Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
May 2, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1954 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Chicago Cubs 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Abrams lf 2 0 0 0
Cole 3b 4 0 0 0
Skinner 1b 4 0 1 0
Thomas cf 4 2 3 0
Lynch rf 3 1 1 2
Shepard c 4 0 1 0
Roberts 2b 4 0 1 1
Allie ss 3 0 2 0
Law p 1 0 0 0
  Pellagrini ph 1 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Thies p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 9 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Talbot cf 4 1 2 1
Fondy 1b 4 0 1 0
Kiner lf 3 1 1 0
  Robertson rf 0 0 0 0
Sauer rf 4 1 2 3
  Marquez lf 0 0 0 0
Jackson 3b 3 0 0 0
Banks ss 4 0 0 0
Baker 2b 4 1 3 0
Tappe c 3 1 1 0
Minner p 2 0 0 1
Totals 31 5 10 5
Pittsburgh 000 000 102390
Chicago 102 200 00x5100
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Law  L(2-2) 4.0 8 5 5 2 1
  King   3.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Thies   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
2
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Minner  W(2-0) 9.0 9 3 3 3 4
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
3
4

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 5. Minner-Banks-Fondy, Baker-Fondy, Baker-Banks-Fondy, Banks, Baker-Fondy-Baker.  2B–Pittsburgh Thomas (3), Chicago Talbot (4); Fondy (3)..  HR–Pittsburgh Lynch (3,9th inning off Minner 1 on), Chicago Sauer (6,3rd inning off Law 1 on).  SH–Lynch (1); Tappe (1).  Team LOB–5.  SF–Minner (2).  Team–6.  U–Bill Jackowski, Jocko Conlan, Frank Secory.  T–2:10.  A–17,472.
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