Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 24, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1954 at Busch Stadium I. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz rf 5 2 3 0
Fondy 1b 5 1 2 1
Baker 2b 5 0 0 0
Kiner lf 3 1 1 1
  Marquez lf 1 0 0 0
Jackson 3b 3 1 2 0
Banks ss 4 0 1 1
Garagiola c 3 1 2 2
Talbot cf 4 0 0 0
Davis p 3 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Moon cf 3 0 0 1
Hemus ss 3 0 0 0
Schoendienst 2b 3 0 1 0
Musial rf 4 0 0 0
Jablonski 3b 4 1 1 0
Alston 1b 3 0 1 0
Repulski lf 4 1 3 0
Rice c 4 0 1 1
Raschi p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 1 0 0 0
  Scheib p 1 0 0 0
  Presko p 0 0 0 0
  Lowrey ph 1 0 0 0
  Deal p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Chicago 001 121 1006111
St. Louis 000 020 000271
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Davis  W(1-0) 9.0 7 2 2 3 4
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Raschi   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Miller  L(0-2) 3.2 6 4 4 2 4
  Scheib   0.2 1 1 1 2 0
  Presko   2.2 4 1 1 0 2
  Deal   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
5
7

  E–Davis (1), Jablonski (11).  DP–Chicago 2. Kiner-Baker, Baker-Fondy.  3B–Chicago Baumholtz (1,off Miller).  HR–Chicago Garagiola (1,6th inning off Scheib 0 on 0 out).  SF–Banks (1,off Miller); Moon (4,off Davis).  Team LOB–9.  Team–6.  SB–Jackson (1,2nd base off Miller/Rice).  CS–Fondy (1,2nd base by Miller/Rice).  U-HP–Larry Goetz, 1B–Frank Dascoli, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Hal Dixon.  T–2:42.  A–11,532.
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