Friday, November 16, 2007
NL Recap August 17th - Richie Ashburn of the Phillies is tied for the NL lead in walks with 77.
Strat-O-Matic Report
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1955 National League Date: 8/17/1955
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
1955 MLN 76 43 H.Aaron MLN .343 E.Banks CHN 36 D.Snider BRN 100
1955 BRN 71 44 T.Kluszew CIN .336 T.Kluszew CIN 35 T.Kluszew CIN 100
1955 CIN 70 49 D.Long PIN .333 W.Mays NYN 33 H.Aaron MLN 99
1955 CHN 61 61 R.Campane BRN .332 W.Post CIN 31 E.Banks CHN 91
1955 NYN 54 63 R.Ashburn PHN .330 OTHERS TIED W 30 W.Post CIN 88
1955 PHN 52 68
1955 SLN 49 67 WINS SAVES ERA
1955 PIN 41 79 W.Spahn MLN 15 H.Freeman CIN 9 W.Spahn MLN 2.45
J.Nuxhall CIN 14 M.Grissom NYN 8 B.Rush CHN 2.74
A.Fowler CIN 13 J.Meyer PHN 8 A.Fowler CIN 2.85
B.Buhl MLN 13 OTHERS TIED W 6 W.Hacker CHN 2.90
OTHERS TIED W 12 J.Podres BRN 3.03
CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
J.King CHN 8 B.Bruton MLN 21 S.Jones CHN 147
OTHERS TIED W 5 W.Mays NYN 17 H.Haddix SLN 129
R.Ashburn PHN 16 R.Roberts PHN 119
K.Boyer SLN 16 G.Conley MLN 114
J.Temple CIN 15 J.Antonel NYN 113
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BRN 5 at NYN 1 BRN-Craig(3-1, 2.56) at NYN-Monzant(6-1, 3.75)
CHN 5 at CIN 6 CHN-Rush(12-9, 2.74) at CIN-Gross(0-2, 3.64)
MLN 4 at SLN 2 MLN-Buhl(13-6, 3.62) at SLN-Arroyo(7-9, 5.20)
PHN 4 at PIN 2 PHN-Simmons(3-10, 4.40) at PIN-Face(6-5, 3.45)
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
W.Post CIN CHN 4 2 3 5 0 1 2 0
E.Banks CHN CIN 4 2 1 2 1 0 1 1
C.Furillo BRN NYN 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 0
G.Hodges BRN NYN 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 0
H.Aaron MLN SLN 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 1
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
J.Klippstein CIN CHN 4.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 W
J.Podres BRN NYN 9.0 6 1 1 5 7 1 W
C.Nichols MLN SLN 9.0 4 2 2 4 2 0 W
H.Wehmeier PHN PIN 6.0 4 1 1 3 1 0 W
J.Nuxhall CIN CHN 0.2 0 0 0 1 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
R.Campanella BRN .462 26 12 10 4 4 E.Johnson MLN 9 2 0 1 3 0 200
H.Aaron MLN .474 38 18 12 2 2 A.Fowler CIN 15 5 1 1 6 0 100
D.Crandall MLN .300 30 9 11 1 2 W.Schmidt SLN 27 14 3 9 24 1 300
W.Post CIN .477 44 21 10 1 2 R.Minarcin CIN 5 1 0 1 3 0 000
G.Bell CIN .324 37 12 5 7 2 J.Klippstein CIN 13 6 2 2 6 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
B.Morgan PHN .120 25 3 1 0 0 J.Antonelli NYN 13 18 12 5 8 3 020
D.Mueller NYN .143 28 4 0 1 0 L.Arroyo SLN 10 11 11 6 7 2 010
D.Hoak BRN .091 22 2 0 3 0 J.Collum CIN 11 16 9 3 2 2 020
S.Palys CIN .175 40 7 2 2 0 G.Conley MLN 5 11 7 1 3 3 100
S.Musial SLN .154 39 6 3 2 0 R.Crone MLN 7 7 6 3 5 3 010
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report
