Philadelphia Phillies vs Cincinnati Redlegs
August 31, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1954 at Crosley Field. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 9, Cincinnati Redlegs 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 1 1 0
Wyrostek lf 3 1 1 2
  Schell ph,lf 2 1 1 0
Burgess c 4 1 2 1
Hamner 2b 5 1 3 1
Ennis rf 5 1 1 1
Torgeson 1b 5 1 2 2
Morgan ss 4 1 3 0
Jones 3b 4 1 2 1
Wehmeier p 4 0 1 1
Totals 40 9 17 9
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Adams 3b 4 0 2 0
McMillan ss 4 0 0 1
Bell cf 4 0 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 2 2 2
Greengrass lf 4 0 2 0
Temple 2b 4 0 0 0
Post rf 4 0 1 0
Landrith c 4 0 0 0
Podbielan p 0 0 0 0
  Drews p 1 1 1 0
  Harmon ph 1 0 0 0
  Baczewski p 0 0 0 0
  Valentine p 0 0 0 0
  Escalera ph 1 0 0 0
  Savransky p 0 0 0 0
  Merriman ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 8 3
Philadelphia 220 000 3119171
Cincinnati 001 001 001380
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Wehmeier  W(7-10) 9.0 8 3 3 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
0
2
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Podbielan  L(7-8) 1.0 4 4 4 2 0
  Drews   4.0 4 0 0 0 0
  Baczewski   1.1 4 3 3 3 0
  Valentine   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Savransky   2.0 4 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
17
9
9
5
0

  E–Morgan (26).  DP–Cincinnati 3. Drews-McMillan-Kluszewski, Baczewski-Landrith-Kluszewski, Valentine-McMillan-Kluszewski.  2B–Philadelphia Morgan (21,off Savransky), Cincinnati Drews (1,off Wehmeier).  3B–Philadelphia Schell (3,off Savransky).  HR–Philadelphia Wyrostek (3,1st inning off Podbielan 1 on 0 out); Torgeson (4,9th inning off Savransky 0 on 0 out)., Cincinnati Kluszewski 2 (41,6th inning off Wehmeier 0 on 1 out,9th inning off Wehmeier 0 on 0 out).  SH–Ashburn (12,off Drews).  Team LOB–10.  Team–6.  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Lon Warneke, 2B–Larry Goetz, 3B–Frank Dascoli.  T–2:24.  A–2,636.
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