Chicago Cubs vs New York Giants
May 15, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 1954 at Polo Grounds V. The Chicago Cubs defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 4, New York Giants 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz cf,rf 4 0 1 0
Fondy 1b 5 0 1 0
Baker 2b 5 0 0 0
Sauer rf 4 0 0 0
  Marquez cf 0 0 0 0
Jackson 3b 5 1 2 0
Kiner lf 3 1 1 0
Banks ss 4 1 3 0
Garagiola c 4 1 2 1
Klippstein p 3 0 1 2
Totals 37 4 11 3
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 4 0 0 0
Dark ss 4 0 0 0
Thompson 3b 3 0 0 0
Irvin lf 4 0 0 0
Mueller rf 3 0 0 0
Mays cf 2 0 0 0
Lockman 1b 3 2 2 1
St. Claire c 1 0 0 0
  Samford pr 0 0 0 0
  Westrum c 0 0 0 0
  Rhodes ph 1 0 0 0
  Katt c 0 0 0 0
Hearn p 2 1 1 2
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Jansen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 3 3
Chicago 020 002 0004110
New York 002 010 000332
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Klippstein  W(2-2) 9.0 3 3 3 3 5
Totals
9.0
3
3
3
3
5
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn  L(0-3) 5.1 10 4 3 1 2
  Wilhelm   2.2 1 0 0 2 0
  Jansen   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
4
3
3
3

  E–Mays (2), Hearn (1), Mays (2), Hearn (1).  2B–Chicago Jackson (3,off Hearn).  HR–New York Hearn (1,3rd inning off Klippstein 1 on 1 out); Lockman (5,5th inning off Klippstein 0 on 1 out).  SF–Klippstein (1,off Hearn).  IBB–Sauer (3,by Hearn).  Team LOB–10.  Team–1.  SB–Baumholtz (1,2nd base off Hearn/St. Claire); Fondy (4,2nd base off Hearn/St. Claire).  CS–Samford (1,2nd base by Klippstein/Garagiola).  U-HP–Babe Pinelli, 1B–Dusty Boggess, 2B–Bill Engeln, 3B–Bill Stewart.  T–2:29.  A–6,059.
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