Monday, June 18, 2007
NL Recap July 25th - The Redlegs Ted Kluszewski has the longest current hitting streak at 14 games.
Strat-O-Matic Report
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1955 National League Date: 7/25/1955
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
1955 BRN 62 35 D.Long PIN .348 W.Mays NYN 31 T.Kluszew CIN 83
1955 MLN 59 37 R.Ashburn PHN .339 T.Kluszew CIN 30 D.Snider BRN 82
1955 CIN 57 38 T.Kluszew CIN .336 W.Post CIN 26 D.Ennis PHN 77
1955 CHN 49 49 D.Ennis PHN .332 S.Lopata PHN 26 W.Post CIN 69
1955 NYN 46 51 W.Mays NYN .324 E.Banks CHN 25 G.Bell CIN 69
1955 PHN 43 57
1955 SLN 40 54 WINS SAVES ERA
1955 PIN 32 67 W.Spahn MLN 12 M.Grissom NYN 8 A.Fowler CIN 2.28
B.Buhl MLN 12 H.Freeman CIN 7 W.Spahn MLN 2.33
A.Fowler CIN 11 E.Roebuck BRN 6 C.Labine BRN 2.61
J.Nuxhall CIN 11 J.Hughes BRN 6 W.Hacker CHN 2.96
OTHERS TIED W 10 J.Meyer PHN 5 J.Podres BRN 2.98
CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
T.Kluszew CIN 14 B.Bruton MLN 19 S.Jones CHN 119
D.Long PIN 13 R.Ashburn PHN 16 G.Conley MLN 111
E.Banks CHN 9 K.Boyer SLN 15 R.Roberts PHN 100
H.Landrit CIN 8 W.Mays NYN 13 H.Haddix SLN 99
J.Adcock MLN 8 OTHERS TIED W 10 J.Antonel NYN 96
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
CHN 2 at PIN 3
CHN 3 at PIN 11
CIN 5 at NYN 1
CIN 6 at NYN 5
MLN 7 at BRN 5
MLN 1 at BRN 12
SLN 6 at PHN 1
SLN 3 at PHN 2
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
D.Crandall MLN BRN 4 2 2 3 0 1 2 0
T.Kluszewski CIN NYN 6 2 2 4 0 0 2 0
J.Gilliam BRN MLN 4 4 3 3 1 0 0 0
S.Amoros BRN MLN 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
F.Thomas PIN CHN 5 1 2 5 0 0 1 0
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
H.Wilhelm NYN CIN 3.2 0 0 0 1 8 0
H.Freeman CIN NYN 5.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 W
L.Jackson SLN PHN 9.0 8 1 1 3 8 0 W
C.Labine BRN MLN 9.0 5 1 1 2 2 1 W
S.Rogovin PHN SLN 7.0 3 1 1 1 3 0
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
R.Campanella BRN .280 25 7 10 4 3 H.Haddix SLN 19 15 0 3 21 0 201
D.Crandall MLN .341 44 15 13 1 6 A.Fowler CIN 28 12 2 10 12 2 300
H.Thompson NYN .375 32 12 5 9 3 P.Giel NYN 12 3 1 4 6 0 100
J.Adcock MLN .326 46 15 12 4 5 D.Bessent BRN 19 11 4 7 8 2 300
W.Jones PHN .260 50 13 7 14 5 W.Spahn MLN 14 11 1 2 2 0 200
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
G.Harris NYN .094 32 3 1 3 0 P.Lapalme SLN 5 11 4 5 1 1 030
L.Merriman CHN .139 36 5 1 3 0 R.Crone MLN 15 18 16 12 9 3 020
G.Baker CHN .214 56 12 3 1 0 D.Liddle NYN 8 10 8 4 7 2 020
G.Gorbous PHN .182 44 8 1 4 0 J.Collum CIN 7 13 9 3 6 3 100
A.Grammas SLN .179 28 5 2 2 0 J.Davis CHN 6 7 6 2 2 1 010
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report
Rip Repulski singled in the go ahead run in the 11th and St. Louis hung on for a 3-2 win over Philadelphia and a doubleheader sweep.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 St. Louis Cardinals At 1955 Philadelphia Phillies 7/24/1955
Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG Phillies AB R H RBI AVG
K.Boyer 3B 5 1 1 0 .240 R.Ashburn CF 5 0 2 0 .339
R.Schoendienst 2B 5 0 2 1 .285 B.Morgan 2B,SS 4 0 0 0 .233
S.Musial 1B 4 0 0 0 .323 G.Gorbous RF 5 0 0 0 .228
W.Moon CF 5 0 0 0 .275 D.Ennis LF 3 0 0 0 .332
B.Virdon RF 5 1 2 0 .257 W.Jones 3B 4 1 1 1 .294
R.Repulski LF 3 1 2 2 .243 A.Seminick C 4 0 1 0 .181
B.Sarni C 4 0 1 0 .207 M.Blaylock 1B 4 0 1 0 .183
A.Grammas SS 4 0 0 0 .256 R.Smalley SS 3 1 1 1 .205
T.Poholsky P 3 0 0 0 .160 A-J.Greengrass PH 1 0 1 0 .205
H.Haddix P 0 0 0 0 .100 B-P.Lowrey 2B 0 0 0 0 .170
S.Rogovin P 2 0 0 0 .143
J.Meyer P 1 0 0 0 .167
R.Roberts P 1 0 0 0 .408
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 38 3 8 3 Totals 37 2 7 2
A-Pinch Hit For Smalley In 10th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Greengrass In 11th Inning
Cardinals....... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 3 8 0
Phillies........ 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 7 0
Cardinals (40-54) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
T.Poholsky WIN(3-4) 10 7 2 2 1 2 2 5.50
H.Haddix SAVE(1st) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.26
Totals 11 7 2 2 1 3 2
Phillies (43-57) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
S.Rogovin 7 3 1 1 1 3 0 3.80
J.Meyer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.46
R.Roberts LOSS(10-12) 3 5 2 2 2 0 1 4.12
Totals 11 8 3 3 3 3 1
ATTENDANCE- 11,190 DATE- Sunday, July 24th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:11
LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 7 Phillies: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 2 Phillies: 0
DOUBLES- B.Virdon-2(16th)
HOME RUNS- R.Repulski(16th), W.Jones(16th), R.Smalley(8th)
STOLEN BASES- K.Boyer(15th), B.Sarni(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- R.Schoendienst
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Sarni, B.Morgan
WALKS- S.Musial, R.Repulski, T.Poholsky, D.Ennis
HIT BY PITCH- R.Repulski
STRIKE OUTS- B.Virdon, A.Grammas, T.Poholsky, R.Ashburn, B.Morgan, S.Rogovin
GIDP- M.Blaylock
Rip Repulski went deep and had 2 RBI as the St. Louis Cardinals outscored the
Philadelphia Phillies in 11 innings 3 to 2.
Both teams were tied at 1 runs apiece after nine innings. St. Louis ended up
winning it in the 11th inning. After two were out Bill Virdon doubled.
Repulski stepped into the batter's box and he stroked a single scoring the
run. St. Louis had 8 hits for the afternoon.
The win was credited to Tom Poholsky(3-4) who went 10 innings allowing 2 runs.
Poholsky was helped out by Harvey Haddix who recorded his 1st save. Robin
Roberts(10-12) suffered the loss in relief.
The St. Louis ballclub's record now stands at 40-54. With this loss,
Philadelphia has a 4-6 record of late, 43-57 overall.
