Chicago Cubs vs New York Giants
June 27, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 27, 1954 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 2, New York Giants 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Talbot cf 5 0 0 0
Baker 2b 4 1 0 0
Jackson 3b 4 1 2 1
Kiner lf 4 0 0 0
  Rice lf 1 0 0 0
Sauer rf 2 0 0 0
Banks ss 3 0 1 0
Bilko 1b 4 0 0 0
Cooper c 3 0 2 0
Hacker p 4 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Jeffcoat p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 5 1
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 4 1 0 0
Dark ss 4 0 0 0
Lockman 1b 4 1 1 2
Thompson 3b 3 0 0 0
Mueller rf 4 0 2 0
Mays cf 4 1 1 0
Taylor lf 3 0 0 0
  Irvin lf 0 0 0 0
Westrum c 3 0 0 0
  Evers ph 1 0 0 0
Gomez p 2 0 0 0
  Rhodes ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
  Hofman ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 34 3 5 3
Chicago 000 101 000 0251
New York 000 000 002 1350
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hacker   8.2 3 2 0 1 2
  Davis   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Jeffcoat  L(2-3) 0.1 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.1
5
3
1
2
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez   9.0 5 2 2 4 5
  Wilhelm  W(6-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
5
2
2
4
5

  E–Jackson (9).  2B–Chicago Banks (7,off Gomez), New York Mays (11,off Jeffcoat).  3B–Chicago Jackson (3,off Gomez), New York Mueller (4,off Hacker).  HR–Chicago Jackson (13,4th inning off Gomez 0 on 0 out), New York Lockman (11,9th inning off Hacker 1 on 2 out).  SH–Jackson (7,off Gomez).  HBP–Sauer (3,by Gomez).  IBB–Sauer (5,by Gomez); Irvin (6,by Jeffcoat).  Team LOB–8.  Team–5.  SB–Mays (4,3rd base off Jeffcoat/Cooper); Irvin (4,2nd base off Jeffcoat/Cooper).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Hal Dixon, 2B–Lee Ballanfant, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–2:31.  A–11,947.
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