Cincinnati Redlegs vs Chicago Cubs
April 15, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 15, 1954 at Wrigley Field. The Cincinnati Redlegs defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Redlegs 11, Chicago Cubs 5

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Adams 3b 5 2 2 1
McMillan ss 5 1 1 0
Bell cf 4 3 1 3
Kluszewski 1b 4 2 2 0
Greengrass lf 4 2 2 4
Temple 2b 5 0 2 3
Post rf 5 0 0 0
Seminick c 3 1 0 0
Baczewski p 2 0 0 0
  Wehmeier p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 11 10 11
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Talbot cf 5 0 1 0
Fondy 1b 5 1 1 0
Kiner lf 3 1 2 0
Sauer rf 5 1 1 3
Jackson 3b 5 2 4 1
Banks ss 3 0 0 0
Baker 2b 3 0 2 1
McCullough c 4 0 0 0
Rush p 1 0 0 0
  Edwards ph 1 0 0 0
  Jeffcoat p 0 0 0 0
  Serena ph 1 0 0 0
  Lown p 0 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
  Baumholtz ph 1 0 0 0
  Brosnan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 5
Cincinnati 012 000 60211101
Chicago 000 001 4005112
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Baczewski  W(1-0) 6.1 9 5 5 4 7
  Wehmeier  SV(1) 2.2 2 0 0 3 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
7
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rush  L(0-1) 4.0 5 3 3 1 6
  Jeffcoat   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Lown   0.1 3 6 5 1 0
  Willis   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Brosnan   2.0 2 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
11
10
4
8

  E–Greengrass (2), Banks (2), Lown (1).  2B–Cincinnati Greengrass (5,off Brosnan), Chicago Kiner (2,off Baczewski); Jackson (1,off Baczewski); Baker (1,off Baczewski); Talbot (1,off Wehmeier).  3B–Cincinnati Temple (1,off Rush).  HR–Cincinnati Bell (1,3rd inning off Rush 1 on 2 out); Greengrass (1,7th inning off Lown 3 on 1 out)., Chicago Sauer (1,7th inning off Baczewski 2 on 1 out); Jackson (1,7th inning off Baczewski 0 on 1 out).  SH–Baczewski (1,off Lown).  Team LOB–5.  Team–12.  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Lon Warneke, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Lee Ballanfant.  T–3:07.  A–17,271.
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