Red Schoendienst doubled in 3 runs and the Cardinals topped the Phillies 6-1 in the 1st of two games.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 St. Louis Cardinals At 1955 Philadelphia Phillies 7/24/1955
Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG Phillies AB R H RBI AVG
K.Boyer 3B 5 0 0 0 .241 R.Ashburn CF 5 0 1 0 .338
R.Schoendienst 2B 3 2 1 3 .283 B.Morgan 2B,SS 4 0 2 0 .236
S.Musial 1B 3 1 1 2 .327 G.Gorbous RF 4 0 1 1 .235
R.Repulski LF 4 0 2 1 .239 D.Ennis LF 5 0 0 0 .335
W.Moon CF 4 0 0 0 .279 W.Jones 3B 4 0 1 0 .294
B.Virdon RF 4 0 3 0 .255 A.Seminick C 4 0 2 0 .180
N.Burbrink C 4 1 0 0 .236 M.Blaylock 1B 3 0 0 0 .182
A.Grammas SS 3 1 0 0 .260 R.Smalley SS 2 0 0 0 .203
L.Jackson P 3 1 0 0 .184 A-J.Greengrass PH 1 0 0 0 .201
B.Miller P 0 0 0 0 .273
C-R.Roberts PH 1 0 0 0 .414
J.Meyer P 0 0 0 0 .176
C.Simmons P 2 1 1 0 .138
B-P.Lowrey PH,2B 2 0 0 0 .170
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 33 6 7 6 Totals 37 1 8 1
A-Pinch Hit For Smalley In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Simmons In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Miller In 8th Inning
Cardinals....... 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 - 6 7 2
Phillies........ 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 0
Cardinals (39-54) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
L.Jackson WIN(7-9) 9 8 1 1 3 8 0 4.01
Totals 9 8 1 1 3 8 0
Phillies (43-56) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
C.Simmons LOSS(2-9) 6 4 4 4 5 5 0 4.66
B.Miller 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 2.60
J.Meyer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.52
Totals 9 7 6 6 6 6 1
ATTENDANCE- 18,466 DATE- Sunday, July 24th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Tom Gorman, Bill Engeln, Babe Pinelli, Dusty Boggess
T- 3:02
LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 6 Phillies:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 0 Phillies: 0
ERRORS- B.Virdon, A.Grammas
DOUBLES- R.Schoendienst(23rd), B.Virdon(14th), A.Seminick(7th), C.Simmons
HOME RUNS- S.Musial(23rd)
CAUGHT STEALING- B.Virdon
WALKS- R.Schoendienst-2, S.Musial-2, A.Grammas, L.Jackson, B.Morgan, G.Gorbous,
M.Blaylock
STRIKE OUTS- S.Musial, R.Repulski, W.Moon-2, L.Jackson-2, B.Morgan, D.Ennis,
W.Jones, M.Blaylock, R.Smalley, J.Greengrass, R.Roberts, C.Simmons
Larry Jackson went the distance as the St. Louis Cardinals topped the
Philadelphia Phillies by a score of 6 to 1 at Connie Mack
Stadium.
Jackson(7-9) was very good in the win. He gave up just 8 hits and 3 walks in
9 innings lowering his ERA to 4.01. St. Louis finished with 7 hits in the
victory.
Curt Simmons(2-9) absorbed the loss. He surrendered 4 hits and 5 walks in 6
innings.
