Cincinnati Redlegs vs Chicago Cubs
May 30, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 30, 1954 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Redlegs 5, Chicago Cubs 7

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Adams 3b 4 0 0 0
McMillan ss 2 3 1 0
  Merriman ph 0 0 0 0
Bell cf 4 1 1 1
Kluszewski 1b 4 1 2 3
Greengrass lf 4 0 0 0
Temple 2b 4 0 1 0
Post rf 5 0 0 0
Seminick c 3 0 1 0
Wehmeier p 3 0 0 0
  Collum p 0 0 0 0
  Judson p 0 0 0 0
  Escalera ph 1 0 0 0
  Raffensberger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 6 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz cf,lf 5 2 2 2
Fondy 1b 4 0 0 0
Kiner lf 4 1 1 0
  Talbot pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Sauer rf 4 1 2 0
Jackson 3b 3 1 0 0
Banks ss 3 1 0 1
Baker 2b 2 1 2 2
Garagiola c 2 0 0 0
Jeffcoat p 3 0 0 1
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Hacker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 7 7 6
Cincinnati 001 010 102562
Chicago 101 005 00x772
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Wehmeier  L(0-3) 5.0 3 6 4 4 3
  Collum   0.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Judson   1.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Raffensberger   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
7
5
6
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jeffcoat  W(2-0) 8.0 4 4 3 8 6
  Davis   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Hacker  SV(1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
5
4
8
7

  E–Post (5), Wehmeier (1), Banks (12), Baker (9).  PB–Seminick (2); Garagiola (3).  2B–Cincinnati Bell (10,off Jeffcoat); Seminick (1,off Jeffcoat); Temple (5,off Hacker)., Chicago Baker (10,off Collum).  HR–Cincinnati Kluszewski (13,9th inning off Davis 1 on 1 out), Chicago Baumholtz (2,1st inning off Wehmeier 0 on 0 out).  SH–McMillan (9,off Jeffcoat); Jackson (4,off Wehmeier).  Team LOB–11.  SF–Jeffcoat (1,off Collum).  HBP–Baker (1,by Wehmeier); Fondy (1,by Collum); Garagiola (3,by Judson)..  Team–10.  CS–Baker (1,2nd base by Wehmeier/Seminick).  U-HP–Bill Engeln, 1B–Bill Stewart, 2B–Babe Pinelli, 3B–Dusty Boggess.  T–3:00.
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