New York Giants vs Chicago Cubs
August 26, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1954 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Giants 3, Chicago Cubs 4

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 4 0 1 0
Mueller rf 3 1 1 0
Dark ss 4 0 0 0
Mays cf 4 1 4 2
Hofman 1b 3 1 1 0
  Lockman 1b 0 0 0 0
Irvin lf 4 0 1 0
Katt c 3 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 0 0
Gardner 3b 2 0 0 0
  Rhodes ph 1 0 0 0
Liddle p 1 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 1 0 0 0
  Castleman ph 1 0 0 0
  Grissom p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Talbot cf 4 0 3 0
Baker 2b 3 1 1 1
Jackson 3b 4 1 1 0
Sauer rf 4 0 0 0
Banks ss 4 0 2 0
Kiner lf 3 0 1 1
Bilko 1b 2 0 0 0
  Fondy ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Cooper c 2 1 0 0
Pollet p 2 1 1 0
  Hacker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 9 2
New York 000 100 020382
Chicago 002 000 02x492
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Liddle   2.0 4 2 2 2 1
  Wilhelm   4.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Grissom  L(9-6) 2.0 3 2 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
9
4
3
4
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pollet   7.2 8 3 2 3 2
  Hacker  W(6-12) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
3
3

  E–Williams (10), Grissom (2), Jackson (14), Kiner (9).  DP–New York 3. Dark-Williams-Hofman, Dark-Williams-Hofman, Gardner-Williams-Hofman, Chicago 1. Pollet-Baker-Bilko.  2B–New York Mueller (30,off Pollet); Mays (25,off Pollet)., Chicago Banks (16,off Liddle); Talbot (14,off Wilhelm)..  HR–New York Mays (38,8th inning off Pollet 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Pollet (3,off Grissom).  Team–6.  CS–Mueller (3,3rd base by Pollet/Cooper).  SB–Banks (5,2nd base off Wilhelm/Katt).  U-HP–Lon Warneke, 1B–Larry Goetz, 2B–Frank Dascoli, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–2:17.
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