Backup catcher Rube Walker homered and threw out 3 baserunners as the Dodgers demolish the Braves 12-1 for a split of their doubleheader.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Milwaukee Braves At 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers 7/24/1955
Braves AB R H RBI AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG
B.Bruton CF 4 0 2 0 .288 D.Hoak 3B 4 1 1 0 .175
J.Logan SS 4 0 1 0 .282 P.Reese SS 3 3 1 0 .277
E.Mathews 3B 4 0 1 0 .261 D.Snider CF 4 0 1 1 .295
H.Aaron LF 2 0 0 0 .311 G.Hodges 1B 3 2 1 1 .266
D.Jolly P 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Gilliam LF 4 4 3 3 .266
B-G.Crowe PH 1 0 0 0 .232 C.Furillo RF 4 1 2 2 .270
P.Paine P 0 0 0 0 ---- D.Zimmer 2B 4 0 2 2 .305
J.Adcock 1B 3 1 1 1 .276 R.Walker C 5 1 2 3 .264
C.Tanner RF 3 0 0 0 .292 C.Labine P 3 0 0 0 .000
D.O'Connell 2B 2 0 0 0 .181
D.Rice C 2 0 0 0 .109
R.Crone P 1 0 0 0 .095
A-B.Thomson LF 2 0 0 0 .291
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 28 1 5 1 Totals 34 12 13 12
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Crone In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Jolly In 7th Inning
Braves.......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1
Dodgers......... 0 3 2 0 3 3 0 1 - 12 13 0
Braves (59-37) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
R.Crone LOSS(3-5) 4 2/3 7 8 8 5 3 1 4.99
D.Jolly 1 1/3 4 3 3 1 1 0 5.86
P.Paine 2 2 1 1 2 2 0 6.43
Totals 8 13 12 12 8 6 1
Dodgers (62-35) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
C.Labine WIN(7-2) 9 5 1 1 2 2 1 2.61
Totals 9 5 1 1 2 2 1
ATTENDANCE- 29,956 DATE- Sunday, July 24th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Jocko Conlan, Arthur Gore, Augie Donatelli, Hal Dixon
T- 2:13
LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 2 Dodgers: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 1 Dodgers: 1
ERRORS- B.Bruton
DOUBLES- B.Bruton(20th), J.Gilliam-3(21st), C.Furillo(9th)
HOME RUNS- J.Adcock(19th), R.Walker(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- B.Bruton, J.Logan, E.Mathews
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Labine
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Snider
WALKS- D.O'Connell, D.Rice, D.Hoak, P.Reese-2, G.Hodges-2, J.Gilliam, C.Furillo,
D.Zimmer
STRIKE OUTS- B.Bruton, D.O'Connell, D.Hoak-2, D.Snider-2, G.Hodges, C.Labine
GIDP- B.Thomson, R.Walker
Clem Labine tossed a complete game as the spectacular Brooklyn Dodgers crushed
the Milwaukee Braves 12 to 1.
Jim Gilliam provided much of the offense. He doubled in the 2nd inning,
doubled scoring two baserunners in the 3rd inning and doubled knocking in a
run in the 6th inning. Brooklyn totaled 13 on the afternoon.
The victory was credited to Labine(7-2) who went the distance, allowing 1 run.
Ray Crone(3-5) took the loss. He was hit hard and gave up 7 hits and 5 walks
in 4 and 2/3 innings.
Del Crandall hits 2 of the 5 Braves home runs in a 7-5 win over the Dodgers.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Milwaukee Braves At 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers 7/24/1955
Braves AB R H RBI AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG
B.Bruton CF 5 1 1 1 .286 D.Hoak 3B 4 2 1 0 .173
J.Logan SS 5 1 2 1 .282 P.Reese SS 2 0 0 0 .277
E.Mathews 3B 5 0 1 0 .261 D.Snider CF 4 0 3 1 .295
H.Aaron LF 4 1 0 0 .313 R.Campanella C 2 0 0 1 .324
J.Adcock 1B 4 1 1 2 .275 G.Hodges 1B 4 0 0 0 .266
A.Pafko RF 4 1 2 0 .236 J.Gilliam LF 4 0 0 0 .261
D.Crandall C 4 2 2 3 .264 C.Furillo RF 3 1 0 0 .267
D.O'Connell 2B 4 0 0 0 .182 D.Zimmer 2B 4 1 2 1 .299
L.Burdette P 4 0 1 0 .268 D.Newcombe P 2 0 0 0 .220
A-R.Walker PH 1 0 0 0 .254
C.Erskine P 0 0 0 0 .085
B-S.Amoros PH 1 1 1 2 .311
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 39 7 10 7 Totals 31 5 7 5
A-Pinch Hit For Newcombe In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Erskine In 9th Inning
Braves.......... 0 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 - 7 10 0
Dodgers......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 - 5 7 2
Braves (59-36) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
L.Burdette WIN(9-7) 9 7 5 5 4 1 2 4.66
Totals 9 7 5 5 4 1 2
Dodgers (61-35) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
D.Newcombe LOSS(9-7) 7 8 7 6 0 3 5 3.59
C.Erskine 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 5.30
Totals 9 10 7 6 0 5 5
ATTENDANCE- 30,124 DATE- Sunday, July 24th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Frank Secory, Larry Goetz, Frank Dascoli, Lou Warneke
T- 2:17
LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 5 Dodgers: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 1 Dodgers: 0
ERRORS- D.Hoak-2
DOUBLES- D.Snider(29th)
HOME RUNS- B.Bruton(7th), J.Logan(10th), J.Adcock(18th), D.Crandall-2(21st),
D.Zimmer(8th), S.Amoros(9th)
STOLEN BASES- H.Aaron(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- P.Reese
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Campanella
WALKS- D.Hoak, P.Reese, R.Campanella, C.Furillo
STRIKE OUTS- B.Bruton, J.Logan-2, D.Crandall, D.O'Connell, G.Hodges
GIDP- R.Campanella
Del Crandall launched 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI and Lew Burdette allowed
Charlie Grimm to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game as the Milwaukee
Braves defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers by the score of 7 to 5 at Ebbets
Field.
