Saturday, September 01, 2007
AL Transaction August 5th
The New York Yankees sent down shortstop Billy Hunter and called up Bobby Richardson. The 27 year old Hunter was aquired from Baltimore in the huge 16 player record breaking deal that took place last November. After hitting .225 with one homer and 30 RBI in 135 games last year, the slick fielding 3 year veteran won the SS job from Phil Rizzuto in the spring. He has now lost the job hitting .229 with one homer and 17 RBI. The main problem has been the increased errors and decrease in range from last year. Yankee skipper Casey Stengel said he will use a combo of Rizzuto, Jerry Coleman, and Richardson. Billy Martin should also be back soon from his tour of duty in Korea.
Richardson is a 19 year old rookie from Sumter, South Carolina who will be making his major league debut. He was signed as an ameuter free agent by the Yankees June 12, 1953. 
Thursday, August 30, 2007
AL Recap August 5th - Mickey Mantle of the Yankees leads the AL in walks with 80.
Strat-O-Matic Report
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1955 American League Date: 8/5/1955
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
1955 CHA 70 34 G.Kell CHA .360 M.Mantle NYA 33 J.Jensen BOA 82
1955 NYA 68 38 A.Kaline DEA .349 L.Doby CLA 27 M.Mantle NYA 82
1955 CLA 62 44 M.Vernon WAA .339 A.Rosen CLA 24 A.Kaline DEA 74
1955 BOA 56 50 H.Kuenn DEA .336 A.Kaline DEA 24 L.Doby CLA 72
1955 DEA 55 50 W.Dropo CHA .332 N.Zauchin BOA 23 Y.Berra NYA 69
1955 WAA 41 64
1955 KCA 38 69 WINS SAVES ERA
1955 BAA 32 73 D.Donovan CHA 13 E.Kinder BOA 12 B.Pierce CHA 1.86
H.Score CLA 13 R.Narlesk CLA 11 H.Score CLA 1.95
W.Ford NYA 13 T.Gorman KCA 9 F.Sulliva BOA 2.62
OTHERS TIED W 12 J.Konstan NYA 9 B.Turley NYA 2.73
T.Morgan NYA 8 H.Byrd CHA 2.82
CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
D.Philley BAA 16 J.Rivera CHA 18 H.Score CLA 180
G.Triando BAA 8 M.Minoso CHA 16 B.Turley NYA 161
J.Rivera CHA 6 J.Busby CHA 9 B.Pierce CHA 113
OTHERS TIED W 5 A.Smith CLA 9 F.Sulliva BOA 104
H.Kuenn DEA 9 E.Wynn CLA 99
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
CHA 4 at BOA 3 CHA-Byrd(5-1, 2.29) at BAA-Wilson(9-9, 3.12)
CLA 2 at NYA 3 CLA-Maglie(0-0, 0.00) at WAA-Stone(10-6, 3.95)
DEA 7 at WAA 4 DEA-Bunning(1-1, 6.23) at NYA-Larsen(2-1, 3.60)
KCA 5 at BAA 1 KCA-Raschi(3-5, 4.71) at BOA-Sulliva(11-8, 2.62)
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
E.Slaughter KCA BAA 1 1 1 4 0 0 1 0
T.Williams BOA CHA 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 0
J.Hegan CLA NYA 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
J.Delsing DEA WAA 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 0
M.Vernon WAA DEA 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 0
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
W.Ford NYA CLA 9.0 4 2 2 1 7 2 W
H.Brown BAA KCA 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0
S.Consuegra CHA BOA 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 S
H.Score CLA NYA 7.0 4 2 1 5 5 0
M.Fricano KCA BAA 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 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
J.Jensen BOA .366 41 15 14 4 5 T.Morgan NYA 5 0 0 0 0 0 000
N.Zauchin BOA .343 35 12 12 6 3 H.Score CLA 21 8 2 10 20 1 200
T.Williams BOA .273 33 9 8 10 3 H.Brown BAA 14 6 0 5 11 0 000
H.Bauer NYA .444 18 8 2 7 1 J.Harshman CHA 11 6 0 1 5 0 100
G.Zernial KCA .308 26 8 7 2 3 W.Ford NYA 18 9 2 5 12 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
J.Demaestri KCA .146 41 6 3 0 0 A.Aber DEA 7 15 12 8 5 2 000
W.Miranda BAA .182 44 8 1 2 0 T.Gray BAA 5 9 8 5 3 1 110