Jim Greengrass had 2 hits and a home run as the Phillies end the Pirates winning streak at 4 games 4-2.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Philadelphia Phillies At 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates 8/16/1955
Phillies AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG
R.Ashburn CF 2 2 1 0 .330 E.O'Brien CF 5 1 2 0 .293
B.Morgan SS 3 1 1 1 .247 D.Cole 3B,SS 4 0 1 0 .201
G.Hamner 2B 4 0 1 1 .221 J.Lynch LF 4 0 3 1 .276
D.Ennis LF 4 0 1 1 .329 P.Ward 1B 4 1 0 0 .240
W.Jones 3B 3 0 0 0 .278 T.Atwell C 4 0 0 0 .187
E.Waitkus 1B 4 0 0 0 .393 R.Clemente RF 3 0 0 0 .257
J.Greengrass RF 4 1 2 1 .223 J.O'Brien 2B 4 0 1 0 .263
A.Seminick C 4 0 0 0 .205 D.Groat SS 3 0 0 0 .255
H.Wehmeier P 2 0 1 0 .484 B-R.Mejias PH 1 0 0 0 .194
A-J.Meyer PH,P 2 0 0 0 .150 C-G.Freese 3B 0 0 0 0 .222
B.Friend P 2 0 0 0 .132
D-J.Shepard PH 1 0 0 0 .289
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 32 4 7 4 Totals 35 2 7 1
A-Pinch Hit For Wehmeier In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Groat In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Mejias In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Friend In 9th Inning
Phillies........ 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 - 4 7 1
Pirates......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 2 7 1
Phillies (52-68) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
H.Wehmeier WIN(9-8) 6 4 1 1 3 1 0 4.74
J.Meyer SAVE(8th) 3 3 1 0 1 1 0 4.20
Totals 9 7 2 1 4 2 0
Pirates (41-79) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
B.Friend LOSS(8-11) 9 7 4 4 1 4 1 3.97
Totals 9 7 4 4 1 4 1
ATTENDANCE- 9,032 DATE- Tuesday, August 16th 1955 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Hal Dixon, Jocko Conlan, Arthur Gore, Augie Donatelli
T- 2:32
LEFT ON BASE- Phillies: 5 Pirates:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 0 Pirates: 1
ERRORS- R.Ashburn, D.Groat
TRIPLES- B.Morgan(4th), J.Lynch(5th)
HOME RUNS- J.Greengrass(8th)
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Ashburn, B.Morgan, W.Jones
WALKS- R.Ashburn, J.Lynch, P.Ward, R.Clemente, B.Friend
HIT BY PITCH- D.Cole
STRIKE OUTS- B.Morgan-2, D.Ennis, J.Greengrass, J.Lynch, R.Clemente
WILD PITCHES- H.Wehmeier, J.Meyer
PASSED BALLS- A.Seminick
WEB GEMS- Bot 4th: Jim Greengrass robbed Johnny O'Brien of an extra base hit.
Jim Greengrass hit one over the fence at Forbes Field where the Philadelphia
Phillies beat the dreadful Pittsburgh Pirates 4 to 2.
Philadelphia wasted no time and took the lead in the first inning plating an
isolated run. Pittsburgh made it exciting in the 9th, but they were unable
to push the needed runs across.
Herm Wehmeier(9-8) allowed 1 run in 6 innings, and picked up the victory. Jack
Meyer was credited with his 8th save. Bob Friend(8-11) absorbed the loss.
He allowed 7 hits and 1 walk in 9 innings.
With this win, Philadelphia has a 52-68 record. They have been 6-4 lately.
Pittsburgh has a record of 41-79, worst in the league after the loss.
