First game of the 1954 World Series between the new York Giants and Cleveland Indians at the Polo Grounds in New York City

Title card "Paramount News World Series Special" / game program superimposed over action shot from game / parking lot full of cars / cameraman shooting footage / VS crowd in stands / Giants team walking onto field / crowd in stands / WS teams on field / VS Giants pitcher Sal Maglie on mound / Indians' Al Smith at bat / CU Smith / Smith hit by pitch / Smith walking to first base / crowd watching / Indians' Bobby Avila at bat / Maglie winding up / Avila hits single, Smith runs to third / crowd watching / CU Indians' Vic Wertz at bat / Wertz hits ball for extra bases / WS Indians players rounding bases / Wertz sliding safe into third / crowd watching / Indians pitcher Bob Lemon on mound / Giants' Don Mueller at bat / crowd watching / Mueller hits ball / Indians' Avila fields ball and tosses to second for force play / Giants' Whitey Lockman scores from third / crowd in stands / Giants' Hank Thompson at bat / Lemon throwing pitch / Thompson hits single, Mueller scores run / crowd watching / Maglie throwing pitch / Giants pitcher Don Liddle replacing Maglie / Indians' Wertz at bat / players in Cleveland dugout watching / Wertz at bat / Liddle throwing pitch / Wertz hits ball to center field, Giants player Willie Mays runs and catches ball over his shoulder / CU two men in crowd looking on in amazement / crowd standing / Mays at bat gets walk / CU men in crowd / Giants' Thompson at bat, Mays steals second base / crowd coming to its feet / close shot of Giants' Dusty Rhodes at bat / CU Lemon ready to throw pitch / Rhodes waiting for pitch / CU Lemon winding up / Rhodes hits ball off wall for home run to win game / man in crowd standing and cheering / VS Giants runners rounding bases, runners running to home plate where team gathers to celebrate
Title card "Paramount News World Series Special" / game program superimposed over action shot from game / parking lot full of cars / cameraman shooting footage / VS crowd in stands / Giants team walking onto field / crowd in stands / WS teams on field / VS Giants pitcher Sal Maglie on mound / Indians' Al Smith at bat / CU Smith / Smith hit by pitch / Smith walking to first base / crowd watching / Indians' Bobby Avila at bat / Maglie winding up / Avila hits single, Smith runs to third / crowd watching / CU Indians' Vic Wertz at bat / Wertz hits ball for extra bases / WS Indians players rounding bases / Wertz sliding safe into third / crowd watching / Indians pitcher Bob Lemon on mound / Giants' Don Mueller at bat / crowd watching / Mueller hits ball / Indians' Avila fields ball and tosses to second for force play / Giants' Whitey Lockman scores from third / crowd in stands / Giants' Hank Thompson at bat / Lemon throwing pitch / Thompson hits single, Mueller scores run / crowd watching / Maglie throwing pitch / Giants pitcher Don Liddle replacing Maglie / Indians' Wertz at bat / players in Cleveland dugout watching / Wertz at bat / Liddle throwing pitch / Wertz hits ball to center field, Giants player Willie Mays runs and catches ball over his shoulder / CU two men in crowd looking on in amazement / crowd standing / Mays at bat gets walk / CU men in crowd / Giants' Thompson at bat, Mays steals second base / crowd coming to its feet / close shot of Giants' Dusty Rhodes at bat / CU Lemon ready to throw pitch / Rhodes waiting for pitch / CU Lemon winding up / Rhodes hits ball off wall for home run to win game / man in crowd standing and cheering / VS Giants runners rounding bases, runners running to home plate where team gathers to celebrate
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Editorial #:
1426227743
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
September 29, 1954
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License type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released. More information
Clip length:
00:03:06:03
Location:
New York City, New York, United States
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
sr005248_01_05