Saturday, September 08, 2007
NL recap August 7th - Richie Ashburn of the Phillies leads the NL in on base percentage at .428.
Strat-O-Matic Report
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1955 National League Date: 8/7/1955
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
1955 MLN 68 40 T.Kluszew CIN .345 T.Kluszew CIN 34 T.Kluszew CIN 96
1955 BRN 67 41 D.Long PIN .338 W.Mays NYN 32 D.Snider BRN 94
1955 CIN 63 46 H.Aaron MLN .332 E.Banks CHN 30 H.Aaron MLN 87
1955 CHN 59 53 D.Ennis PHN .330 W.Post CIN 29 D.Ennis PHN 84
1955 NYN 52 58 R.Ashburn PHN .327 H.Aaron MLN 28 OTHERS TIED W 80
1955 PHN 50 64
1955 SLN 44 62 WINS SAVES ERA
1955 PIN 37 76 W.Spahn MLN 14 H.Freeman CIN 8 W.Spahn MLN 2.53
A.Fowler CIN 12 M.Grissom NYN 8 J.Podres BRN 2.90
J.Nuxhall CIN 12 J.Meyer PHN 7 W.Hacker CHN 2.91
B.Buhl MLN 12 E.Roebuck BRN 6 B.Rush CHN 2.93
OTHERS TIED W 11 J.Hughes BRN 6 C.Labine BRN 3.08
CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
J.Shepard PIN 9 B.Bruton MLN 20 S.Jones CHN 139
H.Landrit CIN 8 W.Mays NYN 17 H.Haddix SLN 115
OTHERS TIED W 6 R.Ashburn PHN 16 G.Conley MLN 111
K.Boyer SLN 16 R.Roberts PHN 110
J.Temple CIN 13 J.Antonel NYN 105
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
NYN 5 at CIN 7 BRN-Loes(6-5, 3.52) at CHN-Rush(11-9, 2.93)
PHN 3 at SLN 2 NYN-Antonel(8-9, 3.79) at CIN-Nuxhall(12-9, 4.43)
PIN 5 at MLN 11 NYN-Liddle(3-6, 3.01) at CIN-Collum(5-4, 4.37)
PHN-Roberts(11-14, 4.08) at SLN-Schmidt(2-1, 2.60)
PIN-Law(8-11, 3.65) at MLN-Nichols(7-4, 3.64)
PIN-Face(6-5, 3.46) at MLN-Buhl(12-5, 3.87)
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
B.Bruton MLN PIN 4 3 3 2 0 1 1 0
J.Dittmer MLN PIN 3 2 1 3 0 0 1 0
R.SchoendienstSLN PHN 2 1 2 2 1 0 1 0
D.Long PIN MLN 3 1 2 2 0 1 1 0
J.Temple CIN NYN 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 0
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
M.Dickson PHN SLN 8.0 6 2 1 1 3 1 W
J.Meyer PHN SLN 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 S
J.Black CIN NYN 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 S
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 .513 39 20 19 3 5 W.Hacker CHN 18 8 2 4 5 0 200
D.Snider BRN .278 36 10 11 6 4 M.Dickson PHN 26 20 5 4 9 3 300
R.Campanella BRN .333 33 11 9 6 3 B.Rush CHN 18 12 1 4 7 0 100
D.Long PIN .270 37 10 9 6 4 W.Schmidt SLN 18 8 3 8 14 0 200
E.Banks CHN .326 43 14 14 3 4 S.Jones CHN 18 10 3 9 20 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
M.Smith CIN .119 42 5 1 3 0 S.Rogovin PHN 5 14 12 2 2 1 020
A.Dark NYN .152 33 5 1 2 0 L.Arroyo SLN 7 9 10 9 3 1 020
J.Gilliam BRN .214 28 6 0 2 0 E.Roebuck BRN 6 11 9 6 0 2 000
E.Miksis CHN .216 37 8 1 3 0 L.Donoso PIN 12 21 13 3 5 4 010
R.Katt NYN .100 30 3 5 2 0 L.Jackson SLN 14 17 11 9 5 0 020
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report
Billy Bruton had 3 hits, 3 runs, a homer, and 2 RBI as the Braves trounce the Pirates 11-5.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1955 Milwaukee Braves 8/6/1955
Pirates AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG
E.O'Brien CF 4 0 0 0 .284 B.Bruton CF 4 3 3 2 .279
D-T.Saffell PH 1 0 0 0 .194 C-B.Thomson PH,CF 1 0 0 0 .281
G.Freese 3B 4 3 3 0 .227 J.Logan SS 5 1 1 2 .281
J.Lynch RF 5 0 1 1 .267 E.Mathews 3B 4 2 2 1 .267
D.Long 1B 3 1 2 2 .338 H.Aaron LF 3 1 1 1 .332
T.Atwell C 4 0 3 1 .194 G.Crowe 1B 3 0 1 1 .225
F.Thomas LF 4 0 1 0 .242 A.Pafko RF 4 1 2 0 .259
J.O'Brien 2B 4 1 2 0 .261 D.Rice C 3 1 1 1 .113
D.Groat SS 4 0 2 1 .253 J.Dittmer 2B 3 2 1 3 .215
B.Friend P 1 0 0 0 .156 A-D.O'Connell PH,2B 1 0 0 0 .196
M.Surkont P 1 0 0 0 .077 R.Crone P 3 0 1 0 .148
B-P.Ward PH 1 0 0 0 .245
D.Littlefield P 0 0 0 0 .152
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 36 5 14 5 Totals 34 11 13 11
A-Pinch Hit For Dittmer In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Surkont In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Bruton In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For O'Brien In 9th Inning
Pirates......... 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 5 14 1
Braves.......... 3 1 4 0 0 3 0 0 - 11 13 0
Pirates (37-76) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
B.Friend LOSS(7-10) 2 2/3 8 8 8 1 0 3 4.03
M.Surkont 4 1/3 4 3 0 2 3 0 4.80
