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CLE
@CHW		8
2
BAL
@DET		4
3
BOS
@PHA		12
5
BOS
@PHA		7
3
NYY
@WSH		4
5
MLN
@CIN		11
8
MLN
@CIN		9
7
BRO
@NYG		7
4
PHI
@PIT		12
5
CHC
@STL		2
6
Sunday, September 5, 1954,
, Busch Stadium I
Attendance: 10,007, Time of Game: 2:18
Cubs
2
58-78
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Cardinals
6
61-74
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Brooks Lawrence (12-6)
L: Howie Pollet (8-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   1  0  0   1  0  0    2  6  2
Cardinals       0  2  1   0  0  2   0  1  X    6 12  1

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bob Talbot CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .255 .620 -0.027 1.19 0.035 -0.063 -0.2 2 0
   Frank Baumholtz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .299 .774 -0.021 0.72 0.000 -0.021 -0.2
   Hal Jeffcoat CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .856 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Gene Baker 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .274 .766 0.020 1.33 0.116 -0.096 -0.1 0 4 GDP
Randy Jackson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .823 -0.164 1.50 0.000 -0.164 -1.5 2 4
Hank Sauer RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 .295 .964 -0.004 0.94 0.085 -0.088 0.2 0 1 HR
Ernie Banks SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .778 -0.083 0.78 0.000 -0.083 -0.9 2 4
Ralph Kiner LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .289 .877 0.013 0.48 0.047 -0.034 0.6 2 1 HR
Dee Fondy 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .284 .731 0.004 0.60 0.041 -0.037 -0.1 11 3
Joe Garagiola C 2 0 2 0 1 0 .275 .810 0.140 1.13 0.140 0.000 1.3 3 2
Howie Pollet P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .636 -0.061 2.26 0.000 -0.061 -0.6 1 1
   Warren Hacker P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .515 -0.097 1.92 0.000 -0.097 -0.8 1 0 GDP
   Hal Rice PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .168 .512 -0.030 1.23 0.000 -0.030 -0.3
   Bill Tremel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .583 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 2 6 2 3 5 .194 .652 -0.310 1.05 0.464 -0.774 -2.6 24 20
HR: H Sauer (37, off B Lawrence; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); R Kiner (21, off B Lawrence; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
TB: R Kiner 4; H Sauer 4; J Garagiola 2; D Fondy; G Baker.
GIDP: G Baker (10); W Hacker (1).
RBI: R Kiner (68); H Sauer (92).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
E: E Banks (29); G Baker (22).
Outfield Assists: H Sauer (D Rice at home plate); R Kiner (W Moon at home plate).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wally Moon CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .317 .828 -0.058 0.59 0.024 -0.083 -0.5 4 0 CS
Solly Hemus 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .299 .882 -0.025 0.34 0.014 -0.039 0.1 1 5 2B
Stan Musial RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .336 1.053 -0.008 0.35 0.018 -0.026 -0.1 1 0 IW
Ray Jablonski 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .305 .792 0.063 0.51 0.082 -0.020 0.3 2 2
Rip Repulski LF 3 1 2 1 0 0 .278 .776 0.109 0.83 0.115 -0.006 0.9 1 0 SF
Del Rice C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .241 .655 0.027 0.68 0.047 -0.020 0.3 4 1
Joe Cunningham 1B 2 1 2 1 2 0 .296 .844 0.035 0.87 0.036 -0.002 0.7 13 0
Alex Grammas SS 2 1 1 1 2 0 .246 .621 0.075 1.01 0.110 -0.035 1.4 1 2 3B
Brooks Lawrence P 4 0 0 1 0 0 .186 .425 -0.027 0.87 0.014 -0.041 -1.1 0 4
Team Totals 33 6 12 4 6 1 .364 .905 0.191 0.64 0.460 -0.272 1.9 27 14
2B: S Hemus (14, off W Hacker).
3B: A Grammas (4, off W Hacker).
SF: R Repulski (7, off H Pollet).
IBB: S Musial (20, by W Hacker).
TB: A Grammas 3; S Hemus 3; J Cunningham 2; D Rice 2; R Repulski 2; S Musial; W Moon; R Jablonski.
RBI: A Grammas (23); R Repulski (71); B Lawrence (4); J Cunningham (44).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Lawrence-S Hemus-J Cunningham; A Grammas-J Cunningham.
E: W Moon (9).
Baserunning
CS: W Moon (9, 2nd base by W Hacker/J Garagiola).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Howie Pollet, L (8-8) 2.2 6 3 3 3 1 0 3.38 16 32 -0.198 1.10 -2.2
Warren Hacker 3.1 3 2 2 2 0 0 4.46 15 3 0 0.008 0.48 0.3
Bill Tremel 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 4.31 9 0 0 0.001 0.17 0.0
Team Totals 8 12 6 6 6 1 0 6.75 40 32 3 0 -0.189 1.05 -1.9

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Brooks Lawrence, W (12-6) 9 6 2 2 3 5 2 3.80 34 69 0.310 1.05 2.6
Team Totals 9 6 2 2 3 5 2 2.00 34 69 0.310 0.64 2.6
Balks: None.
