Cincinnati Redlegs vs Chicago Cubs
August 17, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1954 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Redlegs 0, Chicago Cubs 5

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Harmon 3b 4 0 0 0
McMillan ss 4 0 1 0
Bell cf 4 0 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 0 1 0
Greengrass lf 4 0 0 0
Temple 2b 4 0 1 0
Post rf 3 0 0 0
Seminick c 3 0 2 0
Valentine p 2 0 0 0
  Collum p 0 0 0 0
  Bridges ph 0 0 0 0
  Baczewski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 5 0
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz cf,lf 4 0 1 0
Baker 2b 3 0 2 0
Morgan 3b 4 0 2 0
Kiner lf 4 1 1 1
  Talbot cf 0 0 0 0
Sauer rf 4 2 2 1
Banks ss 4 1 2 0
Fondy 1b 4 1 2 1
Garagiola c 2 0 1 0
  Cooper ph,c 2 0 2 2
Pollet p 4 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 15 5
Cincinnati 000 000 000050
Chicago 010 004 00x5150
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Valentine  L(10-10) 5.0 12 5 5 0 1
  Collum   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Baczewski   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
15
5
5
0
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pollet  W(7-7) 9.0 5 0 0 1 8
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
8

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1. Seminick-McMillan.  2B–Cincinnati Seminick (4,off Pollet), Chicago Sauer (14,off Valentine); Banks (13,off Valentine); Cooper (10,off Collum)..  HR–Chicago Sauer (33,2nd inning off Valentine 0 on 0 out); Kiner (19,6th inning off Valentine 0 on 0 out)..  Team LOB–6.  SH–Baker (8,off Valentine).  Team–7.  U-HP–Bill Engeln, 1B–Bill Stewart, 2B–Babe Pinelli, 3B–Dusty Boggess.  T–2:12.
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