Friday, August 17, 2007
NL Recap August 3rd - Dale Long of the Pirates leads the NL in triples with 12
Strat-O-Matic Report
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1955 National League Date: 8/3/1955
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
1955 BRN 67 38 T.Kluszew CIN .341 T.Kluszew CIN 33 D.Snider BRN 92
1955 MLN 65 39 D.Long PIN .338 W.Mays NYN 31 T.Kluszew CIN 91
1955 CIN 62 43 R.Ashburn PHN .332 W.Post CIN 29 D.Ennis PHN 82
1955 CHN 56 52 D.Ennis PHN .331 E.Banks CHN 28 W.Post CIN 78
1955 NYN 49 57 G.Bell CIN .329 E.Mathews MLN 27 H.Aaron MLN 78
1955 SLN 44 58
1955 PHN 46 64 WINS SAVES ERA
1955 PIN 35 73 W.Spahn MLN 14 H.Freeman CIN 8 W.Spahn MLN 2.40
J.Nuxhall CIN 12 M.Grissom NYN 8 C.Labine BRN 2.64
B.Buhl MLN 12 E.Roebuck BRN 6 B.Rush CHN 2.93
OTHERS TIED W 11 J.Hughes BRN 6 W.Hacker CHN 3.03
OTHERS TIED W 5 A.Fowler CIN 3.10
CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
T.Kluszew CIN 24 B.Bruton MLN 20 S.Jones CHN 129
C.Furillo BRN 9 R.Ashburn PHN 16 H.Haddix SLN 113
H.Landrit CIN 8 K.Boyer SLN 16 G.Conley MLN 111
OTHERS TIED W 7 W.Mays NYN 15 J.Antonel NYN 105
J.Temple CIN 13 R.Roberts PHN 105
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BRN 8 at MLN 1 BRN-Meyer(4-2, 3.49) at MLN-Crone(4-5, 4.87)
NYN 0 at SLN 1 NYN-McCall(5-5, 5.22) at SLN-Jackson(7-10, 4.29)
PHN 3 at CIN 4 PHN-Roberts(10-14, 4.25) at CIN-Collum(5-3, 4.26)
PHN 3 at CIN 9 PIN-Face(5-5, 3.50) at CHN-Davis(5-2, 4.44)
PIN 1 at CHN 2 PIN-Kline(4-12, 5.11) at CHN-Jones(10-9, 3.31)
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
R.Campanella BRN MLN 4 1 2 3 1 0 1 0
G.Bell CIN PHN 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 0
T.Kluszewski CIN PHN 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 0
W.Post CIN PHN 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 0
J.Temple CIN PHN 2 2 1 0 3 0 0 1
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
W.Schmidt SLN NYN 9.0 2 0 0 6 7 0 W
R.Craig BRN MLN 9.0 3 1 1 4 5 0 W
B.Rush CHN PIN 9.0 6 1 1 3 3 0
G.Staley CIN PHN 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 W
B.Tremel CHN PIN 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 W
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.Repulski SLN .545 22 12 6 4 2 H.Wilhelm NYN 6 1 0 3 10 0 000
S.Gordon NYN .379 29 11 9 2 4 L.Burdette MLN 27 18 7 9 5 2 300
H.Aaron MLN .400 35 14 11 2 3 W.Schmidt SLN 18 8 3 8 14 0 200
D.Snider BRN .390 41 16 12 4 3 B.Rush CHN 26 20 4 6 8 0 110
T.Kluszewski CIN .382 55 21 13 2 5 T.Poholsky SLN 19 12 2 5 7 2 200
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
R.Katt NYN .147 34 5 1 1 0 J.Hearn NYN 11 19 13 6 6 3 020
R.Clemente PIN .214 28 6 1 0 0 S.Rogovin PHN 12 17 13 3 5 1 020
M.Smith CIN .132 38 5 2 3 0 D.Hillman CHN 13 16 10 9 5 2 010
N.Burbrink SLN .208 24 5 1 1 0 B.Tremel CHN 5 10 6 4 1 0 100
H.Chiti CHN .115 26 3 0 5 0 R.Crone MLN 12 15 11 7 6 1 110
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report
Jim King singled in the winning run as the Cubs edge the Pirates in 10 innings 2-1.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1955 Chicago Cubs 8/2/1955
Pirates AB R H RBI AVG Cubs AB R H RBI AVG
E.O'Brien CF 5 1 2 0 .291 D.Fondy 1B 4 1 2 0 .292
G.Freese 3B 4 0 0 0 .225 G.Baker 2B 3 0 1 0 .280
J.Lynch RF 5 0 2 1 .271 F.Baumholtz LF 4 1 2 0 .337
D.Long 1B 2 0 0 0 .338 E.Banks SS 5 0 1 1 .315
A-T.Saffell PH 1 0 0 0 .196 J.King RF 4 0 2 1 .231
C-J.Shepard C 0 0 0 0 .273 R.Jackson 3B 2 0 0 0 .289
T.Atwell C 2 0 1 0 .185 E.Miksis CF 4 0 1 0 .238
B-R.Mejias PR 0 0 0 0 .197 H.Chiti C 3 0 0 0 .205
D-P.Ward 1B 0 0 0 0 .243 B.Rush P 3 0 0 0 .196
F.Thomas LF 4 0 0 0 .241 E-B.Speake PH 1 0 0 0 .200
J.O'Brien 2B 4 0 1 0 .262 B.Tremel P 0 0 0 0 ----
D.Groat SS 4 0 1 0 .251
V.Law P 4 0 1 0 .217
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 35 1 8 1 Totals 33 2 9 2
A-Pinch Hit For Long In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Atwell In 9th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Saffell In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Mejias In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Rush In 9th Inning
Pirates......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 0
Cubs............ 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 2 9 0
Pirates (35-73) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
V.Law LOSS(8-11) 9 2/3 9 2 2 7 3 0 3.70
Totals 9 2/3 9 2 2 7 3 0
Cubs (56-52) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
B.Rush 9 6 1 1 3 3 0 2.93
B.Tremel WIN(1-0) 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 10.80
Totals 10 8 1 1 4 4 0
ATTENDANCE- 15,536 DATE- Tuesday, August 2nd 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:08
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 8 Cubs: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 2 Cubs: 2
DOUBLES- J.Lynch(12th), D.Groat(18th), F.Baumholtz(12th)
STOLEN BASES- E.O'Brien(3rd), G.Baker(9th)
CAUGHT STEALING- F.Thomas, D.Fondy
SACRIFICE HITS- G.Baker
WALKS- G.Freese, D.Long, T.Atwell-2, D.Fondy, G.Baker, F.Baumholtz, J.King,
R.Jackson-2, H.Chiti
STRIKE OUTS- D.Long, D.Groat, V.Law-2, D.Fondy, E.Banks, B.Rush
GIDP- J.Lynch, E.Miksis, B.Rush
WEB GEMS- Bot 2nd: Toby Atwell blocked the plate, saving a run!