N.Fox CHA .136 44 6 2 3 0 A.Ditmar KCA 6 7 4 3 3 3 010
E.Oravetz WAA .194 31 6 1 2 0 C.Stobbs WAA 8 15 7 2 1 2 121
W.Causey BAA .192 26 5 2 1 0 R.Herbert KCA 10 15 8 4 3 1 010
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report
Enos Slaughter hit a pinch Grand Slam in the 7th giving Kansas City a 5-1 win over Baltimore.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Kansas City Athletics At 1955 Baltimore Orioles 8/4/1955
Athletics AB R H RBI AVG Orioles AB R H RBI AVG
V.Power 1B 4 0 1 0 .283 W.Causey 3B 3 1 0 0 .172
H.Lopez 3B 4 0 1 0 .286 C.Abrams RF 4 0 0 0 .202
B.Renna RF 3 0 0 0 .217 D.Philley LF 4 0 2 0 .321
G.Zernial LF 3 1 1 0 .238 B.Hale 1B 4 0 1 0 .262
C.Boyer P 0 0 0 0 .074 D.Pope CF 4 0 2 1 .282
E-H.Simpson PH,CF 1 0 0 0 .259 G.Triandos C 2 0 1 0 .270
B.Wilson CF 3 1 1 0 .199 D.Leppert 2B 3 0 0 0 .118
R.Herbert P 0 0 0 0 .174 F-T.Nelson PH 1 0 0 0 .111
J.Demaestri SS 4 0 0 0 .225 W.Miranda SS 3 0 1 0 .238
J.Finigan 2B 4 1 0 0 .271 R.Moore P 0 0 0 0 .111
J.Astroth C 2 0 0 0 .243 H.Brown P 0 0 0 0 .400
A-E.Valo PH,LF 2 1 1 0 .383 G-T.Gastall PH 0 0 0 0 .000
B.Harrington P 2 0 0 0 .143 E.Lopat P 2 0 1 0 .133
M.Fricano P 0 0 0 0 .000 C-C.Diering SS 2 0 0 0 .191
B-E.Slaughter PH 1 1 1 4 .293
D-B.Shantz C 1 0 0 0 .244
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 34 5 6 4 Totals 32 1 8 1
A-Pinch Hit For Astroth In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Fricano In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Lopat In 7th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Slaughter In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Boyer In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Leppert In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Brown In 9th Inning
Athletics....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 - 5 6 0
Orioles......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 3
Athletics (38-69) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
B.Harrington 5 1/3 8 1 1 1 1 0 4.38
M.Fricano WIN(1-0) 0 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.06
C.Boyer 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.93
R.Herbert 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4.60
Totals 9 8 1 1 4 2 0
Orioles (32-73) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
E.Lopat LOSS(5-6) 6 2/3 6 5 0 1 2 1 2.49
R.Moore 0 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.47
H.Brown 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.77
Totals 9 6 5 0 2 3 1
ATTENDANCE- 9,604 DATE- Thursday, August 4th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:17
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 4 Orioles: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 2 Orioles: 1
ERRORS- C.Abrams, W.Miranda, R.Moore
DOUBLES- D.Pope(10th)
TRIPLES- E.Lopat
HOME RUNS- E.Slaughter(4th)
STOLEN BASES- H.Lopez(1st)
WALKS- B.Renna, B.Wilson, W.Causey, G.Triandos-2, T.Gastall
STRIKE OUTS- B.Renna, B.Wilson, J.Astroth, W.Causey, D.Philley
GIDP- H.Lopez, D.Leppert, T.Nelson
The Kansas City Athletics scored 4 runs in the 7th inning and defeated the
Baltimore Orioles by a score of 5 to 1 at Memorial Stadium.
Kansas City tallied 4 runs in the 7th inning. The highlight belonged to Enos
Slaughter who disappointed the partisan crowd when he emptied the bases with
a Grand Slam homerun (his 4th of the season). Kansas City had just 6 hits
for the afternoon.
Marion Fricano(1-0) was the winner allowing no runs in 2/3 of an inning. Ed
Lopat(5-6) took the loss. He was a hard-luck loser as he did not allow an
earned run in his 6 and 2/3 innings of work.