D.Littlefiel 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.87
Totals 8 13 11 8 3 3 3
Braves (68-40) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
R.Crone WIN(6-5) 9 14 5 5 1 6 1 4.69
Totals 9 14 5 5 1 6 1
ATTENDANCE- 42,648 DATE- Saturday, August 6th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:20
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 7 Braves: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 1 Braves: 0
ERRORS- G.Freese
DOUBLES- G.Freese(9th), T.Atwell(5th), J.O'Brien(8th), E.Mathews-2(23rd),
R.Crone
HOME RUNS- D.Long(19th), B.Bruton(8th), J.Logan(12th), J.Dittmer(4th)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Lynch
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Long, M.Surkont, R.Crone
SACRIFICE FLIES- G.Crowe
WALKS- G.Freese, E.Mathews, H.Aaron, D.Rice
STRIKE OUTS- T.Saffell, D.Long, F.Thomas-2, B.Friend, M.Surkont, B.Bruton,
J.Logan, R.Crone
GIDP- A.Pafko
WILD PITCHES- R.Crone
Ray Crone completed the game without help from the bullpen as the Milwaukee
Braves outscored the Pittsburgh Pirates 11 to 5.
Milwaukee wasted no time and took the lead in the first inning scoring 3
runners on 4 hits. The crucial at-bat was provided by Johnny Logan who
brought the crowd to their feet when he cleared the fences for a two-run home
run (his 12th of the season). Milwaukee totaled 13 on the afternoon.
Crone(6-5) was the winner allowing 5 runs for the game. Bob Friend(7-10) was
charged with the loss. He allowed 3 homeruns in 2 and 2/3 innings of work.
Bobby Morgan drove in all 3 Phillies runs in a 3-2 win over the Cardinals.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Philadelphia Phillies At 1955 St. Louis Cardinals 8/6/1955
Phillies AB R H RBI AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG
R.Ashburn CF 4 0 1 0 .327 K.Boyer 3B 4 0 1 0 .251
B.Morgan SS 5 0 2 3 .256 W.Moon 1B 4 0 1 0 .279
G.Hamner 2B 5 0 0 0 .234 S.Musial LF 4 1 0 0 .316
D.Ennis LF 4 0 1 0 .330 B.Virdon CF 4 0 1 0 .254
W.Jones 3B 3 0 0 0 .285 R.Schoendienst 2B 2 1 2 2 .282
J.Greengrass RF 4 0 3 0 .217 P.Whisenant RF 3 0 0 0 .066
S.Lopata 1B 3 0 0 0 .246 N.Burbrink C 3 0 0 0 .226
C-E.Waitkus PH,1B 1 0 0 0 .222 D-J.Frazier PH 1 0 0 0 .233
A.Seminick C 3 2 3 0 .209 A.Grammas SS 3 0 1 0 .260
M.Dickson P 1 1 1 0 .111 H.Haddix P 0 0 0 0 .087
J.Meyer P 0 0 0 0 .167 A-H.Walker PH 1 0 0 0 .222
B.Lawrence P 0 0 0 0 .087
B-H.Elliott PH 1 0 0 0 .221
F.Wooldridge P 0 0 0 0 .167
T.Poholsky P 0 0 0 0 .138
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 33 3 11 3 Totals 30 2 6 2
A-Pinch Hit For Haddix In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Lawrence In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Lopata In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Burbrink In 9th Inning
Phillies........ 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 3 11 1
Cardinals....... 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 6 0
Phillies (50-64) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
M.Dickson WIN(9-8) 8 6 2 1 1 3 1 3.66
J.Meyer SAVE(7th) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.39
Totals 9 6 2 1 2 3 1
Cardinals (44-62) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
H.Haddix 5 5 2 2 1 2 0 3.28
B.Lawrence 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 5.36
F.Wooldridge 0 2/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.37
T.Poholsky LOSS(4-6) 1 1/3 1 1 1 1 0 0 4.85
Totals 9 11 3 3 3 3 0
ATTENDANCE- 14,920 DATE- Saturday, August 6th 1955 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Frank Dascoli, Lou Warneke, Frank Secory, Larry Goetz
T- 2:19
LEFT ON BASE- Phillies: 9 Cardinals: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 2 Cardinals: 1
ERRORS- D.Ennis
HOME RUNS- R.Schoendienst(10th)
STOLEN BASES- A.Seminick(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- W.Jones, M.Dickson-2, H.Haddix
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Schoendienst
WALKS- R.Ashburn, A.Seminick, M.Dickson, R.Schoendienst, P.Whisenant
STRIKE OUTS- W.Jones-2, S.Lopata, K.Boyer, B.Virdon, P.Whisenant
GIDP- G.Hamner, P.Whisenant, J.Frazier
14,920 fans were treated to a fine game at Sportsmans Park as only one run
separated the combatants at game's end. The Philadelphia Phillies won by the
slimmest of margins, 3 to 2.
