Issue #5
Covering this Week in Replay Baseball
May 16, 1954
5¢
Jim Rivera delivers walk-off grand slam
The Stat Column
Who's Hot
| 1. | Joe Garagiola CHN | .625 | 5-8 |
| 2. | Gus Bell CIN | .536 | 15-28 |
| 3. | Frank Bolling DET | .476 | 10-21 |
| 4. | Richie Ashburn PHI | .462 | 12-26 |
| 5. | Willie Mays NY1 | .429 | 12-28 |
and Who's Not
| 1. | Roy McMillan CIN | .000 | 0-29 |
| 2. | Wayne Terwilliger WSH | .053 | 1-19 |
| 3. | Dick Kryhoski BAL | .077 | 2-26 |
| 4. | Bob Skinner PIT | .083 | 2-24 |
| 5. | Tom Wright WSH | .095 | 2-21 |
Current Hitting Streaks
| 1. | Nellie Fox CHA* | 23 |
| 2. | Willie Mays NY1 | 23 |
| 3. | Jim Gilliam BRO | 9 |
| 4. | Gus Bell CIN | 9 |
| 5. | Tom Alston STL | 8 |
* best of the season
Individual Highlights
It was a great day at the plate for Bobby Avila on Wednesday, as he cracked 3 doubles, but it wasn't such a great day for Cleveland, as they fell to New York (A), 7-6.
Yogi Berra was seeing double on Saturday as he knocked the ball all over Briggs Stadium for 3 doubles. His efforts propelled New York (A) to the 8-3 victory over Detroit.
Triple Crown Watch - Home Runs
| 1. | Ted Kluszewski CIN | 12 |
| 2. | Willie Mays NY1 | 11 |
| 3. | Al Rosen CLE | 10 |
| 4. | Jim Greengrass CIN | 10 |
| 5. | Gil Hodges BRO | 9 |
Triple Crown Watch - Strikeouts
| 1. | Harvey Haddix STL | 47 |
| 2. | Johnny Antonelli NY1 | 47 |
| 3. | Robin Roberts PHI | 45 |
| 4. | Bob Turley BAL | 41 |
| 5. | Billy Pierce CHA | 38 |
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Jim Rivera blasted a game winning Grand Slam in the bottom of the 12th on Sunday, lifting Chicago (A) to the 10-6 victory over Washington.
Player of the Week
Granny Hamner
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | .296 |
Game of the Week
Fan Rating 638
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The game of the week as voted by the fans was played at Forbes Field on May 16th. In an exciting NL game Pittsburgh outlasted Chicago (N) 4-3 after 11 innings.
Team of the Week
Chicago (A)
Chicago (A) has been awarded the team of the week award. Their record this week was 7-0, outscoring their opponents 46-15.
Key Play of the Week
The key play of the week took place in the game between Philadelphia (A) and Baltimore at Memorial Stadium on Tuesday. Top of the 9th, Philadelphia (A) batting, Bases Loaded, 2 outs trailing 3-2. Billy Shantz singles. driving in 2 runs.