BOXSCORE: 1955 Cincinnati Reds At 1955 Chicago-NL Cubs 8/17/1955
Reds AB R H RBI AVG Cubs AB R H RBI AVG
P.Reese SS 7 0 3 0 .292 J.Robinson 3B 3 0 0 0 .296
B.Morgan 3B 3 1 0 0 .216 F-F.Fain PH 1 0 0 0 .253
C-D.Crandall C 1 0 0 0 .226 G-V.Wertz 1B 0 0 0 0 .200
T.Kluszewski 1B 4 1 2 1 .281 C.Abrams 1B,LF 5 1 1 1 .245
A-W.Lockman PR,1B 1 1 0 0 .276 S.Lopata C 5 0 1 0 .316
H.Bauer RF 5 1 1 0 .286 E.Banks SS 5 2 2 2 .268
G.McDougald 2B,3B 5 0 3 0 .290 C.Furillo RF 4 0 1 0 .290
E.Valo LF 3 0 2 1 .368 F.Thomas LF 3 0 1 0 .253
I-B.Virdon PR,LF 0 1 0 0 .305 D-E.Mathews PH,3B 2 0 0 0 .274
J.Astroth C 3 0 0 0 .235 D.Snider CF 5 0 0 0 .325
B-N.Fox PH,2B 2 0 2 2 .318 B.Avila 2B 4 0 2 0 .275
L.Doby CF 5 0 1 1 .331 B.Wight P 2 0 0 0 .000
J.Hearn P 4 0 0 0 .118 B.Miller P 0 0 0 0 .091
W.Schmidt P 0 0 0 0 .000 E-E.Robinson PH 0 0 0 0 .184
H-J.Rivera PH 1 0 0 0 .230 D.Howell P 0 0 0 0 .429
T.Poholsky P 1 0 0 0 .125
D.Bessent P 0 0 0 0 ----
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Totals 45 5 14 5 Totals 39 3 8 3
A-Pinch Ran For Kluszewski In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Astroth In 9th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Morgan In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Thomas In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Miller In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Robinson In 9th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Fain In 10th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Schmidt In 10th Inning
I-Pinch Ran For Valo In 11th Inning
Reds............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 - 5 14 1
Cubs............ 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 2
Reds (66-47) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Hearn 8 7 3 3 2 4 3 131 4.17 A1 D5
W.Schmidt 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 1.75 D6 E1
T.Poholsky WIN(11-5) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 15 5.19 E2 E4
D.Bessent SAVE(33rd) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 1.47 E5
Totals 11 8 3 3 3 8 3
Cubs (68-41) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Wight 8 8 3 3 7 4 1 145 4.70 A1 E3
B.Miller BS(7th) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 3.06 E4 E8
D.Howell LOSS(3-2) 2 5 2 2 0 1 0 41 3.15 E9
Totals 11 14 5 5 8 6 1
ATTENDANCE- 27,655 DATE- Tuesday, August 17th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 3:06
LEFT ON BASE- Reds:17 Cubs: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 1 Cubs: 1
ERRORS- B.Morgan, J.Robinson, S.Lopata
DOUBLES- P.Reese(26th), L.Doby(19th)
HOME RUNS- T.Kluszewski(34th), C.Abrams(3rd), E.Banks-2(30th)
RBIs- T.Kluszewski(90th), E.Valo(27th), N.Fox-2(44th), L.Doby(71st),
C.Abrams(16th), E.Banks-2(92nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- H.Bauer, G.McDougald, B.Wight
WALKS- B.Morgan-2, T.Kluszewski, E.Valo-3, J.Astroth, L.Doby, J.Robinson,
C.Furillo, E.Robinson
STRIKE OUTS- B.Morgan, G.McDougald, J.Astroth, L.Doby, J.Hearn, J.Rivera,
C.Abrams, S.Lopata-2, E.Banks, F.Thomas, E.Mathews, D.Snider,
B.Wight
GIDP- J.Hearn, D.Snider
2-out RBI- E.Banks, N.Fox-2
RLISP 2-out- H.Bauer, P.Reese-4, J.Astroth-4, S.Lopata, B.Morgan, L.Doby,
F.Fain
TEAM RISP- Reds: 5 for 17 Cubs: 1 for 5
In a tight game it was the Cincinnati Reds 5, the Chicago-NL Cubs 3 in 11
innings at Wrigely Field.
