Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 8, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 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 8

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz cf 4 0 1 0
Baker 2b 4 2 2 1
Fondy 1b 4 0 0 0
Kiner lf 4 0 2 1
Sauer rf 4 0 0 0
Banks ss 4 0 1 0
McCullough 3b 4 0 0 0
Tappe c 3 0 0 0
Rush p 2 1 1 1
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Rice ph 1 0 0 0
  Hacker p 0 0 0 0
  Tremel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 3 2 1 0
Torgeson 1b 5 1 1 1
Burgess c 4 2 3 2
Hamner 2b 4 1 1 0
Ennis rf 4 0 2 2
Schell lf 4 1 1 1
Morgan ss 3 0 1 1
Jones 3b 3 1 1 0
Wehmeier p 4 0 1 1
Totals 34 8 12 8
Chicago 101 000 010371
Philadelphia 100 003 04x8120
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rush  L(7-13) 6.1 7 4 4 2 6
  Davis   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Hacker   0.1 3 3 3 0 0
  Tremel   0.2 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
8
8
3
8
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Wehmeier  W(5-7) 9.0 7 3 3 0 6
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
0
6

  E–Sauer (8).  DP–Chicago 1. Rush-Baker-Fondy.  2B–Chicago Kiner 2 (31,off Wehmeier 2), Philadelphia Torgeson (17,off Rush); Burgess (18,off Rush)..  3B–Chicago Banks (5,off Wehmeier), Philadelphia Hamner (10,off Hacker); Schell (2,off Hacker); Wehmeier (1,off Tremel)..  HR–Chicago Rush (1,3rd inning off Wehmeier 0 on 0 out); Baker (13,8th inning off Wehmeier 0 on 2 out)., Philadelphia Burgess (3,8th inning off Hacker 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–4.  SF–Morgan (2,off Tremel).  Team–6.  U-HP–Dusty Boggess, 1B–Bill Engeln, 2B–Bill Stewart, 3B–Babe Pinelli.  T–2:22.  A–10,400.
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