hitting Streaks
| 1. | Jim Busby WSH* | 15 |
| 2. | Alvin Dark NY1 | 13 |
| 3. | Don Mueller NY1 | 13 |
| 4. | Willie Mays NY1 | 11 |
| 5. | Nellie Fox CHA | 10 |
* best of the season
Individual Highlights
Billy Shantz banged out 3 doubles on Friday, but it wasn't enough as Baltimore defeated Philadelphia (A) 12-11 at Connie Mack Stadium.
Baltimore batter Sam Mele set his sight on the fences this past Friday as he blasted 3 balls over the wall in a 12-11 win over Philadelphia (A). Mele now has 4 home runs on the season.
Triple Crown Watch - Runs Batted In
| 1. | Gus Bell CIN | 27 |
| 2. | Ted Kluszewski CIN | 23 |
| 3. | Duke Snider BRO | 23 |
| 4. | Stan Musial STL | 21 |
| 5. | Jim Greengrass CIN | 20 |
Triple Crown Watch - Wins
| 1. | Early Wynn CLE | 4 |
| 2. | Johnny Antonelli NY1 | 4 |
| 3. | Curt Simmons PHI | 3 |
| 4. | Virgil Trucks CHA | 3 |
| 5. | Mike Garcia CLE | 3 |
The fans witnessed a rare triple play at County Stadium on Tuesday. In the 4th with the bases loaded, Alvin Dark flied out to Eddie Mathews (LF). He threw to Danny O'Connell (3B) for the second out. Danny O'Connell (3B) was in time with his throw to Jack Dittmer (2B) to complete the triple play.
Player of the Week
Jim Greengrass
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 6 | .545 |
Game of the Week
Fan Rating 588
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The game of the week as voted by the fans was played at Connie Mack Stadium on May 2nd. In an exciting AL game Philadelphia (A) overcame Chicago (A) 2-1 after 10 innings.
Team of the Week
New York (A)
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New York (A) has been awarded the team of the week award. Their record this week was 5-1, outscoring their opponents 43-24.
Key Play of the Week
The key play of the week took place in the game between Chicago (A) and New York (A) at Yankee Stadium on Thursday. Bottom of the 9th, New York (A) batting, Man on 1st, 2 outs trailing 2-1. Willy Miranda triples driving in 1 run.