BOXSCORE: 1954 Chicago-NL Cubs At 1954 Washington Nationals         5/17/1954

  Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Robinson 1B       5  1  3  2 .245     J.Temple 2B         4  0  0  0 .269  
E-J.Collins PH,1B     0  0  0  0 .222     A.Smith RF          4  0  0  0 .250  
  E.Banks SS          3  2  1  1 .268     H.Kuenn SS          3  0  0  0 .340  
A-T.Lepcio PH,SS      1  1  1  0 .217     R.Campanella C      4  0  1  0 .179  
  D.Snider CF         3  2  2  1 .253     R.Jablonski 1B      3  0  0  0 .314  
B-G.Woodling PH,LF    1  0  0  0 .308     R.Sievers LF        2  1  0  0 .160  
  E.Mathews 3B        4  2  2  4 .264     R.Boone 3B          3  0  1  0 .258  
C-V.Stephens PH,3B    2  0  1  0 .302     G.Bell CF           4  0  1  1 .250  
  C.Furillo RF        6  1  2  1 .316     B.Rush P            2  0  0  0 .273  
  F.Thomas LF         4  0  2  0 .333     J.Podres P          1  0  0  0 .286  
D-A.Pafko PH,CF       2  0  1  0 .303   F-J.Adcock PH         1  0  0  0 .343  
  B.Adams 2B          5  1  2  0 .200                                          
  B.Sarni C           5  2  4  3 .337                                          
  W.Ford P            4  0  0  0 .167                                          
  J.Sain P            1  0  0  0 .286                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      46 12 21 12                 Totals      31  1  3  1

A-Pinch Hit For Banks In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Snider In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Mathews In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Thomas In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Robinson In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Podres In 9th Inning

Cubs............ 3 1 0  1 1 4  1 0 1  - 12 21  2
Nationals....... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  1  3  0

Cubs (28-17)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
W.Ford WIN(5-1)           7       2   1   1   7   4   0 125   2.06  A1 D3
J.Sain                    2       1   0   0   0   1   0  24   3.96  D4
Totals                    9       3   1   1   7   5   0

Nationals (10-15)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Rush LOSS(2-3)          5      12   8   8   2   4   4 106   6.09  A1 D2
J.Podres                  4       9   4   4   3   3   2  83   6.38  D3
Totals                    9      21  12  12   5   7   6

ATTENDANCE- 6,873 DATE- Monday, May 17th 1954 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 3:22
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs:15  Nationals:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 1  Nationals: 0
ERRORS- B.Adams-2
DOUBLES- B.Adams-2(8th), B.Sarni(5th), G.Bell(5th)
HOME RUNS- J.Robinson(3rd), E.Banks(3rd), D.Snider(8th), E.Mathews-2(11th),
           B.Sarni(2nd)
RBIs- J.Robinson-2(12th), E.Banks(21st), D.Snider(23rd), E.Mathews-4(30th),
      C.Furillo(17th), B.Sarni-3(16th), G.Bell(7th)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Sarni, W.Ford
WALKS- J.Collins, E.Banks, T.Lepcio, D.Snider, G.Woodling, J.Temple, A.Smith,
       H.Kuenn, R.Jablonski, R.Sievers-2, R.Boone
HIT BY PITCH- B.Adams
STRIKE OUTS- G.Woodling, E.Mathews, C.Furillo-2, B.Adams, B.Sarni, W.Ford,
             A.Smith-2, R.Boone, B.Rush, J.Podres
GIDP- H.Kuenn
2-out RBI- B.Sarni-2, G.Bell, C.Furillo
RLISP 2-out- H.Kuenn, E.Mathews-2, B.Rush-2, W.Ford, J.Podres, A.Pafko,
             G.Woodling-2, J.Sain, A.Smith-2
TEAM RISP- Cubs: 5 for 14  Nationals: 0 for 6

Third baseman Eddie Mathews launched 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI as the
Chicago-NL Cubs smashed the overmatched Washington Nationals, 12 to
1.

