BOXSCORE: 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1954 Chicago-NL Cubs 7/2/1954
Pirates AB R H RBI AVG Cubs AB R H RBI AVG
D.Mueller RF 5 2 3 0 .302 F.Fain 1B 4 1 2 1 .382
R.Schoendienst 2B 5 0 0 0 .271 F-T.Lepcio PH 1 0 0 0 .238
M.Vernon 1B 0 0 0 0 .281 D.Snider CF 3 3 2 0 .288
A-B.Skowron PR,1B 2 2 1 0 .337 F.Thomas LF 1 1 1 0 .305
W.Mays CF 5 1 2 3 .363 C-A.Pafko PH,LF 3 1 1 2 .272
Y.Berra C 5 1 0 1 .279 B.Adams 2B 3 0 0 0 .230
R.Kiner LF 4 2 2 4 .269 E.Mathews 3B 4 2 1 1 .241
D-R.Repulski LF 0 0 0 0 .252 E.Banks SS 4 1 1 4 .235
J.Finigan 3B 3 0 1 0 .255 C.Furillo RF 4 0 0 0 .300
H.Newhouser P 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Sarni C 4 0 0 0 .285
A.Dark SS 5 0 1 0 .305 J.Coleman P 4 0 0 0 .208
R.Gomez P 1 0 0 0 .118 S.Ridzik P 0 0 0 0 .500
B-S.Amoros PH 1 0 0 0 .250
J.Harshman P 2 0 0 0 .000
E-A.Carey 3B 0 0 0 0 .313
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Totals 38 8 10 8 Totals 35 9 8 8
A-Pinch Ran For Vernon In 1st Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Gomez In 4th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Thomas In 4th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Kiner In 9th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Harshman In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Fain In 9th Inning
INJURY: Mickey Vernon INJURED (for 0 more games) in 1st inning
Pirates......... 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 - 8 10 2
Cubs............ 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 9 8 2
Pirates (55-40) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
R.Gomez 3 6 6 5 3 0 2 62 3.53 A1 C1
J.Harshman 5 0 0 0 1 4 0 56 2.38 C2 D9
H.Newhouser L(2-3)B(4th) 0 2/3 2 3 3 1 0 2 21 4.11 E1
Totals 8 2/3 8 9 8 5 4 4
Cubs (62-41) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Coleman 8 7 5 1 4 1 1 142 3.35 A1 E1
S.Ridzik WIN(3-3) BS(5th) 1 3 3 3 1 0 2 19 4.03 E2
Totals 9 10 8 4 5 1 3
ATTENDANCE- 18,060 DATE- Friday, July 2nd 1954 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:58
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 9 Cubs: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 0 Cubs: 0
ERRORS- B.Skowron, W.Mays, B.Adams, E.Banks
DOUBLES- W.Mays(20th)
HOME RUNS- W.Mays(25th), R.Kiner-2(8th), F.Fain(5th), A.Pafko(5th),
E.Mathews(28th), E.Banks(11th)
RBIs- W.Mays-3(69th), Y.Berra(51st), R.Kiner-4(25th), F.Fain(19th),
A.Pafko-2(23rd), E.Mathews(62nd), E.Banks-4(54th)
WALKS- B.Skowron-2, R.Kiner, J.Finigan-2, D.Snider-2, F.Thomas, B.Adams,
E.Mathews
HIT BY PITCH- M.Vernon, B.Adams
STRIKE OUTS- S.Amoros, D.Snider, E.Mathews, C.Furillo, B.Sarni
PASSED BALLS- Y.Berra
2-out RBI- E.Banks-4, F.Fain, R.Kiner-4, E.Mathews
RLISP 2-out- E.Banks-3, F.Fain, S.Amoros-2, E.Mathews, R.Kiner-2
TEAM RISP- Pirates: 3 for 9 Cubs: 2 for 10
WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: Yogi Berra blocked the plate, saving a run!
In an great finish the Chicago-NL Cubs won in dramatic fashion over the
Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 9 to 8 at Wrigely Field.
Chicago-NL had the winning rally in the bottom of the 9th inning with 3 runs
on 2 base hits. After an out was recorded, Duke Snider initiated the scoring
spurt when he drew a walk. Andy Pafko next to the plate and he blasted a
two-run home run. One out later, Eddie Mathews then hit a bases-empty home
run resulting in an exciting win for Chicago-NL and a wild post-game
celebration by the home town fans. Chicago-NL banged out 8 hits on the
afternoon.
The winning pitcher was Steve Ridzik(3-3) who allowed 3 runs in 1 inning. Hal
Newhouser(2-3) was tagged with the loss in relief.
SCORESHEET: 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates at 1954 Chicago-NL Cubs
D.Muelle-A1 A1:F/8 B1:Si *5*:Si+E/ D1:F/8 *9*:Si
4
R.Schoen-A1 A2:G/13 B2:Force/ C2:F/8 *7*:L/6 E2:F/9
54>1o b1
M.Vernon-A1 A3:HBP B3:G/63 C3:W>b1 D3:W>b1 E3:Si>12
B.Skowro-A4
W.Mays-A1 A4:F/8 *4*:G/63 C4:E/6>23 D4:Do>13 E4:HR>2#
12 1# b#
Y.Berra-A1 *2*:G/43 B5:F/8 C5:Force/ D5:L/6 E5:F/9
36>3# 23
1o b1
R.Kiner-A1 A6:G/63 B6:W>b1 C6:HR>3# D6:G/63 E6:HR>b#
R.Repuls-E9 1# b#
J.Finiga-A1 A7:Si B7:W>12 b C7:G/63 *8*:G/13 E7:W>b1
H.Newhou-E9 1
A.Dark-A1 A8:F/8 B8:Si>23 *6*:F/9 D8:G/63 E8:G/43
12
R.Gomez-A1 *3*:P/3 B9:K C9:G/63 D9:F/9
S.Amoros-B9
J.Harshm-C1+
F.Fain-A1 A1:FO/2 B1:HR>b# C1:Si>2o D1:P/4 *9*:G/63
T.Lepcio-E1
D.Snider-A1 A2:Si B2:Si *4*:W>b1 D2:K E2:W>b1
F.Thomas-A1 A3:Si>13 B3:W>12 b C3:PB>12 *7*:G/63 E3:HR>1#
A.Pafko-C3 1 G/43>23 b#
B.Adams-A1 A4:G/13>1 B4:W>23 1 C4:G/63 D4:HBP E4:F/9
2 2 b1
E.Mathew-A1 A5:IW>b1 B5:E/3>3# C5:K D5:G/63>1 E5:HR>b#
23 12 2
E.Banks-A1 A6:HR>3# B6:P/6 *5*:G/13 D6:G/43
2# 1# b#
C.Furill-A1 A7:P/6 *3*:G/43 C7:G/63 *8*:K
B.Sarni-A1 *2*:G/53 B8:E/8>b2 C8:P/6 D8:K
J.Colema-A1 A9:G/63 B9:P/3 *6*:F/7 D9:G/53
S.Ridzik-E1