Left fielder Frankie Baumholtz had 2 base hits as the Chicago Cubs beat the
woeful Pittsburgh Pirates in 10 innings by a score of 2 to 1.
The score was knotted at 1 after nine innings. Chicago was victorious in the
10th inning. Dee Fondy lined a one-base hit. Gene Baker was next and he
laid down a sacrifice bunt. Baumholtz then drew a walk. One out later, Jim
King came to the plate and laced a base-hit making Chicago the winners and
sending the 15,536 fans home happy. Chicago had a total of 9 hits for the
game.
Bill Tremel(1-0) picked up the victory, allowing no runs in 1 inning. Vern
Law(8-11) was the losing pitcher. He gave up 9 hits and 7 walks in 9 and 2/3
innings.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Wally Post had 2 doubles and a triple leading the Redlegs past the Phillies 9-3 for a doubleheader sweep.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Philadelphia Phillies At 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs 8/2/1955
Phillies AB R H RBI AVG Redlegs AB R H RBI AVG
R.Ashburn CF 4 1 0 0 .332 J.Temple 2B 2 2 1 0 .288
B.Morgan SS 4 1 2 1 .252 B.Thurman LF 5 1 1 3 .250
G.Hamner 2B 4 1 2 1 .232 T.Kluszewski 1B 4 1 1 3 .341
D.Ennis LF 4 0 1 1 .331 C-J.Brovia PH 0 0 0 0 .182
W.Jones 3B 4 0 1 0 .287 D-S.Palys 1B 0 0 0 0 .270
J.Greengrass RF 4 0 1 0 .207 W.Post RF 5 1 3 0 .309
S.Lopata 1B,C 4 0 0 0 .247 G.Bell CF 4 1 2 2 .329
A.Seminick C 1 0 0 0 .188 M.Batts C 4 1 1 0 .220
A-E.Waitkus PH,1B 2 0 0 0 .333 M.Smith 3B 4 0 0 0 .120
S.Rogovin P 0 0 0 0 .100 R.McMillan SS 3 2 2 0 .280
R.Mrozinski P 1 0 1 0 .333 J.Nuxhall P 3 0 1 0 .238
B.Miller P 1 0 1 0 .333
B-R.Roberts PH 1 0 0 0 .375
J.Meyer P 0 0 0 0 .167
E-H.Wehmeier PH 1 0 0 0 .481
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 35 3 9 3 Totals 34 9 12 8
A-Pinch Hit For Seminick In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Miller In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Kluszewski In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Brovia In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Meyer In 9th Inning
Phillies........ 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 - 3 9 1
Redlegs......... 1 5 0 0 1 0 1 1 - 9 12 0
Phillies (46-64) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
S.Rogovin LOSS(0-4) 1 2/3 6 6 6 1 0 1 6.91
R.Mrozinski 1 1/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.08
B.Miller 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 2.53
J.Meyer 2 2 2 2 3 2 1 4.41
Totals 8 12 9 9 5 2 2
Redlegs (62-43) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
J.Nuxhall WIN(12-9) 9 9 3 3 3 1 0 4.43
Totals 9 9 3 3 3 1 0
ATTENDANCE- 12,031 DATE- Tuesday, August 2nd 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:44
LEFT ON BASE- Phillies: 8 Redlegs: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 1 Redlegs: 0
ERRORS- R.Ashburn
DOUBLES- G.Hamner(7th), J.Greengrass(14th), B.Thurman(5th), W.Post-2(23rd),
G.Bell(18th), R.McMillan(11th)
TRIPLES- B.Morgan(3rd), D.Ennis(11th), W.Post(3rd)
HOME RUNS- T.Kluszewski(33rd), G.Bell(23rd)
STOLEN BASES- J.Temple(13th)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Nuxhall
WALKS- R.Ashburn, B.Morgan, A.Seminick, J.Temple-3, J.Brovia, R.McMillan
STRIKE OUTS- H.Wehmeier, W.Post, M.Smith
GIDP- B.Thurman
Gus Bell went yard and had 2 RBI and Joe Nuxhall was able to finish what he
started and was credited with a complete game as the Cincinnati Redlegs
topped the Philadelphia Phillies by a score of 9 to 3 at Crosley
Field.
