BOXSCORE: 1955 Cincinnati Reds At 1955 Chicago-NL Cubs 8/14/1955
Reds AB R H RBI AVG Cubs AB R H RBI AVG
N.Fox 2B 5 0 1 0 .313 J.Robinson 3B 4 1 0 0 .301
J.Rivera RF 5 1 1 1 .233 C.Abrams 1B,LF 4 1 1 0 .247
T.Kluszewski 1B 5 0 1 0 .283 S.Lopata C 2 0 0 0 .320
L.Doby CF 4 0 1 0 .336 E.Banks SS 4 0 0 0 .270
B.Virdon LF 3 0 0 0 .306 C.Furillo RF 3 1 2 2 .287
D.Crandall C 4 1 1 0 .226 F.Thomas LF 3 0 0 0 .250
P.Reese SS 2 1 2 0 .289 B-E.Mathews PH 1 0 0 0 .281
A-B.Morgan PR,SS 0 0 0 0 .232 C-E.Robinson 1B 0 0 0 0 .184
G.McDougald 3B 4 1 2 0 .289 D.Snider CF 4 0 0 0 .325
J.Nuxhall P 4 0 1 3 .161 B.Avila 2B 4 2 2 0 .274
W.Schmidt P 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Roberts P 2 0 1 1 .197
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Totals 36 4 10 4 Totals 31 5 6 3
A-Pinch Ran For Reese In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Thomas In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Mathews In 9th Inning
INJURY: Pee Wee Reese INJURED (for 0 more games) in 6th inning
Reds............ 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 10 2
Cubs............ 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 5 6 0
Reds (65-45) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Nuxhall 7 4 4 3 6 3 1 107 4.91 A1 D3
W.Schmidt LOSS(12-3) 1 1/3 2 1 0 1 1 0 22 1.77 D4
Totals 8 1/3 6 5 3 7 4 1
Cubs (66-40) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
R.Roberts WIN(18-6) 9 10 4 4 2 1 1 141 3.15 A1
Totals 9 10 4 4 2 1 1
ATTENDANCE- 35,117 DATE- Saturday, August 14th 1955 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:42
LEFT ON BASE- Reds: 8 Cubs: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 2 Cubs: 0
ERRORS- J.Rivera, B.Virdon
DOUBLES- L.Doby(18th), J.Nuxhall, R.Roberts
HOME RUNS- J.Rivera(6th), C.Furillo(21st)
RBIs- J.Rivera(19th), J.Nuxhall-3, C.Furillo-2(50th), R.Roberts
CAUGHT STEALING- B.Virdon
WALKS- B.Virdon, B.Morgan, J.Robinson, C.Abrams, S.Lopata-2, C.Furillo,
R.Roberts-2
HIT BY PITCH- P.Reese
STRIKE OUTS- G.McDougald, J.Robinson, C.Abrams, F.Thomas, D.Snider
GIDP- E.Banks-2
PASSED BALLS- D.Crandall
2-out RBI- J.Nuxhall-3, R.Roberts, C.Furillo-2
RLISP 2-out- C.Furillo, N.Fox, J.Robinson-3, J.Nuxhall, B.Virdon-2
TEAM RISP- Reds: 2 for 7 Cubs: 2 for 9
WEB GEMS- Top 3rd: Duke Snider robbed Ted Kluszewski of an extra base hit.
Robin Roberts allowed Ron Mead to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game as
the spectacular Chicago-NL Cubs won a heart-stopping victory over the
Cincinnati Reds, 5 to 4.
Chicago-NL scored the deciding run in the 9th inning. Bobby Avila laced a
single. Roberts stepped up to the plate and he drew a walk. Jackie Robinson
dug into the batters box next, but he struck out. Cal Abrams was up next and
he reached on an error giving Chicago-NL the win as 35,117 happy fans
joyfully celebrated. Despite losing, Cincinnati out-hit Chicago-NL 10 to 6.
Roberts(18-6) allowed 4 runs on the game. Willard Schmidt(12-3) took the loss
in relief. He was pinned with the loss despite not allowing an earned run in
his 1 and 1/3 innings of work.
The winning ways continue for Chicago-NL. They now have a record of 8-2 in
recent days. With the loss Cincinnati now has a record of 65-45.
SCORESHEET: 1955 Cincinnati Reds at 1955 Chicago-NL Cubs
N.Fox-A1 A1:F/9 B1:F/7 *5*:G/63 *7*:Si *9*:G/63
J.Rivera-A1 A2:FO/3 *3*:P/4 C2:HR>b# D2:L/3 E2:L/3
T.Klusze-A1 A3:L/4 B3:F/8 C3:F/8 D3:Si>12 E3:L/3
L.Doby-A1 *2*:G/43 B4:G/3 C4:Do D4:P/2
B.Virdon-A1 A5:W>b1 *4*:F/9 C5:F/8 D5:P/4
D.Cranda-A1 A6:CS/24> B6:G/13 *6*:L/5 *8*:G/63
1o Si
P.Reese-A1 A7:Si>12 B7:Si C7:HBP D7:W>b1
B.Morgan-C8
G.McDoug-A1 A8:Si>23 B8:Si>13 C8:L/6 D8:K
12
J.Nuxhal-A1 A9:Do>3# B9:F/7 C9:Force/ D9:Force/
W.Schmid-E1 2# 1# 54>1o b1 54>1o b1
J.Robins-A1 A1:W>b1 B1:F/7 C1:FO/2 *7*:F/8 E1:K
C.Abrams-A1 A2:PB>12 *3*:K *5*:W>b1 D2:G/31 E2:E/9>2#
Si>23 13 b2
S.Lopata-A1 A3:W>12 b B3:F/8 C3:W>12 b D3:G/43
1 1
E.Banks-A1 A4:G-DP/6 B4:G/53 C4:G-DP/6 *8*:L/5
43>3# 23 43>23 1o
1o
C.Furill-A1 A5:F/7 *4*:W>b1 C5:HR>3# D5:Si
b#
F.Thomas-A1 *2*:G/63 B6:K C6:G/53 D6:L/4
E.Mathew-D6
E.Robins-D8
D.Snider-A1 A7:F/9 B7:K *6*:G/43 D7:F/9
B.Avila-A1 A8:E/7 B8:Si>13 C8:G/63 *9*:Si
R.Robert-A1 A9:Do>1# B9:W>12 b C9:F/8 D9:W>12 b
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