Cincinnati Redlegs vs Chicago Cubs
August 19, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 19, 1954 at Wrigley 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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Cincinnati Redlegs 6, Chicago Cubs 3

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Adams 3b 5 1 3 2
McMillan ss 4 0 0 0
Bell cf 5 1 2 0
Kluszewski 1b 5 2 2 2
Greengrass lf 4 0 1 1
Temple 2b 4 0 2 1
Post rf 4 1 1 0
Bailey c 4 0 0 0
Fowler p 3 1 0 0
Totals 38 6 11 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz cf 4 1 1 0
Baker 2b 4 0 0 0
Morgan 3b 4 1 1 0
Kiner lf 4 0 1 1
Sauer rf 4 0 1 1
Banks ss 4 1 1 1
Fondy 1b 4 0 1 0
McCullough c 4 0 0 0
Cole p 0 0 0 0
  Hacker p 2 0 2 0
  Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
  Rice ph 1 0 1 0
  Tremel p 0 0 0 0
  Miksis ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 3
Cincinnati 220 000 2006110
Chicago 200 001 000390
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Fowler  W(10-7) 9.0 9 3 3 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
0
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Cole  L(2-5) 1.2 4 4 4 2 2
  Hacker   5.0 7 2 2 0 5
  Klippstein   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Tremel   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
2
9

  E–None.  2B–Chicago Fondy (22,off Fowler).  3B–Cincinnati Adams 2 (5,off Cole,off Hacker).  HR–Cincinnati Kluszewski (36,1st inning off Cole 1 on 2 out), Chicago Banks (16,6th inning off Fowler 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–7.  Team–6.  U-HP–Bill Stewart, 1B–Babe Pinelli, 2B–Dusty Boggess, 3B–Bill Engeln.  T–2:27.  A–8,790.
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