Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 30, 1954 Box Score

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

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Chicago Cubs 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz cf,rf 5 1 3 1
Baker 2b 5 1 2 2
Fondy 1b 5 0 2 0
Kiner lf 4 1 1 0
Sauer rf 2 2 1 2
  Talbot cf 1 0 0 0
Banks ss 5 0 0 0
Serena 3b 5 1 1 2
Cooper c 4 1 2 0
Pollet p 3 1 2 0
  Jeffcoat p 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 14 7
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 2b 4 0 2 0
Pellagrini 3b,ss 4 0 0 0
Skinner 1b 5 3 3 0
Thomas cf 3 2 2 3
Gordon rf,3b 4 0 1 1
Shepard c 3 0 0 0
  Atwell ph,c 2 0 1 1
Cole ss 3 0 0 0
  Lynch ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Hall lf 4 0 1 0
Surkont p 2 0 1 0
  Law ph,p 1 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 0 0
  Pepper p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 11 5
Chicago 104 001 2008140
Pittsburgh 202 000 0015110
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pollet  W(6-5) 6.0 9 4 4 2 2
  Jeffcoat  SV(4) 3.0 2 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
4
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Surkont  L(6-14) 6.0 11 6 6 2 1
  Law   2.0 3 2 2 1 0
  Pepper   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
8
8
3
1

  E–None.  2B–Chicago Baumholtz (9), Pittsburgh Roberts (9); Thomas (26); Gordon (5)..  3B–Chicago Baker (4).  HR–Chicago Sauer (32,3rd inning off Surkont 1 on); Serena (3,7th inning off Law 1 on)., Pittsburgh Thomas (14,3rd inning off Pollet 1 on).  HBP–Sauer (5); Thomas (5).  Team LOB–8.  Team–11.  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Larry Goetz, 2B–Frank Dascoli, 3B–Lon Warneke.  T–2:42.  A–7,754.
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