The deciding run was scored by Philadelphia in the 9th. Andy Seminick drew a
walk. Murry Dickson came next and he laid down a sacrifice bunt. After
another out, Bobby Morgan came up and he laced a base-hit scoring the run.
Overall Philadelphia out-hit St. Louis 11 to 6.
The win was credited to Dickson(9-8) who went 8 innings allowing 2 runs.
Dickson got relief help from Jack Meyer who gained credit for his 7th save.
The losing pitcher was Tom Poholsky(4-6) in relief.
Ted Kluszewski had 3 hits and 3 RBI as Cincinnati topped New York 7-5 ending their 3 game losing streak.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 New York Giants At 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs 8/6/1955
Giants AB R H RBI AVG Redlegs AB R H RBI AVG
A.Dark SS 2 1 1 0 .254 J.Temple 2B 5 2 4 2 .295
B-B.Hofman PH 1 0 0 0 .313 B.Thurman LF 4 1 1 1 .234
C-J.Amalfitano SS 1 0 0 0 .250 T.Kluszewski 1B 4 1 3 3 .345
W.Lockman 1B 5 0 1 1 .296 W.Post RF 4 0 1 0 .306
W.Mays CF 3 1 1 1 .322 G.Bell CF 3 0 1 1 .327
D.Rhodes LF 4 0 0 0 .224 M.Batts C 4 1 0 0 .200
H.Thompson 2B 4 0 0 0 .269 M.Smith 3B 4 0 0 0 .109
D.Mueller RF 4 0 2 0 .297 R.McMillan SS 4 0 1 0 .277
S.Gordon 3B 4 2 1 0 .281 A.Fowler P 3 2 0 0 .217
R.Katt C 2 0 0 0 .211 J.Black P 0 0 0 0 .111
D-B.Taylor PH 1 1 1 0 .261
R.Gomez P 2 0 0 0 .364
H.Wilhelm P 0 0 0 0 .000
A-W.Terwilliger PH 1 0 0 0 .293
M.Grissom P 0 0 0 0 .000
E-G.Harris PH 1 0 1 1 .222
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 35 5 8 3 Totals 35 7 11 7
A-Pinch Hit For Wilhelm In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Dark In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Hofman In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Katt In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Grissom In 9th Inning
Giants.......... 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 - 5 8 2
Redlegs......... 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 - 7 11 3
Giants (52-58) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
R.Gomez LOSS(5-7) 5 2/3 9 6 4 3 2 0 4.71
H.Wilhelm 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.94
M.Grissom 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 3.13
Totals 8 11 7 5 5 3 0
Redlegs (63-46) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
A.Fowler WIN(12-3) 8 2/3 8 5 3 3 4 0 3.11
J.Black SAVE(3rd) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.86
Totals 9 8 5 3 3 4 0
ATTENDANCE- 27,311 DATE- Saturday, August 6th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:20
LEFT ON BASE- Giants: 6 Redlegs: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Giants: 2 Redlegs: 1
ERRORS- W.Lockman, R.Gomez, B.Thurman, M.Batts, R.McMillan
DOUBLES- B.Taylor(4th), J.Temple(13th), T.Kluszewski(26th)
TRIPLES- W.Mays(10th), J.Temple(3rd), B.Thurman(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- W.Mays(17th)
WALKS- A.Dark, W.Mays, R.Katt, B.Thurman, T.Kluszewski, W.Post, G.Bell,
A.Fowler
STRIKE OUTS- W.Lockman, D.Rhodes, H.Thompson, W.Terwilliger, B.Thurman, M.Smith,
R.McMillan
GIDP- M.Batts-2
WILD PITCHES- A.Fowler
Johnny Temple had 4 hits and 2 RBI at Crosley Field where the Cincinnati
Redlegs beat the New York Giants 7 to 5.
Cincinnati had 3 runs cross the plate in the 6th inning when they had 3 base
hits. The critical plate appearance was by Ted Kluszewski who thrilled the
crowd when he doubled emptying the bases. New York had a chance to come back
in the 9th but they came up short.
Art Fowler(12-3) went 8 and 2/3 innings allowing 5 runs for the victory. Joe
Black gained credit for his 3rd save. Ruben Gomez(5-7) took the loss. He
was unable to control the Cincinnati offense and allowed 9 hits and 3 walks
in 5 and 2/3 innings.
Cincinnati now has a record of 63-46. With the loss, the New York ballclub's
record is 52-58.
Thursday, September 06, 2007
NL Recap August 6th Bob Speake of the Cubs leads the NL in strikeouts with 79.