Crandall led the offense for Milwaukee. He cracked a solo homerun in the 2nd
inning and lifted one out of the park for a two run home run (his 21st of the
season) in the 6th inning. Milwaukee had a total of 10 hits for the game.
Burdette(9-7) lasted until the end allowing 5 runs for the win. Don
Newcombe(9-7) was the losing pitcher. He served up 5 gopher balls in 7
innings.
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Wally Post's homer in the 12th gave Cincinnati a 6-5 win over New York and a sweep of their doubleheader.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs At 1955 New York Giants 7/24/1955
Redlegs AB R H RBI AVG Giants AB R H RBI AVG
R.Bridges 2B 6 1 2 0 .215 W.Terwilliger 2B 6 0 2 0 .289
S.Palys LF 4 1 0 0 .264 A.Dark SS 6 2 2 1 .257
T.Kluszewski 1B 6 2 2 4 .336 W.Mays CF 5 0 1 0 .324
W.Post RF 5 2 1 1 .309 S.Gordon 3B 6 2 2 1 .254
G.Bell CF 6 0 1 0 .322 D.Mueller RF 6 1 1 0 .288
M.Batts C 3 0 0 0 .212 B.Hofman 1B,C 5 0 2 3 .310
A-B.Thurman PH 1 0 0 0 .259 W.Lockman LF 5 0 2 0 .305
H.Freeman P 1 0 0 0 .000 R.Katt C 3 0 1 0 .226
M.Smith 3B 2 0 0 1 .059 C-D.Rhodes PH 1 0 0 0 .233
F-B.Adams PH,3B 1 0 0 0 .258 E-G.Harris 1B 1 0 0 0 .219
G-J.Brovia PH 1 0 0 0 .000 J.Antonelli P 2 0 0 0 .189
H-C.Harmon 3B 0 0 0 0 .272 H.Wilhelm P 1 0 0 0 .000
R.McMillan SS 3 0 2 0 .274 D-B.Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 .235
J.Collum P 1 0 0 0 .217 M.Grissom P 0 0 0 0 .000
G.Staley P 2 0 0 0 .077 P.Giel P 0 0 0 0 .091
B-S.Burgess C 1 0 0 0 .282 I-H.Thompson PH 1 0 0 0 .289
D.Liddle P 0 0 0 0 .250
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 43 6 8 6 Totals 49 5 13 5
A-Pinch Hit For Batts In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Staley In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Katt In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Wilhelm In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Rhodes In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Smith In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Adams In 11th Inning
H-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Brovia In 11th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Giel In 11th Inning
Redlegs......... 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 6 8 2
Giants.......... 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 13 0
Redlegs (57-38) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
J.Collum 2 1/3 5 4 3 1 0 1 4.31
G.Staley 4 2/3 5 1 1 0 2 0 4.62
H.Freeman WIN(4-3) 5 3 0 0 0 2 0 1.16
Totals 12 13 5 4 1 4 1
Giants (46-51) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
J.Antonelli 4 1/3 5 5 5 3 5 2 4.03
H.Wilhelm 3 2/3 0 0 0 1 8 0 3.12
M.Grissom 0 2/3 2 0 0 1 0 0 3.21
P.Giel 2 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.57
D.Liddle LOSS(3-6) 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 3.26
Totals 12 8 6 6 6 14 3
ATTENDANCE- 32,102 DATE- Sunday, July 24th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Lee Ballanfant, Al Barlick, Bill Jackowski, Stan Landes
T- 3:20
LEFT ON BASE- Redlegs: 8 Giants: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Redlegs: 1 Giants: 0
ERRORS- M.Smith, J.Collum
DOUBLES- S.Gordon(5th), B.Hofman(2nd)
HOME RUNS- T.Kluszewski-2(30th), W.Post(26th), A.Dark(6th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Smith