Harvey Kuenn had 3 hits and 2 RBI leading Detroit past Washington 7-4.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Detroit Tigers At 1955 Washington Nationals 8/4/1955
Tigers AB R H RBI AVG Nationals AB R H RBI AVG
H.Kuenn SS 5 0 3 2 .336 E.Yost 3B 5 1 0 0 .251
B.Tuttle CF 4 1 0 0 .252 P.Runnels 2B 5 1 3 1 .295
A.Kaline RF 4 1 2 0 .349 M.Vernon 1B 4 1 2 1 .339
D-B.Phillips PH,RF 1 0 0 0 .225 C.Courtney C 3 0 3 2 .385
E.Torgeson 1B 4 1 1 0 .290 B-J.Delis PR 0 0 0 0 .194
R.Boone 3B 5 1 1 0 .254 C-E.Fitz Gerald C 0 0 0 0 .258
J.Delsing LF 2 2 1 2 .272 R.Sievers LF 3 0 0 0 .237
F.House C 4 0 1 0 .291 E.Oravetz RF,CF 4 0 1 0 .245
F.Hatfield 2B 2 0 0 1 .227 J.Schoonmaker CF 2 0 0 0 .211
N.Garver P 2 1 0 0 .085 A-C.Paula PH,RF 2 0 0 0 .302
A.Aber P 0 0 0 0 .333 J.Valdivielso SS 4 1 1 0 .193
B.Birrer P 0 0 0 0 .286 T.Abernathy P 2 0 0 0 .158
B.Chakales P 1 0 0 0 .250
E-S.Shea PH 1 0 0 0 .231
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 33 7 9 5 Totals 36 4 10 4
A-Pinch Hit For Schoonmaker In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Courtney In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Delis In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Kaline In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Chakales In 9th Inning
Tigers.......... 0 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 - 7 9 1
Nationals....... 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 - 4 10 1
Tigers (55-50) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
N.Garver WIN(12-6) 7 1/3 8 3 2 3 5 1 3.43
A.Aber HOLD(5th) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.33
B.Birrer 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.85
Totals 9 10 4 3 3 5 1
Nationals (41-64) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
T.Abernathy LOSS(4-6) 5 1/3 6 5 3 4 3 0 5.91
B.Chakales 3 2/3 3 2 2 2 2 0 2.10
Totals 9 9 7 5 6 5 0
ATTENDANCE- 4,644 DATE- Thursday, August 4th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:32
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 7 Nationals: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 2 Nationals: 1
ERRORS- R.Boone, J.Schoonmaker
DOUBLES- H.Kuenn(28th)
TRIPLES- P.Runnels(6th)
HOME RUNS- M.Vernon(6th)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Tuttle, N.Garver
WALKS- E.Torgeson, J.Delsing-2, F.Hatfield-2, N.Garver, M.Vernon, C.Courtney,
R.Sievers
STRIKE OUTS- H.Kuenn, E.Torgeson, R.Boone-2, F.House, E.Yost, R.Sievers,
J.Schoonmaker, C.Paula, B.Chakales
GIDP- R.Boone, E.Oravetz, C.Paula
PASSED BALLS- C.Courtney
Harvey Kuenn had 3 base hits and 2 RBI as the Detroit Tigers topped the
Washington Nationals by a score of 7 to 4 at Griffith Stadium.
Detroit brought 3 runs across the plate in the top of the 2nd inning when they
had 3 base hits. The big moment was provided by Kuenn who deflated the mood
of the partisan fans when he doubled which was good for two runs. Detroit
managed 9 in their victory.
The winning pitcher was Ned Garver(12-6) who allowed 3 runs in 7 and 1/3
innings. The losing pitcher was Ted Abernathy(4-6). He pitched 5 and 1/3
innings giving up 6 hits and 4 walks.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Whitey Ford threw a 4 hitter and drove in the winning run as the Yankees top the Indians 3-2 to avoid the 3 game sweep.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Cleveland Indians At 1955 New York Yankees 8/4/1955
Indians AB R H RBI AVG Yankees AB R H RBI AVG
B.Avila 2B 4 0 1 0 .271 H.Bauer RF 4 0 1 0 .286
G.Woodling LF 4 0 0 0 .285 J.Coleman 2B,SS 2 0 0 0 .264
A.Smith RF 4 0 0 0 .289 E-B.Cerv PH 1 0 1 1 .327
A.Rosen 3B 4 1 1 1 .240 F-I.Noren CF 0 0 0 0 .226
V.Wertz 1B 2 0 0 0 .202 M.Mantle CF,SS 3 1 0 0 .308
C-R.Kiner PH 1 0 0 0 .179 Y.Berra C 3 0 0 0 .234
D-F.Fain 1B 0 0 0 0 .251 B.Skowron 1B 4 0 0 0 .300
L.Doby CF 3 0 0 0 .293 E.Howard LF 3 0 1 1 .340
G.Strickland SS 2 0 0 0 .189 A.Carey 3B 4 1 0 0 .282
J.Hegan C 3 1 2 1 .192 B.Hunter SS 1 0 0 0 .229
H.Score P 2 0 0 0 .069 A-C.Silvera PH 1 0 0 0 .227
G-H.Evers PH 1 0 0 0 .221 B-G.McDougald 2B 1 1 1 0 .257
J.Santiago P 0 0 0 0 .000 W.Ford P 2 0 0 1 .131
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 30 2 4 2 Totals 29 3 4 3
A-Pinch Hit For Hunter In 5th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Silvera In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Wertz In 7th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Kiner In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Coleman In 7th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Cerv In 8th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Score In 8th Inning
Indians......... 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 3
Yankees......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 - 3 4 0
Indians (62-44) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
H.Score 7 4 2 1 5 5 0 1.95
J.Santiago LOSS(0-1) 1 1/3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.84
Totals 8 1/3 4 3 1 5 5 0
Yankees (68-38) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
W.Ford WIN(13-5) 9 4 2 2 1 7 2 2.94
Totals 9 4 2 2 1 7 2
ATTENDANCE- 45,226 DATE- Thursday, August 4th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Charlie Berry, Eddie Hurley, Frank Umont, Bill Grieve
T- 2:21
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 2 Yankees: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 1 Yankees: 1
ERRORS- A.Rosen, V.Wertz, G.Strickland
DOUBLES- B.Avila(12th)
HOME RUNS- A.Rosen(24th), J.Hegan(5th)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Coleman, G.McDougald
WALKS- G.Strickland, M.Mantle, Y.Berra, E.Howard, W.Ford-2
STRIKE OUTS- G.Woodling-2, A.Smith-2, L.Doby-2, G.Strickland, J.Coleman,
M.Mantle-2, B.Skowron, A.Carey
GIDP- B.Avila, H.Bauer
Whitey Ford tossed a complete game at Yankee Stadium as the New York Yankees
won a thriller over the Cleveland Indians in, 3 to 2.