The game was deadlocked at 3 after nine full innings. Cincinnati came out on
top in the 11th inning. Hank Bauer led off the inning for Cincinnati when he
lined a single. Gil McDougald stepped up next and he laid down a sacrifice
bunt. Elmer Valo then stroked a one-base hit bringing in a run. Valo took
second on the throw. Nellie Fox followed and he laced a base-hit. Larry
Doby came up to bat and doubled scoring the final run of the inning.
Cincinnati had 14 hits overall, while Chicago-NL had 8.
The win was credited to Tom Poholsky(11-5) who went 1 inning allowing no runs.
Don Bessent gained credit for his 33rd save. Dixie Howell(3-2) was the loser
in relief.
SCORESHEET: 1955 Cincinnati Reds at 1955 Chicago-NL Cubs
P.Reese-A1 A1:Si+E/5 B1:P/6 C1:G/63 D1:Do E1:G/53 F1:Si
B.Morgan-A1 A2:P/6 *3*:W>b1 *5*:K D2:P/6 *9*:W>b1 F2:F/8
D.Cranda-E9
T.Klusze-A1 A3:G/43>2 B3:Force/ C3:Si *7*:HR>b# E3:W>12 b F3:G/31
W.Lockma-E4 3 36>1o b1 1
H.Bauer-A1 A4:G/53 B4:F/8 C4:F/7 D4:G/63 E4:Sac/54 *11*:Si
>23 12
G.McDoug-A1 *2*:G/43 B5:Si>12 C5:Si>12 D5:Si E5:K F5:Sac/34
>12
E.Valo-A1 A6:W>b1 B6:Si>23 C6:W>23 1 D6:Force/ E6:W>b1 F6:Si>2#
B.Virdon-F8 12 2 b1 36>1o b1
J.Astrot-A1 A7:W>12 b B7:K C7:G/53 D7:G/3 E7:Si>3# F7:Si>23
N.Fox-E7 1 2# 13
L.Doby-A1 A8:W>23 1 *4*:G/3 *6*:E/2 *8*:K E8:G/3 F8:Do>3#
2 b1 13
J.Hearn-A1 A9:P/6 B9:G/63 C9:G-DP/6 D9:K *10*:K F9:P/3
W.Schmid-E9 43>1o
J.Rivera-E9+
J.Robins-A1 A1:G/53 *3*:P/6 C1:W>b1 D1:G/63 E1:F/8
F.Fain-E1
V.Wertz-E2
C.Abrams-A1 A2:HR>b# B2:F/9 C2:F/9 D2:F/8 *10*:K
S.Lopata-A1 A3:K B3:G/63 C3:Si>2o *8*:F/8 E3:K
13
E.Banks-A1 A4:HR>b# *4*:E/5 *6*:HR>b# D4:G/53 E4:K
C.Furill-A1 A5:Si B5:W>12 b C5:F/9 D5:G/53 *11*:G/63
1
F.Thomas-A1 A6:K B6:P/6 C6:Si *9*:L/4 E6:K
E.Mathew-D6
D.Snider-A1 *2*:F/8 B7:G-DP/3 C7:K D7:F/9 E7:F/9
63>1o
B.Avila-A1 A8:F/9 *5*:Si C8:P/2 D8:Si
B.Wight-A1 A9:G/13 B9:Sac/54 *7*:K D9:W>12 b
B.Miller-D6 >12 1
E.Robins-D9+
SCORESHEET: 1955 Cincinnati Reds at 1955 Chicago-NL Cubs
P.Reese-A1 G1:P/6
B.Morgan-A1
D.Cranda-E9
T.Klusze-A1
W.Lockma-E4
H.Bauer-A1
G.McDoug-A1
E.Valo-A1
B.Virdon-F8
J.Astrot-A1
N.Fox-E7
L.Doby-A1
J.Hearn-A1
W.Schmid-E9
J.Rivera-E9+
J.Robins-A1
F.Fain-E1
V.Wertz-E2
C.Abrams-A1
S.Lopata-A1
E.Banks-A1
C.Furill-A1
F.Thomas-A1
E.Mathew-D6
D.Snider-A1
B.Avila-A1
B.Wight-A1
B.Miller-D6
E.Robins-D9+