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Rhodes became a minor legend in 1954. He cracked 15 homers that year, and batted .333 as a pinch hitter. In the WS, he almost single-handedly led the Giants' sweep of the Indians. His pinch homer off Bob Lemon with two on in the 10th inning won Game One, 5-2. In Game Two, he tied the game with a pinch single off Early Wynn in the fifth and then homered off Wynn in the seventh for the final run in a 3-1 win. And his pinch single in the third inning of Game Three drove in two runs. All told, he was 4-for-6 with two homers and seven RBI. (FS)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » August 26th, 1953: Giants OF Dusty Rhodes, hitting just .167, connects for three HRs in a row at the Polo Grounds in a 13-4 win over the Cardinals. Teammate Al Dark goes 5-for-5 with his own HR. » June 20th, 1954: Bobby Hofman, Wes Westrum, and Dusty Rhodes hit consecutive HRs in the sixth inning, as the Giants defeat St. Louis to stay 1/2 game ahead of the Dodgers. » July 28th, 1954: Giants OF Dusty Rhodes hits three consecutive HRs at the Polo Grounds to back Johnny Antonelli's 10-0 whipping of St. Louis. It is Antonelli's 10th consecutive win. Willie Mays smacks his 36th HR, a 447 foot clout to LF. » August 29th, 1954: Giants Dusty Rhodes has six extra base hits, two doubles, 2 triples, and 2 HRs in 2 games, as the Giants split with the Cardinals, winning 5-4 and losing 7­4. » September 29th, 1954: In Game 1 of the WS, Willie Mays of the Giants makes one of the greatest catches in history when he races back to deep CF in the Polo Grounds to make an over-the-head catch of Indian Vic Wertz's 462-foot drive in the 8th with the score tied at 2-2. Wertz drove in the 2 runs in the first with a triple. In the 10th, Dusty Rhodes hits a pinch-hit, 3-run, 260-foot HR off Bob Lemon to give the Giants a 5-2 victory.