The deciding run was scored by New York in the 9th. Andy Carey reached on an
error. Gil McDougald stepped into the batter's box and he laid down a
sacrifice bunt. Ford then would hit into a fielders choice resulting in an
exciting win for New York and a raucous post-game celebration by the home
town fans. New York and Cleveland each finished the afternoon with 4 hits.
Ford(13-5) was the winner allowing 2 runs for the game. The loss was charged
to Jose Santiago(0-1) in relief. He was the victim of a defensive lapse and
did not allow an earned run in the game.
'He had his 'A' game today,' Casey Stengel said of Ford. 'Very impressive
performance.'
Chico Carrasquel had 3 hits and 2 RBI as Chicago hangs on against Boston for a 4-3 win.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Chicago White Sox At 1955 Boston Red Sox 8/4/1955
White Sox AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG
C.Carrasquel SS 4 0 3 2 .205 B.Goodman 2B 4 0 2 0 .302
N.Fox 2B 5 0 0 1 .319 B.Klaus SS 4 1 1 0 .297
M.Minoso LF 4 1 3 0 .267 T.Williams LF 4 2 2 2 .330
W.Dropo 1B 4 0 1 0 .332 J.Jensen RF 4 0 0 0 .285
J.Rivera RF 5 0 2 1 .285 N.Zauchin 1B 3 0 1 1 .261
G.Kell 3B 5 1 3 0 .360 S.White C 4 0 1 0 .254
J.Busby CF 4 1 3 0 .281 G.Hatton 3B 3 0 0 0 .220
S.Lollar C 2 1 0 0 .249 E-G.Stephens PH 1 0 0 0 .294
B.Pierce P 2 0 0 0 .150 J.Piersall CF 3 0 0 0 .252
D-B.Kennedy PH 1 0 0 0 .326 W.Nixon P 1 0 0 0 .348
S.Consuegra P 0 0 0 0 .050 A-F.Throneberry PH 1 0 0 0 .221
E.Kinder P 0 0 0 0 .143
B-P.Daley PH 1 0 1 0 .429
C-T.Lepcio PR 0 0 0 0 .244
T.Hurd P 0 0 0 0 .000
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 36 4 15 4 Totals 33 3 8 3
A-Pinch Hit For Nixon In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Kinder In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Daley In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Pierce In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Hatton In 9th Inning
White Sox....... 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 15 0
Red Sox......... 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 8 1
White Sox (70-34) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
B.Pierce WIN(12-4) 8 7 3 3 0 5 1 1.86
S.Consuegra SAVE(6th) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.34
Totals 9 8 3 3 0 7 1
Red Sox (56-50) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
W.Nixon LOSS(7-7) 5 9 4 4 2 0 0 3.95
E.Kinder 3 5 0 0 1 1 0 2.70
T.Hurd 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.99
Totals 9 15 4 4 3 1 0
ATTENDANCE- 21,420 DATE- Thursday, August 4th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 3:02
LEFT ON BASE- White Sox:14 Red Sox: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- White Sox: 1 Red Sox: 1
ERRORS- B.Klaus
DOUBLES- M.Minoso-2(16th), J.Rivera(15th), T.Williams(14th), P.Daley(3rd)
HOME RUNS- T.Williams(16th)
STOLEN BASES- G.Kell(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Busby, B.Pierce-2
SACRIFICE FLIES- N.Zauchin
WALKS- C.Carrasquel, W.Dropo, S.Lollar
HIT BY PITCH- M.Minoso, S.Lollar-2
STRIKE OUTS- N.Fox, B.Goodman, T.Williams, J.Jensen, N.Zauchin, S.White,
G.Stephens, J.Piersall
GIDP- B.Kennedy, G.Hatton
WEB GEMS- Top 6th: Sammy White blocked the plate, saving a run!
21,420 fans were treated to a fine game at Fenway Park as only one run
separated the combatants at game's end. The potent Chicago White Sox won by
the slimmest of margins, 4 to 3.
Chicago drew first blood jumping out to an early lead in the first inning
scoring one runner on 2 hits. After two outs Minnie Minoso slapped a
base-hit. Walt Dropo stepped up next and he drew a walk. Jim Rivera then
doubled scoring the run. Boston threatened in the 9th but Chicago was able
to put down the rally.
The win was credited to Billy Pierce(12-4) who went 8 innings allowing 3 runs.
Sandy Consuegra earned his 6th save. Willard Nixon(7-7) was tagged with the
loss. He was touched for 9 hits and 2 walks in 5 innings.
'Some losses are harder to take than others' Pinky Higgins lamented after the
game. 'This was one of them.'
