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1954 World Series



Rhodes Homers;
Giants Win 5

By Edgar Munzel (Chicago Sun Times Correspondent)

NEW YORK - Jim (Dusty) Rhodes bestrode the baseball scene Wednesday as mightily as the Colossus of Rhodes. Dusty RhodesThe modern version of the ancient Greek hero clouted a pinch homer with two on base in the 10th inning to lift the underdog Giants to a spectacular 5-2 triumph over the Indians....

...Mays kept the Indians from winning in regulation time with an unbelievable catch of a 450 foot drive by Vic Wertz in the eighth inning...See the catch of all time on the next page!

 

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2B-Wertz, 3B-Wertz, HR-Rhodes, SB-Mays



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