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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Chicago Cubs

1954-09-01 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 14786 · 2:20

Chicago Cubs defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 9–5. Chicago Cubs put up 4 in the 2nd. Hal Jeffcoat earned the win. Bob Talbot went 3-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BRO	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	9
CHN	0	4	0	0	1	4	0	0		9	11

W: Hal Jeffcoat L: Clem Labine SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Babe Pinelli · 1B: Dusty Boggess · 2B: Bill Engeln · 3B: Bill Stewart · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jim Gilliam	5	0	1	0	0	0
Pee Wee Reese	4	2	2	1	0	1
Duke Snider	3	1	1	0	1	0
Gil Hodges	2	0	1	2	0	0
Sandy Amoros	4	1	1	1	0	1
Carl Furillo	4	0	2	1	0	0
Jackie Robinson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Rube Walker	4	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Podres	2	1	1	0	0	0
Don Hoak	1	0	0	0	0	0
Walt Moryn	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bob Talbot	4	1	3	3	0	0
Gene Baker	4	1	0	0	0	0
Randy Jackson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Hank Sauer	3	1	1	1	0	0
Ernie Banks	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ralph Kiner	4	2	3	1	0	0
Steve Bilko	2	0	0	0	0	1
Walker Cooper	3	2	1	1	1	0
Warren Hacker	1	1	1	1	0	0
Hal Jeffcoat	3	1	0	0	0	0
Dee Fondy	2	0	1	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Podres	5.0	7	1	1
Clem Labine	1.0	3	0	0
Bob Darnell	2.0	1	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Warren Hacker	2.2	4	1	0
Hal Jeffcoat	6.1	5	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jim Gilliam: 43
Pee Wee Reese: HP
Duke Snider: W.1-2
Gil Hodges: 7
Sandy Amoros: 3/G

Bot 1

Bob Talbot: 53
Gene Baker: 8/L
Randy Jackson: 5/FL

Top 2

Carl Furillo: 13
Jackie Robinson: 4/F
Rube Walker: 43

Bot 2

Hank Sauer: S/L89
Ernie Banks: 7/L
Ralph Kiner: D7/G.1-H
Steve Bilko: 53
Walker Cooper: I
Warren Hacker: S9/F.2-H;1-3
Bob Talbot: T9/L.3-H;1-H
Gene Baker: 43#

Top 3

Johnny Podres: D9/L
Jim Gilliam: 9.2-3
Pee Wee Reese: S9/L.3-H
Duke Snider: D7/L.1-3
Gil Hodges: 7/L/SF.3-H
Sandy Amoros: D9/L.2-H
Carl Furillo: S8/L.2-H
Jackie Robinson: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Randy Jackson: 63
Hank Sauer: 7/L
Ernie Banks: 8

Top 4

Rube Walker: 63
Johnny Podres: 31
Jim Gilliam: 7

Bot 4

Ralph Kiner: S7/G
Steve Bilko: K
Walker Cooper: 3/FL
Hal Jeffcoat: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

Pee Wee Reese: T8/L78
Duke Snider: 3/G
Gil Hodges: 8/L/SF.3-H
Sandy Amoros: 3/L

Bot 5

Bob Talbot: S7/L
Gene Baker: 16(1)/FO/BG
Randy Jackson: S8/L89.1-3
Hank Sauer: 8/SF.3-H;1-2(E2)
Ernie Banks: 9#

Top 6

Carl Furillo: 43
Jackie Robinson: 43
Rube Walker: 9

Bot 6

Ralph Kiner: S8/G
Dee Fondy: 6
Walker Cooper: D8/L.1-H
Hal Jeffcoat: E6/G.2-3
Bob Talbot: S9/L.3-H;1-H(E9/TH)(UR);B-H(E5/TH)(UR)
Gene Baker: 31
Randy Jackson: 31

Top 7

Don Hoak: 3/G
Jim Gilliam: 43
Pee Wee Reese: K

Bot 7

Hank Sauer: 53
Ernie Banks: 5/FL
Ralph Kiner: 53

Top 8

Duke Snider: 63
Gil Hodges: S5
Sandy Amoros: K
Carl Furillo: S7/G.1-2
Jackie Robinson: 4(1)/FO

Bot 8

Dee Fondy: D7/F
Walker Cooper: 63
Hal Jeffcoat: CS3(25)
Hal Jeffcoat: 6

Top 9

Rube Walker: 3/G
Walt Moryn: 8
Jim Gilliam: S8/L
Pee Wee Reese: 9

Notes & reviews

to match daily/TSN, arbitrary 53 to 43
the ball struck the top of the wall; Jackie Robinson argued and then called Walter Alston a 'wooden Indian' for not arguing
to match daily/TSN, arbitrary 7 to 9

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