Cincinnati promptly took the lead in their half of the first scoring a single
run utilizing 2 base hits. Johnny Temple laced a single. Temple got a great
jump and stole second easily. After an out was recorded, Ted Kluszewski
stepped up to the plate and he would ground out scoring the run. Cincinnati
had a total of 12 hits for the game.
Nuxhall(12-9) allowed 3 runs on the game. Saul Rogovin(0-4) was the loser. He
gave up 6 runs in 1 and 2/3 innings and saw his ERA jump from 5.33 to 6.91.
With this win, Cincinnati has a 62-43 record. They have been 5-5 lately. With
this loss, Philadelphia has a 3-7 record of late, 46-64 overall.
Wally Post homered and drove in 2 runs as Cincinnati squeezes by Philadelphia 4-3 in the first of 2 games today.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Philadelphia Phillies At 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs 8/2/1955
Phillies AB R H RBI AVG Redlegs AB R H RBI AVG
R.Ashburn CF 3 0 1 0 .335 J.Temple 2B 4 0 0 0 .287
B.Morgan 2B,SS 3 0 2 1 .249 S.Burgess C 3 0 1 1 .275
G.Gorbous RF 4 0 0 0 .222 T.Kluszewski 1B 3 1 1 0 .342
D.Ennis LF 4 0 0 0 .332 G.Bell CF 3 1 2 1 .328
W.Jones 3B 5 1 2 1 .287 W.Post RF 4 1 2 2 .305
S.Lopata C 2 1 0 0 .251 B.Thurman LF 4 0 0 0 .252
C-J.Greengrass PH 1 0 0 0 .207 M.Smith 3B 4 0 1 0 .130
M.Blaylock 1B 4 0 1 0 .180 R.McMillan SS 4 1 1 0 .277
B.Miller P 0 0 0 0 .273 J.Klippstein P 2 0 0 0 .294
D-R.Roberts PH 1 0 0 0 .380 G.Staley P 0 0 0 0 .073
R.Smalley SS 2 0 0 0 .203 R.Minarcin P 0 0 0 0 .143
A-G.Hamner PH,2B 2 0 1 1 .228
R.Negray P 2 0 0 0 .200
B-E.Waitkus 1B 1 1 1 01.000
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 34 3 8 3 Totals 31 4 8 4
A-Pinch Hit For Smalley In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Negray In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Lopata In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Miller In 9th Inning
Phillies........ 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 - 3 8 0
Redlegs......... 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 - 4 8 0
Phillies (46-63) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
R.Negray LOSS(2-1) 6 2/3 7 4 4 2 2 1 5.51
B.Miller 1 1/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.51
Totals 8 8 4 4 3 3 1
Redlegs (61-43) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
J.Klippstein 5 2/3 4 1 1 8 6 0 4.23
G.Staley WIN(8-8) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.51
R.Minarcin SAVE(2nd) 3 4 2 2 0 0 1 4.01
Totals 9 8 3 3 8 6 1
ATTENDANCE- 15,124 DATE- Tuesday, August 2nd 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:13
LEFT ON BASE- Phillies:13 Redlegs: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 0 Redlegs: 0
DOUBLES- B.Morgan(12th)
TRIPLES- G.Bell(5th)
HOME RUNS- W.Jones(18th), W.Post(29th)
STOLEN BASES- B.Morgan(8th)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Morgan, R.Minarcin
WALKS- R.Ashburn-2, B.Morgan, G.Gorbous, D.Ennis, S.Lopata-2, R.Negray,
S.Burgess, T.Kluszewski, G.Bell
STRIKE OUTS- D.Ennis, M.Blaylock, R.Smalley-2, R.Negray-2, B.Thurman, M.Smith-2
PASSED BALLS- S.Lopata, S.Burgess
The Cincinnati Redlegs edged the Philadelphia Phillies at Crosley Field by the
score of 4 to 3.
Gerry Staley(8-8) slammed the door shut in an excellent relief performance.
No one got on base in his 1/3 of an inning. The teams had been locked in a
scoreless duel until the 6th inning.
Rudy Minarcin was credited with his 2nd save. Ron Negray(2-1) was charged
with the loss. He pitched 6 and 2/3 innings allowing 7 hits and 2 walks.
