Cincinnati Redlegs vs Chicago Cubs
September 26, 1954 Box Score

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

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Cincinnati Redlegs 2, Chicago Cubs 5

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Adams 3b 4 2 2 0
McMillan ss 2 0 1 0
Bell cf 4 0 1 0
Kluszewski 1b 3 0 1 1
Post rf 3 0 0 1
Borkowski lf 4 0 1 0
Temple 2b 3 0 0 0
Seminick c 2 0 0 0
  Bailey c 2 0 0 0
Nuxhall p 3 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Merriman ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Talbot cf 4 0 0 0
Baker 2b 3 0 1 0
Jackson 3b 4 1 1 0
Sauer rf 4 0 1 1
Banks ss 3 0 1 0
Kiner lf 4 2 1 0
Bilko 1b 3 2 3 2
Fanning c 4 0 1 0
Rush p 4 0 1 2
Totals 33 5 10 5
Cincinnati 101 000 000260
Chicago 020 002 10x5102
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall  L(12-5) 6.2 9 5 5 3 3
  Smith   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
3
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rush  W(13-15) 9.0 6 2 2 3 4
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
4

  E–Rush 2 (3).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Adams-McMillan-Temple, Chicago 1. Baker-Banks-Bilko.  2B–Cincinnati Bell (38,off Rush), Chicago Jackson (17,off Nuxhall); Bilko (8,off Nuxhall); Kiner (36,off Nuxhall).  HR–Chicago Bilko (4,6th inning off Nuxhall 1 on 1 out).  SH–McMillan 2 (31,off Rush 2).  SF–Post (5,off Rush).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  SB–Temple (21,2nd base off Rush/Fanning).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Artie Gore, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:04.  A–9,204.
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