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
NL Recap August 5th - Johnny Temple of Cincinnati leads the NL in walks with 74.
Strat-O-Matic Report
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1955 National League Date: 8/5/1955
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
1955 MLN 67 39 T.Kluszew CIN .344 T.Kluszew CIN 34 D.Snider BRN 94
1955 BRN 67 40 D.Long PIN .338 W.Mays NYN 31 T.Kluszew CIN 93
1955 CIN 62 45 D.Ennis PHN .332 E.Banks CHN 30 H.Aaron MLN 85
1955 CHN 58 53 H.Aaron MLN .331 W.Post CIN 29 D.Ennis PHN 84
1955 NYN 51 57 R.Ashburn PHN .330 H.Aaron MLN 28 G.Hodges BRN 80
1955 PHN 48 64
1955 SLN 44 60 WINS SAVES ERA
1955 PIN 36 75 W.Spahn MLN 14 H.Freeman CIN 8 W.Spahn MLN 2.40
J.Nuxhall CIN 12 M.Grissom NYN 8 B.Rush CHN 2.93
B.Buhl MLN 12 E.Roebuck BRN 6 W.Hacker CHN 3.03
OTHERS TIED W 11 J.Hughes BRN 6 C.Labine BRN 3.08
OTHERS TIED W 5 A.Fowler CIN 3.10
CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
T.Kluszew CIN 26 B.Bruton MLN 20 S.Jones CHN 139
R.Repulsk SLN 9 R.Ashburn PHN 16 H.Haddix SLN 113
OTHERS TIED W 8 K.Boyer SLN 16 G.Conley MLN 111
W.Mays NYN 15 R.Roberts PHN 110
J.Temple CIN 13 J.Antonel NYN 105
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BRN 13 at MLN 15 BRN-Podres(9-2, 2.84) at CHN-Hacker(7-9, 3.03)
NYN 5 at SLN 1 NYN-Hearn(8-12, 4.49) at CIN-Black(4-0, 2.00)
PHN 9 at CIN 5 PHN-Simmons(2-10, 4.65) at SLN-Arroyo(7-7, 4.53)
PIN 1 at CHN 11 PIN-Hall(1-2, 5.57) at MLN-Spahn(14-5, 2.40)
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
H.Aaron MLN BRN 6 4 4 7 0 1 2 0
E.Banks CHN PIN 5 2 2 6 0 1 2 0
G.Hodges BRN MLN 6 2 5 6 0 0 1 0
G.Baker CHN PIN 3 2 1 2 2 0 1 0
A.Seminick PHN CIN 3 2 2 2 0 0 1 0
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
B.Tremel CHN PIN 3.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 S
M.Surkont PIN CHN 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0
H.Wilhelm NYN SLN 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M.Grissom NYN SLN 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 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 .525 40 21 18 2 5 B.Rush CHN 18 12 1 4 7 0 100
S.Gordon NYN .417 24 10 8 2 4 W.Schmidt SLN 18 8 3 8 14 0 200
R.Repulski SLN .667 21 14 4 4 1 S.Jones CHN 18 10 3 9 20 2 200
E.Mathews MLN .323 31 10 8 4 4 R.Monzant NYN 15 10 2 5 11 1 200
G.Hodges BRN .385 39 15 14 6 3 M.Dickson PHN 18 14 4 3 6 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
B.Bruton MLN .125 32 4 0 2 0 S.Rogovin PHN 5 14 12 2 2 1 020
M.Smith CIN .146 41 6 1 3 0 J.Hearn NYN 11 19 13 6 6 3 020
R.Clemente PIN .237 38 9 1 0 0 A.Fowler CIN 10 21 14 5 6 3 010
R.Katt NYN .171 35 6 5 1 0 D.Hall PIN 10 14 11 4 2 3 020
G.Gorbous PHN .174 23 4 2 2 0 E.Roebuck BRN 6 11 9 6 0 2 000
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report
Ernie Banks hit 2 home runs and drove in 6 as the Cubs pound the Pirates 11-1.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1955 Chicago Cubs 8/4/1955
Pirates AB R H RBI AVG Cubs AB R H RBI AVG
E.O'Brien CF 3 0 1 0 .279 D.Fondy 1B 5 2 2 0 .296
G.Freese 3B 4 1 0 0 .223 G.Baker 2B 3 2 1 2 .280
R.Clemente RF 4 0 2 0 .251 J.King RF 4 2 2 0 .237
F.Thomas LF 3 0 0 0 .241 E.Banks SS 5 2 2 6 .313
J.Shepard C 4 0 2 1 .287 R.Jackson 3B 5 1 2 1 .293
D.Long 1B 3 0 1 0 .338 H.Sauer LF 4 0 0 0 .228
C-P.Ward 1B 1 0 0 0 .248 D-W.Cooper PH 1 0 0 0 .324
J.O'Brien 2B 3 0 0 0 .252 E-F.Baumholtz LF 0 0 0 0 .347
D.Groat SS 4 0 1 0 .251 E.Miksis CF 5 0 2 0 .237
L.Donoso P 1 0 0 0 .071 H.Chiti C 5 1 1 0 .211
A-D.Cole PH 1 0 0 0 .198 H.Pollet P 2 1 2 0 .471
M.Surkont P 0 0 0 0 .079 B.Tremel P 1 0 1 0 .500
B-R.Mejias PH 1 0 0 0 .195
D.Littlefield P 0 0 0 0 .152
R.Kline P 0 0 0 0 .176
B.Friend P 0 0 0 0 .161
F-J.Lynch PH 1 0 0 0 .269
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 33 1 7 1 Totals 40 11 15 9
A-Pinch Hit For Donoso In 4th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Surkont In 6th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Long In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Sauer In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Cooper In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Friend In 9th Inning
Pirates......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 4
Cubs............ 4 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 - 11 15 0
Pirates (36-75) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
L.Donoso LOSS(1-5) 3 7 6 5 0 1 2 5.98
