Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Chicago Cubs 1 (original) (raw)

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Retrosheet Boxscore: Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Chicago Cubs 1

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Game Played on Thursday, August 25, 1955 (N) at Forbes Field

CHI N 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 0 PIT N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 x - 2 7 1

BATTING

Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Fondy 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 11 2 Baker 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Baumholtz rf 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 Banks ss 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 5 Speake lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Miksis 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 Bolger cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 Cooper c 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 Minner p 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 7 Totals 32 1 8 0 3 9 24 17

BATTING - 2B: Baumholtz (10,off Face); Fondy (17,off Face); Cooper (5,off Face). GDP: Baker (12,off Face). Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING - SB: Banks (6,2nd base off Face/Peterson). CS: Baumholtz (1,2nd base by Face/Shepard).

Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A E. O'Brien cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Cole 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Mejias rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Long 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Thomas lf 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 Ward 1b 2 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 Gene Freese ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Saffell rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. O'Brien 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 5 3 Groat ss 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 Peterson c 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 Shepard c 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 Face p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Totals 28 2 7 2 4 0 27 9

FIELDING - DP: 2. Groat-J. O'Brien-Ward, Shepard-J. O'Brien. E: Peterson (5).

BATTING - 2B: Thomas (15,off Minner); J. O'Brien (11,off Minner); Mejias (5,off Minner). SH: Ward (5,off Minner); Face (2,off Minner). SF: Peterson (1,off Minner). IBB: Groat 3 (10,by Minner 3); Thomas (7,by Minner). Team LOB: 9.

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Minner L(8-8) 8 7 2 2 4 0 0 35

IBB: Minner 4 (10,Groat 3,Thomas).

Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Face W(4-5) 9 8 1 0 3 9 0 35

Umpires: HP - Bill Jackowski, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Lee Ballanfant, 3B - Al Barlick

Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 6181

Starting Lineups:

Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh Pirates

  1. Fondy 1b E. O'Brien cf
  2. Baker 2b Cole 3b
  3. Baumholtz rf Mejias rf
  4. Banks ss Thomas lf
  5. Speake lf Ward 1b
  6. Miksis 3b J. O'Brien 2b
  7. Bolger cf Groat ss
  8. Cooper c Peterson c
  9. Minner p Face p

CUBS 1ST: Fondy walked; Baker flied out to right; Baumholtz doubled to right [Fondy to third]; Banks struck out; Speake struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: E. O'Brien popped to second; Cole grounded out (third to first); Mejias grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

CUBS 2ND: Miksis flied out to left; Bolger popped to second; Cooper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Thomas singled to right; Ward out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Thomas to second]; J. O'Brien reached on a fielder's choice [Thomas out at third (pitcher to third to shortstop to third), J. O'Brien to second]; Groat was walked intentionally; Peterson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

CUBS 3RD: Minner walked; Fondy struck out; Baker grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Minner out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Face grounded out (shortstop to first); E. O'Brien grounded out (third to first); Cole singled to second; Mejias grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

CUBS 4TH: Baumholtz grounded out (first unassisted); Banks singled to left; Speake struck out; Banks stole second; Miksis popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Thomas doubled to left; Ward reached on a fielder's choice [Thomas out at third (first to third)]; J. O'Brien doubled to left [Ward to third]; Groat was walked intentionally; Peterson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Ward scored]; Face grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

CUBS 5TH: Bolger singled to center; Cooper singled to center [Bolger to third, Cooper out at second (center to third to first)]; Walker Cooper rounded 1B too far; Minner flied out to left [Bolger scored (error by Peterson; assist by Thomas) (unearned)]; Hardy Peterson suffered broken arm in collision at HP; SHEPARD REPLACED PETERSON (PLAYING C ); Fondy doubled to right; Baker struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: E. O'Brien flied to left in foul territory; Cole flied out to center; Mejias popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

CUBS 6TH: Baumholtz walked; Banks struck out while Baumholtz was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Speake grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Ward grounded out (first to pitcher); J. O'Brien flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

CUBS 7TH: Miksis grounded out (second to pitcher); Bolger struck out; Cooper doubled to left; Minner singled to center [Cooper to third]; Fondy grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Groat singled to left; Shepard forced Groat (pitcher to shortstop); Face out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Shepard to second]; E. O'Brien flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

CUBS 8TH: Baker grounded out (second to first); Baumholtz singled to third; Banks struck out; Speake flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Cole grounded out (shortstop to first); Mejias doubled to left; Thomas was walked intentionally; GENE FREESE BATTED FOR WARD; Gene Freese flied out to center; J. O'Brien singled to left [Mejias scored, Thomas to third, J. O'Brien to second (on throw)]; Groat was walked intentionally; Shepard grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 2.

CUBS 9TH: SAFFELL REPLACED GENE FREESE (PLAYING RF); LONG REPLACED MEJIAS (PLAYING 1B); Miksis popped to first in foul territory; Bolger made an out to second; Cooper made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 2.

Final Totals R H E LOB Cubs 1 8 0 7 Pirates 2 7 1 9

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