WP: B Tremel (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: W Hacker (6; S Musial).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Lon Warneke, 2B - Larry Goetz, 3B - Frank Dascoli.
Time of Game: 2:18.
Attendance: 10,007.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 104° F.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Bob Talbot CF 1 Wally Moon CF
2 Gene Baker 2B 2 Solly Hemus 2B
3 Randy Jackson 3B 3 Stan Musial RF
4 Hank Sauer RF 4 Ray Jablonski 3B
5 Ernie Banks SS 5 Rip Repulski LF
6 Ralph Kiner LF 6 Del Rice C
7 Dee Fondy 1B 7 Joe Cunningham 1B
8 Joe Garagiola C 8 Alex Grammas SS
9 Howie Pollet P 9 Brooks Lawrence P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 1-3 0 1-- OO CHC W. Hacker B. Lawrence 10% 80% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
b2 0-0 0 1-- STL R. Repulski H. Pollet 9% 68% Single; Jablonski to 3B/Adv on E6
t4 0-3 0 --- R CHC H. Sauer B. Lawrence -8% 73% Home Run
t3 0-2 2 123 O CHC R. Jackson B. Lawrence 8% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 3-1 0 1-- R STL A. Grammas W. Hacker 8% 95% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Cunningham Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Brooks Lawrence facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- CHC B. Talbot B. Lawrence -4% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- OO CHC G. Baker B. Lawrence 7% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O CHC R. Jackson B. Lawrence 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Howie Pollet facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O STL W. Moon H. Pollet -2% 53% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- O STL S. Hemus H. Pollet -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O STL S. Musial H. Pollet -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Brooks Lawrence facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O CHC H. Sauer B. Lawrence 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- O CHC E. Banks B. Lawrence 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O CHC R. Kiner B. Lawrence 1% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Howie Pollet facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- STL R. Jablonski H. Pollet 4% 59% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- STL R. Repulski H. Pollet 9% 68% Single; Jablonski to 3B/Adv on E6
b2 0-0 0 1-3 STL D. Rice H. Pollet 4% 72% Single; Jablonski stays at 3B; Repulski to 2B
b2 0-0 0 123 RO STL J. Cunningham H. Pollet -0% 72% Single to RF; Jablonski Scores; Repulski to 3B; Rice out at Hm/RF-C-SS-1B-3B
b2 1-0 1 1-3 STL A. Grammas H. Pollet 2% 74% Walk; Cunningham to 2B
b2 1-0 1 123 RO STL B. Lawrence H. Pollet 1% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B; Repulski Scores; Cunningham to 3B; Grammas to 2B
b2 2-0 2 -23 O STL W. Moon H. Pollet -4% 71% Groundout: 1B-P
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Brooks Lawrence facing 7-8-9
t3 0-2 0 --- CHC D. Fondy B. Lawrence -4% 67% Single/Bunt
t3 0-2 0 1-- CHC J. Garagiola B. Lawrence -6% 61% Single; Fondy to 2B
t3 0-2 0 12- O CHC H. Pollet B. Lawrence 6% 67% Flyball: 3B
t3 0-2 1 12- O CHC B. Talbot B. Lawrence 5% 72% Strikeout
t3 0-2 2 12- CHC G. Baker B. Lawrence -4% 68% Walk; Fondy to 3B; Garagiola to 2B
t3 0-2 2 123 O CHC R. Jackson B. Lawrence 8% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cubs' Howie Pollet facing 2-3-4
b3 2-0 0 --- O STL S. Hemus H. Pollet -2% 75% Groundout: P-1B
b3 2-0 1 --- STL S. Musial H. Pollet 2% 77% Single
b3 2-0 1 1-- STL R. Jablonski H. Pollet 5% 81% Single; Musial to 3B
b3 2-0 1 1-3 RO STL R. Repulski H. Pollet 1% 83% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Musial Scores
b3 3-0 2 1-- STL D. Rice H. Pollet 1% 84% Single; Jablonski to 2B
b3 3-0 2 12- STL J. Cunningham H. Pollet 1% 85% Walk; Jablonski to 3B; Rice to 2B
Warren Hacker replaces Howie Pollet pitching and batting 9th
b3 3-0 2 123 O STL A. Grammas W. Hacker -4% 82% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Brooks Lawrence facing 4-5-6
t4 0-3 0 --- R CHC H. Sauer B. Lawrence -8% 73% Home Run
t4 1-3 0 --- O CHC E. Banks B. Lawrence 3% 76% Flyball: CF
t4 1-3 1 --- O CHC R. Kiner B. Lawrence 2% 78% Groundout: P-1B
