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Events of Thursday, August 4, 1955

8-3-1955 8-5-1955 8-4-1954 8-4-1956

PIT N 2 0 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 - 10 15 2 CHI N 2 1 2 4 0 0 0 2 x - 11 15 1

BOX+PBP WP: Tremel (2-0) LP: Littlefield (4-10) SV: Davis (3) HR: Gene Freese (9), Thomas (16), Long (13), Groat (3), Banks 3 (36), Miksis (6)

PHI N 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 9 1 CIN N 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 x - 4 8 0

BOX+PBP WP: Minarcin (5-9) LP: Meyer (5-10) SV: Nuxhall (2) HR: Ennis (22), Greengrass (4), Post (26)

BRO N 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 5 - 11 14 2 MIL N 0 4 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 - 10 11 1

BOX+PBP WP: Erskine (10-4) LP: Johnson (4-4) SV: Labine (4) HR: Campanella (24), Furillo (18), Zimmer (11), Logan (11), Pafko (3), Thomson (10)

NY N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 2 STL N 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 x - 3 5 1

BOX+PBP WP: Poholsky (5-6) LP: Monzant (1-5)

KC A 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 0 BAL A 2 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 x - 8 9 0

BOX+PBP WP: Lopat (5-8) LP: Harrington (1-3) HR: Astroth (3)

CHI A 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 9 0 BOS A 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 x - 7 14 0

BOX+PBP WP: Nixon (11-5) LP: Pierce (7-8) SV: Kinder (14) HR: Zauchin (21), Piersall (9)

CLE A 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 - 6 17 1 NY A 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 - 3 8 0

BOX+PBP WP: Narleski (7-0) LP: Kucks (7-6) HR: Wertz (13), Mantle (24)

DET A 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 - 6 7 3 WAS A 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 x - 9 15 1

BOX+PBP WP: Stobbs (2-10) LP: Coleman (2-2)

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Standings At Close of Play of August 4, 1955

NL

Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Brooklyn Dodgers 107 74 33 0 .692 - 629 446 Milwaukee Braves 106 58 48 0 .547 15.5 525 483 New York Giants 108 57 51 0 .528 17.5 473 465 Philadelphia Phillies 112 54 58 0 .482 22.5 472 489 Chicago Cubs 111 53 58 0 .477 23.0 469 504 Cincinnati Reds 107 50 57 0 .467 24.0 518 488 St. Louis Cardinals 103 46 57 0 .447 26.0 458 507 Pittsburgh Pirates 110 40 70 0 .364 35.5 402 564

AL

Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Chicago White Sox 104 63 41 0 .606 - 481 350 Cleveland Indians 106 64 42 0 .604 - 479 400 New York Yankees 106 63 43 0 .594 1.0 499 390 Boston Red Sox 106 62 44 0 .585 2.0 510 425 Detroit Tigers 105 57 48 0 .543 6.5 559 471 Kansas City Athletics 108 44 63 1 .411 20.5 434 604 Washington Senators 105 36 69 0 .343 27.5 388 534 Baltimore Orioles 106 33 72 1 .314 30.5 342 518

ML League Leaders

Deaths on This Date

Mike Balenti (69)

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