Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Redlegs
August 12, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1954 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Redlegs defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 6, Cincinnati Redlegs 8

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz cf 5 0 1 0
Baker 2b 5 0 3 0
Fondy 1b 5 0 0 0
Kiner lf 5 2 1 0
Sauer rf 4 1 1 0
Banks ss 3 2 2 2
Morgan 3b 4 1 2 1
Cooper c 3 0 1 1
  Cole pr 0 0 0 0
  Garagiola c 0 0 0 1
Minner p 2 0 1 0
  Rice ph 1 0 1 1
  Jeffcoat p 0 0 0 0
  Bilko ph 1 0 0 0
  Tremel p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 13 6
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Adams 3b 4 1 1 0
  Merriman ph 0 0 0 0
  Borkowski ph 1 0 1 1
  Harmon 3b 0 0 0 0
McMillan ss 5 0 0 0
Bell cf 3 1 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 1 2 3
Greengrass lf 3 2 1 1
Temple 2b 2 1 1 0
Post rf 4 1 2 3
  Escalera pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Seminick c 3 0 1 0
Podbielan p 3 0 0 0
  Judson p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 9 8
Chicago 000 200 2206131
Cincinnati 010 103 21x892
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Minner  L(9-8) 6.0 5 5 5 3 3
  Jeffcoat   1.0 2 2 2 1 0
  Tremel   0.2 1 1 1 1 0
  Davis   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
8
8
5
4
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Podbielan  W(7-5) 7.1 12 6 3 1 3
  Judson  SV(3) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
6
3
1
3

  E–Banks (27), Adams (12), Temple (19).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Temple-McMillan-Kluszewski.  2B–Cincinnati Temple (7,off Minner); Adams (16,off Jeffcoat); Post (18,off Tremel).  3B–Chicago Baumholtz (6,off Podbielan), Cincinnati Kluszewski (3,off Jeffcoat).  HR–Chicago Banks (15,4th inning off Podbielan 1 on 2 out), Cincinnati Kluszewski (32,2nd inning off Minner 0 on 0 out); Greengrass (21,4th inning off Minner 0 on 2 out); Post (11,6th inning off Minner 2 on 2 out).  SF–Garagiola (1,off Judson).  Team LOB–7.  Team–6.  CS–Baker (5,2nd base by Podbielan/Seminick).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Larry Goetz, 2B–Frank Dascoli, 3B–Lon Warneke.  T–2:36.  A–3,933.
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