St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
May 31, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1954 at Wrigley Field. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 4, Chicago Cubs 14

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Moon cf 4 1 1 0
Schoendienst 2b 4 0 2 0
Musial rf 3 2 1 1
Jablonski 3b 3 1 1 2
Repulski lf 3 0 1 1
Alston 1b 3 0 0 0
Grammas ss 3 0 0 0
Sarni c 3 0 2 0
Greason p 1 0 0 0
  Yvars ph 1 0 0 0
  Deal p 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 8 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz cf 5 0 1 0
Fondy 1b 5 0 0 0
Kiner lf 5 3 3 0
Sauer rf 2 3 2 3
Jackson 3b 3 2 2 4
Banks ss 3 3 1 2
Serena 2b 3 1 2 3
Cooper c 4 1 1 0
Minner p 4 1 2 2
Totals 34 14 14 14
St. Louis 202 000 0480
Chicago 203 702 014140
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Greason  L(0-1) 3.0 6 5 5 1 2
  Deal   4.0 8 9 9 2 1
Totals
7.0
14
14
14
3
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Minner  W(5-2) 7.0 8 4 4 0 6
Totals
7.0
8
4
4
0
6

  E–None.  2B–St. Louis Repulski (9), Chicago Kiner (12,off Deal).  3B–Chicago Kiner (2,off Deal); Serena (1,off Deal).  HR–St. Louis Jablonski (8,3rd inning off Minner 1 on), Chicago Sauer 2 (16,1st inning off Greason 1 on 2 out,3rd inning off Greason 0 on 2 out); Banks (7,3rd inning off Greason 1 on 2 out); Minner (2,4th inning off Deal 1 on 0 out); Jackson (9,4th inning off Deal 2 on 2 out); Serena (1,4th inning off Deal 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–4.  SF–Jackson (1,off Deal).  HBP–Banks (2,by Deal).  IBB–Sauer (6,by Deal).  Team–4.  U–Dusty Boggess, Bill Stewart, Babe Pinelli.  T–2:53.  A–34,268.
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