New York Giants vs Chicago Cubs
July 21, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1954 at Wrigley Field. 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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New York Giants 2, Chicago Cubs 1

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lockman 1b 4 0 1 0
Dark ss 4 1 1 0
Thompson 3b 4 1 1 0
Irvin lf 3 0 2 1
Mueller rf 4 0 1 0
Rhodes cf 3 0 0 0
  Evers cf 0 0 0 0
Williams 2b 3 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 1 1
  Gardner 2b 0 0 0 0
Westrum c 3 0 0 0
Maglie p 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Talbot cf 3 1 0 0
Baker 2b 3 0 1 1
Fondy 1b 4 0 1 0
Jackson 3b 4 0 0 0
Kiner lf 4 0 0 0
Sauer rf 3 0 1 0
Banks ss 2 0 0 0
Tappe c 2 0 0 0
  Cooper ph,c 1 0 0 0
Rush p 3 0 1 0
Totals 29 1 4 1
New York 000 100 001272
Chicago 001 000 000141
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie  W(10-4) 9.0 4 1 1 3 7
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
3
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rush  L(6-11) 9.0 7 2 2 2 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
1

  E–Thompson (17), Westrum (4), Fondy (5).  DP–New York 1. Williams-Dark-Lockman, Chicago 2. Fondy-Banks, Banks-Baker-Fondy.  2B–New York Dark (17,off Rush), Chicago Sauer (10,off Maglie).  SH–Maglie (10,off Rush); Irvin (2,off Rush)..  IBB–Rhodes (1,by Rush); Banks (3,by Maglie).  Team LOB–6.  Team–4.  SB–Irvin (6,2nd base off Rush/Tappe); Talbot (3,2nd base off Maglie/Westrum).  CS–Talbot (4,2nd base by Maglie/Westrum).  U-HP–Bill Stewart, 1B–Babe Pinelli, 2B–Dusty Boggess, 3B–Bill Engeln.  T–2:08.  A–12,190.
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