BOXSCORE: 1955 Washington Nationals At 1955 Chicago-NL Cubs         5/23/1955

  Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Temple 2B         5  0  2  1 .295     B.Avila 2B          2  0  0  0 .296  
  H.Kuenn SS          5  0  1  1 .281   B-R.Smalley PH,2B     3  0  0  0 .313  
  H.Simpson 1B        4  0  0  0 .191     C.Furillo RF        3  1  1  0 .267  
  R.Campanella C      4  1  2  1 .341   C-F.Thomas RF,LF      2  0  0  0 .345  
  R.Sievers LF        3  1  0  0 .138     D.Philley LF,RF     5  3  4  0 .378  
  G.Bell CF           4  1  1  0 .300     D.Snider CF         3  2  2  5 .308  
  A.Smith RF          4  0  2  1 .295     E.Banks SS          4  1  1  2 .190  
  J.Finigan 3B        4  1  1  0 .131     E.Mathews 3B        2  1  1  0 .241  
  D.Newcombe P        3  1  2  1 .333   D-B.Adams 3B          2  0  0  0 .231  
  C.Erskine P         1  0  0  0 .000     J.Hegan C           3  0  0  0 .158  
                                          D.Howell P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          C.Abrams 1B         0  0  0  0 .194  
                                        A-J.Robinson PR,1B    2  2  2  3 .293  
                                          R.Roberts P         3  0  1  0 .136  
                                        E-E.Howard PH,C       1  0  0  0 .235  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  5 11  5                 Totals      35 10 12 10

A-Pinch Ran For Abrams In 2nd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Avila In 4th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Furillo In 5th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Mathews In 5th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Roberts In 7th Inning

INJURY: Cal Abrams INJURED (for 0 more games) in 2nd inning

Nationals....... 0 2 0  0 0 0  2 1 0  -  5 11  0
Cubs............ 3 0 4  2 0 0  1 0    - 10 12  2

Nationals (9-13)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
D.Newcombe LOSS(4-1)      7      12  10  10   2   4   5 137   3.00  A1 D9
C.Erskine                 1       0   0   0   0   3   0  12   5.33  E1
Totals                    8      12  10  10   2   7   5

Cubs (17-13)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Roberts WIN(5-2)        7       9   4   4   0   3   0  98   2.81  A1 D3
D.Howell                  2       2   1   1   0   2   1  32   1.69  D4
Totals                    9      11   5   5   0   5   1

ATTENDANCE- 37,201 DATE- Sunday, May 23rd 1955 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:26
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 6  Cubs: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 0  Cubs: 1
ERRORS- F.Thomas, E.Banks
DOUBLES- A.Smith(4th), D.Newcombe
HOME RUNS- R.Campanella(9th), D.Snider-2(9th), E.Banks(7th), J.Robinson-2(3rd)
RBIs- J.Temple(5th), H.Kuenn(10th), R.Campanella(22nd), A.Smith(8th),
      D.Newcombe, D.Snider-5(25th), E.Banks-2(17th), J.Robinson-3(11th)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Hegan
WALKS- D.Snider, J.Robinson
HIT BY PITCH- R.Sievers, C.Abrams
STRIKE OUTS- G.Bell-2, A.Smith, D.Newcombe, C.Erskine, B.Avila, R.Smalley,
             C.Furillo, F.Thomas, D.Philley, D.Snider, R.Roberts
GIDP- J.Temple
2-out RBI- J.Robinson-3, D.Snider-2, H.Kuenn
RLISP 2-out- C.Furillo, E.Banks, H.Kuenn
TEAM RISP- Nationals: 3 for 7  Cubs: 2 for 5
WEB GEMS- Top 3rd: Carl Furillo robbed Harvey Kuenn of an extra base hit.

Duke Snider launched 2 homeruns and had 5 RBI at Wrigely Field where the
Chicago-NL Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 10 to 5.

Snider helped send the fans home happy.  He rifled a three-run blast in the
1st inning and blasted a two-run home run in the 4th inning.  Chicago-NL
banged out 12 hits on the night.  

Robin Roberts(5-2) allowed 4 runs in 7 innings, and picked up the victory. Don
Newcombe(4-1) absorbed the loss.  He surrended 5 homeruns in his 7 innings.


SCORESHEET: 1955 Washington Nationals at 1955 Chicago-NL Cubs
J.Temple-A1  A1:Si      B1:G-DP/6  C1:L/5     D1:G/63>3  E1:Si+E/7
                        43>1o                 # 23       
                                                         
H.Kuenn-A1   A2:F/8     *3*:F/9    C2:F/7     D2:Si>3#   E2:L/5
                                                         
                                                         
H.Simpso-A1  A3:F/7     B3:E/6     *6*:F/9    D3:Force/
                                              46>1o b1
                                              
R.Campan-A1  A4:G/31    B4:Force/  C4:Si      *8*:HR>b#
                        54>1o b1              
                                              
R.Siever-A1  *2*:HBP    B5:F/8     C5:P/6     D5:G/3
                                              
                                              
G.Bell-A1    A6:Si>12   *4*:K      C6:G/31    D6:K
                                              
                                              
A.Smith-A1   A7:Do>2#   B7:K       *7*:Si     D7:F/9
             13                               
                                              
J.Finiga-A1  A8:F/7     B8:FO/2    C8:Si      *9*:F/7
                                              
                                              
D.Newcom-A1  A9:Si>3#   *5*:K      C9:Do>13   D9:K
C.Erskin-D8  23                               
                                              

B.Avila-A1   A1:G/13    B1:K       *4*:G/53   *6*:F/8    *8*:K
R.Smalle-C1                                              
                                                         
C.Furill-A1  A2:Si      B2:K       C2:F/7     D2:F/9     E2:K
F.Thomas-C6                                              
                                                         
D.Phille-A1  A3:Si>12   *3*:Si     C3:Si      D3:Si      E3:K
                                                         
                                                         
D.Snider-A1  A4:HR>2#   B4:K       C4:HR>1#   D4:W>12 b
             1# b#                 b#         1
                                              
E.Banks-A1   A5:G/63    B5:HR>1#   C5:F/7     D5:G/63
                        b#                    
                                              
E.Mathew-A1  A6:G/43    B6:Si      *5*:L/4    *7*:G/31
B.Adams-C6                                    
                                              
J.Hegan-A1   *2*:L/5    B7:Sac/54  C7:G/53    D7:P/2
D.Howell-E1             >12                   
                                              
C.Abrams-A1  A8:HBP     B8:HR>2#   C8:W>b1    D8:HR>b#
J.Robins-A9             b#                    
                                              
R.Robert-A1  A9:Si>12   B9:K       C9:F/7     D9:G/53
E.Howard-D9