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Cubs
@ Braves
County Stadium
September 6, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the Chicago Cubs, played on September 6, 1954 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 6, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Milwaukee Braves
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 6, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Klippstein |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ernie Johnson |
| Ballpark | County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee |
| State | WI |
| Attendance | 40,494 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lon Warneke 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: Frank Dascoli 3B: Frank Secory |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Talbot | Center Fielder |
| Gene Baker | Second Baseman |
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Hal Rice | Right Fielder |
| Joe Garagiola | Catcher |
| Johnny Klippstein | Pitcher |
| Stan Hack | Manager |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Right Fielder |
| Del Crandall | Catcher |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Jack Dittmer | Second Baseman |
| Ernie Johnson | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Braves
County Stadium
September 6, 1954
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Talbot vs. Johnson
Talbot hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Johnson
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Johnson
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fondy for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Klippstein
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Klippstein
Mathews hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Talbot. Mathews reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adcock vs. Klippstein
Adcock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Klippstein
There go the runners. The throw from Garagiola and he throws it away. That's a double steal and an error. Mathews scores. Adcock goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Klippstein
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Klippstein
Pafko hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Johnson
Sauer strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Johnson
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Johnson
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Klippstein
Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. Talbot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Klippstein
Logan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dittmer vs. Klippstein
Dittmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Logan moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Klippstein
Johnson bunts in front of the plate. Garagiola fields it and throws to first for the out. Logan moves to third. Dittmer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bruton vs. Klippstein
Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Johnson
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rice for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Johnson
Garagiola hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klippstein vs. Johnson
Klippstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Klippstein for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Klippstein
Mathews hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Klippstein
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Klippstein
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Klippstein
Pafko hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Klippstein
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Talbot vs. Johnson
Talbot hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Johnson
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Johnson
Fondy strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Johnson
Sauer hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Klippstein
Logan hits a popup in front of the plate. Garagiola settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dittmer vs. Klippstein
Dittmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Klippstein
Johnson bunts towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Baker covering, for the out. Dittmer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bruton vs. Klippstein
Bruton hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Johnson
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Johnson
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Johnson
Rice strikes out. Crandall drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Rice out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Klippstein
Mathews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Klippstein
Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Klippstein
Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mathews moves to third. Adcock moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pafko vs. Klippstein
Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mathews tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crandall vs. Klippstein
Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Johnson
Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klippstein vs. Johnson
Klippstein hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Talbot vs. Johnson
Talbot hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Johnson
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Klippstein
Logan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dittmer vs. Klippstein
Dittmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Logan moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Zick
Bob Zick now pitching.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Logan scores. Dittmer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bruton vs. Zick
Bruton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dittmer scores. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mathews vs. Zick
Mathews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Bruton moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adcock vs. Zick
Adcock strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Zick
Thomson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pafko vs. Zick
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Jackson. Bruton scores. Mathews moves to third. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Crandall vs. Zick
Crandall hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Zick
Logan hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Johnson
Fondy strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Johnson
Sauer hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Johnson
Banks hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dittmer vs. Zick
Steve Bilko now playing first base.
Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dittmer for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Zick
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Zick
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bruton for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Johnson
Sam Calderone now catching. Jim Pendleton now playing left field. George Metkovich now playing right field.
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Johnson
Rice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Johnson
Garagiola hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zick vs. Johnson
The umpire calls a balk on Johnson Garagiola moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zick vs. Johnson
Zick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Garagiola moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Talbot vs. Johnson
Talbot hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Garagiola scores. Zick moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Johnson
Baker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Zick scores. Talbot moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bilko vs. Johnson
Bilko strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Zick
Mathews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Zick
Danny O'Connell pinch runs for Eddie Mathews.
Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Connell moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pendleton vs. Zick
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Connell scores. Adcock moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metkovich vs. Zick
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Adcock moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Calderone vs. Zick
Calderone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Adcock scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Zick
Logan hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Johnson
Danny O'Connell now playing third base. Roy Smalley now playing shortstop.
Sauer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Johnson
Al Lary pinch runs for Hank Sauer.
Banks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lary moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Johnson
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it, steps on third, and throws to second for the double play. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Johnson
Rice hits a popup in front of the plate. Calderone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/6/1954, game 1 -- Chicago at Milwaukee (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI
Talbot B, cf 4 0 2 1 Bruton B, cf 5 1 1 1
Baker G, 2b 4 0 1 1 Mathews E, 3b 5 4 5 2
Fondy D, 1b 3 0 0 0 O'Connell D, pr-3b 0 1 0 0
Bilko S, 1b 1 0 0 0 Adcock J, 1b 4 2 2 0
Sauer H, lf 4 0 1 0 Thomson B, lf 3 0 0 0
Lary A, pr 0 0 0 0 Pendleton J, lf 1 0 1 1
Banks E, ss 4 0 1 0 Pafko A, rf 3 1 1 2
Jackson R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Metkovich G, rf 1 0 0 0
Rice H, rf 4 0 0 0 Crandall D, c 4 1 1 3
Garagiola J, c 3 1 1 0 Calderone S, c 1 0 1 1
Klippstein J, p 2 0 1 0 Logan J, ss 5 1 2 0
Zick B, p 1 1 1 0 Smalley R, ss 0 0 0 0
Dittmer J, 2b 4 1 3 0
Johnson E, p 2 1 1 1
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34 2 8 2 38 13 18 11
Chicago 000 000 020 -- 2
Milwaukee 201 017 02x -- 13
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Klippstein J (L)* 5.0 9 6 4 2 1
Zick B 3.0 9 7 7 0 1
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson E (W) 9.0 8 2 2 0 5
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Garagiola J, Jackson R
DP -- Chicago 1, Milwaukee 1
LOB -- Chicago 5, Milwaukee 6
2B -- Mathews E
HR -- Mathews E, Crandall D
SB -- Adcock J, Mathews E
SH -- Johnson E 2
SF -- Pafko A
Balk -- Johnson E
T -- 2:37
A -- 40494
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