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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 31, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 31, 1954 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 31, 1954 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 31, 1954 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Greason |
Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Minner |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 34,268 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 53 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Wally Moon | Center Fielder |
Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
Tom Alston | First Baseman |
Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
Bill Sarni | Catcher |
Bill Greason | Pitcher |
Eddie Stanky | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frank Baumholtz | Center Fielder |
Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
Hank Sauer | Right Fielder |
Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
Bill Serena | Second Baseman |
Walker Cooper | Catcher |
Paul Minner | Pitcher |
Stan Hack | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 31, 1954
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Minner
Moon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Minner
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moon moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Musial vs. Minner
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Serena fields it and throws to second for the out. Moon scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Minner
Jablonski hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Minner
Repulski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Repulski reaches second base with a double. Musial goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alston vs. Minner
Alston strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Greason
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Greason
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Greason
Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Greason
Sauer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Greason
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Minner
Grammas strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Minner
Sarni hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greason vs. Minner
Greason hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Greason
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alston scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Banks for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Greason
Serena takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Greason
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Greason fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minner vs. Greason
Minner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baumholtz vs. Greason
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Minner
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Minner
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Minner
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Minner
Jablonski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Minner
Repulski hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Greason
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Greason
Kiner strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Greason
Sauer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Greason
Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Greason
Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Greason
Serena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alston vs. Minner
Alston hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Minner covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Minner
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grammas for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Minner
Sarni hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yvars vs. Minner
Sal Yvars pinch hits for Bill Greason.
Yvars hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Deal
Cot Deal now pitching.
Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minner vs. Deal
Minner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Deal
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Deal
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alston scoops it up and throws to first, with Deal covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Deal
Kiner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Repulski. Kiner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sauer vs. Deal
Sauer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Deal
Jackson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Deal
Banks is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Serena vs. Deal
Serena hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Deal
Cooper hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Minner
Moon strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Minner
Schoendienst hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Minner
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Minner
Jablonski hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minner vs. Deal
Minner hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Deal
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Deal
Fondy is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Minner
Repulski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alston vs. Minner
Alston strikes out. Cooper drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Alston out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Minner
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Deal
Kiner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Repulski who is chasing the ball. Kiner reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sauer vs. Deal
Sauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Deal
Jackson hits a line drive into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kiner tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Deal
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Serena vs. Deal
Serena hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Musial who is chasing the ball. Serena reaches third base with a triple. Banks goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cooper vs. Deal
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Minner
Sarni hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Deal vs. Minner
Deal is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Minner
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out. Sarni moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Minner
Schoendienst hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minner vs. Deal
Minner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Deal
Baumholtz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Deal
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Deal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Deal
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/31/1954 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Moon W, cf 4 1 1 0 Baumholtz F, cf 5 0 1 0 Schoendienst R, 2b 4 0 2 0 Fondy D, 1b 5 0 0 0 Musial S, rf 3 2 1 1 Kiner R, lf 5 3 3 0 Jablonski R, 3b 3 1 1 2 Sauer H, rf 2 3 2 3 Repulski R, lf 3 0 1 1 Jackson R, 3b 3 2 2 4 Alston T, 1b 3 0 0 0 Banks E, ss 3 3 1 2 Grammas A, ss 3 0 0 0 Serena B, 2b 3 1 2 3 Sarni B, c 3 0 2 0 Cooper W, c 4 1 1 0 Greason B, p 1 0 0 0 Minner P, p 4 1 2 2 Yvars S, ph 1 0 0 0 Deal C, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 4 8 4 34 14 14 14 St.Louis 202 000 0 -- 4 Chicago 203 702 0 -- 14 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Greason B (L) 3.0 6 5 5 1 2 Deal C 4.0 8 9 9 2 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Minner P (W) 7.0 8 4 4 0 6 LOB -- St.Louis 4, Chicago 4 2B -- Repulski R, Kiner R 3B -- Kiner R, Serena B HR -- Sauer H 2, Jablonski R, Banks E, Minner P, Jackson R, Serena B SF -- Jackson R HBP -- by Deal C (Banks E) T -- 1:53 A -- 34268
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