Willard Schmidt tosses a 2 hit shutout as St. Louis edges New York 1-0.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 New York Giants At 1955 St. Louis Cardinals 8/2/1955
Giants AB R H RBI AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG
A.Dark SS 3 0 0 0 .256 K.Boyer 3B 4 0 2 1 .255
A-B.Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 .233 R.Schoendienst 2B 3 0 0 0 .278
B-J.Amalfitano SS 0 0 0 0 .273 S.Musial RF 4 0 1 0 .323
W.Lockman 1B 4 0 1 0 .297 B.Virdon CF 4 0 0 0 .258
W.Mays CF 4 0 0 0 .322 H.Elliott LF 2 0 1 0 .231
D.Rhodes LF 2 0 1 0 .217 W.Moon 1B 3 0 1 0 .275
H.Thompson 3B 1 0 0 0 .277 N.Burbrink C 3 0 0 0 .239
D.Mueller RF 3 0 0 0 .292 A.Grammas SS 3 1 2 0 .262
W.Terwilliger 2B 3 0 0 0 .295 W.Schmidt P 1 0 0 0 .143
R.Katt C 2 0 0 0 .214
C-B.Hofman PH 1 0 0 0 .310
J.Antonelli P 3 0 0 0 .186
H.Wilhelm P 0 0 0 0 .000
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 27 0 2 0 Totals 27 1 7 1
A-Pinch Hit For Dark In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Taylor In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Katt In 9th Inning
Giants.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 0
Cardinals....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 7 1
Giants (49-57) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
J.Antonelli LOSS(8-9) 7 1/3 7 1 1 1 4 0 3.79
H.Wilhelm 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00
Totals 8 7 1 1 1 4 0
Cardinals (44-58) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
W.Schmidt WIN(2-1) 9 2 0 0 6 7 0 2.60
Totals 9 2 0 0 6 7 0
ATTENDANCE- 7,374 DATE- Tuesday, August 2nd 1955 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Dusty Boggess, Tom Gorman, Bill Engeln, Babe Pinelli
T- 2:12
LEFT ON BASE- Giants: 8 Cardinals: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Giants: 0 Cardinals: 1
ERRORS- W.Moon
DOUBLES- K.Boyer(18th)
STOLEN BASES- K.Boyer(16th)
CAUGHT STEALING- K.Boyer
SACRIFICE HITS- H.Thompson, D.Mueller, W.Schmidt-2
WALKS- D.Rhodes-2, H.Thompson-2, W.Terwilliger, R.Katt, R.Schoendienst
HIT BY PITCH- H.Elliott
STRIKE OUTS- W.Lockman, W.Mays-2, W.Terwilliger, R.Katt, B.Hofman, J.Antonelli,
K.Boyer-2, B.Virdon, A.Grammas
GIDP- W.Mays
Ken Boyer had 2 base hits and Willard Schmidt pitched a 2 hit shutout as the
St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Giants by the score of 1 to 0 at
Sportsmans Park.
Schmidt(2-1) dominated New York hitters. He was stingy on the mound, allowing
just 2 hits and 6 walks in 9 innings lowering his ERA from 3.86 to 2.60. St.
Louis had a total of 7 hits for the game.
Johnny Antonelli(8-9) was given the loss. He gave up 7 hits and 1 walk in 7
and 1/3 innings.
Roger Craig pitched a 3 hitter as Brooklyn dumps Milwaukee 8-1.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1955 Milwaukee Braves 8/2/1955
Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG
D.Hoak 3B 3 1 1 2 .177 B.Bruton CF 3 0 0 0 .276
P.Reese SS 5 2 2 0 .285 E.Johnson P 1 0 0 0 .200
D.Snider CF 3 2 0 0 .301 J.Logan SS 2 0 1 0 .279
R.Campanella C 4 1 2 3 .324 E.Mathews 3B 4 0 1 0 .264
G.Hodges 1B 3 0 1 2 .269 H.Aaron LF,RF 3 0 0 0 .323
J.Gilliam LF 3 0 1 0 .271 B-B.Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 .000
C.Furillo RF 5 0 1 0 .276 G.Crowe 1B 3 0 0 0 .222
D.Zimmer 2B 4 1 1 0 .294 A.Pafko RF,CF 4 0 0 0 .240
R.Craig P 4 1 0 0 .083 D.Crandall C 2 1 0 0 .256
C-C.Tanner PH 1 0 0 0 .303
D.O'Connell 2B 3 0 1 1 .188
B.Buhl P 2 0 0 0 .104
A-B.Thomson LF 1 0 0 0 .285
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 34 8 9 7 Totals 30 1 3 1
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Buhl In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Aaron In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Crandall In 9th Inning
Dodgers......... 2 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 - 8 9 1
Braves.......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 3
Dodgers (67-38) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
R.Craig WIN(2-1) 9 3 1 1 4 5 0 3.03
Totals 9 3 1 1 4 5 0
Braves (65-39) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
B.Buhl LOSS(12-5) 5 2/3 6 7 3 6 6 0 3.87
E.Johnson 3 1/3 3 1 1 3 3 1 3.75
Totals 9 9 8 4 9 9 1
ATTENDANCE- 39,133 DATE- Tuesday, August 2nd 1955 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Stan Landes, Lee Ballanfant, Al Barlick, Bill Jackowski
T- 2:52
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 9 Braves: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 1 Braves: 1
ERRORS- R.Craig, B.Bruton, J.Logan-2
DOUBLES- D.Hoak(7th), R.Campanella(10th), G.Hodges(15th), J.Logan(23rd),
E.Mathews(20th), D.O'Connell(13th)
HOME RUNS- R.Campanella(23rd)
CAUGHT STEALING- D.Zimmer
WALKS- D.Hoak, D.Snider-2, R.Campanella, G.Hodges-2, J.Gilliam-2, D.Zimmer,
J.Logan-2, G.Crowe, D.Crandall
HIT BY PITCH- D.Hoak
STRIKE OUTS- D.Hoak, G.Hodges, J.Gilliam, C.Furillo-2, D.Zimmer-2, R.Craig-2,
B.Bruton, E.Johnson, A.Pafko, D.O'Connell, B.Buhl
GIDP- D.Snider, E.Mathews
WILD PITCHES- R.Craig
Roger Craig pitched a 3 hitter as the Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Milwaukee
Braves by a score of 8 to 1 at County Stadium.
