Chicago Cubs vs New York Giants
May 14, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 14, 1954 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 6, New York Giants 9

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz cf 3 0 1 0
Fondy 1b 5 0 1 0
Kiner lf 5 1 2 1
Sauer rf 4 0 0 0
Jackson 3b 5 1 1 0
Banks ss 4 2 2 0
Baker 2b 3 2 1 2
Tappe c 4 0 2 2
Rush p 2 0 1 1
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
  Bilko ph 1 0 0 0
  Lown p 0 0 0 0
  Church p 0 0 0 0
  Garagiola ph 0 0 0 0
  Robertson pr 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 6
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 5 0 1 2
Dark ss 5 2 5 2
Thompson 3b 3 1 0 0
Irvin lf 4 1 1 1
Mueller rf 5 1 4 2
Mays cf 3 1 0 0
Lockman 1b 5 1 2 1
St. Claire c 4 1 2 1
Maglie p 0 0 0 0
  Gardner ph 0 1 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Grissom p 0 0 0 0
  Hofman ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 15 9
Chicago 020 102 1006112
New York 100 050 30x9150
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rush   4.1 7 6 6 3 2
  Willis   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Lown  L(0-2) 1.2 6 3 3 0 0
  Church   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Davis   1.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
15
9
9
6
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie   5.0 7 3 2 3 1
  Grissom   2.0 4 3 3 0 2
  Wilhelm  W(1-1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
11
6
5
4
6

  E–Sauer (1), Baker (3).  DP–Chicago 2. Banks-Baker-Fondy, Lown-Fondy, New York 2. Dark-Williams-Lockman, Thompson-Williams-Lockman.  PB–St. Claire (2).  3B–New York Irvin (3,off Rush).  HR–Chicago Baker (5,6th inning off Grissom 1 on 0 out); Kiner (5,7th inning off Grissom 0 on 0 out)., New York Dark (2,5th inning off Rush 1 on 1 out).  HBP–Banks (1,by Grissom); Garagiola (1,by Wilhelm).; Thompson (1,by Rush).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Maglie (4,off Rush).  IBB–St. Claire (1,by Davis).  Team–12.  SB–Banks (1,2nd base off Grissom/St. Claire); Dark 2 (3,2nd base off Rush/Tappe,2nd base off Church/Tappe); Mays (1,2nd base off Lown/Tappe).  U-HP–Bill Stewart, 1B–Babe Pinelli, 2B–Dusty Boggess, 3B–Bill Engeln.  T–3:10.  A–11,158.
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