BOXSCORE: 1954 Washington Nationals At 1954 Chicago-NL Cubs         8/14/1954

  Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Temple 2B         5  0  0  0 .278     F.Fain 1B           4  1  1  0 .360  
  J.Lemon RF          4  1  1  1 .250     D.Snider CF         2  0  2  0 .294  
  H.Kuenn SS          5  0  0  0 .258     F.Thomas LF         3  0  1  1 .308  
  J.Adcock 1B         4  1  2  0 .315     B.Adams 2B          4  0  0  0 .219  
  R.Boone 3B          3  0  2  1 .272     E.Mathews 3B        3  0  0  0 .232  
  V.Power LF          4  0  2  1 .220     E.Banks SS          3  0  0  0 .228  
  G.Bell CF           4  0  0  0 .240     A.Pafko RF          2  0  0  0 .290  
  J.Hegan C           4  1  1  0 .226   A-J.Robinson PH       1  0  0  0 .299  
  B.Rush P            3  0  0  0 .180   B-C.Furillo RF        1  0  0  0 .280  
C-L.Merriman PH       0  0  0  0 .273     B.Sarni C           4  0  2  0 .293  
D-R.Sievers PR        0  0  0  0 .198     J.Coleman P         2  0  0  0 .246  
  V.Law P             0  0  0  0 .000   E-W.Dropo PH          1  0  0  0 .200  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  3  8  3                 Totals      30  1  6  1

A-Pinch Hit For Pafko In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Robinson In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Rush In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Merriman In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Coleman In 9th Inning

INJURY: Lloyd Merriman INJURED (for 0 more games) in 9th inning

Nationals....... 0 0 0  2 0 0  1 0 0  -  3  8  0
Cubs............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  1  6  3

Nationals (40-66)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Rush WIN(7-12)          8       5   1   1   4   3   0 122   5.31  A1 D7
V.Law SAVE(16th)          1       1   0   0   0   0   0  12   4.36  D8
Totals                    9       6   1   1   4   3   0

Cubs (76-50)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Coleman LOSS(10-6)      9       8   3   3   2   3   0 124   4.00  A1
Totals                    9       8   3   3   2   3   0

ATTENDANCE- 23,954 DATE- Saturday, August 14th 1954 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:24
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 9  Cubs: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 1  Cubs: 1
ERRORS- D.Snider-2, E.Banks
DOUBLES- J.Hegan(14th), D.Snider(27th)
RBIs- J.Lemon(1st), R.Boone(32nd), V.Power(27th), F.Thomas(57th)
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Snider, J.Coleman
WALKS- J.Lemon, R.Boone, F.Fain, D.Snider, F.Thomas, E.Mathews
HIT BY PITCH- L.Merriman, E.Banks
STRIKE OUTS- J.Lemon-2, B.Rush, B.Adams-2, B.Sarni
GIDP- G.Bell, W.Dropo
2-out RBI- J.Lemon, F.Thomas
RLISP 2-out- E.Mathews, J.Temple, F.Thomas, F.Fain, G.Bell-2, J.Robinson-2,
             H.Kuenn-2, B.Adams, J.Hegan
TEAM RISP- Nationals: 3 for 16  Cubs: 1 for 7

Ray Boone had 2 base hits at Wrigely Field where the Washington Nationals beat
the Chicago-NL Cubs 3 to 1.

Washington scored 2 runs in the 4th inning when they came up with 3 base hits.
Jim Lemon opened up the inning nicely when he drew a walk.  After an out was
recorded, Joe Adcock came up and he lined a single.  Boone then banged out a
single scoring a run.  Vic Power stepped in and he laced a one-base hit
scoring the final run of the inning.  Washington rapped out 8 hits for the
night.  

The win went to Bob Rush(7-12) who allowed 1 run in 8 innings. Vern Law got
the save, his 16th.  Joe Coleman(10-6) absorbed the loss.  He gave up 8 hits
and 2 walks in 9 innings.  


SCORESHEET: 1954 Washington Nationals at 1954 Chicago-NL Cubs
J.Temple-A1  A1:F/9     B1:G/63    C1:G/63    D1:F/7     E1:G/43>1
                                                         2
                                                         
J.Lemon-A1   A2:K       *4*:W>b1   *6*:L/6    D2:Si+E/8  E2:K
                                              >2#        
                                                         
H.Kuenn-A1   A3:FO/2    B3:F/7     C3:F/8     D3:FO/5    E3:F/8
                                                         
                                                         
J.Adcock-A1  *2*:G/13   B4:Si>12   C4:Si      *8*:L/6
                                              
                                              
R.Boone-A1   A5:F/7     B5:Si>2#   C5:W>12 b  D5:Si
                        13         1          
                                              
V.Power-A1   A6:FO/2    B6:Si>3#   C6:E/6>23  D6:Si>12
                        13         12         
                                              
G.Bell-A1    *3*:E/8>b  B7:G-DP/4  C7:G/43    D7:F/8
             2          63>1o                 
                                              
J.Hegan-A1   A8:G/13    *5*:F/8    *7*:Do     D8:G/53
                                              
                                              
B.Rush-A1    A9:G/63    B9:G/23    C9:K       *9*:HBP
L.Merrim-D9                                   
R.Siever-E1+                                  

F.Fain-A1    A1:Si      B1:G/43    C1:G/13    D1:W>b1    E1:F/7
                                                         
                                                         
D.Snider-A1  A2:Sac/34  B2:Do      *6*:Si     D2:W>12 b
             >12                              1
                                              
F.Thomas-A1  A3:W>b1    B3:G/63    C3:F/7     D3:Si>2#
                                              13
                                              
B.Adams-A1   A4:K       *4*:G/53   C4:K       D4:Force/
                                              54>1o b1
                                              
E.Mathew-A1  A5:G/63    B5:P/3     C5:W>12 b  *8*:F/8
                                   1          
                                              
E.Banks-A1   *2*:P/6    B6:G/3     C6:HBP>23  D6:F/7
                                   12         
                                              
A.Pafko-A1   A7:G/43    *5*:G/3    C7:G/63    D7:F/8
J.Robins-C7                                   
C.Furill-C8                                   
B.Sarni-A1   A8:G/3     B8:Si      *7*:K      *9*:Si
                                              
                                              
J.Colema-A1  *3*:G/3    B9:Sac/54  C9:G/63    D9:G-DP/6
W.Dropo-D9              >12                   43>1o