Brooklyn wasted no time and took the lead in the first inning when they
tallied 2 runs on 1 hit. That early run support was enough for Craig(2-1)
and Brooklyn. Brooklyn banged out 9 on the night.
Bob Buhl(12-5) suffered the loss. He was not very effective, surrendering 7
runs in 5 and 2/3 innings.
NL Transaction August 2nd
The Milwaukee Braves called up 27 year old 1B Ben Taylor. Taylor was originally drafted by the Dodgers in 1944 and reached the majors in 1951 with the St Louis Browns. He spent a small portion of 1952 with the Tigers. Overall he has hit .243 with 3 homers and 6 RBI in 111 at bats. The Braves are hoping he will provide some bench depth with the loss of Joe Adcock to injury.
NL Transaction August 2nd
The Philadelphia Phillies activated 11 year veteran 2B Granny Hamner from the disabled list. Hamner, who has spent his entire career with the Phillies, had been placed on the DL July 6th. He was hitting .225 with one homer and 24 RBI before his injury. Trying to play through the pain, Hamner struggled to come any where close to last seasons .273 - 15 homer - 77 RBI year.
The Phillies sent down 26 year old SS Mickey Micelotta to make room for Hamner. Micelotta had been up last year for a short time going 1-2 with 2 walks and an RBI. This year he was 3-5 in 5 games. Wednesday, August 15, 2007
NL Recap August 2nd - Ted Kluszewski of the Redlegs ups his hitting streak to 22 games
Strat-O-Matic Report
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1955 National League Date: 8/2/1955
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
1955 BRN 66 38 T.Kluszew CIN .342 T.Kluszew CIN 32 D.Snider BRN 92
1955 MLN 65 38 D.Long PIN .340 W.Mays NYN 31 T.Kluszew CIN 88
1955 CIN 60 43 R.Ashburn PHN .335 E.Banks CHN 28 D.Ennis PHN 81
1955 CHN 55 52 D.Ennis PHN .335 W.Post CIN 28 H.Aaron MLN 78
1955 NYN 49 56 G.Bell CIN .325 E.Mathews MLN 27 OTHERS TIED W 76
1955 PHN 46 62
1955 SLN 43 58 WINS SAVES ERA
1955 PIN 35 72 W.Spahn MLN 14 H.Freeman CIN 8 W.Spahn MLN 2.40
B.Buhl MLN 12 M.Grissom NYN 8 C.Labine BRN 2.64
OTHERS TIED W 11 E.Roebuck BRN 6 J.Podres BRN 2.84
J.Hughes BRN 6 W.Hacker CHN 3.03
OTHERS TIED W 5 B.Rush CHN 3.04
CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
T.Kluszew CIN 22 B.Bruton MLN 20 S.Jones CHN 129
W.Mays NYN 9 R.Ashburn PHN 16 H.Haddix SLN 113
C.Furillo BRN 8 W.Mays NYN 15 G.Conley MLN 111
H.Landrit CIN 8 K.Boyer SLN 15 R.Roberts PHN 105
OTHERS TIED W 7 J.Temple CIN 12 J.Antonel NYN 101
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BRN 1 at MLN 3 BRN-Craig(1-1, 3.92) at MLN-Buhl(12-4, 3.83)
NYN 3 at SLN 2 NYN-Antonel(8-8, 3.91) at SLN-Schmidt(1-1, 3.86)
PHN 7 at CIN 2 PHN-Negray(2-0, 5.53) at CIN-Klippst(5-5, 4.41)
PIN 2 at CHN 3 PHN-Rogovin(0-3, 5.33) at CIN-Nuxhall(11-9, 4.51)
PIN-Law(8-10, 3.85) at CHN-Rush(11-9, 3.04)
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
D.Ennis PHN CIN 5 2 3 3 0 0 2 0
E.Mathews MLN BRN 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 0
E.Banks CHN PIN 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
B.Thurman CIN PHN 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 0
S.Gordon NYN SLN 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
L.Burdette MLN BRN 9.0 3 1 1 2 3 0 W
P.Giel NYN SLN 3.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 W
M.Dickson PHN CIN 9.0 5 2 2 2 2 1 W
H.Haddix SLN NYN 9.0 6 2 2 0 5 0
M.Grissom NYN SLN 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 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
H.Aaron MLN .421 38 16 12 4 4 H.Wilhelm NYN 6 1 0 3 10 0 000
R.Repulski SLN .480 25 12 6 4 2 L.Burdette MLN 27 18 7 9 5 2 300
S.Gordon NYN .344 32 11 9 2 4 T.Poholsky SLN 19 12 2 5 7 2 200
D.Snider BRN .442 43 19 13 4 3 H.Freeman CIN 14 9 2 1 4 1 201
H.Sauer CHN .364 33 12 9 4 2 W.Hacker CHN 24 21 6 3 8 2 220
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
R.Katt NYN .171 35 6 1 1 0 J.Klippstein CIN 6 6 5 3 7 2 010
R.Clemente PIN .214 28 6 1 0 0 J.Hearn NYN 19 27 15 8 9 4 030
B.Bruton MLN .111 36 4 1 1 1 C.Nichols MLN 8 9 8 6 2 2 000
M.Smith CIN .118 34 4 2 4 0 D.Hillman CHN 13 16 10 9 5 2 010
J.Temple CIN .200 40 8 1 4 0 J.Collum CIN 10 15 6 4 6 1 010
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report
Lew Burdette tossed a 3 hitter as the Braves edge the Dodgers 3-1 and pull within a half game of Brooklyn.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1955 Milwaukee Braves 8/1/1955
Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG
D.Hoak 3B 3 1 0 0 .175 B.Bruton CF 3 1 1 0 .278
P.Reese SS 4 0 0 0 .283 J.Logan SS 2 0 0 0 .278
D.Snider CF 4 0 1 1 .303 E.Mathews 3B 4 1 2 2 .264
R.Campanella C 3 0 1 0 .321 H.Aaron RF 4 0 1 0 .325
G.Hodges 1B 3 0 0 0 .268 G.Crowe 1B 4 0 0 0 .227
J.Robinson LF 3 0 0 0 .306 A.Pafko LF 3 1 1 0 .245
C.Furillo RF 2 0 1 0 .277 D.Crandall C 3 0 0 0 .258
D.Zimmer 2B 3 0 0 0 .296 D.O'Connell 2B 4 0 1 1 .187