Hank Aaron had 4 hits and 2 RBI leading the Braves over the Cardinals 4-2.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Milwaukee Braves At 1955 St. Louis Cardinals 8/16/1955
Braves AB R H RBI AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG
D.O'Connell 2B 5 0 1 0 .198 B.Stephenson SS 4 0 1 0 .173
A.Pafko CF 5 1 1 0 .263 W.Moon 1B 4 1 2 0 .291
E.Mathews 3B 2 1 0 0 .262 S.Musial RF 1 0 0 2 .301
H.Aaron LF 5 2 4 2 .343 B.Virdon CF 4 0 0 0 .263
J.Logan SS 4 0 1 2 .284 R.Schoendienst 2B 4 0 0 0 .269
G.Crowe 1B 5 0 1 0 .230 P.Whisenant LF 4 0 0 0 .072
B.Thomson RF 2 0 1 0 .276 B.Sarni C 1 0 0 0 .226
D.Crandall C 3 0 0 0 .259 A-H.Elliott PH 1 0 0 0 .224
C.Nichols P 4 0 0 0 .105 K.Boyer 3B 3 0 0 0 .252
H.Haddix P 2 1 1 0 .102
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 35 4 9 4 Totals 28 2 4 2
A-Pinch Hit For Sarni In 9th Inning
Braves.......... 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 9 0
Cardinals....... 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 2
Braves (76-43) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
C.Nichols WIN(9-4) 9 4 2 2 4 2 0 3.42
Totals 9 4 2 2 4 2 0
Cardinals (49-67) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
H.Haddix LOSS(10-10) 9 9 4 4 5 10 0 3.42
Totals 9 9 4 4 5 10 0
ATTENDANCE- 11,455 DATE- Tuesday, August 16th 1955 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Frank Secory, Larry Goetz, Frank Dascoli, Lou Warneke
T- 2:40
LEFT ON BASE- Braves:11 Cardinals: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 0 Cardinals: 0
ERRORS- B.Sarni, K.Boyer
DOUBLES- H.Aaron(34th), J.Logan(27th)
TRIPLES- H.Aaron(9th), W.Moon(6th)
STOLEN BASES- H.Aaron(3rd)
CAUGHT STEALING- B.Stephenson
SACRIFICE HITS- E.Mathews-2
SACRIFICE FLIES- S.Musial-2
WALKS- E.Mathews, J.Logan, B.Thomson-2, D.Crandall, S.Musial, B.Sarni-2,
H.Haddix
STRIKE OUTS- D.O'Connell, A.Pafko-3, G.Crowe, D.Crandall-2, C.Nichols-3, W.Moon,
P.Whisenant
WILD PITCHES- H.Haddix
Hank Aaron had 4 hits and 2 RBI and Chet Nichols completed the game without
help from the bullpen as the Milwaukee Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals by
a score of 4 to 2.
Milwaukee came through with the game-winning runs in the top of the 9th inning
scoring 2 runs on 3 hits. After an out was recorded, Andy Pafko keyed the
rally when he stroked a single. Eddie Mathews was next and he laid down a
sacrifice bunt. Aaron then smacked a single which scored a run. Johnny
Logan was up next and he doubled scoring the final run of the inning. St.
Louis went down without a fight in the bottom of the 9th.
Nichols(9-4), allowing 2 runs for the game, picked up the victory. Harvey
Haddix(10-10) was the loser. He pitched 9 innings allowing 9 hits and 5
walks.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Wally Post had 3 hits, 2 homers, and 5 RBI as the Redlegs edge the Cubs 6-5.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Chicago Cubs At 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs 8/16/1955
Cubs AB R H RBI AVG Redlegs AB R H RBI AVG
D.Fondy 1B 5 0 1 0 .287 J.Temple 2B,SS 4 2 2 0 .298
