Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
August 28, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1954 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Philadelphia Phillies 2, Chicago Cubs 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 2 1 1 0
Torgeson 1b 4 1 1 0
Burgess c 4 0 1 0
Hamner 2b 3 0 0 1
Wyrostek rf 2 0 0 1
Ennis lf 4 0 1 0
Morgan ss 4 0 0 0
Jones 3b 2 0 1 0
  Baker 3b 1 0 0 0
Ridzik p 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 1 0 0 0
  Schell ph 1 0 0 0
  Kipper p 0 0 0 0
  Wehmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Talbot cf 4 0 0 0
Baker 2b 4 1 1 0
Jackson 3b 4 0 0 0
Sauer rf 3 1 0 0
Banks ss 4 0 1 1
Kiner lf 2 1 1 0
Fondy 1b 3 1 2 1
Garagiola c 2 1 0 0
Cole p 3 0 1 2
  Hacker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 6 4
Philadelphia 000 000 020–251
Chicago 000 400 01x–561
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ridzik  L(3-5) 3.2 4 4 3 3 3
  Miller   2.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Kipper   1.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Wehmeier   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
5
4
4
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Cole  W(3-5) 7.0 4 2 2 4 2
  Hacker  SV(2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
4
4
  E–Ennis (12), Baker (19).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Hamner-Torgeson, Chicago 1. Banks-Baker-Fondy.  2B–Philadelphia Ennis (18), Chicago Baker (27).  3B–Chicago Banks (7).  SF–Hamner (9); Wyrostek (4)..  Team LOB–7.  Team–4.  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Jocko Conlan, 3B–Artie Gore.  T–2:20.  A–9,350.
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