B.Loes P 2 0 0 0 .067 L.Burdette P 3 0 0 0 .234
A-G.Shuba PH 1 0 0 0 .281
D.Bessent P 0 0 0 0 .111
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 28 1 3 1 Totals 30 3 6 3
A-Pinch Hit For Loes In 8th Inning
Dodgers......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 1
Braves.......... 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 6 0
Dodgers (66-38) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
B.Loes LOSS(6-5) 7 6 3 3 5 6 1 3.52
D.Bessent 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.39
Totals 8 6 3 3 5 6 1
Braves (65-38) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
L.Burdette WIN(11-7) 9 3 1 1 2 3 0 4.21
Totals 9 3 1 1 2 3 0
ATTENDANCE- 40,734 DATE- Monday, August 1st 1955 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:17
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 2 Braves: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 0 Braves: 2
ERRORS- R.Campanella
TRIPLES- B.Bruton(7th)
HOME RUNS- E.Mathews(27th)
STOLEN BASES- D.Hoak(6th), B.Bruton(20th), A.Pafko(1st)
WALKS- D.Hoak, C.Furillo, B.Bruton, J.Logan-2, A.Pafko, D.Crandall
STRIKE OUTS- D.Hoak, D.Snider, B.Loes, B.Bruton, E.Mathews, H.Aaron, A.Pafko,
L.Burdette-2
GIDP- J.Robinson
Lew Burdette hurled a 3 hitter as the impressive Milwaukee Braves defeated the
Brooklyn Dodgers by a score of 3 to 1 at County Stadium.
Brooklyn never recovered after Milwaukee took the lead in the bottom of the
2nd inning scoring a single run. Milwaukee had only 6 hits for the game.
The victory was credited to Burdette(11-7) who went the distance, allowing 1
run. Billy Loes(6-5) took the loss. He surrendered 3 runs and 6 hits in 7
innings.
Sid Gordon's solo homer in the 12th gives the Giants a 3-2 win over the Cardinals.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 New York Giants At 1955 St. Louis Cardinals 8/1/1955
Giants AB R H RBI AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG
A.Dark SS 4 0 1 0 .257 B.Stephenson SS 4 0 1 0 .163
H-G.Harris 1B 1 0 0 0 .217 C-J.Frazier PH 1 0 0 0 .225
W.Lockman LF 5 1 1 0 .298 D-A.Grammas SS 1 0 0 0 .257
W.Mays CF 5 1 2 1 .325 R.Schoendienst 2B 5 0 0 0 .281
B.Hofman 1B,C 5 0 1 1 .312 S.Musial 1B 5 0 2 0 .324
S.Gordon RF 5 1 2 1 .277 B.Virdon CF 5 0 2 0 .261
H.Thompson 3B 5 0 0 0 .278 P.Whisenant RF 2 1 0 0 .074
W.Terwilliger 2B 5 0 1 0 .303 B.Lawrence P 0 0 0 0 .087
R.Katt C 3 0 0 0 .216 I-S.Hemus PH 1 0 0 0 .227
E-B.Taylor PH 1 0 1 0 .238 P.Lapalme P 0 0 0 0 .333
F-J.Amalfitano PR,SS 0 0 0 0 .273 W.Moon LF 5 0 2 0 .274
D.Liddle P 3 0 0 0 .200 K.Boyer 3B 5 1 1 0 .253
W.McCall P 0 0 0 0 .100 N.Burbrink C 2 0 1 1 .245
M.Grissom P 0 0 0 0 .000 A-H.Elliott PH,RF 2 0 1 1 .222
G-D.Mueller PH 1 0 0 0 .294 H.Haddix P 3 0 0 0 .087
P.Giel P 1 0 0 0 .083 B-B.Sarni PH,C 2 0 0 0 .220
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 44 3 9 3 Totals 43 2 10 2
A-Pinch Hit For Burbrink In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Haddix In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Stephenson In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Frazier In 10th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Katt In 10th Inning
F-Pinch Ran For Taylor In 10th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Grissom In 10th Inning
H-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Dark In 10th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Lawrence In 10th Inning
Giants.......... 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 9 0
Cardinals....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 10 0
Giants (49-56) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
D.Liddle 7 2/3 7 1 1 3 2 0 3.01
W.McCall BS(4th) 0 1/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 5.22
M.Grissom 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.19
P.Giel WIN(5-2) 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.56
Totals 12 10 2 2 4 5 0
Cardinals (43-58) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
H.Haddix 9 6 2 2 0 5 0 3.27
B.Lawrence 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.48
P.Lapalme LOSS(2-4) 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 2.89
Totals 12 9 3 3 1 7 1
ATTENDANCE- 15,709 DATE- Monday, August 1st 1955 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:59
LEFT ON BASE- Giants: 6 Cardinals:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Giants: 1 Cardinals: 1
DOUBLES- S.Gordon(7th), B.Taylor(2nd), B.Stephenson(2nd), S.Musial(29th),
K.Boyer(17th)
TRIPLES- A.Dark(5th), W.Mays(9th)
HOME RUNS- S.Gordon(6th)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Virdon
SACRIFICE FLIES- N.Burbrink
WALKS- J.Amalfitano, R.Schoendienst, S.Musial, P.Whisenant-2
STRIKE OUTS- G.Harris, W.Lockman, W.Mays, B.Hofman-2, W.Terwilliger, D.Liddle,
J.Frazier, K.Boyer-2, H.Haddix, B.Sarni
GIDP- S.Gordon
WEB GEMS- Top 12th: Paul Lapalme robbed Paul Giel of a base hit.