Strat-O-Matic Report
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1955 National League Date: 8/6/1955
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
1955 MLN 67 40 T.Kluszew CIN .342 T.Kluszew CIN 34 D.Snider BRN 94
1955 BRN 67 41 D.Long PIN .335 W.Mays NYN 32 T.Kluszew CIN 93
1955 CIN 62 46 H.Aaron MLN .332 E.Banks CHN 30 H.Aaron MLN 86
1955 CHN 59 53 D.Ennis PHN .331 W.Post CIN 29 D.Ennis PHN 84
1955 NYN 52 57 R.Ashburn PHN .328 H.Aaron MLN 28 OTHERS TIED W 80
1955 PHN 49 64
1955 SLN 44 61 WINS SAVES ERA
1955 PIN 37 75 W.Spahn MLN 14 H.Freeman CIN 8 W.Spahn MLN 2.53
J.Nuxhall CIN 12 M.Grissom NYN 8 J.Podres BRN 2.90
B.Buhl MLN 12 E.Roebuck BRN 6 W.Hacker CHN 2.91
OTHERS TIED W 11 J.Hughes BRN 6 B.Rush CHN 2.93
J.Meyer PHN 6 C.Labine BRN 3.08
CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
J.Shepard PIN 9 B.Bruton MLN 20 S.Jones CHN 139
H.Landrit CIN 8 W.Mays NYN 16 H.Haddix SLN 113
D.Fondy CHN 6 R.Ashburn PHN 16 G.Conley MLN 111
F.Baumhol CHN 6 K.Boyer SLN 16 R.Roberts PHN 110
D.O'Conne MLN 6 J.Temple CIN 13 J.Antonel NYN 105
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BRN 1 at CHN 3 NYN-Gomez(5-6, 4.63) at CIN-Fowler(11-3, 3.10)
NYN 5 at CIN 1 PHN-Dickson(8-8, 3.80) at SLN-Haddix(10-9, 3.27)
PHN 5 at SLN 2 PIN-Friend(7-9, 3.54) at MLN-Crone(5-5, 4.66)
PIN 8 at MLN 2
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
W.Mays NYN CIN 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 1
F.Thomas PIN MLN 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 0
R.Clemente PIN MLN 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 2
E.Banks CHN BRN 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 0
E.O'Brien PIN MLN 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 0
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
W.Hacker CHN BRN 9.0 3 1 1 1 3 0 W
J.Hearn NYN CIN 8.2 2 1 0 4 5 0 W
D.Hall PIN MLN 9.0 3 2 0 4 3 0 W
C.Simmons PHN SLN 7.2 6 1 1 2 5 0 W
M.Wright SLN PHN 3.0 1 0 0 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
H.Aaron MLN .513 39 20 19 2 5 B.Rush CHN 18 12 1 4 7 0 100
G.Hodges BRN .359 39 14 14 4 3 W.Schmidt SLN 18 8 3 8 14 0 200
D.Snider BRN .275 40 11 11 6 4 S.Jones CHN 18 10 3 9 20 2 200
G.Bell CIN .395 43 17 9 9 3 W.Hacker CHN 21 12 6 4 8 1 210
E.Mathews MLN .300 30 9 7 4 3 R.Monzant NYN 15 10 2 5 11 1 200
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 .129 31 4 0 2 0 S.Rogovin PHN 5 14 12 2 2 1 020
M.Smith CIN .125 40 5 1 4 0 L.Arroyo SLN 7 9 10 9 3 1 020
W.Lockman NYN .214 42 9 2 2 0 A.Fowler CIN 10 18 11 5 6 3 010
G.Gorbous PHN .167 24 4 2 2 0 D.Hillman CHN 7 11 9 6 4 1 010
E.Miksis CHN .205 44 9 3 3 0 E.Roebuck BRN 6 11 9 6 0 2 000
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report
Roberto Clemente had 3 hits and 2 stolen bases leading th Pirates to a 8-2 win over the Braves.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1955 Milwaukee Braves 8/5/1955
Pirates AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG
E.O'Brien CF 5 2 3 2 .297 B.Bruton CF 3 1 0 0 .275
G.Freese 3B 3 0 0 1 .221 R.Vargas P 0 0 0 0 .000
R.Clemente RF 5 2 3 1 .256 D.Jolly P 1 0 0 0 .000
F.Thomas LF 3 2 1 1 .242 J.Logan SS 3 1 1 0 .282
J.Shepard C 5 0 2 2 .290 E.Mathews 3B 2 0 0 1 .265
D.Long 1B 3 0 0 0 .335 C-D.O'Connell PH 0 0 0 0 .197
B-P.Ward 1B 0 0 0 0 .248 H.Aaron LF,RF 2 0 1 1 .332
J.O'Brien 2B 3 1 1 1 .254 D-C.Tanner PH 1 0 0 0 .299
D.Groat SS 4 1 1 0 .251 G.Crowe 1B 4 0 0 0 .223
D.Hall P 4 0 0 0 .231 A.Pafko RF,CF 4 0 0 0 .254
D.Crandall C 2 0 0 0 .255
J.Dittmer 2B 3 0 1 0 .210
W.Spahn P 1 0 0 0 .200
A-B.Thomson PH,LF 2 0 0 0 .282
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 35 8 11 8 Totals 28 2 3 2
A-Pinch Hit For Spahn In 5th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Long In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Mathews In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Aaron In 9th Inning
Pirates......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 - 8 11 2
Braves.......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 3 1
Pirates (37-75) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
