St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
April 12, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1955 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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St. Louis Cardinals 4, Chicago Cubs 14

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Moon lf 5 0 1 0
Virdon cf 4 1 2 0
Musial 1b 4 1 2 1
Repulski rf 4 0 2 0
Schoendienst 2b 2 1 1 0
Boyer 3b 4 1 1 2
Sarni c 4 0 0 1
Grammas ss 4 0 0 0
Lawrence p 0 0 0 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  Jacobs p 1 0 0 0
  LaPalme p 1 0 0 0
  Elliott ph 1 0 0 0
  Moford p 0 0 0 0
  Hemus ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Wade cf 4 2 1 0
Baker 2b 3 1 0 0
Baumholtz rf 5 2 2 2
Sauer lf 6 2 4 1
Jackson 3b 4 3 3 3
Banks ss 4 3 2 1
Fondy 1b 5 0 2 5
Chiti c 4 0 1 2
Minner p 4 1 3 0
Totals 39 14 18 14
St. Louis 100 100 020490
Chicago 560 200 10x14181
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Lawrence  L(0-1) 0.2 3 5 5 3 1
  Schultz   0.2 3 4 4 1 1
  Jacobs   2.0 6 4 4 1 1
  LaPalme   2.2 2 0 0 1 3
  Moford   2.0 4 1 1 2 0
Totals
8.0
4
1
1
2
0
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Minner  W(1-0) 9.0 9 4 4 2 4
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
4

  E–Banks (1), Banks (1).  DP–St. Louis 2. Minner-Baker-Fondy, Baker-Banks-Fondy, Chicago 2. Minner-Baker-Fondy, Baker-Banks-Fondy.  2B–St. Louis Virdon (1); Musial (1); Repulski (1)., Chicago Sauer 2 (3); Banks (1); Fondy (3).  HR–St. Louis Boyer (1,8th inning off Minner 1 on), Chicago Jackson (1,4th inning off Jacobs 0 on).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Baker (1); Minner (1).  IBB–Jackson (1).  Team–11.  U-HP–Frank Dascoli, 1B–Lon Warneke, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Larry Goetz.
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