MAY 22
Second baseman Gene Baker blasted a homerun and had 2 RBI at Wrigley Field as
the Chicago NL Cubs beat the New York AL Yankees 7 to 3.
New York AL fell behind quickly as the Chicago NL offense came through in the
first inning scoring 3 runners on 5 hits. Chicago NL finished with 11 hits
while New York AL ended up with 7.
Herm Wehmeier(5-5) was the winner allowing 3 runs in 8 innings. Bob Grim(5-3)
took the loss. He got hit hard, allowing 11 hits and 6 walks in 8 innings.
Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Cubs AB R H RBI AVG
F.Hatfield 2B 4 0 1 1 .291 G.Baker 2B 5 1 2 2 .273
C.Carrasquel SS 4 1 2 0 .277 E.Banks SS 4 0 1 0 .274
G.Woodling LF 4 0 1 1 .224 G.Bell CF 5 1 2 0 .277
M.Mantle CF 3 0 0 0 .268 R.Kiner LF 1 1 1 0 .345
Y.Berra C 3 0 0 0 .286 P.Cavarretta 1B 1 1 0 0 .317
J.Collins 1B 3 0 0 0 .297 F.Baumholtz RF 4 0 1 1 .357
B-P.Rizzuto PH 1 0 1 0 .250 F.House C 4 2 3 1 .168
G.McDougald 3B 4 0 0 0 .196 R.Jackson 3B 4 0 0 0 .273
B.Grim P 3 1 1 0 .269 H.Wehmeier P 2 0 0 0 .095
C-B.Kennedy PH 1 0 0 0 .226 A-B.Serena PH 1 1 1 2 .333
H.Bauer RF 2 1 1 1 .305 B.Miller* P 0 0 0 0 .000
D-B.Skowron PH 1 0 0 0 .309
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Totals 33 3 7 3 Totals 31 7 11 6
A-Pinch Hit For Wehmeier In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Collins In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Grim In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Bauer In 9th Inning
Yankees......... 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 - 3 7 0
Cubs............ 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 - 7 11 0
Yankees (29-21) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Grim LOSS(5-3) 8 11 7 7 6 2 2 155 3.54 A1
Totals 8 11 7 7 6 2 2
Cubs (20-30) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
H.Wehmeier WIN(5-5) 8 6 3 3 3 1 0 121 3.56 A1 D5
B.Miller* 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 1.77 D6
Totals 9 7 3 3 3 1 0
ATTENDANCE- 22,504 DATE- Monday, May 22nd 1954 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:30
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 6 Cubs: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 2 Cubs: 1
DOUBLES- F.Hatfield(5th), C.Carrasquel(8th), B.Grim, H.Bauer(8th),
F.Baumholtz(11th)
TRIPLES- G.Woodling(3rd)
HOME RUNS- G.Baker(4th), B.Serena(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- H.Wehmeier
WALKS- M.Mantle, Y.Berra, H.Bauer, E.Banks, R.Kiner-2, P.Cavarretta-3
HIT BY PITCH- R.Kiner
STRIKE OUTS- B.Grim, R.Jackson-2
GIDP- J.Collins, F.Baumholtz-2
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MAY 23
19,540 fans watched an exciting game at Wrigley Field. The Chicago NL Cubs
topped the New York AL Yankees by the slimmest of margins, 2 to 1.
The score was knotted at zero after nine innings. Chicago NL won the hard
fought contest in the 11th inning. Dick Kryhoski opened up the inning nicely
when he slapped a single. Bob Talbot was next and he laid down a sacrifice
bunt. Clyde McCullough then lined a base-hit. Bill Serena stepped in and he
lined a one-base hit. Ray Herbert then threw a high and inside pitch that
got by the catcher; it was ruled a passed ball. Ted Lepcio kept the rally
going and laced a single. Chicago NL and New York AL each finished the night
with 6 hits.
Ellis Kinder(4-2) allowed no runs in 2/3 of an inning, and picked up the
victory. Herbert(0-2) was tagged with the loss in relief. Chicago NL now has
a record of 21-30. With this loss, New York AL has a 4-6 record of late,
29-22 overall.
Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Cubs AB R H RBI AVG
C.Carrasquel SS 5 1 1 0 .275 T.Lepcio 2B 5 0 1 1 .256
J.Coleman 3B,2B 4 0 1 0 .247 E.Banks SS 4 0 0 0 .269
Y.Berra C 5 0 1 1 .284 R.Jackson 3B 4 0 0 0 .267
M.Mantle CF 5 0 1 0 .266 R.Kiner LF 4 0 2 0 .349
J.Lynch RF 4 0 0 0 .150 H.Sauer RF 4 0 0 0 .293
B-H.Bauer RF 1 0 0 0 .303 D.Kryhoski 1B 4 1 1 0 .226
P.Rizzuto 2B 3 0 0 0 .236 B.Talbot CF 3 0 0 0 .239
A-G.McDougald 3B 1 0 0 0 .194 C.McCullough C 4 0 1 0 .200
G.Woodling LF 3 0 1 0 .227 E-G.Bell PR 0 1 0 0 .277
T.Byrne P 3 0 0 0 .357 B.Rush P 3 0 0 0 .300
C-C.Maxwell PH 1 0 0 0 .278 E.Kinder P 0 0 0 0 .000
R.Herbert P 0 0 0 0 .000 D-B.Serena PH 1 0 1 1 .360
J.Collins 1B 4 0 1 0 .295
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Totals 39 1 6 1 Totals 36 2 6 2
A-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Rizzuto In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Lynch In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Byrne In 10th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Kinder In 11th Inning
E-Pinch Ran For McCullough In 11th Inning
Yankees......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 6 0
Cubs............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 6 1
Yankees (29-22) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
T.Byrne 9 2 0 0 0 9 0 86 2.10 A1 D2
R.Herbert LOSS(0-2) 1 1/3 4 2 1 0 1 0 31 8.41 D3
Totals 10 1/3 6 2 1 0 10 0
Cubs (21-30) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Rush 10 1/3 6 1 1 2 8 0 144 2.42 A1 E2
E.Kinder WIN(4-2) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 5.50 E3
Totals 11 6 1 1 2 10 0
ATTENDANCE- 19,540 DATE- Tuesday, May 23rd 1954 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:13
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 7 Cubs: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 0 Cubs: 1
ERRORS- E.Banks
DOUBLES- J.Coleman(3rd), J.Collins(13th)
STOLEN BASES- G.Woodling(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Talbot
WALKS- J.Coleman, G.Woodling
STRIKE OUTS- M.Mantle-3, J.Lynch-2, H.Bauer, T.Byrne-2, J.Collins-2,
R.Jackson-2, H.Sauer-2, D.Kryhoski-2, C.McCullough, B.Rush-3
GIDP- C.Maxwell
PASSED BALLS- Y.Berra
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MAY 24
Bill Skowron had 2 base hits and Whitey Ford allowed just 3 hits as the New
York AL Yankees defeated the Chicago NL Cubs by the score of 4 to 1 at
Wrigley Field.
Ford(6-5) gave New York AL a solid outing. He didn't allow much, just 3 hits
and 5 walks in 9 innings seeing his ERA drop from 3.13 to 2.91. Chicago NL
proved to be no trouble in the bottom of the 9th.
Paul Minner(2-5) was the losing pitcher. He gave up 9 hits and no walks in 7
innings.
Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Cubs AB R H RBI AVG
C.Carrasquel SS 5 0 2 0 .278 T.Lepcio 2B 2 0 0 0 .250
J.Coleman 2B 4 0 0 1 .236 E.Banks SS 4 0 0 0 .264
M.Mantle CF 4 1 1 0 .266 R.Jackson 3B 4 0 0 0 .260
Y.Berra C 4 0 1 0 .284 R.Kiner LF 3 1 1 1 .349
G.McDougald 3B 4 0 0 1 .189 H.Sauer RF 3 0 0 0 .286
H.Bauer LF 4 0 3 0 .315 D.Kryhoski 1B 4 0 1 0 .227
B.Kennedy RF 4 2 2 0 .237 B.Talbot CF 4 0 0 0 .225
W.Ford P 2 0 0 0 .160 C.McCullough C 3 0 1 0 .208
B.Skowron 1B 3 1 2 1 .321 P.Minner P 2 0 0 0 .120
B-P.Rizzuto PH 1 0 0 0 .232 A-B.Serena PH 1 0 0 0 .346
C-J.Collins 1B 0 0 0 0 .295 M.Burtschy P 0 0 0 0 .000
D-P.Cavarretta PH 1 0 0 0 .311
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Totals 35 4 11 3 Totals 31 1 3 1
A-Pinch Hit For Minner In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Skowron In 9th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Rizzuto In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Burtschy In 9th Inning
Yankees......... 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 - 4 11 2
Cubs............ 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 1
Yankees (30-22) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
W.Ford WIN(6-5) 9 3 1 1 5 5 1 143 2.91 A1
Totals 9 3 1 1 5 5 1
Cubs (21-31) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
P.Minner LOSS(2-5) 7 9 3 3 0 3 0 98 3.71 A1 D2
M.Burtschy 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 44 4.29 D3
Totals 9 11 4 4 1 5 0
ATTENDANCE- 21,889 DATE- Wednesday, May 24th 1954 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:45
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 8 Cubs: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 1 Cubs: 0
ERRORS- J.Coleman, B.Kennedy, C.McCullough
DOUBLES- C.Carrasquel(9th), B.Skowron(7th)
HOME RUNS- R.Kiner(11th)
STOLEN BASES- B.Kennedy(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- H.Bauer
SACRIFICE HITS- W.Ford-2
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Coleman
WALKS- M.Mantle, T.Lepcio-2, R.Kiner, H.Sauer, C.McCullough
STRIKE OUTS- J.Coleman, M.Mantle, G.McDougald, W.Ford, B.Skowron, T.Lepcio,
E.Banks, R.Kiner, B.Talbot, B.Serena
GIDP- B.Talbot
WILD PITCHES- M.Burtschy