G.Baker 2B 4 1 1 0 .275 S.Burgess C 3 1 1 0 .275
J.King RF 5 1 1 0 .245 T.Kluszewski 1B 4 1 1 0 .336
E.Banks SS 4 2 1 2 .308 W.Post RF 4 2 3 5 .322
R.Jackson 3B 4 0 2 2 .293 G.Bell CF 3 0 2 0 .326
B.Speake LF 3 0 0 0 .216 S.Palys LF 3 0 0 0 .253
E.Miksis CF 3 1 0 0 .231 R.Bridges 3B 3 0 0 0 .216
H.Chiti C 3 0 2 0 .208 A-B.Thurman PH 1 0 0 0 .216
J.Davis P 3 0 1 1 .130 C-M.Smith 2B 0 0 0 0 .152
B.Tremel P 0 0 0 0 .250 R.McMillan SS 2 0 0 0 .273
E-W.Cooper PH 1 0 0 0 .316 B-H.Landrith PH 1 0 0 0 .301
D-C.Harmon 3B 0 0 0 0 .291
J.Black P 1 0 0 0 .087
J.Klippstein P 3 0 0 0 .227
J.Nuxhall P 0 0 0 0 .235
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 35 5 9 5 Totals 32 6 9 5
A-Pinch Hit For Bridges In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For McMillan In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Thurman In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Landrith In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Tremel In 9th Inning
Cubs............ 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 5 9 0
Redlegs......... 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 - 6 9 0
Cubs (61-61) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
J.Davis 5 6 5 5 2 6 2 4.89
B.Tremel LOSS(1-1) 3 3 1 1 2 3 0 4.74
Totals 8 9 6 6 4 9 2
Redlegs (70-49) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
J.Black 4 8 5 5 2 2 1 3.26
J.Klippstein WIN(7-5) 4 1/3 1 0 0 1 3 0 3.77
J.Nuxhall SAVE(2nd) 0 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.18
Totals 9 9 5 5 4 5 1
ATTENDANCE- 18,047 DATE- Tuesday, August 16th 1955 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Lou Warneke, Frank Secory, Larry Goetz, Frank Dascoli
T- 2:17
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 8 Redlegs: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 0 Redlegs: 1
DOUBLES- D.Fondy(20th), G.Baker(23rd), R.Jackson(12th), H.Chiti(6th)
HOME RUNS- E.Banks(36th), W.Post-2(31st)
STOLEN BASES- E.Banks(6th)
CAUGHT STEALING- W.Post
WALKS- G.Baker, E.Banks, B.Speake, E.Miksis, S.Burgess, G.Bell, S.Palys,
R.McMillan
HIT BY PITCH- H.Chiti
STRIKE OUTS- D.Fondy-2, B.Speake, E.Miksis, J.Davis, J.Temple, S.Burgess,
T.Kluszewski-2, W.Post, B.Thurman, R.McMillan, J.Klippstein-2
GIDP- H.Chiti
WILD PITCHES- B.Tremel
Wally Post rocketed 2 homeruns and had 5 RBI as the Cincinnati Redlegs
defeated the Chicago Cubs by a score of 6 to 5 at Crosley Field.
Post enjoyed a great evening at the plate. Every time he came up in the
latter innings, the crowd was on their feet cheering. He cleared the fences
for a two-run home run in the 1st inning, banged out a single in the 4th
inning and belted a three-run homer (his 31st of the season) in the 6th
inning. Chicago threatened in the 9th but Cincinnati was able to put down
the rally.
Johnny Klippstein(7-5) got the win allowing no runs in 4 and 1/3 innings.
Klippstein got help from Joe Nuxhall who earned his 2nd save. Bill
Tremel(1-1) was given the loss in relief.
'It's almost like the ball was trying to hit my bat,' Post said. 'Whenever I
would swing, the ball found the sweet spot.'
