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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
June 20, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs, played on June 20, 1954 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | June 20, 1954 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 20, 1954 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal Jeffcoat |
Home Starting Pitcher | Billy Loes |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | 24,868 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Engeln |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frank Baumholtz | Center Fielder |
Gene Baker | Second Baseman |
Hal Rice | Right Fielder |
Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
Steve Bilko | First Baseman |
Bill Serena | Third Baseman |
El Tappe | Catcher |
Hal Jeffcoat | Pitcher |
Stan Hack | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
George Shuba | Left Fielder |
Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
Rube Walker | Catcher |
Billy Loes | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
June 20, 1954
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Loes
Baumholtz strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Loes
Baker hits a popup in front of the plate. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Loes
Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Loes
Kiner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Jeffcoat
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Jeffcoat
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Jeffcoat
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Jeffcoat
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Loes
Banks bunts towards the mound. Loes picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Loes. Banks moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Bilko vs. Loes
Bilko takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Serena vs. Loes
Serena takes first base on ball four. Bilko moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Tappe vs. Loes
Tappe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Jeffcoat vs. Loes
Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Banks tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baumholtz vs. Loes
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Jeffcoat
Shubahits a dribbler towards first. Jeffcoat interferes with Shuba who is awarded first base. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Jeffcoat
Don Thompson pinch runs for George Shuba.
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Jeffcoat
Hoak hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baumholtz who is chasing the ball. Hoak reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Walker vs. Jeffcoat
Walker is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Loes vs. Jeffcoat
Loes hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hoak scores. There goes Walker trying to get to third. Rice throws the ball in to Serena, who tags Walker for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Loes
Don Thompson now playing left field.
Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Loes
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Loes
Kiner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snider. Kiner reaches second base with a double. Baker goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Milliken
Bob Milliken now pitching.
Banks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Bilko vs. Milliken
Bilko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kiner moves to third. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Serena vs. Milliken
Serena hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Tappe vs. Milliken
Tappe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Jeffcoat
Gilliam 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 -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Jeffcoat
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Jeffcoat
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko scoops it up and throws to first, with Jeffcoat covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Milliken
Jeffcoat strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Milliken
Baumholtz hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Milliken
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Jeffcoat
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Jeffcoat
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Jeffcoat
Furillo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tappe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Jeffcoat
Hoak hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Milliken
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Milliken covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Milliken
Kiner hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Milliken
Banks strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Jeffcoat
Walker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Walker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Kress vs. Jeffcoat
Chuck Kress pinch hits for Bob Milliken.
Kress hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walker scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Jeffcoat
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground into right field. Rice picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rice. Kress goes all the way around to score. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Reese vs. Jeffcoat
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Snider vs. Jeffcoat
Snider hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Snider reaches second base with a double. Gilliam scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Jeffcoat
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Jeffcoat
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Jeffcoat
Furillo hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Wade
Ben Wade now pitching.
Bilko strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Wade
Serena takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tappe vs. Wade
Tappe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Serena moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Sauer vs. Wade
Hank Sauer pinch hits for Hal Jeffcoat.
Sauer strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Baumholtz vs. Wade
Baumholtz hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Klippstein
Johnny Klippstein now pitching.
Hoak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Klippstein
Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hoak moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Wade vs. Klippstein
Wade strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Gilliam vs. Klippstein
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hoak scores. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Klippstein
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Walker tags and scores. Gilliam tags and moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Klippstein
Snider strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Wade
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wade fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Wade
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Wade
Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Wade
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Klippstein
Hodges hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Klippstein
Thompson bunts towards the mound. Klippstein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Klippstein
Furillo hits a line drive towards short. Banks reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Wade
Bilko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Wade
Serena strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Tappe vs. Wade
Tappe hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Klippstein
Hoak hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Klippstein
Walker hits a line drive into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wade vs. Klippstein
Wade bunts towards third. Serena fields it and throws to first for the out. Hoak moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Klippstein
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Wade
Randy Jackson pinch hits for Johnny Klippstein.
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Wade
Baumholtz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Wade
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/20/1954, game 2 -- Chicago at Brooklyn (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Baumholtz F, cf 4 0 0 0 Gilliam J, 2b 5 1 2 1 Baker G, 2b 4 1 0 0 Reese P, ss 3 0 0 1 Rice H, rf 4 0 1 0 Snider D, cf 4 0 2 1 Kiner R, lf 4 1 2 2 Hodges G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Banks E, ss 3 1 1 0 Shuba G, lf 0 0 0 0 Bilko S, 1b 3 0 1 0 Thompson D, pr-lf 2 0 0 0 Serena B, 3b 2 0 0 0 Furillo C, rf 4 0 0 0 Tappe E, c 4 0 1 0 Hoak D, 3b 4 2 3 0 Jeffcoat H, p 1 0 0 1 Walker R, c 3 2 2 0 Sauer H, ph 1 0 0 0 Loes B, p 1 0 1 1 Klippstein J, p 0 0 0 0 Milliken B, p 0 0 0 0 Jackson R, ph 1 0 0 0 Kress C, ph 1 1 1 1 Wade B, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 3 6 3 31 6 11 5 Chicago 011 000 100 -- 3 Brooklyn 010 032 00x -- 6 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Jeffcoat H (L) 5.0 7 4 4 3 1 Klippstein J 3.0 4 2 2 0 2 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Loes B 2.1 3 2 2 4 3 Milliken B (W) 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 Wade B (S) 4.0 2 1 1 2 5 E -- Loes B, Jeffcoat H, Rice H DP -- Chicago 1, Brooklyn 1 LOB -- Chicago 8, Brooklyn 7 2B -- Kiner R, Walker R, Snider D 3B -- Hoak D HR -- Kiner R SH -- Wade B SF -- Jeffcoat H, Reese P T -- 2:24 A -- 24868
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