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Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 7, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Milwaukee Braves, played on July 7, 1954 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 7, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 7, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chet Nichols |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Howie Pollet |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 4,833 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Bill Jackowski 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Hal Dixon |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Hank Aaron | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Jim Pendleton | Right Fielder |
| George Metkovich | First Baseman |
| Del Crandall | Catcher |
| Chet Nichols | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Talbot | Center Fielder |
| Gene Baker | Second Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Hank Sauer | Right Fielder |
| Steve Bilko | First Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Howie Pollet | Pitcher |
| Stan Hack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 7, 1954
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Pollet
Bruton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Pollet
Logan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bilko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Pollet
Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bruton moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mathews vs. Pollet
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Talbot vs. Nichols
Talbot hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Nichols
Baker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Nichols
Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Nichols
Jackson hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Pollet
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Pollet
Pendleton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Pollet
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Pollet
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Nichols
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Mathews. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bilko vs. Nichols
Bilko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Nichols
Nichols fires to first and picks off Bilko. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Nichols
Banks hits a line drive into right field. Pendleton picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Pendleton. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Nichols
Cooper is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pollet vs. Nichols
Pollet strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nichols vs. Pollet
Nichols hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pollet fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Pollet
Bruton hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Pollet
Logan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Pollet
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Talbot vs. Nichols
Talbot strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Nichols
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Nichols
Kiner strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Pollet
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Pollet
O'Connell strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Pollet
Pendleton hits a fly ball into center field. Talbot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Nichols
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Nichols
Sauer hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Nichols
Bilko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Pollet
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Pollet
Crandall hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nichols vs. Pollet
Nichols bunts towards the mound. Pollet fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Nichols
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Nichols
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pollet vs. Nichols
Pollet is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Pollet
Bruton strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Pollet
Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Talbot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Pollet
Aaron hits a fly ball, foul, down the left field line, foul. Kiner chases it down, and drops the ball. That's an error on Kiner. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Pollet
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Talbot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Talbot vs. Nichols
Talbot takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Nichols
Baker bunts towards the mound. Nichols fields it and throws to first for the out. Talbot moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Nichols
Kiner strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Nichols
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Pollet
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pollet fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Pollet
O'Connell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Pollet
Pendleton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sauer. Pendleton reaches second base with a double. Sauer throws the ball in to Jackson who tags Pendleton trying to catch an extra base, for the out. O'Connell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Pollet
Metkovich hits a line drive towards first. Bilko reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Nichols
Sauer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Nichols
Bilko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Nichols
Banks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bilko moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Nichols
Cooper takes first base on ball four. Bilko moves to third. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Serena vs. Nichols
Hal Jeffcoat pinch runs for Walker Cooper. Bill Serena pinch hits for Howie Pollet.
Serena hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nichols fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Tremel
El Tappe now catching. Bill Tremel now pitching.
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nichols vs. Tremel
Nichols hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tremel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Tremel
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Talbot vs. Nichols
Talbot hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Nichols
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Nichols
Kiner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Aaron. Kiner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Nichols
Hal Rice pinch runs for Ralph Kiner.
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Tremel
Hal Rice now playing right field. Hank Sauer now playing left field.
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Tremel
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Talbot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Tremel
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Nichols
Sauer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Sauer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bilko vs. Nichols
Dee Fondy pinch runs for Hank Sauer.
Bilko is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Nichols
Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCullough vs. Nichols
Clyde McCullough pinch hits for El Tappe.
McCullough is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/7/1954 -- Milwaukee at Chicago (D)
Milwaukee AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Bruton B, cf 4 0 1 0 Talbot B, cf 3 0 0 0
Logan J, ss 4 0 1 0 Baker G, 2b 3 0 0 0
Aaron H, lf 4 0 1 0 Kiner R, lf 3 0 1 0
Mathews E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Rice H, pr-rf 0 0 0 0
O'Connell D, 2b 3 1 1 0 Jackson R, 3b 4 0 0 0
Pendleton J, rf 3 0 2 1 Sauer H, rf-lf 4 0 1 0
Metkovich G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Fondy D, pr 0 0 0 0
Crandall D, c 3 0 0 0 Bilko S, 1b 4 0 1 0
Nichols C, p 3 0 0 0 Banks E, ss 4 0 2 0
Cooper W, c 1 0 0 0
Jeffcoat H, pr 0 0 0 0
Tappe E, c 0 0 0 0
McCullough C, ph 1 0 0 0
Pollet H, p 2 0 0 0
Serena B, ph 1 0 0 0
Tremel B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 6 1 30 0 5 0
Milwaukee 000 000 100 -- 1
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Nichols C (W) 9.0 5 0 0 4 9
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Pollet H (L) 7.0 6 1 1 0 2
Tremel B 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Mathews E, Pendleton J, Kiner R
DP -- Milwaukee 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- Milwaukee 3, Chicago 8
2B -- Pendleton J, Kiner R, Sauer H
SH -- Baker G
T -- 2:06
A -- 4833
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