Brooklyn Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
May 5, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1954 at Wrigley Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 0

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Reese ss 4 3 2 0
Gilliam 2b 4 1 2 0
Snider cf 5 2 2 2
Hodges 1b 4 0 2 1
Furillo rf 2 0 1 2
Amoros lf 4 0 0 1
Hoak 3b 5 1 1 0
Walker c 5 0 1 1
Meyer p 3 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 11 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Talbot cf 2 0 2 0
  Marquez pr,cf 2 0 0 0
Fondy 1b 4 0 0 0
Kiner lf 2 0 1 0
Sauer rf 4 0 1 0
Jackson 3b 4 0 0 0
Banks ss 4 0 0 0
Baker 2b 4 0 1 0
Tappe c 2 0 1 0
  Garagiola ph,c 2 0 0 0
Rush p 0 0 0 0
  Willis p 2 0 0 0
  Robertson ph 1 0 0 0
  Lown p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 0 6 0
Brooklyn 130 002 1007112
Chicago 000 000 000060
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Meyer  W(2-0) 9.0 6 0 0 2 5
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
2
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rush  L(1-2) 1.2 5 4 4 4 2
  Willis   5.1 6 3 3 4 1
  Lown   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
8
5

  E–Gilliam (3), Meyer (1).  DP–Brooklyn 2. Gilliam-Hodges, Hoak-Gilliam-Hodges, Chicago 1. Willis-Banks-Fondy.  2B–Brooklyn Reese (1,off Rush); Snider (8,off Willis)..  3B–Brooklyn Hoak (1,off Willis).  SH–Meyer (3,off Willis).  Team LOB–11.  Team–8.  U-HP–Larry Goetz, 1B–Frank Dascoli, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Hal Dixon.  T–2:30.  A–3,670.
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