BOXSCORE: 1955 Chicago-NL Cubs At 1955 Washington Nationals 6/26/1955 Cubs AB R H RBI AVG Nationals AB R H RBI AVG B.Avila 2B 5 0 1 1 .280 J.Temple 2B 5 1 1 0 .263 D.Philley LF 4 1 2 0 .339 H.Kuenn SS 5 0 2 0 .309 D.Snider CF 4 1 1 1 .336 G.Bell CF 4 0 2 1 .304 F.Fain 1B 4 0 0 0 .231 R.Campanella C 5 0 1 0 .292 E.Banks SS 3 1 1 0 .248 R.Boone 3B 5 1 2 0 .237 E.Mathews 3B 3 1 1 1 .282 A.Smith RF 4 1 2 0 .282 C.Furillo RF 3 1 3 3 .268 H.Simpson 1B 3 0 0 0 .211 B.Sarni C 2 0 1 0 .176 R.Sievers LF 4 2 4 4 .216 M.Garcia P 3 1 1 0 .320 B.Rush P 4 0 0 0 .023 T.Gorman P 1 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 32 6 11 6 Totals 39 5 14 5 Cubs............ 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 - 6 11 0 Nationals....... 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 - 5 14 0 Cubs (44-29) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET M.Garcia WIN(2-7) 6 10 3 3 1 6 2 97 5.50 A1 D2 T.Gorman SAVE(4th) 3 4 2 2 1 0 0 54 6.75 D3 Totals 9 14 5 5 2 6 2 Nationals (32-37) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET B.Rush LOSS(4-9) 9 11 6 6 4 6 1 143 3.51 A1 Totals 9 11 6 6 4 6 1 ATTENDANCE- 19,991 DATE- Saturday, June 26th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 3:06 LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 6 Nationals:10 DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 1 Nationals: 2 DOUBLES- R.Boone(7th) TRIPLES- E.Banks(4th) HOME RUNS- E.Mathews(15th), R.Sievers-2(6th) RBIs- B.Avila(20th), D.Snider(76th), E.Mathews(37th), C.Furillo-3(35th), G.Bell(42nd), R.Sievers-4(25th) SACRIFICE HITS- B.Sarni-2 SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Furillo, G.Bell WALKS- D.Philley, D.Snider, E.Banks, E.Mathews, A.Smith, H.Simpson STRIKE OUTS- D.Philley, D.Snider, F.Fain-2, E.Mathews-2, J.Temple, G.Bell, R.Campanella, H.Simpson, B.Rush-2 GIDP- D.Snider-2, R.Campanella 2-out RBI- C.Furillo-2, D.Snider RLISP 2-out- B.Avila, B.Sarni, H.Simpson-2, R.Campanella, B.Rush, T.Gorman, H.Kuenn TEAM RISP- Cubs: 4 for 11 Nationals: 2 for 9 Right fielder Carl Furillo had 3 base hits and 3 RBI as the Chicago-NL Cubs topped the Washington Nationals by a score of 6 to 5 at Griffith Stadium. Chicago-NL brought 3 runs across the plate in the 7th inning with the help of 5 hits. Eddie Mathews got things rolling when he blasted a solo shot. Furillo followed next and he lined a one-base hit. Bill Sarni then laid down a sacrifice bunt. Mike Garcia was up next and he laced a single. Bobby Avila came to the plate and stroked a base-hit scoring another run. Dave Philley dug into the batters box next, but he struck out. Duke Snider followed and he ripped a single scoring the final run of the inning. Washington threatened in the 9th but Chicago-NL was able to put down the rally. Garcia(2-7) picked up the victory, allowing 3 runs in 6 innings. Tom Gorman recorded his 4th save. Bob Rush(4-9) absorbed the loss. With this win, Chicago-NL has a league leading 44-29 record. They have been 7-3 lately. With the loss, the Washington ballclub's record is 32-37. SCORESHEET: 1955 Chicago-NL Cubs at 1955 Washington Nationals B.Avila-A1 A1:G/63 B1:L/5 C1:F/8 D1:Si>3# *9*:G/13 13 D.Phille-A1 A2:Si *4*:W>b1 C2:L/4 D2:K E2:Si D.Snider-A1 A3:G-DP/1 B3:W>12 b *6*:K D3:Si>3# E3:G-DP/3 63>1o 1 1o 63>1o F.Fain-A1 *2*:F/8 B4:F/9>23 C4:K *8*:K E.Banks-A1 A5:L/5 B5:W>12 b C5:G/53 D5:Tr 1 E.Mathew-A1 A6:K B6:K *7*:HR>b# D6:W>b1 C.Furill-A1 *3*:Si B7:Si>3# C7:Si D7:SF/8>3 2# 12 # B.Sarni-A1 A8:Sac/34 B8:F/9 C8:Sac/54 D8:Si>13 >12 >12 M.Garcia-A1 A9:P/6 *5*:F/7 C9:Si>23 D9:G/63 T.Gorman-D4 J.Temple-A1 A1:K B1:G/63 C1:L/5 *7*:Si E1:Force/ 5>2o 12 b 1 H.Kuenn-A1 A2:G/43 *4*:F/9 C2:Si D2:Si>13 E2:L/5 G.Bell-A1 A3:K B3:Si C3:Si>13 D3:SF/9>3 *9*:FO/3 # R.Campan-A1 *2*:F/7 B4:Si>12 C4:K D4:G-DP/6 E4:F/8 43>1o R.Boone-A1 A5:F/9 B5:F/7 *6*:F/7 *8*:Do E5:Si A.Smith-A1 A6:G/3 B6:W>23 1 C6:Si D6:Si>23 E6:Force/ 2 b1 54>1o b1 H.Simpso-A1 *3*:L/3 B7:P/2 C7:K D7:W>12 b 1 R.Siever-A1 A8:HR>b# *5*:HR>b# C8:Si>13 D8:Si>3# 2# 12 B.Rush-A1 A9:G/53 B9:K C9:K D9:P/6