Sid Gordon left the yard as the New York Giants outscored the St. Louis
Cardinals in 12 innings 3 to 2.
The score was tied at 2 after nine. New York ended up winning it in the 12th
inning. After an out was recorded, Gordon smashed a bases-empty 'big-fly'
(his 6th of the season). New York totaled 9 on the night.
The win went to Paul Giel(5-2) who allowed no runs in 3 innings. Paul
Lapalme(2-4) was hit with the loss in relief. He surrendered 2 hits and 1
walk in 2 innings.
Del Ennis homered twice driving in 3 runs as the Phillies pounded the Redlegs 7-2.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Philadelphia Phillies At 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs 8/1/1955
Phillies AB R H RBI AVG Redlegs AB R H RBI AVG
R.Ashburn CF 4 1 1 0 .335 J.Temple 2B 4 0 2 0 .290
B.Morgan 2B,SS 4 2 2 1 .245 S.Burgess C 4 0 0 0 .274
J.Greengrass RF 5 0 2 2 .208 T.Kluszewski 1B 4 0 1 0 .342
D.Ennis LF 5 2 3 3 .335 W.Post RF 3 0 0 0 .303
W.Jones 3B 5 0 2 0 .286 G.Bell CF 4 1 1 0 .325
A.Seminick C 2 0 0 0 .189 B.Thurman LF 4 1 1 2 .263
A-G.Gorbous PH 1 0 0 0 .227 M.Smith 3B 2 0 0 0 .119
B-S.Lopata C 2 0 0 0 .253 R.McMillan SS 3 0 0 0 .277
M.Blaylock 1B 4 1 2 0 .179 A.Fowler P 2 0 0 0 .233
R.Smalley SS 2 1 1 0 .205 R.Minarcin P 0 0 0 0 .143
C-E.Waitkus PH 0 0 0 1 ---- E-J.Brovia PH 1 0 0 0 .182
D-P.Lowrey 2B 0 0 0 0 .178 H.Freeman P 0 0 0 0 .000
M.Dickson P 3 0 0 0 .094
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 37 7 13 7 Totals 31 2 5 2
A-Pinch Hit For Seminick In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Gorbous In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Smalley In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Waitkus In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Minarcin In 8th Inning
Phillies........ 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 - 7 13 0
Redlegs......... 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 2
Phillies (46-62) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
M.Dickson WIN(8-8) 9 5 2 2 2 2 1 3.80
Totals 9 5 2 2 2 2 1
Redlegs (60-43) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
A.Fowler LOSS(11-3) 6 9 5 5 2 4 1 3.10
R.Minarcin 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 3.95
H.Freeman 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1.29
Totals 9 13 7 6 2 7 2
ATTENDANCE- 23,644 DATE- Monday, August 1st 1955 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:15
LEFT ON BASE- Phillies: 8 Redlegs: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 1 Redlegs: 1
ERRORS- J.Temple, M.Smith
DOUBLES- R.Ashburn(30th), B.Morgan(11th), J.Temple(12th)
HOME RUNS- D.Ennis-2(21st), B.Thurman(9th)
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Smalley, M.Dickson
SACRIFICE FLIES- E.Waitkus
WALKS- R.Ashburn, B.Morgan, W.Post, M.Smith
STRIKE OUTS- R.Ashburn, B.Morgan, W.Jones, S.Lopata, M.Blaylock, R.Smalley,
M.Dickson, B.Thurman, J.Brovia
GIDP- W.Jones, A.Fowler
PASSED BALLS- A.Seminick
Del Ennis smacked 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI and Murry Dickson pitched a
complete game as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs by
the score of 7 to 2 at Crosley Field.
Ennis enjoyed a fine evening at the plate. He cracked a solo homerun in the
3rd inning, lashed a single scoring a run in the 7th inning and hit a
bases-empty home run (his 21st of the season) in the 9th inning.
Philadelphia had many opportunities throughout the game and scored in 6
separate innings.
Dickson(8-8) got the victory, allowing 2 runs for the game. Art Fowler(11-3)
was charged with the loss. He was unable to control the Philadelphia offense
and allowed 9 hits and 2 walks in 6 innings.
