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Chicago Cubs @ Milwaukee Braves

1954-04-21 · Night game · County Stadium · Att: 27828 · 2:34

Milwaukee Braves defeated Chicago Cubs 7–3. Milwaukee Braves put up 3 in the 5th. Warren Spahn earned the win. Eddie Mathews went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	8
ML1	0	0	2	0	3	0	2	0		7	8

W: Warren Spahn L: Johnny Klippstein SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bob Talbot	5	1	2	0	0	1
Dee Fondy	4	0	3	1	0	0
Ralph Kiner	4	0	0	0	0	3
Hank Sauer	2	2	1	1	2	0
Randy Jackson	2	0	0	0	1	1
Ernie Banks	3	0	0	0	0	2
Gene Baker	4	0	1	1	0	0
Clyde McCullough	4	0	1	0	0	1
Johnny Klippstein	2	0	0	0	0	1
Bruce Edwards	1	0	0	0	0	1
Eddie Miksis	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Serena	1	0	0	0	0	1

Milwaukee Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jack Dittmer	4	1	1	0	0	0
Danny O'Connell	2	2	1	1	1	0
Eddie Mathews	4	1	2	4	0	2
Joe Adcock	4	1	2	2	0	0
Jim Pendleton	4	0	0	0	0	0
Hank Aaron	4	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Logan	4	0	0	0	0	1
Del Crandall	3	1	1	0	1	1
Warren Spahn	3	1	0	0	1	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Klippstein	4.1	6	2	3
Warren Hacker	0.2	0	0	0
Jim Davis	3.0	2	1	2

Milwaukee Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Warren Spahn	9.0	8	3	11

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bob Talbot: K
Dee Fondy: 5/FL
Ralph Kiner: K

Bot 1

Jack Dittmer: 5/L
Danny O'Connell: W
Eddie Mathews: K
Joe Adcock: 3/FL

Top 2

Hank Sauer: W
Randy Jackson: 53/SH.1-2
Ernie Banks: 7
Gene Baker: S5.2-H
Clyde McCullough: PO1(1343)

Bot 2

Jim Pendleton: 63
Hank Aaron: 9
Johnny Logan: 4/P

Top 3

Clyde McCullough: K
Johnny Klippstein: 6/P
Bob Talbot: D8
Dee Fondy: T/8D.2-H
Ralph Kiner: 3/FL

Bot 3

Del Crandall: S7
Warren Spahn: K
Jack Dittmer: D/89.1-3
Danny O'Connell: 8/SF.3-H
Eddie Mathews: S9.2-H
Joe Adcock: 9

Top 4

Hank Sauer: HR/7
Randy Jackson: W
Ernie Banks: K
Gene Baker: 1/BP
Clyde McCullough: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

Jim Pendleton: 7
Hank Aaron: D/78
Johnny Logan: K/C
Del Crandall: 63

Top 5

Johnny Klippstein: K
Bob Talbot: S9
Dee Fondy: S8.1-3
Ralph Kiner: SB2
Ralph Kiner: K
Hank Sauer: IW
Randy Jackson: 7

Bot 5

Warren Spahn: W
Jack Dittmer: 8/8D
Danny O'Connell: E4.1-3
Eddie Mathews: HR/89.3-H;1-H(UR)
Joe Adcock: S/78
Jim Pendleton: 64(1)/FO
Hank Aaron: 7/7D

Top 6

Ernie Banks: K
Gene Baker: 6/P
Clyde McCullough: S5
Bruce Edwards: K/C

Bot 6

Johnny Logan: 63
Del Crandall: W
Warren Spahn: 36(1)/FO/BG
Jack Dittmer: 36(1)/FO

Top 7

Bob Talbot: 3/BG
Dee Fondy: S/89
Ralph Kiner: K
Hank Sauer: 8

Bot 7

Danny O'Connell: D7/7L
Eddie Mathews: K
Joe Adcock: HR/7.2-H
Jim Pendleton: 63
Hank Aaron: 5/P

Top 8

Randy Jackson: K/C
Eddie Miksis: 63
Gene Baker: 9

Bot 8

Johnny Logan: 63
Del Crandall: K/C
Warren Spahn: 63

Top 9

Clyde McCullough: 8
Bill Serena: K
Bob Talbot: 4/P

Notes & reviews

Gene Baker collided with Joe Adcock at 1B; while Adcock was on the ground holding the ball, Hank Sauer scored
Bruce Edwards ejected by HP umpire Lee Ballanfant

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