M.Surkont 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.95
D.Littlefiel 0 2/3 4 3 3 1 0 0 5.93
R.Kline 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.25
B.Friend 2 3 2 2 1 0 1 3.54
Totals 8 15 11 10 3 3 3
Cubs (58-53) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
H.Pollet WIN(5-2) 6 7 1 1 3 1 0 3.88
B.Tremel SAVE(1st) 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.97
Totals 9 7 1 1 3 3 0
ATTENDANCE- 11,107 DATE- Thursday, August 4th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:40
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 8 Cubs: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 0 Cubs: 0
ERRORS- G.Freese, J.O'Brien, D.Groat, L.Donoso
DOUBLES- R.Clemente(19th), D.Groat(20th)
TRIPLES- R.Jackson(3rd)
HOME RUNS- G.Baker(5th), E.Banks-2(30th)
CAUGHT STEALING- E.Miksis
SACRIFICE HITS- H.Pollet
WALKS- E.O'Brien, F.Thomas, J.O'Brien, G.Baker-2, J.King
STRIKE OUTS- G.Freese, F.Thomas, J.Shepard, D.Fondy, E.Banks, H.Chiti
PASSED BALLS- H.Chiti
Ernie Banks launched 2 homeruns and had 6 RBI and Bill Tremel pitched 3 strong
innings as the Chicago Cubs ballclub embarrassed the hopeless Pittsburgh
Pirates by the count of 11 to 1.
Banks enjoyed a big day at the plate. He belted a three-run homer in the 1st
inning and smashed a two-run homer (his 30th of the season) in the 8th
inning. Tremel, after tossing a perfect ninth, was credited with his 1st
save.
Howie Pollet(5-2) got credit for the victory, pitching 6 innings and allowing
1 run. Lino Donoso(1-5) was given the loss. He was knocked around pretty
good, giving up 6 runs in 3 innings.
Herm Wehmeier had 3 hits, 3 RBI, and pitched a complete game as the Phillies outscore the Redlegs 9-5. Cincinnati commited 4 errors in the game.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Philadelphia Phillies At 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs 8/4/1955
Phillies AB R H RBI AVG Redlegs AB R H RBI AVG
R.Ashburn CF 3 0 0 1 .330 J.Temple 2B 3 0 1 0 .291
B.Morgan SS 6 1 2 0 .256 S.Burgess C 5 1 2 3 .274
G.Hamner 2B 5 0 0 0 .233 T.Kluszewski 1B 4 1 2 2 .344
D.Ennis LF 4 1 1 0 .332 J.Klippstein P 0 0 0 0 .294
W.Jones 3B 3 0 2 1 .287 D-J.Brovia PH 1 0 0 0 .154
J.Greengrass RF 5 1 1 1 .211 W.Post RF 4 0 1 0 .310
S.Lopata 1B 3 2 2 1 .249 G.Bell CF 3 0 0 0 .326
B-E.Waitkus PH,1B 2 1 1 0 .400 B.Thurman LF 4 0 0 0 .233
A.Seminick C 3 2 2 2 .197 M.Smith 3B 4 0 1 0 .121
H.Wehmeier P 4 1 3 3 .500 R.McMillan SS 3 1 1 0 .279
D.Gross P 1 0 0 0 .143
R.Minarcin P 0 0 0 0 .172
A-S.Mele PH 1 1 1 0 .200
H.Freeman P 1 0 0 0 .000
C-S.Palys 1B 0 1 0 0 .269
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 38 9 14 9 Totals 34 5 9 5
A-Pinch Hit For Minarcin In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Lopata In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Freeman In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Klippstein In 9th Inning
Phillies........ 0 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 - 9 14 1
Redlegs......... 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 - 5 9 4
Phillies (48-64) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
H.Wehmeier WIN(8-7) 9 9 5 5 5 3 2 5.01
Totals 9 9 5 5 5 3 2
Redlegs (62-45) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
D.Gross LOSS(0-2) 4 2/3 7 5 4 4 1 2 4.57
R.Minarcin 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.05
H.Freeman 2 4 3 2 0 0 0 1.52
J.Klippstein 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 4.13
Totals 9 14 9 6 4 1 2
ATTENDANCE- 12,269 DATE- Thursday, August 4th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:35
LEFT ON BASE- Phillies:11 Redlegs: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 2 Redlegs: 0
ERRORS- W.Jones, J.Temple, B.Thurman-2, M.Smith
DOUBLES- A.Seminick(8th)
TRIPLES- M.Smith(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Greengrass(5th), A.Seminick(3rd), S.Burgess(17th),
T.Kluszewski(34th)
CAUGHT STEALING- B.Thurman
SACRIFICE HITS- W.Jones, A.Seminick-2
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Ashburn, H.Wehmeier
WALKS- R.Ashburn-2, D.Ennis, W.Jones, J.Temple-2, G.Bell, R.McMillan, S.Palys
STRIKE OUTS- H.Wehmeier, W.Post, M.Smith-2
GIDP- S.Burgess
Herm Wehmeier was able to finish what he started and was credited with a
complete game and Andy Seminick lofted one into the 'cheap seats' and had 2
RBI at Crosley Field where the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati
Redlegs 9 to 5.
