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St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs

1954-04-18 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 15774 · 2:55

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Chicago Cubs 6–4. St. Louis Cardinals put up 6 in the 7th. Vic Raschi earned the win and Gerry Staley picked up the save. Tom Alston went 1-for-1 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLN	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	6	6
CHN	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	4	8

W: Vic Raschi L: Johnny Klippstein SV: Gerry Staley

Umpires — HP: Augie Donatelli · 1B: Lee Ballanfant · 2B: Al Barlick · 3B: Lon Warneke · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rip Repulski	3	0	1	0	0	0
Wally Moon	4	1	1	0	0	1
Red Schoendienst	4	0	0	0	0	0
Stan Musial	3	1	1	1	1	0
Ray Jablonski	4	1	1	1	0	0
Sal Yvars	1	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Bilko	2	0	0	0	0	1
Alex Grammas	2	0	0	0	0	0
Vic Raschi	3	0	0	0	0	0
Del Rice	1	0	0	0	0	0
Peanuts Lowrey	1	1	1	1	0	0
Joe Frazier	0	0	0	0	1	0
Tom Alston	1	1	1	3	0	0
Bill Sarni	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Schofield	1	1	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bob Talbot	4	0	0	0	1	1
Dee Fondy	4	0	0	0	0	2
Ralph Kiner	2	0	0	0	2	0
Hank Sauer	4	1	2	0	0	2
Randy Jackson	4	1	1	0	0	1
Ernie Banks	4	0	1	0	0	0
Gene Baker	4	1	2	2	0	0
Joe Garagiola	4	0	1	0	0	0
Paul Minner	2	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Baumholtz	1	1	1	1	0	0
Don Robertson	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vic Raschi	6.0	7	3	5
Gerry Staley	3.0	1	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Minner	6.2	4	0	1
Johnny Klippstein	0.0	1	1	0
Jim Davis	0.1	1	0	0
Jim Willis	2.0	0	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Rip Repulski: S
Wally Moon: 46(1)3/GDP
Red Schoendienst: 63

Bot 1

Bob Talbot: K
Dee Fondy: K
Ralph Kiner: 53

Top 2

Stan Musial: 53
Ray Jablonski: 8
Sal Yvars: 53

Bot 2

Hank Sauer: S
Randy Jackson: K
Ernie Banks: 4(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 3

Steve Bilko: K
Alex Grammas: 7
Vic Raschi: 13

Bot 3

Gene Baker: HR/7D
Joe Garagiola: S4
Paul Minner: 36(1)/FO
Bob Talbot: W.1-2
Dee Fondy: K
Ralph Kiner: W.2-3;1-2
Hank Sauer: K

Top 4

Rip Repulski: 63#
Wally Moon: 8
Red Schoendienst: 7

Bot 4

Randy Jackson: S7
Ernie Banks: 26(1)/FO
Gene Baker: 9
Joe Garagiola: 5

Top 5

Stan Musial: 31
Ray Jablonski: 53
Del Rice: 4

Bot 5

Paul Minner: 13
Bob Talbot: 9
Dee Fondy: 7

Top 6

Steve Bilko: 7
Alex Grammas: 53
Vic Raschi: 9

Bot 6

Ralph Kiner: W
Hank Sauer: S7.1-2
Randy Jackson: 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Ernie Banks: 13.2-3;1-2
Gene Baker: WP.3-H;2-3
Gene Baker: S6.3-H
Joe Garagiola: 6

Top 7

Rip Repulski: 63
Wally Moon: S8
Red Schoendienst: 7
Stan Musial: D9/9D.1-H
Ray Jablonski: D8.2-H
Peanuts Lowrey: D7.2-H
Joe Frazier: IW
Tom Alston: HR/9D.2-H;1-H
Vic Raschi: 43

Bot 7

Frank Baumholtz: HR/9D
Bob Talbot: 53
Dee Fondy: 43
Ralph Kiner: 8

Top 8

Rip Repulski: HP
Wally Moon: SB2#
Wally Moon: K
Red Schoendienst: 6
Stan Musial: W
Ray Jablonski: CS3(25)

Bot 8

Hank Sauer: K
Randy Jackson: 9
Ernie Banks: S
Gene Baker: 4

Top 9

Ray Jablonski: 5
Bill Sarni: 5
Dick Schofield: 8

Bot 9

Joe Garagiola: 43
Don Robertson: 31
Bob Talbot: 6

Notes & reviews

This play may be incorrect
Stan Musial hit a long drive to RF which was ruled foul; Solly Hemus and Cardinals Manager Eddie Stanky ejected by 1B umpire Lee Ballanfant
scheduled second game called at the end of 2 for darkness

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