1954 World Series games
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The 1954 World Series games were the championship baseball series in which the New York Giants defeated the Cleveland Indians, highlighted by Willie Mays’ famous over-the-shoulder catch.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1954 World Series | 0 |
| The Catch | 0 |
| Game 1 of the 1954 World Series | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball championship series
ⓘ
World Series ⓘ World Series game ⓘ defensive baseball play ⓘ |
| batter | Vic Wertz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centerFielderForGiants | Willie Mays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| champion | New York Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championRegularSeasonRecord | 97–57 ⓘ |
| city |
Cleveland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| date | 1954-09-29 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1954-10-02 ⓘ |
| finalScore | New York Giants 5–2 Cleveland Indians ⓘ |
| finalSeriesResult | New York Giants defeated Cleveland Indians 4–0 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1955 World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gamePlayed |
Game 1 of the 1954 World Series
ⓘ
Game 2 of the 1954 World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ Game 3 of the 1954 World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ Game 4 of the 1954 World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inning | 8th inning ⓘ |
| leagueOfChampion | National League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leagueOfRunnerUp | American League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managerOfChampionTeam | Leo Durocher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managerOfRunnerUpTeam | Al Lopez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostValuablePlayer | Dusty Rhodes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlay | The Catch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfGames | 4 ⓘ |
| opponentTeam | Cleveland Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| player | Willie Mays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1953 World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radioNetwork | Mutual NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Cleveland Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUpRegularSeasonRecord | 111–43 ⓘ |
| runnerUpWonAmericanLeaguePennantByGames | 8 ⓘ |
| seasonOfLeague | 1954 Major League Baseball season ⓘ |
| series | 1954 World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| startDate | 1954-09-29 ⓘ |
| team | New York Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionNetwork | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| umpiresIncluded |
Augie Donatelli
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bill Summers NERFINISHED ⓘ Dusty Boggess NERFINISHED ⓘ Larry Napp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| venue |
Cleveland Stadium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polo Grounds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1954 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.