In the top of the 2nd inning Philadelphia went on top for good as they scored
2 runs on 2 base hits. Philadelphia totaled 14 on the afternoon.
Wehmeier(8-7) picked up the complete game victory, allowing 5 runs. Don
Gross(0-2) took the loss. He got hit hard, allowing 7 hits and 4 walks in 4
and 2/3 innings.
Monday, August 27, 2007
Dusty Rhodes homered as the Giants upend the Cardinals 5-1.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 New York Giants At 1955 St. Louis Cardinals 8/4/1955
Giants AB R H RBI AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG
A.Dark SS 4 0 0 0 .251 S.Hemus 2B 4 1 1 0 .228
E-G.Harris PH 0 0 0 0 .217 W.Moon 1B 4 0 2 0 .277
M.Grissom P 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Musial RF 4 0 1 0 .319
W.Lockman 1B 5 0 2 0 .296 P.Lapalme P 0 0 0 0 .333
W.Mays CF 4 0 1 2 .321 B.Virdon CF 3 0 0 0 .254
D.Rhodes LF 3 1 1 1 .232 R.Repulski LF 3 0 3 1 .267
H.Thompson 3B 4 0 1 0 .273 K.Boyer 3B 4 0 1 0 .253
D.Mueller RF 5 1 2 0 .296 B.Sarni C 2 0 0 0 .218
W.Terwilliger 2B 5 1 1 0 .302 M.Wright P 0 0 0 0 .000
R.Katt C 3 0 1 1 .216 G-H.Elliott RF 1 0 0 0 .224
C-B.Hofman PH,C 1 1 1 1 .315 A.Grammas SS 3 0 0 0 .257
R.Monzant P 2 0 1 0 .105 H-J.Frazier PH 1 0 0 0 .220
A-B.Taylor PH 1 1 1 0 .244 T.Poholsky P 2 0 0 0 .138
H.Wilhelm P 0 0 0 0 .000 B-N.Burbrink C 1 0 0 0 .232
D-S.Gordon PH 1 0 1 0 .282
F-J.Amalfitano SS 0 0 0 0 .273
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 38 5 13 5 Totals 32 1 8 1
A-Pinch Hit For Monzant In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Poholsky In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Katt In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Wilhelm In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Dark In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Gordon In 8th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Wright In 9th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Grammas In 9th Inning
Giants.......... 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 - 5 13 0
Cardinals....... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 1
Giants (51-57) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
R.Monzant WIN(6-0) 6 7 1 1 3 3 0 3.45
H.Wilhelm HOLD(3rd) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.96
M.Grissom 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.08
Totals 9 8 1 1 3 3 0
Cardinals (44-60) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
T.Poholsky LOSS(4-5) 6 1/3 8 3 3 2 2 1 4.82
M.Wright 1 2/3 4 2 2 3 1 0 3.90
P.Lapalme 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.84
Totals 9 13 5 5 5 3 1
ATTENDANCE- 16,161 DATE- Thursday, August 4th 1955 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:44
LEFT ON BASE- Giants:11 Cardinals: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Giants: 0 Cardinals: 1
ERRORS- S.Hemus
DOUBLES- D.Mueller(14th), W.Terwilliger(12th), B.Taylor(3rd), S.Hemus(5th)
HOME RUNS- D.Rhodes(4th)
CAUGHT STEALING- W.Moon, S.Musial, R.Repulski
WALKS- G.Harris, W.Mays, D.Rhodes-2, H.Thompson, B.Virdon, R.Repulski, B.Sarni
STRIKE OUTS- D.Rhodes, W.Terwilliger, R.Monzant, B.Virdon, K.Boyer-2
GIDP- W.Terwilliger
PASSED BALLS- N.Burbrink
Don Mueller had 2 base hits at Sportsmans Park as the New York Giants beat the
St. Louis Cardinals by the count of 5 to 1.