D.Hall WIN(2-2) 9 3 2 0 4 3 0 3.90
Totals 9 3 2 0 4 3 0
Braves (67-40) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
W.Spahn LOSS(14-6) 5 6 4 4 1 4 1 2.53
R.Vargas 1 1/3 2 3 3 1 2 0 9.61
D.Jolly 2 2/3 3 1 1 2 2 0 5.61
Totals 9 11 8 8 4 8 1
ATTENDANCE- 42,714 DATE- Friday, August 5th 1955 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Bill Jackowski, Stan Landes, Lee Ballanfant, Al Barlick
T- 2:28
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 6 Braves: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 2 Braves: 1
ERRORS- R.Clemente, J.O'Brien, D.Crandall
DOUBLES- J.O'Brien(7th)
TRIPLES- E.O'Brien(2nd)
HOME RUNS- F.Thomas(23rd)
STOLEN BASES- R.Clemente-2(5th)
SACRIFICE HITS- G.Freese
SACRIFICE FLIES- G.Freese, H.Aaron
WALKS- F.Thomas-2, P.Ward, J.O'Brien, J.Logan, E.Mathews, D.O'Connell,
D.Crandall
STRIKE OUTS- F.Thomas, J.Shepard, D.Long, D.Groat, D.Hall-4, D.Jolly, A.Pafko-2
GIDP- G.Freese, G.Crowe, J.Dittmer
Dick Hall held Milwaukee to 3 hits at County Stadium where the Pittsburgh
Pirates beat the Milwaukee Braves by the score of 8 to 2.
Pittsburgh wasted no time and took the lead in the first inning when they
scored 3 runs on 4 hits. That scoring would be all that was needed.
Pittsburgh totaled 11 on the night.
The win was credited to Hall(2-2) who went the whole way allowing 2 runs.
Warren Spahn(14-6) was given the loss. He gave up 4 runs and 6 hits in 5
innings.
Curt Simmons pitched 7 plus strong innings as the Phillies upend the Cardinals 5-2.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Philadelphia Phillies At 1955 St. Louis Cardinals 8/5/1955
Phillies AB R H RBI AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG
R.Ashburn CF 3 1 0 0 .328 B.Stephenson 2B 5 0 2 1 .169
B.Morgan SS 3 1 0 0 .254 W.Moon 1B 4 0 2 0 .279
G.Hamner 2B 3 1 2 0 .238 P.Whisenant RF 3 0 0 0 .069
D.Ennis LF 4 0 1 0 .331 B.Virdon CF 4 0 1 0 .254
W.Jones 3B 3 1 1 1 .287 R.Repulski LF 4 0 0 0 .264
J.Greengrass RF 3 1 0 1 .209 K.Boyer 3B 4 0 0 0 .251
E.Waitkus 1B 3 0 0 1 .250 B.Sarni C 4 0 0 0 .213
A.Seminick C 3 0 1 2 .199 A.Grammas SS 2 1 1 0 .259
A-G.Gorbous PH 1 0 0 0 .221 C-H.Elliott PH 0 1 0 0 .224
B-S.Lopata C 0 0 0 0 .249 L.Arroyo P 0 0 0 0 .220
C.Simmons P 4 0 0 0 .114 F.Wooldridge P 1 0 0 0 .167
J.Meyer P 0 0 0 0 .167 M.Wright P 1 0 0 0 .000
P.Lapalme P 0 0 0 0 .333
D-J.Frazier PH 1 0 1 0 .238
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 30 5 5 5 Totals 33 2 7 1
A-Pinch Hit For Seminick In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Gorbous In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Grammas In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Lapalme In 9th Inning
Phillies........ 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 5 0
Cardinals....... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 7 0
Phillies (49-64) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
C.Simmons WIN(3-10) 7 2/3 6 1 1 2 5 0 4.40
J.Meyer SAVE(6th) 1 1/3 1 1 1 1 3 0 4.44
Totals 9 7 2 2 3 8 0
Cardinals (44-61) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
L.Arroyo LOSS(7-8) 2 2/3 3 5 5 7 1 0 4.81
F.Wooldridge 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.42
M.Wright 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 3.55
P.Lapalme 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.76
Totals 9 5 5 5 9 7 0
ATTENDANCE- 11,489 DATE- Friday, August 5th 1955 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:19
LEFT ON BASE- Phillies: 8 Cardinals: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 0 Cardinals: 1
DOUBLES- W.Moon(11th), A.Grammas(17th)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Morgan, M.Wright
WALKS- R.Ashburn-2, B.Morgan, G.Hamner-2, D.Ennis, W.Jones, J.Greengrass,
E.Waitkus, P.Whisenant, A.Grammas, H.Elliott
STRIKE OUTS- B.Morgan, D.Ennis-2, J.Greengrass, E.Waitkus, C.Simmons-2,
B.Stephenson, P.Whisenant, B.Virdon, R.Repulski, K.Boyer, B.Sarni,
F.Wooldridge, M.Wright
GIDP- J.Greengrass
WILD PITCHES- J.Meyer
PASSED BALLS- A.Seminick
Granny Hamner had 2 base hits at Sportsmans Park where the Philadelphia
Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5 to 2.
