Milwaukee Braves vs Chicago Cubs
August 21, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1954 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Milwaukee Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 2, Chicago Cubs 5

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 4 1 1 0
O'Connell 2b 3 0 0 0
Mathews 3b 3 0 0 1
Aaron lf 2 0 0 1
Adcock 1b 4 0 2 0
Pafko rf 4 0 1 0
Logan ss 4 0 1 0
Crandall c 2 1 1 0
Nichols p 0 0 0 0
  Buhl p 1 0 0 0
  Dittmer ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Thomson ph 1 0 0 0
  Jolly p 0 0 0 0
  Pendleton ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Talbot cf 4 0 0 0
Baker 2b 4 0 2 0
Kiner lf 3 1 0 0
Sauer rf 4 2 2 1
Banks ss 4 1 1 2
Bilko 1b 4 1 2 2
  Fondy pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Cooper c 4 0 0 0
Morgan 3b 3 0 2 0
Klippstein p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 5
Milwaukee 000 002 000261
Chicago 400 010 00x591
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Nichols  L(9-9) 0.2 4 4 4 0 0
  Buhl   4.1 3 1 1 1 2
  Johnson   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Jolly   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
1
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Klippstein  W(3-10) 9.0 6 2 1 4 8
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
4
8

  E–Logan (17), Talbot (6).  DP–Chicago 2. Baker-Banks-Bilko, Baker-Banks-Bilko.  2B–Milwaukee Crandall (11,off Klippstein).  3B–Chicago Banks (6,off Nichols).  HR–Chicago Bilko (2,1st inning off Nichols 1 on 2 out); Sauer (34,5th inning off Buhl 0 on 2 out).  SF–Mathews (6,off Klippstein); Aaron (3,off Klippstein)..  Team LOB–7.  Team–5.  U-HP–Dusty Boggess, 1B–Bill Engeln, 2B–Bill Stewart, 3B–Babe Pinelli.  T–2:22.  A–18,394.
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