BOXSCORE: 1955 Chicago-NL Cubs At 1955 Washington Nationals 8/26/1955
Cubs AB R H RBI AVG Nationals AB R H RBI AVG
B.Avila 2B 5 0 1 1 .272 J.Temple 2B 4 1 1 0 .268
F.Fain 1B 3 0 1 0 .244 H.Kuenn SS 4 1 1 2 .305
E.Mathews 3B 4 0 1 0 .287 R.Repulski LF 4 0 0 0 .231
V.Wertz RF 4 1 1 0 .265 G.Bell CF 3 1 2 0 .287
C.Furillo CF 3 1 2 0 .280 A.Smith RF 4 1 1 0 .257
J.Robinson LF 3 0 0 0 .282 R.Boone 3B 4 1 2 2 .294
E.Banks SS 1 0 0 0 .279 E.Torgeson 1B 4 1 1 1 .263
A-P.Rizzuto PH,SS 2 1 0 1 .250 H.Naragon C 4 2 3 0 .395
B.Sarni C 4 1 2 1 .247 C.Erskine P 4 0 1 1 .172
I.Delock P 1 0 0 0 .097
B-E.Robinson PH 1 1 1 1 .208
D.Howell P 1 0 0 0 .364
H.Freeman P 0 0 0 0 .200
C-S.Lopata PH 0 0 0 0 .310
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Totals 32 5 9 4 Totals 35 8 12 6
A-Pinch Hit For Banks In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Delock In 5th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Freeman In 9th Inning
Cubs............ 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 - 5 9 2
Nationals....... 0 2 0 5 0 1 0 0 - 8 12 0
Cubs (78-47) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
I.Delock LOSS(7-7) 4 7 7 5 2 4 1 79 4.28 A1 C3
D.Howell 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 57 3.81 C4 D7
H.Freeman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6.42 D8
Totals 8 12 8 6 2 4 1
Nationals (62-59) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
C.Erskine WIN(10-6) 9 9 5 5 8 2 0 148 5.00 A1
Totals 9 9 5 5 8 2 0
ATTENDANCE- 13,534 DATE- Thursday, August 26th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:26
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 8 Nationals: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 1 Nationals: 2
ERRORS- C.Furillo-2
DOUBLES- E.Mathews(10th), E.Robinson(1st), H.Kuenn(30th), H.Naragon(3rd)
HOME RUNS- R.Boone(12th)
RBIs- B.Avila(36th), P.Rizzuto(4th), B.Sarni(15th), E.Robinson(8th),
H.Kuenn-2(62nd), R.Boone-2(54th), E.Torgeson(11th), C.Erskine
CAUGHT STEALING- P.Rizzuto
WALKS- F.Fain-2, E.Mathews, V.Wertz, C.Furillo, J.Robinson, P.Rizzuto, S.Lopata,
J.Temple, G.Bell
STRIKE OUTS- V.Wertz, J.Robinson, J.Temple, G.Bell, R.Boone, C.Erskine
GIDP- F.Fain, E.Mathews, E.Torgeson
WILD PITCHES- I.Delock
2-out RBI- H.Kuenn-2, B.Sarni
RLISP 2-out- B.Sarni, J.Robinson, C.Furillo, V.Wertz
TEAM RISP- Cubs: 4 for 15 Nationals: 3 for 5
Ray Boone went yard and had 2 RBI and Carl Erskine was able to finish what he
started and was credited with a complete game as the Washington Nationals
defeated the Chicago-NL Cubs 8 to 5 at Griffith Stadium.
Washington went ahead for good in the 2nd inning as they scored 2 runs on 2
base hits. The big moment was provided by Boone who electrified Griffith
Stadium when he lifted one out of the park for a two run home run.
Washington had a total of 12 hits for the game.
The victory was credited to Erskine(10-6) who went the distance, allowing 5
runs. Ike Delock(7-7) was tagged with the loss. He was touched for 7 hits
and 2 walks in 4 innings.
SCORESHEET: 1955 Chicago-NL Cubs at 1955 Washington Nationals
B.Avila-A1 A1:G/31 B1:FO/2 C1:Si>3# *7*:FO/2 E1:Force/
23 54>1o b1
F.Fain-A1 A2:W>b1 B2:F/7 C2:G-DP/4 D2:W>b1 E2:Si>12
63>3# 1o
E.Mathew-A1 A3:G-DP/4 *4*:Do C3:G/13 D3:W>12 b E3:Force/
63>1o 1 36>23 1o
b1
V.Wertz-A1 *2*:Si B4:K *6*:W>b1 D4:F/9 E4:F/7
C.Furill-A1 A5:Si>12 B5:F/8 C5:W>12 b D5:Si>2o
1 13
J.Robins-A1 A6:F/9 B6:K C6:W>23 1 *8*:F/7
2 b1
E.Banks-A1 A7:Force/ *5*:W>b1 C7:Force/ D7:G/31
P.Rizzut-B7 14>23 1o 46>3# 23
b1 1o b1
B.Sarni-A1 A8:G/53 B8:Si>13 C8:CS/24> D8:F/8
1o Si>3#
I.Delock-A1 *3*:G/31 B9:Do>3# C9:G/31 *9*:W>b1
E.Robins-B9 13
D.Howell-C4+
J.Temple-A1 A1:K *3*:Si C1:W>b1 D1:Force/ E1:F/8
54>1o b1
H.Kuenn-A1 A2:G/63 B2:F/8 C2:Do+E/8 D2:F/7
>3# 1# b#
R.Repuls-A1 A3:G/53 B3:P/6 C3:L/5 D3:L/5
G.Bell-A1 *2*:W>b1 B4:K *5*:Si *7*:Si
A.Smith-A1 A5:L/5 *4*:Si C5:F/7 D5:Force/
54>1o b1
R.Boone-A1 A6:HR>1# B6:K C6:F/9 D6:Si>12
b#
E.Torges-A1 A7:F/9 B7:WP>12 C7:Force/ D7:G-DP/3
Si>2# 64>1o b1 63>1o
H.Narago-A1 A8:Si B8:Si+E/8 *6*:Do *8*:G/13
>1#
C.Erskin-A1 A9:K B9:G/43>2 C9:Si>2# D9:G/43
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