Milwaukee Braves vs Chicago Cubs
May 23, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1954 at Wrigley Field. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 2

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 5 0 1 0
O'Connell 2b 5 1 1 0
Mathews 3b 4 0 2 0
Pafko rf 4 0 1 1
Adcock 1b 3 2 1 0
Logan ss 3 0 1 0
Aaron lf 4 1 0 0
Crandall c 4 0 0 0
Crone p 5 0 1 1
Totals 37 4 8 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz rf 5 0 2 0
Fondy 1b 4 0 0 0
Baker 2b 3 1 0 0
Kiner lf 4 0 1 0
Jackson 3b 3 0 0 0
Banks ss 4 1 1 2
Garagiola c 4 0 0 0
Talbot cf 3 0 0 0
  Serena ph 1 0 0 0
Pollet p 3 0 1 0
  Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
  Cooper ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 5 2
Milwaukee 000 000 002 2480
Chicago 000 000 002 0253
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Crone  W(1-0) 10.0 5 2 2 4 7
Totals
10.0
5
2
2
4
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pollet  L(1-2) 9.0 8 4 2 6 3
  Klippstein   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
10.0
8
4
2
7
3

  E–Baumholtz (1), Banks (9), Garagiola (1).  DP–Chicago 1. Banks-Baker-Fondy.  2B–Milwaukee Mathews (9,off Pollet); Adcock (10,off Pollet); O'Connell (4,off Pollet); Pafko (8,off Pollet)., Chicago Baumholtz (3,off Crone).  HR–Chicago Banks (5,9th inning off Crone 1 on 2 out).  SH–Logan (1,off Pollet).  Team LOB–11.  Team–7.  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Hal Dixon, 2B–Larry Goetz, 3B–Frank Dascoli.  T–3:07.  A–6,179.
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