Johnny Podres tosses a 6 hitter as the Dodgers down the Giants 5-1.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1955 New York Giants 8/16/1955
Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Giants AB R H RBI AVG
D.Hoak 3B 4 1 1 0 .161 B.Gardner SS 5 0 0 0 .250
P.Reese SS 3 0 0 0 .274 W.Lockman 1B 4 0 1 0 .300
D.Snider CF 3 0 0 1 .294 W.Mays CF 3 0 0 0 .319
R.Campanella C 3 1 1 1 .332 S.Gordon LF 4 1 3 1 .283
G.Hodges 1B 4 2 2 1 .280 H.Thompson 3B 4 0 1 0 .272
C.Furillo RF 4 1 2 2 .275 D.Mueller RF 3 0 0 0 .287
S.Amoros LF 3 0 0 0 .304 W.Terwilliger 2B 3 0 0 0 .272
D.Zimmer 2B 3 0 0 0 .268 R.Katt C 2 0 0 0 .196
A-J.Gilliam PH,2B 1 0 0 0 .265 B-B.Hofman PH 0 0 0 0 .314
J.Podres P 3 0 1 0 .227 R.Gomez P 2 0 0 0 .368
H.Wilhelm P 0 0 0 0 .000
C-J.Amalfitano PH 1 0 1 0 .273
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 31 5 7 5 Totals 31 1 6 1
A-Pinch Hit For Zimmer In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Katt In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Wilhelm In 9th Inning
Dodgers......... 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 - 5 7 1
Giants.......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1
Dodgers (71-44) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
J.Podres WIN(10-4) 9 6 1 1 5 7 1 3.03
Totals 9 6 1 1 5 7 1
Giants (54-63) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
R.Gomez LOSS(6-8) 8 7 5 4 3 5 3 4.60
H.Wilhelm 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.14
Totals 9 7 5 4 3 5 3
ATTENDANCE- 17,665 DATE- Tuesday, August 16th 1955 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:33
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 4 Giants: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 3 Giants: 0
ERRORS- D.Hoak, B.Gardner
DOUBLES- G.Hodges(17th), H.Thompson(19th)
HOME RUNS- R.Campanella(28th), G.Hodges(27th), C.Furillo(19th), S.Gordon(7th)
CAUGHT STEALING- R.Campanella
SACRIFICE HITS- P.Reese
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Snider
WALKS- R.Campanella, S.Amoros, J.Podres, W.Mays, D.Mueller, R.Katt, B.Hofman,
R.Gomez
HIT BY PITCH- W.Terwilliger
STRIKE OUTS- D.Hoak, P.Reese, R.Campanella, G.Hodges, J.Podres, B.Gardner,
W.Lockman, W.Mays, H.Thompson, D.Mueller, W.Terwilliger, R.Gomez
GIDP- W.Mays, H.Thompson, W.Terwilliger
WILD PITCHES- J.Podres
PASSED BALLS- R.Katt
Johnny Podres tossed a complete game as the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the New
York Giants by a score of 5 to 1 at Polo Grounds.
Brooklyn took the lead for good in the top of the 4th inning scoring one
runner. Brooklyn managed 7 in their victory.
The winning pitcher was Podres(10-4) who allowed 1 run for the game. Ruben
Gomez(6-8) ended up with the loss. He allowed 3 homeruns in 8 innings of
work.
NL Transaction August 16th
The New York Giants called up 28 year old infielder Billy Gardner. Gardner was hitting .316 with a homer and 3 RBI when he was sent down on May 31st. Last year, his rookie season, Gardner hit .306 with 3 homers and 15 RBI in 116 plate appearances.
NL Transaction August 16th
The Milwaukee Braves called up 23 year old catcher Bob Roselli today. Roselli was signed as an amateur free agent in 1950 by the then Boston Braves and has been working his way up the system since. Braves skipper Charlie Grimm hoped to have Roselli make his major league debut in todays game.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
AL Recap August 17th - Mickey Mantle of the Yankees leads the AL in walks with 88.