Ernie Banks homered as the Cubs edged the Pirates 3-2.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1955 Chicago Cubs 8/1/1955
Pirates AB R H RBI AVG Cubs AB R H RBI AVG
E.O'Brien CF 4 0 1 0 .284 D.Fondy 1B 4 0 1 0 .289
G.Freese 3B 4 1 1 0 .228 G.Baker 2B 4 0 0 0 .280
R.Clemente RF 4 0 1 0 .250 F.Baumholtz LF 4 0 2 0 .333
F.Thomas LF 4 1 1 1 .244 E.Banks SS 4 1 2 1 .317
J.Shepard C 4 0 2 1 .273 J.King RF 4 0 0 0 .226
D.Long 1B 3 0 1 0 .340 R.Jackson 3B 3 2 1 0 .291
A-D.Cole PH 1 0 0 0 .199 E.Miksis CF 1 0 0 0 .238
J.O'Brien 2B 4 0 0 0 .263 H.Chiti C 3 0 0 0 .207
D.Groat SS 4 0 1 0 .251 P.Minner P 3 0 2 2 .200
D.Hall P 4 0 1 0 .333
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 36 2 9 2 Totals 30 3 8 3
A-Pinch Hit For Long In 9th Inning
Pirates......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 2
Cubs............ 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 0
Pirates (35-72) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
D.Hall LOSS(1-2) 8 8 3 3 1 2 1 5.57
Totals 8 8 3 3 1 2 1
Cubs (55-52) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
P.Minner WIN(8-7) 9 9 2 2 0 3 0 3.50
Totals 9 9 2 2 0 3 0
ATTENDANCE- 11,152 DATE- Monday, August 1st 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Augie Donatelli, Hal Dixon, Jocko Conlan, Arthur Gore
T- 2:41
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 7 Cubs: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 1 Cubs: 0
ERRORS- G.Freese, D.Long
DOUBLES- E.O'Brien(2nd), G.Freese(7th), J.Shepard(9th), D.Long(14th)
HOME RUNS- E.Banks(28th)
SACRIFICE HITS- E.Miksis-3
WALKS- R.Jackson
STRIKE OUTS- R.Clemente, D.Long-2, G.Baker, J.King
GIDP- E.Banks
WEB GEMS- Bot 2nd: Eddie O'Brien robbed Dee Fondy of an extra base hit.
Paul Minner tossed a complete game at Wrigley Field where the Chicago Cubs
beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3 to 2.
Minner(8-7) earned his pay with a solid performance for Chicago. He
surrendered 9 hits and no walks in 9 innings. Neither team managed to score
after the 4th inning.
The loss was charged to Dick Hall(1-2). With this win, Chicago has a 55-52
record. They have been 6-4 lately. Pittsburgh has a record of 35-72, worst
in the league after the loss.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
NL Transaction August 1st
The New York Giants placed 27 year old 2B Davey Williams on the DL today with potentially career ending chronic back problems. He has spent all 6 of his major league seasons with the Giants. Last year he hit .221 with 12 homers and 56 RBI. This season he was at .208 with 2 homers and 23 RBI.
NL Transaction August 1st
The St Louis Cardinals placed relief pitcher Frank Smith on the DL today with a season ending arm injury. The 27 year old righthander was 3rd in the NL in saves last year with 17 for Cincinnati. He was 6-7 with a 3.20 ERA in 82 IP. Smith spent his first 5 seasons with the Redlegs before the Cardinals aquired him in the off season to shore up their bullpen. This year he was 1-1 with a 1.62 ERA in 39 innings before the injury.
NL Transaction August 1st
The Philadelphia Phillies signed former Phillie Eddie Waitkus as a free agent. The 34 year old 11 year veteran was the 1B on the 1950 pennant winning Whiz Kids. Waitkus spent last year (.299 with 2 homers and 21 RBI) and this season (.326-0-5) with Baltimore before his release on July 2nd. Phillies skipper Mayo Smith, unhappy with the production at 1B, plans on using Waitkus every day. If you have seen "The Natural" click on the story below.
For the story on the true "Natural": http://www.waitkus.org/1949.htm
NL Transaction August 1st
The Milwaukee Braves placed slugging 1B Joe Adcock on the DL today. In his 6th major league season the 27 year old Adcock is big piece of the puzzle for the 2nd place Braves. Last year he hit .265 with 20 homers and 62 RBI. This year he was at .267 with 19 bombs and 40 RBI in 304 plate appearances. It looks as if he will miss the rest of the season unless a quick recovery leads to some pinch hitting at the end of the year. Replacing him at 1B will be 34 year old George Crowe, who has not played a full season in the big leagues.
AL Transaction August 1st
San Diego (PCL) sold Buddy Peterson to the Chicago White Sox. Peterson is a 30 year old career minor leaguer. The White Sox are looking to add shortstop depth as Chico Carrasquel is not having a good season.
AL Transaction August 1st
The Baltimore Orioles released 13 year veteran Hank Majeski. The 38 year old Majeski was with his 2nd team this season having been aquired from Cleveland on June 27th. With the Orioles he was hitting .158 with a homer and 3 RBI in 43 plate appearances. Overall this season Hank was hitting .155 with a homer and 7 RBI in 99 plate appearances. This was his 6th team in those 13 years, although he did miss 4 seasons in the military during WWII.
