Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 26, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 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 15, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz cf,rf 6 0 1 0
Fondy 1b 5 4 4 2
Kiner lf 3 3 2 1
  Talbot cf 0 0 0 0
Sauer rf 3 2 2 4
  Marquez pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Jackson 3b 6 1 1 2
Banks ss 5 2 2 2
Baker 2b 5 0 1 3
Garagiola c 4 1 1 1
Minner p 4 2 0 0
Totals 41 15 14 15
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Moon cf 5 0 2 0
Hemus ss 4 1 0 0
Schoendienst 2b 5 1 3 0
Musial rf 4 1 2 2
Jablonski 3b 3 1 2 1
Repulski lf 4 0 1 0
Alston 1b 4 0 0 0
Rice c 4 1 1 2
Poholsky p 1 0 0 0
  Deal p 0 0 0 0
  Lint p 0 0 0 0
  Lowrey ph 1 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Sarni ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 36 5 12 5
Chicago 012 730 11015140
St. Louis 020 000 0305121
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Minner  W(4-2) 9.0 12 5 5 2 2
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
2
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Poholsky  L(1-3) 3.0 6 5 5 3 2
  Deal   0.1 4 5 5 2 0
  Lint   3.2 2 4 4 4 1
  Wright   2.0 2 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
14
15
15
11
4

  E–Alston (4).  DP–Chicago 2. Baker-Banks-Fondy, Banks-Baker-Fondy, St. Louis 1. Wright-Schoendienst.  2B–St. Louis Schoendienst (10,off Minner).  3B–Chicago Baker (1,off Deal), St. Louis Musial (3,off Minner).  HR–Chicago Banks (6,2nd inning off Poholsky 0 on 1 out); Garagiola (2,4th inning off Poholsky 0 on 0 out); Sauer (13,5th inning off Lint 2 on 1 out); Fondy (6,7th inning off Lint 0 on 0 out)., St. Louis Rice (2,2nd inning off Minner 1 on 2 out).  IBB–Sauer (4,by Deal); Banks (1,by Deal)..  Team LOB–10.  SF–Jablonski (3,off Minner).  Team–7.  SB–Marquez (3,2nd base off Wright/Rice).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Hal Dixon, 2B–Larry Goetz, 3B–Frank Dascoli.  T–2:29.  A–8,223.
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