Strat-O-Matic Report
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1955 American League Date: 8/17/1955
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
1955 CHA 77 36 G.Kell CHA .372 M.Mantle NYA 36 J.Jensen BOA 89
1955 NYA 74 44 M.Vernon WAA .337 L.Doby CLA 27 M.Mantle NYA 87
1955 CLA 67 50 A.Kaline DEA .335 A.Rosen CLA 26 A.Kaline DEA 80
1955 BOA 63 54 N.Fox CHA .327 N.Zauchin BOA 25 N.Zauchin BOA 78
1955 DEA 61 55 W.Dropo CHA .326 A.Kaline DEA 25 L.Doby CLA 73
1955 WAA 45 70
1955 BAA 38 76 WINS SAVES ERA
1955 KCA 39 79 H.Score CLA 15 E.Kinder BOA 15 B.Pierce CHA 1.83
W.Ford NYA 15 R.Narlesk CLA 13 H.Score CLA 1.91
B.Hoeft DEA 14 D.Howell *** 9 W.Ford NYA 2.71
OTHERS TIED W 13 T.Gorman KCA 9 F.Lary DEA 2.84
J.Konstan NYA 9 J.Wilson BAA 2.90
CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
D.Philley *** 25 J.Rivera CHA 19 H.Score CLA 189
H.Bauer NYA 9 M.Minoso CHA 18 B.Turley NYA 169
F.Marsh BAA 7 OTHERS TIED W 9 B.Pierce CHA 122
E.Torgeso DEA 7 F.Sulliva BOA 116
B.Tuttle DEA 6 E.Wynn CLA 107
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BAA 4 at WAA 1 CLA-Lemon(10-9, 4.28) at DEA-Bunning(2-1, 4.66)
CLA 0 at DEA 1 NYA-Turley(12-9, 3.00) at BOA-Delock(7-4, 3.94)
KCA 0 at CHA 3
NYA 5 at BOA 0
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
B.Skowron NYA BOA 4 2 3 4 0 0 1 0
G.Kell CHA KCA 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 0
J.Dyck BAA WAA 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
H.Kuenn DEA CLA 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
J.Rivera CHA KCA 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 0
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
B.Hoeft DEA CLA 9.0 2 0 0 4 2 0 W
D.Larsen NYA BOA 9.0 7 0 0 3 6 0 W
C.Johnson CHA KCA 5.2 5 0 0 3 4 0 W
J.Harshman CHA KCA 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 0
A.Ditmar KCA CHA 2.0 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
J.Collins NYA .333 21 7 6 5 3 B.Wiesler NYA 7 1 0 1 4 0 000
R.Sievers WAA .345 29 10 11 4 4 W.Ford NYA 18 8 1 6 6 0 200
T.Williams BOA .370 27 10 7 11 2 B.Hoeft DEA 18 8 1 7 6 0 200
G.Kell CHA .583 24 14 9 1 2 T.Brewer BOA 18 12 3 4 14 1 200
N.Zauchin BOA .333 30 10 9 8 1 J.Harshman CHA 7 1 0 3 4 0 000
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
L.Doby CLA .038 26 1 0 0 0 W.Nixon BOA 6 13 10 5 3 2 020
V.Power KCA .225 40 9 1 0 0 B.Turley NYA 12 14 9 9 8 2 040
B.Goodman BOA .088 34 3 2 5 0 M.Garcia CLA 10 17 8 4 10 2 020
C.Carrasquel CHA .192 26 5 0 3 0 T.Abernathy WAA 6 7 7 5 4 1 110
J.Valdivielso WAA .179 28 5 1 3 0 A.PortocarreroKCA 5 4 4 5 4 1 010
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report
Don Larsen pitched a 7 hit shutout as New York blanks Boston 5-0.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 New York Yankees At 1955 Boston Red Sox 8/16/1955
Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG
H.Bauer RF,LF 5 1 2 0 .287 B.Goodman 2B 4 0 0 0 .284
G.McDougald 2B,3B 5 0 1 0 .252 B.Klaus SS 4 0 1 0 .306
Y.Berra C 4 1 0 0 .233 T.Williams LF 2 0 1 0 .338
M.Mantle CF,SS 3 1 1 0 .314 J.Jensen RF 3 0 1 0 .278
B.Skowron 1B 4 2 3 4 .314 N.Zauchin 1B 4 0 0 0 .267
E.Howard LF 2 0 0 0 .335 S.White C 4 0 1 0 .249
A-I.Noren LF,CF 1 0 0 0 .233 G.Hatton 3B 4 0 2 0 .222
A.Carey 3B 3 0 0 0 .288 J.Piersall CF 4 0 1 0 .258
C-E.Robinson PH 1 0 1 1 .187 F.Sullivan P 2 0 0 0 .115
E-J.Coleman 2B 0 0 0 0 .250 B-G.Stephens PH 1 0 0 0 .291
P.Rizzuto SS 3 0 0 0 .169 F.Baumann P 0 0 0 0 .000
D-J.Collins PH,RF 1 0 0 0 .245 F-P.Daley PH 1 0 0 0 .345
D.Larsen P 4 0 1 0 .118
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 36 5 9 5 Totals 33 0 7 0
