Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 17, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1954 at Forbes 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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Chicago Cubs 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz cf 4 1 2 1
  Marquez cf 1 0 0 0
Fondy 1b 5 2 2 1
Baker 2b 3 1 0 0
Sauer rf 4 2 3 4
Jackson 3b 4 1 1 0
Kiner lf 4 1 2 1
Banks ss 4 1 2 2
Garagiola c 5 0 1 1
Pollet p 2 1 0 0
  Lown p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 10 13 10
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 2b 3 1 1 0
Allie ss 5 1 2 0
Skinner 1b 4 0 2 3
Thomas lf 4 0 1 1
Gordon 3b 4 1 2 0
Shepard c 3 0 0 0
  Atwell ph 0 0 0 0
  Surkont p 0 0 0 0
  Abrams ph 1 0 0 0
Lynch rf 4 1 0 0
Hall cf 5 1 3 1
Purkey p 1 0 0 0
  Pellagrini ph 1 0 0 0
  Hetki p 1 1 0 1
  Ward ph 0 0 0 0
  Cooper ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 6
Chicago 000 070 003–10131
Pittsburgh 002 012 100–6110
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pollet  W(1-1) 5.1 8 5 5 5 1
  Lown   1.0 3 1 1 1 0
  Davis  SV(1) 2.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
7
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey  L(1-4) 5.0 9 7 7 2 2
  Hetki   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Surkont   2.0 2 3 2 3 1
Totals
9.0
13
10
9
5
4
  E–Banks (7).  DP–Chicago 1. Banks-Baker-Fondy, Pittsburgh 2. Roberts-Allie-Skinner, Roberts-Allie-Skinner.  PB–Garagiola (2).  2B–Pittsburgh Skinner (3).  3B–Chicago Banks (2), Pittsburgh Allie (1).  HR–Chicago Sauer (12,5th inning off Purkey 3 on).  SH–Baker (2).  SF–Kiner (1).  Team LOB–6.  Team–11.  SB–Fondy (5); Sauer (1).  U-HP–Lon Warneke, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Lee Ballanfant, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:41.  A–1,420.
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