Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Braves
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 County Stadium. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, Milwaukee Braves 7

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Talbot cf 5 1 2 0
Fondy 1b 4 0 3 1
Kiner lf 4 0 0 0
Sauer rf 2 2 1 1
Jackson 3b 2 0 0 0
Banks ss 3 0 0 0
  Miksis ph 1 0 0 0
  Kitsos ss 0 0 0 0
Baker 2b 4 0 1 1
McCullough c 4 0 1 0
Klippstein p 2 0 0 0
  Hacker p 0 0 0 0
  Edwards ph 1 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Serena ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Dittmer 2b 4 1 1 0
O'Connell 3b 2 2 1 1
Mathews lf 4 1 2 4
Adcock 1b 4 1 2 2
Pendleton cf 4 0 0 0
Aaron rf 4 0 1 0
Logan ss 4 0 0 0
Crandall c 3 1 1 0
Spahn p 3 1 0 0
Totals 32 7 8 7
Chicago 011 100 000381
Milwaukee 002 030 20x780
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Klippstein  L(0-2) 4.1 6 5 4 2 3
  Hacker   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Davis   3.0 2 2 2 1 2
Totals
8.0
8
7
6
3
5
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  W(2-0) 9.0 8 3 3 3 11
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
11

  E–Baker (1).  2B–Chicago Talbot (2,off Spahn), Milwaukee Dittmer (2,off Klippstein); Aaron (3,off Klippstein); O'Connell (1,off Davis).  3B–Chicago Fondy (1,off Spahn).  HR–Chicago Sauer (2,4th inning off Spahn 0 on 0 out), Milwaukee Mathews (3,5th inning off Klippstein 2 on 1 out); Adcock (2,7th inning off Davis 1 on 1 out).  SH–Jackson (1,off Spahn).  IBB–Sauer (1,by Spahn).  Team LOB–7.  SF–O'Connell (1,off Klippstein).  Team–5.  SB–Fondy (3,2nd base off Spahn/Crandall).  U-HP–Lee Ballanfant, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Lon Warneke, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:34.  A–27,828.
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