WALKS- S.Palys-2, W.Post, R.McMillan-2, S.Burgess, W.Mays
STRIKE OUTS- S.Palys-2, W.Post-3, G.Bell-3, M.Batts, B.Thurman, M.Smith-2,
J.Collum, G.Staley, B.Hofman-2, D.Rhodes, H.Wilhelm
GIDP- B.Taylor
WILD PITCHES- J.Collum
WEB GEMS- Top 11th: Sid Gordon robbed Joe Brovia of a base hit.
Ted Kluszewski smacked 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI as the Cincinnati Redlegs
defeated the ice-cold New York Giants in 12 innings by the score of 6 to 5 at
Polo Grounds.
Both teams were tied at 5 runs apiece after nine innings. Cincinnati won it in
the 12th inning. After two were out Wally Post cracked a solo homerun (his
26th of the season). New York had 13 hits in the game while Cincinnati had
8, but Cincinnati had the more timely hits.
The victory went to Hersh Freeman(4-3) who went 5 innings, allowing no runs.
Don Liddle(3-6) took the loss in relief. He pitched 1 inning allowing 1 hit
and no walks.
Art Fowler hurls a 5 hitter as the Redlegs down the Giants 5-1 in 1st of two.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs At 1955 New York Giants 7/24/1955
Redlegs AB R H RBI AVG Giants AB R H RBI AVG
R.Bridges 2B 4 2 1 1 .203 W.Terwilliger 2B 2 0 0 0 .286
S.Palys LF 5 0 2 2 .269 B-D.Williams PH,2B 1 0 1 0 .193
T.Kluszewski 1B 5 0 2 1 .336 A.Dark SS 4 0 1 0 .256
W.Post RF 4 1 2 1 .310 W.Mays CF 4 0 0 0 .326
G.Bell CF 3 0 1 0 .325 H.Thompson 3B 2 1 1 1 .290
S.Burgess C 2 0 0 0 .283 D.Mueller RF 4 0 2 0 .290
M.Smith 3B 3 1 0 0 .067 W.Lockman LF 4 0 0 0 .303
R.McMillan SS 3 1 2 0 .270 G.Harris 1B 3 0 0 0 .220
A.Fowler P 2 0 0 0 .250 C-D.Rhodes PH 1 0 0 0 .235
R.Katt C 3 0 0 0 .224
R.Gomez P 2 0 0 0 .414
A-B.Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 .242
M.Grissom P 0 0 0 0 .000
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 31 5 10 5 Totals 31 1 5 1
A-Pinch Hit For Gomez In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Terwilliger In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Harris In 9th Inning
Redlegs......... 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 5 10 0
Giants.......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 5 0
Redlegs (56-38) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
A.Fowler WIN(11-2) 9 5 1 1 3 1 1 2.28
Totals 9 5 1 1 3 1 1
Giants (46-50) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
R.Gomez LOSS(5-5) 8 9 3 3 3 3 1 4.74
M.Grissom 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 3.25
Totals 9 10 5 5 4 4 1
ATTENDANCE- 32,315 DATE- Sunday, July 24th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Frank Secory, Larry Goetz, Frank Dascoli, Lou Warneke
T- 2:11
LEFT ON BASE- Redlegs: 7 Giants: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Redlegs: 1 Giants: 1
DOUBLES- S.Palys(15th), G.Bell(14th), A.Dark(16th)
HOME RUNS- W.Post(25th), H.Thompson(20th)
CAUGHT STEALING- G.Bell-2
SACRIFICE HITS- R.McMillan, A.Fowler-2
WALKS- R.Bridges, G.Bell, S.Burgess-2, W.Terwilliger, H.Thompson-2
HIT BY PITCH- M.Smith
STRIKE OUTS- S.Palys-2, A.Fowler-2, A.Dark
GIDP- W.Lockman
PASSED BALLS- R.Katt
Art Fowler pitched a complete game and Wally Post lofted one into the 'cheap
seats' as the Cincinnati Redlegs outscored the reeling New York Giants 5 to
1.