New York took the lead for good in the 4th inning as they scored 2 runs on 3
base hits. St. Louis was out-hit by New York, 13 hits to 8.
Ray Monzant(6-0) got credit for the victory, pitching 6 innings and allowing 1
run. Tom Poholsky(4-5) absorbed the loss. He pitched 6 and 1/3 innings
giving up 8 hits and 2 walks.
Hank Aaron hit a walk off Grand Slam, giving him 7 RBI for the game, as the Braves rally for a 15-13 wild win against the Dodgers. The win gives Milwaukee a half game lead in the NL.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1955 Milwaukee Braves 8/4/1955
Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG
D.Hoak 3B 2 2 0 0 .172 B.Bruton CF 6 3 3 0 .276
A-J.Robinson 3B 0 1 0 0 .305 J.Logan SS 6 3 2 3 .282
P.Reese SS 4 2 1 2 .281 H.Aaron RF 6 4 4 7 .331
D.Snider CF 5 3 1 1 .299 G.Crowe 1B 5 1 1 1 .229
R.Campanella C 5 1 2 2 .322 A.Pafko 3B 5 0 3 2 .260
G.Hodges 1B 6 2 5 6 .278 B.Thomson LF 4 0 1 0 .284
J.Gilliam LF 6 1 2 0 .270 D.Crandall C 3 0 0 0 .257
C.Furillo RF 5 0 2 1 .275 E.Johnson P 0 0 0 0 .200
D.Zimmer 2B 5 0 1 1 .292 E-C.Tanner PH 1 0 0 0 .301
D.Newcombe P 3 1 2 0 .262 P.Paine P 0 0 0 0 ----
E.Roebuck P 1 0 0 0 .067 F-E.Mathews PH 1 1 1 0 .266
C.Labine P 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Dittmer 2B 1 0 0 0 .203
B-D.O'Connell PH,2B 4 1 3 1 .197
L.Burdette P 1 0 0 0 .229
D.Jolly P 0 0 0 0 .000
C-B.Taylor PH 1 1 1 0 .500
D-D.Rice C 2 1 0 0 .106
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 42 13 16 13 Totals 46 15 19 14
A-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Hoak In 4th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Dittmer In 4th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Jolly In 5th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Taylor In 6th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Johnson In 7th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Paine In 9th Inning
Dodgers......... 0 0 2 7 1 0 0 0 3 - 13 16 6
Braves.......... 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 6 - 15 19 2
Dodgers (67-40) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
D.Newcombe 5 8 5 5 1 2 2 3.56
E.Roebuck 2 2/3 5 3 2 0 0 0 7.12
C.Labine L(7-4) BS(3rd) 0 1/3 6 7 5 1 0 1 3.08
Totals 8 19 15 12 2 2 3
Braves (67-39) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
L.Burdette 3 2/3 6 7 5 3 0 1 4.41
D.Jolly 1 1/3 6 3 3 2 0 0 5.75
E.Johnson 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 3.64
P.Paine WIN(1-0) 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 5.14
Totals 9 16 13 11 9 3 2
ATTENDANCE- 41,587 DATE- Thursday, August 4th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 3:00
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers:12 Braves: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 1 Braves: 1
ERRORS- P.Reese, G.Hodges, J.Gilliam, D.Zimmer-2, D.Newcombe, B.Bruton, A.Pafko
DOUBLES- P.Reese(22nd), G.Hodges(16th), J.Gilliam(23rd), D.Zimmer(6th),
D.Newcombe, H.Aaron(30th), G.Crowe(4th), B.Thomson(14th),
E.Mathews(21st)
TRIPLES- J.Logan(4th)
HOME RUNS- R.Campanella(24th), G.Hodges(26th), J.Logan(11th), H.Aaron-2(28th)
CAUGHT STEALING- R.Campanella, A.Pafko
SACRIFICE HITS- P.Reese
WALKS- D.Hoak-2, J.Robinson-2, P.Reese, D.Snider, R.Campanella, C.Furillo,
D.Newcombe, B.Thomson, D.Rice
STRIKE OUTS- D.Snider, C.Furillo, D.Zimmer, H.Aaron, D.Crandall
GIDP- D.Rice
WILD PITCHES- E.Johnson
Hank Aaron blasted 2 homeruns as the strong Milwaukee Braves staged a dramatic
comeback over the Brooklyn Dodgers by a score of 15 to 13 at County
Stadium.
Milwaukee erupted with the game winning runs in the 9th inning when they
tallied 6 runs on 4 hits. The key at-bat was by Aaron who made the crowd
happy when he caught a hold of a fastball for a Grand Slam homerun (his 28th
of the season). Milwaukee lit up the scoreboard in the 9th inning which saw
them plate 6 runs on 4 hits. Milwaukee had 19 hits for the afternoon while
Brooklyn had 16.
The victory was credited to Phil Paine(1-0) who went 2 innings, allowing 3
runs. Clem Labine(7-4) was hit with the loss in relief.
'We just wouldn't give up,' Aaron said. 'Much of the credit goes to our fans -
they were with us the whole way.'
