Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
June 23, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 1954 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, Philadelphia Phillies 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Talbot cf 5 0 3 2
Baker 2b 5 0 1 0
Kiner lf 2 0 0 0
Sauer rf 4 0 0 0
Jackson 3b 4 1 2 1
  Miksis pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Banks ss 3 0 0 0
Bilko 1b 3 1 0 0
Cooper c 2 0 1 0
  Jeffcoat pr 0 1 0 0
  Tappe c 1 0 0 0
Pollet p 1 0 0 0
  Serena ph 0 0 0 0
  Fondy pr 0 0 0 0
  Tremel p 0 0 0 0
  Baumholtz ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Jones 3b 5 1 2 2
Ashburn cf 4 1 2 0
Lopata c 4 1 1 1
Ennis lf 4 0 0 0
Hamner 2b 4 0 1 1
Clark rf 4 0 1 1
Torgeson 1b 2 1 1 0
Morgan ss 3 1 0 0
Simmons p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5
Chicago 000 100 101372
Philadelphia 102 000 02x580
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pollet  L(3-4) 6.0 6 3 2 2 2
  Tremel   2.0 2 2 2 2 1
Totals
8.0
8
5
4
4
3
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Simmons  W(6-6) 9.0 7 3 3 6 3
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
6
3

  E–Jackson (8), Banks (18).  DP–Chicago 1. Banks-Baker-Bilko, Philadelphia 3. Hamner-Morgan-Torgeson, Hamner-Morgan-Torgeson, Torgeson.  2B–Chicago Cooper (6,off Simmons); Talbot (9,off Simmons)., Philadelphia Torgeson (11,off Pollet); Jones (10,off Tremel).  3B–Philadelphia Ashburn (5,off Pollet); Clark (2,off Tremel).  HR–Chicago Jackson (12,4th inning off Simmons 0 on 0 out).  SH–Pollet (2,off Simmons).  Team LOB–8.  IBB–Morgan (4,by Pollet).  Team–9.  SB–Ashburn (4,2nd base off Tremel/Tappe); Ashburn (4,2nd base off Tremel/Tappe).  U-HP–Frank Dascoli, 1B–Lon Warneke, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Larry Goetz.  T–2:24.  A–6,927.
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