Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 6, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 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 4, Philadelphia Phillies 7

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Talbot cf 5 0 1 0
Miksis 3b 4 1 1 0
  Serena 3b 0 0 0 0
Baker 2b 4 1 1 0
Kiner lf 4 1 2 1
Sauer rf 3 0 1 1
Banks ss 3 1 2 1
Bilko 1b 4 0 0 0
McCullough c 3 0 0 0
Pollet p 0 0 0 0
  Zick p 2 0 0 0
  Cooper ph 1 0 0 0
  Jeffcoat p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 3 1 1 2
Morgan ss 4 1 2 1
Lopata c 3 1 0 0
Hamner 2b 5 1 3 2
Ennis rf 5 1 1 1
Schell lf 3 0 2 0
Torgeson 1b 2 1 1 0
Jones 3b 3 0 0 1
Simmons p 4 1 0 0
Totals 32 7 10 7
Chicago 000 300 010483
Philadelphia 310 120 00x7101
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pollet  L(6-6) 1.2 4 4 4 4 0
  Zick   4.1 5 3 3 2 1
  Jeffcoat   2.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
10
7
7
8
2
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Simmons  W(10-9) 9.0 8 4 3 2 3
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
2
3

  E–Baker (18), McCullough (2), Jeffcoat (4), Ennis (11).  DP–Chicago 1. Banks-Baker-Bilko.  2B–Chicago Banks (11,off Simmons); Talbot (12,off Simmons); Miksis (3,off Simmons)., Philadelphia Hamner (26,off Pollet); Ennis (12,off Pollet); Morgan 2 (13,off Pollet,off Zick).  3B–Philadelphia Ashburn (7,off Zick).  SF–Sauer (4,off Simmons).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Morgan (5,off Jeffcoat).  Team–10.  SB–Ashburn (8,2nd base off Zick/McCullough); Ashburn (8,2nd base off Zick/McCullough).  U-HP–Bill Engeln, 1B–Bill Stewart, 2B–Babe Pinelli, 3B–Dusty Boggess.  T–2:37.  A–7,060.
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