Mathews had a big day with his bat.  He lost the ball over the fence for three
runs in the 1st inning and ripped a solo home run in the 6th inning.
Chicago-NL lit up the scoreboard in the 6th inning with 4 runs on 5 hits.
The Chicago-NL offense man-handled the Washington pitching staff as they
scored in 7 of the 9 innings.  

The winning pitcher was Whitey Ford(5-1) who allowed 1 run in 7 innings. The
losing pitcher was Bob Rush(2-3).  He was touched for 4 homeruns in his 5
innings of work.  


SCORESHEET: 1954 Chicago-NL Cubs at 1954 Washington Nationals
J.Robins-A1  A1:G/53    B1:Si      C1:Si>3#   *6*:HR>b#  *7*:P/6    F1:W>b1
J.Collin-F1                                                         
                                                                    
E.Banks-A1   A2:W>b1    B2:F/7     C2:Force/  D2:HR>b#   E2:Si      F2:W>12 b
T.Lepcio-E2                        46>1o b1                         1
                                                                    
D.Snider-A1  A3:W>12 b  B3:G/3     C3:Si>13   D3:HR>b#   E3:W>12 b  F3:K
G.Woodli-E3  1                                           1          
                                                                    
E.Mathew-A1  A4:HR>2#   *3*:K      C4:G/31    D4:HR>b#   E4:F/7     *9*:Si
V.Stephe-E4  1# b#                                                  
                                                                    
C.Furill-A1  A5:K       B5:P/6     *5*:K      D5:Si      E5:Si>2#   F5:Force/
                                                         13         36>1o b1
                                                                    
F.Thomas-A1  A6:Si      B6:Si      C6:F/7     D6:F/9     E6:F/8     F6:Si>12
A.Pafko-E6                                                          
                                                                    
B.Adams-A1   A7:F/9     B7:K       C7:Do      D7:HBP>12  *8*:Do     F7:Force/
                                                                    14>23 1o
                                                                    b1
B.Sarni-A1   *2*:HR>b#  *4*:Do     C8:Si>2#   D8:K       E8:Sac/54  F8:Si>3#
                                                         >23        12
                                                                    
W.Ford-A1    A9:G/43    B9:Sac/34  C9:F/9     D9:Force/  E9:K       F9:F/7
J.Sain-F4               >23                   64>1o b1              
                                                                    

J.Temple-A1  A1:W>b1    B1:E/4     *5*:G/43   *7*:G/53   E1:F/8
                                                         
                                                         
A.Smith-A1   A2:Force/  B2:W>12 b  C2:G/63    D2:K       E2:K
             16>1o b1   1                                
                                                         
H.Kuenn-A1   A3:G-DP/5  B3:F/7     C3:W>b1    D3:F/9
             43>1o                            
                                              
R.Campan-A1  *2*:G/53   *4*:Si     C4:Force/  *8*:G/43
                                   64>1o b1   
                                              
R.Jablon-A1  A5:W>b1    B5:L/6     *6*:FO/5   D5:G/63
                                              
                                              
R.Siever-A1  A6:F/7     B6:W>12 b  C6:W>b1    D6:F/7
                        1                     
                                              
R.Boone-A1   A7:P/6     B7:W>23 1  C7:K       *9*:Si
                        2 b1                  
                                              
G.Bell-A1    *3*:G/31   B8:P/4     C8:Do>1#   D8:F/7
                                              
                                              
B.Rush-A1    A9:K       B9:G/53    C9:K       D9:E/4>13
J.Podres-C5                                   b2 
J.Adcock-D9                                   



SCORESHEET: 1954 Chicago-NL Cubs at 1954 Washington Nationals
J.Robins-A1
J.Collin-F1

E.Banks-A1
T.Lepcio-E2

D.Snider-A1
G.Woodli-E3

E.Mathew-A1
V.Stephe-E4

C.Furill-A1


F.Thomas-A1
A.Pafko-E6

B.Adams-A1


B.Sarni-A1


W.Ford-A1
J.Sain-F4


J.Temple-A1


A.Smith-A1


H.Kuenn-A1


R.Campan-A1


R.Jablon-A1


R.Siever-A1


R.Boone-A1


G.Bell-A1


B.Rush-A1
J.Podres-C5
J.Adcock-D9