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 Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 18, Chicago Cubs 10

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Abrams lf 5 4 4 1
Cole 3b 4 2 3 1
Skinner 1b 6 2 3 5
Thomas cf 5 4 4 3
Lynch rf 4 2 1 0
Atwell c 5 0 1 0
Roberts 2b 3 1 1 3
Allie ss 3 1 0 1
Friend p 4 2 1 3
  Hetki p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 18 18 17
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Talbot cf 5 1 1 1
Fondy 1b 5 0 0 0
Kiner lf 5 1 2 0
Sauer rf 4 4 4 3
Jackson 3b 4 2 2 0
Banks ss 5 2 3 3
Baker 2b 3 0 1 0
Garagiola c 3 0 1 2
Church p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
  Baumholtz ph 1 0 0 1
  Jeffcoat p 0 0 0 0
  Robertson ph 1 0 0 0
  Brosnan p 0 0 0 0
  Serena ph 1 0 0 0
  Lown p 0 0 0 0
  Bilko ph 1 0 0 0
  Zick p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 10 14 10
Pittsburgh 815 103 0018180
Chicago 020 040 2210141
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  W(1-2) 7.2 14 10 10 5 6
  Hetki  SV(4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
14
10
10
5
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Church  L(1-1) 0.2 2 6 6 4 1
  Davis   1.0 5 3 3 0 0
  Willis   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Jeffcoat   2.0 6 6 5 3 0
  Brosnan   2.0 4 3 3 0 3
  Lown   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Zick   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
18
18
17
7
7

  E–Banks (4).  2B–Pittsburgh Thomas 3 (6,off Church,off Davis,off Jeffcoat); Friend (1,off Davis); Cole (2,off Davis); Roberts (5,off Davis); Abrams (1,off Zick)., Chicago Kiner (5,off Friend); Sauer (3,off Friend)..  3B–Pittsburgh Abrams (1,off Davis).  HR–Pittsburgh Thomas (4,4th inning off Jeffcoat 0 on 2 out); Skinner (2,6th inning off Brosnan 2 on 1 out)., Chicago Sauer 2 (8,2nd inning off Friend 0 on 0 out,5th inning off Friend 1 on 1 out); Banks (2,5th inning off Friend 1 on 1 out); Talbot (1,8th inning off Friend 0 on 0 out)..  SH–Cole (1,off Church).  SF–Roberts (1,off Jeffcoat).  Team LOB–6.  Team–9.  U–Jocko Conlan, Frank Secory, Bill Jackowski.  T–2:48.  A–7,636.
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