St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Redlegs
April 21, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1954 at Crosley Field. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 4, Cincinnati Redlegs 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Repulski lf 5 1 1 1
Moon cf 2 0 0 0
Schoendienst 2b 4 1 1 0
Musial rf 4 1 1 0
Jablonski 3b 4 1 2 1
  Castiglione 3b 0 0 0 0
Alston 1b 2 0 0 0
Yvars c 4 0 2 2
Grammas ss 3 0 1 0
Staley p 4 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Adams 3b 4 0 1 0
McMillan ss 3 0 0 0
  Post ph 1 0 0 0
  Fowler p 0 0 0 0
Bell cf 4 0 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 1 2 1
Greengrass lf 4 0 1 0
Temple 2b 4 1 2 0
Merriman rf 3 0 2 0
Bailey c 3 0 0 1
Valentine p 2 0 0 0
  Collum p 0 0 0 0
  Escalera ph 0 0 0 0
  Bridges ss 0 0 0 0
  Harmon ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
St. Louis 100 003 000480
Cincinnati 000 001 100282
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Staley  W(1-1) 9.0 8 2 2 2 4
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
4
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Valentine  L(0-2) 5.2 8 4 4 2 1
  Collum   1.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Fowler   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
3
1

  E–Temple (3), Bailey (1).  DP–St. Louis 1. Jablonski-Alston, Cincinnati 2. Kluszewski, McMillan-Temple-Kluszewski.  2B–St. Louis Grammas (2,off Valentine); Yvars (3,off Valentine)..  HR–St. Louis Repulski (2,1st inning off Valentine 0 on 0 out), Cincinnati Kluszewski (1,6th inning off Staley 0 on 2 out).  HBP–Grammas (1,by Valentine); Alston (1,by Fowler)..  Team LOB–6.  SF–Bailey (1,off Staley).  Team–7.  SB–Alston (1,2nd base off Fowler/Bailey); Temple (1,2nd base off Staley/Yvars).  CS–Jablonski (1,2nd base by Valentine/Bailey).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Artie Gore, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–2:27.  A–14,804.
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