Fowler(11-2) gave Cincinnati a solid outing. He was reached for 5 hits and 3
walks in 9 innings. Cincinnati rapped out 10 hits for the afternoon.
Ruben Gomez(5-5) was the losing pitcher. He pitched 8 innings giving up 9
hits and 3 walks.
Frank Thomas homered and had 5 RBI as the Pirates trounce the Cubs 11-3 and sweep the doubleheader.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Chicago Cubs At 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates 7/24/1955
Cubs AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG
E.Miksis CF 4 0 1 0 .240 T.Saffell CF 4 1 2 2 .205
G.Baker 2B 4 0 1 0 .281 G.Freese 3B 6 2 3 2 .225
B.Speake RF 4 0 0 0 .201 J.Lynch RF 3 2 1 1 .270
E.Banks SS 4 1 1 0 .316 D.Long 1B 4 1 2 1 .348
H.Sauer LF 4 1 2 0 .226 B-P.Ward 1B 0 0 0 0 .225
R.Jackson 3B 4 1 2 1 .298 T.Atwell C 3 1 1 0 .192
D.Fondy 1B 4 0 2 0 .300 F.Thomas LF 5 1 2 5 .245
C.McCullough C 4 0 0 0 .188 J.O'Brien 2B 5 0 0 0 .239
S.Jones P 2 0 1 2 .143 D.Groat SS 2 2 1 0 .253
D.Hillman P 0 0 0 0 .667 V.Law P 4 1 2 0 .211
A-F.Baumholtz PH 1 0 0 0 .324
B.Tremel P 0 0 0 0 ----
H.Jeffcoat P 0 0 0 0 .000
C-W.Cooper PH 1 0 0 0 .250
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 36 3 10 3 Totals 36 11 14 11
A-Pinch Hit For Hillman In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Long In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Jeffcoat In 9th Inning
Cubs............ 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 10 0
Pirates......... 0 0 0 0 2 6 3 0 - 11 14 0
Cubs (49-49) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
S.Jones LOSS(9-9) 5 2/3 9 8 8 8 4 2 3.44
D.Hillman 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.96
B.Tremel 0 2/3 3 3 3 1 0 0 40.50
H.Jeffcoat 1 1/3 2 0 0 1 0 0 4.19
Totals 8 14 11 11 10 4 2
Pirates (32-67) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
V.Law WIN(7-10) 9 10 3 3 0 3 0 3.71
Totals 9 10 3 3 0 3 0
ATTENDANCE- 5,605 DATE- Sunday, July 24th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:38
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 6 Pirates:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 0 Pirates: 1
DOUBLES- T.Saffell(3rd), D.Groat(15th)
HOME RUNS- G.Freese(4th), F.Thomas(22nd)
STOLEN BASES- J.Lynch(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- B.Speake
SACRIFICE HITS- V.Law
WALKS- T.Saffell-2, J.Lynch-2, D.Long, T.Atwell-2, D.Groat-3
STRIKE OUTS- E.Miksis, B.Speake-2, G.Freese-2, J.Lynch, V.Law
PASSED BALLS- T.Atwell
WEB GEMS- Bot 7th: Gene Baker robbed Jerry Lynch of a base hit.
Left fielder Frank Thomas blasted a grand slam and Vern Law completed the game
without help from the bullpen as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago
Cubs by the score of 11 to 3 at Forbes Field.
