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When Wertz was traded, he was hitting only .202 with one home run after 29 games. He immediately became the starting first baseman for the Indians, replacing Bill Glynn, who held down the position the previous year. [2] In the 1954 World Series, Wertz hit a long fly ball Willie Mays caught, known as "The Catch".
Willie Mays catches Vic Wertz's deep fly ball on the warning track in the 1954 World Series. The Catch was a baseball play made by New York Giants center fielder Willie Mays on September 29, 1954, during Game 1 of the 1954 World Series at the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan, New York City.
The 1954 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's ... Bobby Ávila singled and Vic Wertz brought home both with a triple to right.
But there was little simple about it. The Say Hey Kid’s superb grab of a drive hit by Cleveland’s Vic Wertz in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series against the favored Indians will always be one of his finest moments, also a key in the New York Giants’ 4-0 sweep to win the championship.
The Giants won the NL pennant and the 1954 World Series, sweeping the Cleveland Indians in four games. [66] The 1954 series is perhaps best remembered for "The Catch", an over-the-shoulder running grab by Mays of a long drive off the bat of Vic Wertz about 425 feet (130 m) from home plate at the Polo Grounds during the eighth inning of Game 1 ...
The 1954 New York Giants season was the franchise's 72nd season. The Giants won the National League pennant with a record of 97 wins and 57 losses and then defeated the Cleveland Indians in four games in the World Series. It was the team's final World Series championship until 2010.
At the major league level, they would meet as opponents in the 1954 World Series, Doby for the Cleveland Indians and Irvin for the New York Giants. New York would dominate this World Series, as ...
June 1 – The Cleveland Indians acquire outfielder/first baseman Vic Wertz from the Baltimore Orioles for pitcher Bob Chakales. In the upcoming 1954 World Series, Wertz will make one of the most famous outs in Series history.