Pirates @ Cubs
May 2, 1954

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Pirates 18 18 0
Cubs 9 13 1
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Pirates 18 18 0
Cubs 10 14 1

Ernie Banks Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .302
OBP .500 .388
At Bats 4 43
Hits 2 13
• Singles 1 10
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 2
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 2 8

Bob Friend Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 2 0
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Wrigley Field - May 2, 1954
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Single
Bob Friend
Toby Atwell
Bob Skinner
Curt Roberts
Dick Cole
Gair Allie
Cal Abrams
Frank Thomas
Jerry Lynch
Ernie Banks
Randy Jackson
Hank Sauer
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sauer scores. Jackson moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cole fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sauer moves to third.
Bottom 8 Sauer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas. Sauer reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Talbot hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Talbot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cole hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Abrams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Talbot. Abrams reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Bob Zick now pitching. Friend hits a fly ball into center field. Talbot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Steve Bilko pinch hits for Turk Lown. Bilko hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sauer scores. Jackson scores. Baker moves to second.
Bottom 7 Baker takes first base on ball four. Sauer moves to third. Jackson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jackson takes first base on ball four. Sauer moves to second.
Bottom 7 Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Allie scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Allie strikes out.
Top 7 Roberts hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Turk Lown now pitching. Atwell strikes out.
Bottom 6 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Talbot hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bill Serena pinch hits for Jim Brosnan. Serena strikes out.
Top 6 Lynch strikes out.
Top 6 Thomas strikes out.
Top 6 Skinner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 6 Cole hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Abrams moves to second.
Top 6 Abrams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Friend strikes out.
Bottom 5 Garagiola hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Baker strikes out.
Bottom 5 Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Sauer hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Fondy strikes out.
Top 5 Allie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brosnan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 There goes Roberts. The throw from Garagiola and he is out, Banks applying the tag.
Top 5 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brosnan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Jim Brosnan now pitching. Atwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Talbot hits a ball on the ground towards short. Allie scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Don Robertson pinch hits for Hal Jeffcoat. Robertson hits a fly ball into left field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cole fields it and throws to first for the out. Baker moves to second.
Bottom 4 Baker takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jeffcoat fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Skinner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Garagiola settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cole hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Talbot throws the ball in to Banks who relays the ball to Baker who tags Cole trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Allie fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Sauer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Kiner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas. Kiner reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Fondy strikes out.
Top 3 Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Friend hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks misplays the ball. That's an error on Banks. Lynch scores. Atwell moves to third. Allie moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Allie takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 3 Roberts hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thomas tags and scores.
Top 3 Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields it and throws to home to get Skinner. Thomas moves to third. Lynch moves to second.
Top 3 Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson can't make a play. That's a base hit.
Top 3 Thomas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Talbot. Thomas reaches second base with a double. Abrams scores. Cole scores. Skinner moves to third.
Top 3 Skinner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Friend scores. Abrams moves to third. Cole moves to second.
Top 3 Cole takes first base on ball four. Friend moves to third. Abrams moves to second.
Top 3 Abrams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Friend moves to second.
Top 3 Hal Jeffcoat now pitching. Friend takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Talbot hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Roberts settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Frank Baumholtz pinch hits for Jim Willis. Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts fields it and throws to second for the out. Banks scores. Baker moves to third.
Bottom 2 Garagiola takes first base on ball four. Banks moves to third. Baker moves to second.
Bottom 2 Baker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Roberts settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sauer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Jim Willis now pitching. Allie strikes out.
Top 2 Roberts hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Talbot. Roberts reaches second base with a double. Thomas scores.
Top 2 Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thomas moves to third.
Top 2 Thomas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Talbot. Thomas reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Kiner strikes out.
Bottom 1 Fondy hits a fly ball into left field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Talbot hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Davis covering, for the out.
Top 1 Cole hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Talbot. Cole reaches second base with a double. Abrams scores.
Top 1 Abrams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Talbot who is chasing the ball. Abrams reaches third base with a triple. Friend scores.
Top 1 Jim Davis now pitching. Friend hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Talbot. Friend reaches second base with a double. Lynch scores. Roberts scores. Allie goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Allie takes first base on ball four. Thomas scores. Lynch moves to third. Roberts moves to second.
Top 1 Roberts takes first base on ball four. Skinner scores. Thomas moves to third. Lynch moves to second.
Top 1 Atwell is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Lynch takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Thomas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Talbot. Thomas reaches second base with a double. Skinner moves to third.
Top 1 Skinner hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Abrams scores.
Top 1 Cole bunts towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Baker covering, for the out. Abrams moves to second.
Top 1 Abrams takes first base on ball four.