BOXSCORE: 1955 Chicago-NL Cubs At 1955 Cincinnati Reds              7/15/1955

  Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Avila 2B          4  0  1  2 .279     N.Fox 2B            1  0  0  0 .299  
  D.Philley LF        5  1  1  0 .316   A-B.Morgan PH,2B      2  0  0  0 .231  
H-E.Howard LF         0  0  0  0 .316     B.Virdon LF         1  0  0  0 .321  
  D.Snider CF         2  0  0  0 .341   B-J.Rivera PH,LF,RF   4  1  1  1 .220  
D-C.Abrams PH,RF      3  0  2  1 .248     T.Kluszewski 1B     2  0  0  0 .283  
  F.Fain 1B           3  0  0  0 .213   C-W.Lockman 1B        2  1  1  1 .257  
  E.Banks SS          2  2  1  0 .257     L.Doby CF           1  0  0  0 .336  
  E.Mathews 3B        3  2  1  0 .286   F-E.Valo PH,LF        2  0  2  2 .366  
  C.Furillo RF,CF     3  1  1  3 .272     H.Bauer RF,CF       3  0  0  0 .274  
  S.Lopata C          3  1  0  0 .353     J.Astroth C         3  0  0  0 .236  
  I.Delock P          2  0  0  1 .080     J.Demaestri SS      4  0  0  0 .235  
G-J.Robinson PH       1  0  0  0 .299     G.McDougald 3B      1  0  0  0 .275  
  D.Howell P          0  0  0  0 .750   E-J.Phillips PH,3B    3  1  1  0 .308  
                                          S.Rogovin P         1  1  0  0 .067  
                                          R.Crone P           2  0  0  0 .286  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  7  7  7                 Totals      32  4  5  4

A-Pinch Hit For Fox In 3rd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Virdon In 3rd Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Kluszewski In 4th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Snider In 5th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For McDougald In 5th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Doby In 5th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Delock In 8th Inning
H-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Philley In 9th Inning

INJURY: Dave Philley INJURED (for 0 more games) in 9th inning

Cubs............ 0 3 3  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  7  7  0
Reds............ 0 0 0  0 4 0  0 0 0  -  4  5  2

Cubs (53-34)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
I.Delock WIN(6-5)         7       4   4   4   5   2   0 110   3.76  A1 D3
D.Howell SAVE(4th)        2       1   0   0   1   1   0  32   1.54  D4
Totals                    9       5   4   4   6   3   0

Reds (51-40)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
S.Rogovin LOSS(4-2)       5       4   6   3   5   0   1  89   3.94  A1 C6
R.Crone                   4       3   1   1   1   1   0  54   3.88  C7
Totals                    9       7   7   4   6   1   1

ATTENDANCE- 10,368 DATE- Thursday, July 15th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:19
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 5  Reds: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 0  Reds: 2
ERRORS- J.Demaestri-2
DOUBLES- D.Philley(9th)
TRIPLES- B.Avila(5th), E.Valo(1st)
HOME RUNS- C.Furillo(18th)
RBIs- B.Avila-2(28th), C.Abrams(14th), C.Furillo-3(44th), I.Delock,
      J.Rivera(13th), W.Lockman(12th), E.Valo-2(25th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Rivera(11th), H.Bauer(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Furillo
SACRIFICE FLIES- I.Delock
WALKS- B.Avila, F.Fain, E.Banks-2, E.Mathews, S.Lopata, B.Morgan-2, L.Doby,
       H.Bauer, J.Astroth, S.Rogovin
STRIKE OUTS- S.Lopata, J.Rivera, H.Bauer, S.Rogovin
GIDP- F.Fain
WILD PITCHES- I.Delock
2-out RBI- B.Avila-2, C.Furillo-3
RLISP 2-out- D.Philley, G.McDougald-2, T.Kluszewski, J.Demaestri, J.Astroth,
             J.Robinson
TEAM RISP- Cubs: 3 for 8  Reds: 2 for 9

Cal Abrams had 2 base hits at Crosley Field where the Chicago-NL Cubs beat the
Cincinnati Reds by the score of 7 to 4.

In the 2nd inning Chicago-NL went on top for good when they tallied 3 runs on
2 hits.  The critical plate appearance was by Bobby Avila who deflated the
spirits of the home town crowd when he tripled which was good for two runs.
Chicago-NL totaled 7 hits on the afternoon.  

Ike Delock(6-5) went 7 innings allowing 4 runs for the victory. Dixie Howell
earned the save, his 4th.  Saul Rogovin(4-2) suffered the loss.  Chicago-NL
knocked him around a bit, as he gave up 6 runs in 5 innings.  

The Chicago-NL ballclub's record now stands at a league leading 53-34.
Cincinnati has a record of 51-40 after the loss.

SCORESHEET: 1955 Chicago-NL Cubs at 1955 Cincinnati Reds
B.Avila-A1   A1:W>b1    B1:Tr>2#   C1:G/31    *7*:L/6    *9*:G/53
                        1#                               
                                                         
D.Phille-A1  A2:Force/  B2:G/53    C2:F/7     D2:Do      E2:G/43
E.Howard-E4  64>1o b1                                    
                                                         
D.Snider-A1  A3:F/8     *3*:G/43   *5*:Si     D3:Si>2#   E3:G/13
C.Abrams-C3                                              
                                                         
F.Fain-A1    A4:G/63    B4:G/43    C4:G-DP/4  D4:W>12 b
                                   63>1o      1
                                              
E.Banks-A1   *2*:Si     B5:W>b1    C5:W>b1    D5:L-DP/5
                                              4>2o
                                              
E.Mathew-A1  A6:W>12 b  B6:E/6>12  C6:G/3     *8*:Si+E/
             1                                6
                                              
C.Furill-A1  A7:F/8     B7:HR>2#   *6*:F/8    D7:Sac/54
                        1# b#                 >23
                                              
S.Lopata-A1  A8:W>23 1  B8:F/8     C8:G/53    D8:K
             2 b1                             
                                              
I.Delock-A1  A9:SF/7>3  *4*:G/13   C9:F/7     D9:G/53
J.Robins-D9  #                                
D.Howell-E1                                   

N.Fox-A1     A1:G/43    B1:G/63    C1:W>23 1  *7*:F/9    E1:W>b1
B.Morgan-B1                        2 b1                  
                                                         
B.Virdon-A1  A2:F/9     B2:Si      C2:Force/  D2:L/4     E2:K
J.Rivera-B2                        36>3# 23              
                                   1o b1                 
T.Klusze-A1  A3:F/8     B3:SB>12   C3:Si>3#   D3:G/63
W.Lockma-B4             G/63       13         
                                              
L.Doby-A1    *2*:G/13   *4*:W>b1   C4:Tr>3#   *8*:Si
E.Valo-C4                          1#         
                                              
H.Bauer-A1   A5:W>b1    B5:K       C5:P/6     D5:F/8
                                              
                                              
J.Astrot-A1  A6:SB>12   B6:F/8     C6:G/63    D6:FO/2
             W>b1                             
                                              
J.Demaes-A1  A7:G/43>2  B7:WP>12   *6*:G/13   D7:F/7
             3 12       G/63                  
                                              
G.McDoug-A1  A8:G/53    *5*:Si     C8:G/63    *9*:G/3
J.Philli-B8                                   
                                              
S.Rogovi-A1  *3*:K      B9:W>12 b  C9:L/6     D9:G/53
R.Crone-C7              1