Philadelphia drew first blood jumping out to an early lead in the first inning
scoring one runner. Philadelphia had only 5 hits for the game.
Curt Simmons(3-10) allowed 1 run in 7 and 2/3 innings, and picked up the
victory. Jack Meyer earned his 6th save. Luis Arroyo(7-8) was tagged with
the loss. His ERA ballooned from 4.53 to 4.81 as he allowed 5 runs in 2 and
2/3 innings.
The Philadelphia ballclub's record now stands at 49-64. With this loss, St.
Louis has a 3-7 record of late, 44-61 overall.
Willie Mays had 2 hits, a homer, and 2 RBI as the Giants down the Redlegs 5-1.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 New York Giants At 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs 8/5/1955
Giants AB R H RBI AVG Redlegs AB R H RBI AVG
A.Dark SS 5 0 2 1 .253 J.Temple 2B 3 1 0 0 .289
W.Lockman 1B 5 1 2 0 .297 S.Burgess C 4 0 0 0 .270
W.Mays CF 5 2 2 2 .322 T.Kluszewski 1B 3 0 0 0 .342
D.Rhodes LF 5 0 1 0 .231 W.Post RF 4 0 0 0 .307
H.Thompson 3B 5 0 1 1 .272 G.Bell CF 3 0 1 1 .327
D.Mueller RF 5 1 1 0 .295 B.Thurman LF 4 0 1 0 .233
W.Terwilliger 2B 3 1 0 0 .295 M.Smith 3B 2 0 0 0 .117
R.Katt C 3 0 0 1 .213 R.McMillan SS 2 0 0 0 .277
J.Hearn P 3 0 0 0 .133 A-S.Mele PH 1 0 0 0 .192
J.Antonelli P 0 0 0 0 .186 B-R.Bridges SS 0 0 0 0 .206
J.Black P 2 0 0 0 .111
C-S.Palys PH 1 0 0 0 .267
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 39 5 9 5 Totals 29 1 2 1
A-Pinch Hit For McMillan In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Mele In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Black In 9th Inning
Giants.......... 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 5 9 2
Redlegs......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 2 4
Giants (52-57) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
J.Hearn WIN(9-12) 8 2/3 2 1 0 4 5 0 4.26
J.Antonelli SAVE(1st) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.79
Totals 9 2 1 0 4 5 0
Redlegs (62-46) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
J.Black LOSS(6-1) 9 9 5 5 2 3 1 2.87
Totals 9 9 5 5 2 3 1
ATTENDANCE- 24,266 DATE- Friday, August 5th 1955 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:38
LEFT ON BASE- Giants:10 Redlegs: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Giants: 1 Redlegs: 0
ERRORS- H.Thompson, J.Hearn, M.Smith-3, R.McMillan
DOUBLES- A.Dark(18th), H.Thompson(16th)
HOME RUNS- W.Mays(32nd)
STOLEN BASES- W.Mays(16th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Katt
WALKS- W.Terwilliger, J.Hearn, J.Temple, T.Kluszewski, G.Bell, M.Smith
STRIKE OUTS- H.Thompson, W.Terwilliger, J.Hearn, W.Post, B.Thurman, M.Smith,
S.Mele, J.Black
GIDP- B.Thurman
BALKS- J.Black
At Crosley Field the New York Giants easily handled the Cincinnati Redlegs by
the score of 5 to 1.
The game started off with New York taking the lead in the first as they scored
2 runs on 2 base hits. That was all the runs Jim Hearn(9-12) needed. New
York had 9 hits for the night while Cincinnati had 2.
Hearn got help from Johnny Antonelli who was credited with his 1st save. Joe
Black(6-1) suffered the loss. He pitched 9 innings allowing 9 hits and 2
walks.