t4 1-3 2 --- O CHC D. Fondy B. Lawrence 1% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cubs' Warren Hacker facing 9-1-2
b4 3-1 0 --- O STL B. Lawrence W. Hacker -2% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 3-1 1 --- O STL W. Moon W. Hacker -1% 76% Flyball: LF
b4 3-1 2 --- O STL S. Hemus W. Hacker -1% 75% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Brooks Lawrence facing 8-9-1
t5 1-3 0 --- CHC J. Garagiola B. Lawrence -5% 70% Walk
t5 1-3 0 1-- OO CHC W. Hacker B. Lawrence 10% 80% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
t5 1-3 2 --- O CHC B. Talbot B. Lawrence 1% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cubs' Warren Hacker facing 3-4-5
b5 3-1 0 --- O STL S. Musial W. Hacker -1% 80% Groundout: 1B-P
b5 3-1 1 --- O STL R. Jablonski W. Hacker -1% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 3-1 2 --- STL R. Repulski W. Hacker 1% 80% Single
b5 3-1 2 1-- O STL D. Rice W. Hacker -2% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Brooks Lawrence facing 2-3-4
t6 1-3 0 --- CHC G. Baker B. Lawrence -8% 70% Single to CF; Baker to 2B/Adv on E8
t6 1-3 0 -2- O CHC R. Jackson B. Lawrence 6% 76% Flyball: LF
t6 1-3 1 -2- O CHC H. Sauer B. Lawrence 6% 82% Fielder's Choice SS; Baker out at 3B/SS-3B; Sauer to 1B
t6 1-3 2 1-- O CHC E. Banks B. Lawrence 3% 85% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cubs' Warren Hacker facing 7-8-9
b6 3-1 0 --- STL J. Cunningham W. Hacker 2% 87% Walk
b6 3-1 0 1-- R STL A. Grammas W. Hacker 8% 95% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Cunningham Scores
b6 4-1 0 --3 O STL B. Lawrence W. Hacker -2% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 4-1 1 --3 R STL W. Moon W. Hacker 2% 95% Reached on E4 (throw to Hm) (Ground Ball); Grammas Scores/No RBI
b6 5-1 1 1-- O STL S. Hemus W. Hacker -1% 94% Moon Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b6 5-1 2 --- STL S. Hemus W. Hacker 0% 95% Double
b6 5-1 2 -2- STL S. Musial W. Hacker 0% 95% Intentional Walk
b6 5-1 2 12- O STL R. Jablonski W. Hacker -1% 94% Popfly: 3B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Cardinals' Brooks Lawrence facing 6-7-8
t7 1-5 0 --- R CHC R. Kiner B. Lawrence -5% 89% Home Run
t7 2-5 0 --- O CHC D. Fondy B. Lawrence 2% 92% Flyball: CF
t7 2-5 1 --- CHC J. Garagiola B. Lawrence -3% 89% Single
Hal Rice pinch hits for Warren Hacker (P) batting 9th
t7 2-5 1 1-- O CHC H. Rice B. Lawrence 3% 92% Strikeout
Frank Baumholtz pinch hits for Bob Talbot (CF) batting 1st
t7 2-5 2 1-- O CHC F. Baumholtz B. Lawrence 2% 94% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Cubs' Bill Tremel facing 5-6-7
Bill Tremel replaces Hal Rice (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Hal Jeffcoat replaces Frank Baumholtz (PH) playing CF batting 1st
b7 5-2 0 --- O STL R. Repulski B. Tremel -1% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 5-2 1 --- O STL D. Rice B. Tremel -0% 93% Popfly: C
b7 5-2 2 --- STL J. Cunningham B. Tremel 0% 94% Single
b7 5-2 2 1-- STL A. Grammas B. Tremel 0% 94% Walk; Cunningham to 2B
b7 5-2 2 12- O STL B. Lawrence B. Tremel -1% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Cardinals' Brooks Lawrence facing 2-3-4
t8 2-5 0 --- O CHC G. Baker B. Lawrence 2% 95% Strikeout (C-1B)
t8 2-5 1 --- O CHC R. Jackson B. Lawrence 1% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 2-5 2 --- O CHC H. Sauer B. Lawrence 1% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Cubs' Bill Tremel facing 1-2-3
b8 5-2 0 --- STL W. Moon B. Tremel 0% 98% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
b8 5-2 0 1-- O STL S. Hemus B. Tremel 0% 98% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Moon out at Hm/LF-2B-C; Hemus to 3B/Adv on throw
b8 5-2 1 --3 R STL S. Musial B. Tremel 1% 99% Wild Pitch; Hemus Scores
b8 6-2 1 --- O STL S. Musial B. Tremel -0% 99% Popfly: SS
b8 6-2 2 --- O STL R. Jablonski B. Tremel -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-6, Cardinals' Brooks Lawrence facing 5-6-7
t9 2-6 0 --- O CHC E. Banks B. Lawrence 1% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 2-6 1 --- O CHC R. Kiner B. Lawrence 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 2-6 2 --- O CHC D. Fondy B. Lawrence 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 6.

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