Thomas had a big day at the plate. He stroked a one-base hit which plated a
run in the 5th inning and launched a Grand Slam homerun (his 22nd of the
season) in the 6th inning. Pittsburgh rapped out 14 hits for the afternoon.
The victory went to Law(7-10) who went the distance allowing 3 runs. Sam
Jones(9-9) ended up with the loss. His ERA increased from 3.09 to 3.44 as he
allowed 8 runs in 5 and 2/3 innings.
In his 1st major league start, converted OF Dick Hall tosses a 9 hitter as the Pirates end their 6 game losing streak 3-2 in the 1st of two against the Cubs.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Chicago Cubs At 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates 7/24/1955
Cubs AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG
J.Bolger CF 5 0 1 1 .247 E.O'Brien CF 3 0 0 0 .262
G.Baker 2B 5 0 1 0 .281 G.Freese 3B 3 1 1 0 .219
B.Speake RF 4 1 0 0 .206 J.Lynch RF 4 1 1 1 .269
E.Banks SS 4 0 1 0 .317 A-R.Clemente RF 0 0 0 0 .253
H.Sauer LF 4 0 2 0 .221 D.Long 1B 4 0 2 0 .346
E.Miksis 3B 3 0 1 1 .240 D-P.Ward 1B 0 0 0 0 .225
B-F.Baumholtz PH 1 0 0 0 .327 T.Atwell C 4 0 0 1 .189
C-R.Jackson 3B 0 0 0 0 .295 F.Thomas LF 4 1 1 0 .242
D.Fondy 1B 4 0 0 0 .298 J.O'Brien 2B 3 0 1 0 .253
H.Chiti C 3 0 1 0 .218 D.Groat SS 3 0 0 0 .251
E-J.King PH 1 1 1 0 .234 D.Hall P 3 0 2 1 .500
B.Rush P 2 0 0 0 .217
F-W.Cooper PH 1 0 1 0 .254
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 37 2 9 2 Totals 31 3 8 3
A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Lynch In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Miksis In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Baumholtz In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Long In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Chiti In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Rush In 9th Inning
Cubs............ 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 9 2
Pirates......... 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 2
Cubs (49-48) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
B.Rush LOSS(10-9) 8 8 3 3 2 1 0 3.22
Totals 8 8 3 3 2 1 0
Pirates (31-67) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
D.Hall WIN(1-0) 9 9 2 2 0 6 0 1.59
Totals 9 9 2 2 0 6 0
ATTENDANCE- 12,140 DATE- Sunday, July 24th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Dusty Boggess, Tom Gorman, Bill Engeln, Babe Pinelli
T- 2:43
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 9 Pirates: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 0 Pirates: 0
ERRORS- B.Speake, E.Miksis, G.Freese, T.Atwell
DOUBLES- E.Banks(25th), W.Cooper(3rd), F.Thomas(16th)
TRIPLES- H.Sauer(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Rush
WALKS- E.O'Brien, G.Freese
STRIKE OUTS- B.Speake-2, E.Banks, E.Miksis, D.Fondy, B.Rush, J.Lynch
PASSED BALLS- H.Chiti
Dick Hall tossed a complete game as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the
Chicago Cubs 3 to 2 at Forbes Field.
Pittsburgh started with a bang, jumping out to an early lead in their half of
the first scoring 2 runners on 3 hits. Chicago had a chance to come back in
the 9th but they came up short.
Hall(1-0) allowed 2 runs on the game. Bob Rush(10-9) was the losing pitcher.
He pitched 8 innings giving up 8 hits and 2 walks.
NL Transaction July 24th
The Milwaukee Braves placed 24 year old All Star pitcher Gene Conley on the disabled list today. This is a big blow to the 2nd place Braves as Conley was 10-7 with a 3.48 ERA in 20 starts. In just his 2nd full season the young fireballer was 8-15 with a 3.98 ERA over 27 starts last year, his rookie season. Milwaukee manager Charlie Grimm plans to substitute Ray Crone into the rotation until Conley can make it back.