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Warren Hacker tossed a 3 hitter as the Cubs edge the Dodgers 3-1.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1955 Chicago Cubs 8/5/1955
Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Cubs AB R H RBI AVG
D.Hoak 3B 3 0 0 0 .169 D.Fondy 1B 4 0 1 0 .296
C-R.Walker PH 1 0 1 0 .274 G.Baker 2B 3 0 0 0 .278
D-F.Kellert PR 0 0 0 0 .413 J.King RF 3 1 0 0 .234
P.Reese SS 3 0 0 1 .279 E.Banks SS 4 1 3 2 .317
D.Snider CF 3 0 0 0 .297 R.Jackson 3B 3 0 1 1 .293
R.Campanella C 3 0 1 0 .322 H.Sauer LF 1 0 0 0 .227
G.Hodges 1B 3 0 0 0 .276 A-L.Merriman LF 1 0 1 0 .204
J.Gilliam LF 3 0 0 0 .268 E.Miksis CF 4 0 0 0 .235
D.Bessent P 0 0 0 0 .111 H.Chiti C 4 0 0 0 .208
C.Furillo RF 3 0 0 0 .273 W.Hacker P 3 1 1 0 .149
D.Zimmer 2B 3 0 0 0 .287
J.Podres P 2 0 0 0 .220
B-J.Robinson LF 1 1 1 0 .308
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 28 1 3 1 Totals 30 3 7 3
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Sauer In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Podres In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Hoak In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Walker In 9th Inning
Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 3 1
Cubs............ 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 7 0
Dodgers (67-41) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
J.Podres LOSS(9-3) 7 6 3 3 3 3 0 2.90
D.Bessent 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.29
Totals 8 7 3 3 4 3 0
Cubs (59-53) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
W.Hacker WIN(8-9) 9 3 1 1 1 3 0 2.91
Totals 9 3 1 1 1 3 0
ATTENDANCE- 10,994 DATE- Friday, August 5th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Hal Dixon, Jocko Conlan, Arthur Gore, Augie Donatelli
T- 2:10
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 2 Cubs: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 2 Cubs: 1
ERRORS- D.Hoak
DOUBLES- D.Fondy(19th), E.Banks-2(30th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- P.Reese
WALKS- D.Snider, G.Baker, J.King, R.Jackson, H.Sauer
HIT BY PITCH- H.Sauer
STRIKE OUTS- D.Snider, D.Zimmer, J.Podres, D.Fondy, R.Jackson, W.Hacker
GIDP- R.Campanella, J.King, H.Chiti
WEB GEMS- Top 1st: Ernie Banks robbed Pee Wee Reese of a base hit.
Ernie Banks hit 2 doubles and had 2 RBI and Warren Hacker allowed just 3 hits
as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 3 to 1 at Wrigley
Field.
Chicago came up with 2 runs in the 3rd inning. Hacker got things going when
he slapped a one-base hit. Two outs later Jim King stepped in and he drew a
walk. Banks then doubled scoring two teammates. That early run support was
enough for Hacker(8-9) and Chicago. Brooklyn had a chance to come back in
the 9th but they came up short.
Johnny Podres(9-3) was hit with the loss. He pitched 7 innings giving up 6
hits and 3 walks. 'Hacker was the man today,' Stan Hack said. 'He had just
about every pitch working.'
Monday, September 03, 2007
AL Recap August 6th - Norm Zauchin of the Red Sox leads the AL in strikeouts with 81.
Strat-O-Matic Report
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1955 American League Date: 8/6/1955
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
1955 CHA 70 35 G.Kell CHA .355 M.Mantle NYA 34 M.Mantle NYA 83
1955 NYA 69 38 A.Kaline DEA .346 L.Doby CLA 27 J.Jensen BOA 82
1955 CLA 62 45 M.Vernon WAA .340 A.Rosen CLA 24 A.Kaline DEA 74
1955 BOA 57 50 H.Kuenn DEA .334 A.Kaline DEA 24 L.Doby CLA 73
1955 DEA 55 51 W.Dropo CHA .331 OTHERS TIED W 23 Y.Berra NYA 70
1955 WAA 42 64
1955 KCA 38 70 WINS SAVES ERA
1955 BAA 33 73 D.Donovan CHA 13 E.Kinder BOA 13 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 B.Turley NYA 2.73
OTHERS TIED W 12 J.Konstan NYA 9 F.Sulliva BOA 2.78
T.Morgan NYA 8 H.Byrd *** 2.90
CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
D.Philley *** 17 J.Rivera CHA 18 H.Score CLA 180
B.Klaus BOA 6 M.Minoso CHA 17 B.Turley NYA 161
N.Zauchin BOA 6 J.Busby *** 9 B.Pierce CHA 113
OTHERS TIED W 5 A.Smith CLA 9 F.Sulliva BOA 106
H.Kuenn DEA 9 E.Wynn CLA 99
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
CHA 2 at BAA 4 CHA-Harshma(9-5, 3.56) at BAA-Palica(2-12, 4.05)
CLA 4 at WAA 8 CLA-Houttem(2-8, 3.61) at WAA-Pascual(1-8, 5.66)
DEA 3 at NYA 4 DEA-Hoeft(11-8, 3.10) at NYA-Wiesler(5-0, 4.20)
KCA 9 at BOA 10 KCA-Portoca(6-2, 4.37) at BOA-Susce(3-6, 4.14)
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
T.Williams BOA KCA 4 2 3 4 0 0 2 0
R.Sievers WAA CLA 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 0
H.Lopez KCA BOA 4 2 3 2 1 0 1 0
I.Noren NYA DEA 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
W.Causey BAA CHA 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 0
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
H.Dorish BAA CHA 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 S
J.Wilson BAA CHA 6.2 6 2 1 1 1 0 W
B.Feller CLA WAA 2.0 2 1 0 0 3 0
D.Mossi CLA WAA 2.2 2 0 0 0 2 0
R.Narleski CLA WAA 1.0 0 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
T.Williams BOA .364 33 12 12 10 5 H.Brown BAA 15 6 0 5 11 0 000
I.Noren NYA .281 32 9 11 4 4 J.Harshman CHA 11 6 0 1 5 0 100
G.Zernial KCA .290 31 9 10 2 4 W.Ford NYA 18 9 2 5 12 2 200
J.Jensen BOA .341 41 14 13 4 4 B.Pierce CHA 16 11 4 2 12 1 200
N.Zauchin BOA .351 37 13 12 5 3 D.Larsen NYA 18 10 4 8 5 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 .189 37 7 3 0 0 C.Boyer KCA 7 10 11 12 2 1 010
S.White BOA .237 38 9 1 1 0 A.Aber DEA 7 14 12 8 4 2 000
H.Simpson KCA .208 24 5 1 1 0 V.Raschi KCA 9 11 10 1 4 3 020
W.Miranda BAA .225 40 9 1 2 0 T.Gray BAA 5 9 8 5 3 1 110
N.Fox CHA .167 42 7 2 4 0 C.Stobbs WAA 6 12 7 2 0 2 121
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report
Ted Williams homered twice as Boston outslugs Kansas City 10-9.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Kansas City Athletics At 1955 Boston Red Sox 8/5/1955
Athletics AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG
V.Power 1B 5 1 2 0 .284 B.Goodman 2B 5 0 0 0 .298
E.Slaughter RF 4 1 2 0 .298 B.Klaus SS 4 2 3 2 .302
G.Zernial LF 5 2 1 3 .237 T.Williams LF 4 2 3 4 .339
H.Simpson CF 5 1 3 1 .266 J.Jensen RF 4 0 0 0 .283
H.Lopez 3B 4 2 3 2 .292 N.Zauchin 1B 4 1 1 0 .261
J.Finigan 2B 5 0 1 1 .270 S.White C 3 1 0 0 .252
J.Demaestri SS 4 1 1 0 .225 G.Hatton 3B 3 1 1 0 .222
F-C.Boyer PH 1 0 1 0 .440 J.Piersall CF 4 2 2 2 .255
J.Astroth C 3 0 0 0 .239 F.Sullivan P 2 1 1 2 .123
B-B.Wilson PH 1 0 0 0 .198 F.Baumann P 0 0 0 0 ----
A.Ceccarelli P 0 0 0 0 .185 I.Delock P 0 0 0 0 .235
G-J.Littrell PH 1 0 0 0 .183 E-E.Joost PH 1 0 0 0 .198
V.Raschi P 2 0 1 1 .222 E.Kinder P 0 0 0 0 .143
C.Boyer P 0 0 0 0 .074
T.Gorman P 0 0 0 0 .000
A-E.Valo PH 1 1 1 0 .386
B.Harrington P 0 0 0 0 .143
C-B.Renna PH 1 0 1 1 .221
D-B.Shantz C 0 0 0 0 .244
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 42 9 17 9 Totals 34 10 11 10
A-Pinch Hit For Gorman In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Astroth In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Harrington In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Renna In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Delock In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Demaestri In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Ceccarelli In 9th Inning
Athletics....... 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 1 2 - 9 17 1
Red Sox......... 0 0 3 0 0 7 0 0 - 10 11 1
Athletics (38-70) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
V.Raschi LOSS(3-6) 5 6 5 5 0 1 2 5.01
C.Boyer 0 1/3 4 5 5 1 0 0 4.42
T.Gorman 0 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.46
B.Harrington 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.29
A.Ceccarelli 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.79
Totals 8 11 10 10 2 2 2
Red Sox (57-50) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
F.Sullivan WIN(12-8) 6 2/3 11 6 5 0 2 1 2.78
F.Baumann 0 2/3 3 1 1 1 0 0 13.50
I.Delock HOLD(1st) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.51
E.Kinder SAVE(13th) 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 3.02
Totals 9 17 9 8 1 3 2
ATTENDANCE- 19,312 DATE- Friday, August 5th 1955 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:26
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 8 Red Sox: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 0 Red Sox: 0
ERRORS- H.Simpson, G.Hatton
DOUBLES- V.Power(25th), H.Simpson-2(9th), J.Finigan(19th), C.Boyer(2nd),
B.Klaus(20th), N.Zauchin(8th)
TRIPLES- E.Slaughter(4th)
HOME RUNS- G.Zernial(18th), H.Lopez(12th), T.Williams-2(18th)
SACRIFICE HITS- E.Slaughter, F.Sullivan
WALKS- H.Lopez, S.White, G.Hatton
STRIKE OUTS- V.Power, H.Simpson, J.Demaestri, J.Jensen, N.Zauchin
WILD PITCHES- F.Baumann
WEB GEMS- Top 3rd: Sammy White blocked the plate, saving a run!
Ted Williams cracked 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI as the Boston Red Sox defeated
the Kansas City Athletics by a score of 10 to 9 at Fenway Park.
Williams had a good evening at the plate. He smacked a single in the 1st
inning, blasted a two-run home run in the 3rd inning and cracked a two-run
shot (his 18th of the season) in the 6th inning. Kansas City threatened in
the 9th but their rally came up short.
The victory was credited to Frank Sullivan(12-8) who went 6 and 2/3 innings,
allowing 6 runs. Ellis Kinder recorded the save, his 13th. The losing
pitcher was Vic Raschi(3-6).
Lou Boudreau was in a contemplative mood after the tough loss, 'It is really
hard to lose this kind of a game. It may seem weird to some, but it is
easier to take the occasional blow-out loss. It is the ones that just barely
get away that hurt so much - like this one!'