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Howard In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Sullivan In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Carey In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Rizzuto In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Robinson In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Baumann In 9th Inning
Yankees......... 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 5 9 1
Red Sox......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 0
Yankees (74-44) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
D.Larsen WIN(5-1) 9 7 0 0 3 6 0 2.68
Totals 9 7 0 0 3 6 0
Red Sox (63-54) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
F.Sullivan LOSS(12-10) 7 6 4 4 2 2 1 2.95
F.Baumann 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 5.19
Totals 9 9 5 5 2 3 1
ATTENDANCE- 29,647 DATE- Tuesday, August 16th 1955 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Joe Paparella, Jim Honochick, Nestor Chylak, John Rice
T- 2:15
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 7 Red Sox: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 1 Red Sox: 0
ERRORS- E.Howard
DOUBLES- B.Skowron(11th)
TRIPLES- M.Mantle(7th)
HOME RUNS- B.Skowron(10th)
WALKS- M.Mantle, E.Howard, T.Williams-2, J.Jensen
HIT BY PITCH- Y.Berra
STRIKE OUTS- G.McDougald, I.Noren, A.Carey, B.Goodman, B.Klaus, N.Zauchin-2,
S.White, G.Stephens
GIDP- J.Piersall
Don Larsen tossed a shutout at Fenway Park where the New York Yankees beat the
Boston Red Sox 5 to 0.
Bill Skowron was a thorn in the side of the hometown fans as he enjoyed a fine
day at their team's expense. He lifted one out of the park for a two run
home run (his 10th of the season) in the 2nd inning, delivered a single
scoring two baserunners in the 3rd inning and doubled in the 8th inning. New
York had 9 hits for the night.
Larsen(5-1) went the distance for the shutout. Frank Sullivan(12-10) ended up
with the loss. He allowed 4 runs and 6 hits in 7 innings.
George Kell had 2 hits and all 3 RBI as Chicago blanked Kansas City 3-0.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Kansas City Athletics At 1955 Chicago White Sox 8/16/1955
Athletics AB R H RBI AVG White Sox AB R H RBI AVG
V.Power 1B 4 0 1 0 .276 M.Minoso LF 4 1 1 0 .268
E.Slaughter RF 4 0 0 0 .284 J.Rivera CF 2 1 1 0 .271
E.Valo LF 3 0 1 0 .364 G.Kell 3B 4 1 2 3 .372
H.Simpson CF 4 0 1 0 .260 W.Dropo 1B 4 0 0 0 .326
H.Lopez 3B 3 0 0 0 .291 B.Kennedy RF 3 0 0 0 .299
J.Finigan 2B 4 0 3 0 .272 C.Carrasquel SS 3 0 1 0 .206
J.Demaestri SS 3 0 0 0 .229 S.Lollar C 2 0 0 0 .253
J.Astroth C 2 0 0 0 .229 N.Fox 2B 3 0 0 0 .327
A-G.Zernial PH 1 0 0 0 .232 C.Johnson P 2 0 0 0 .059
B-B.Shantz C 1 0 0 0 .250 J.Harshman P 1 0 0 0 .220
A.Kellner P 2 0 0 0 .108 D.Howell P 0 0 0 0 .667
C-B.Wilson PH 1 0 0 0 .204
A.Ditmar P 0 0 0 0 .135
D-B.Renna PH 1 0 0 0 .221
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 33 0 6 0 Totals 28 3 5 3
A-Pinch Hit For Astroth In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Zernial In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Kellner In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Ditmar In 9th Inning
Athletics....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0
White Sox....... 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 5 0
Athletics (39-79) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
A.Kellner LOSS(5-11) 6 5 3 3 4 1 1 3.69
A.Ditmar 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.36
Totals 8 5 3 3 4 3 1
White Sox (77-36) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
C.Johnson WIN(4-2) 5 2/3 5 0 0 3 4 0 2.11
J.Harshman HOLD(4th) 2 1/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.38
D.Howell SAVE(9th) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.00
Totals 9 6 0 0 3 7 0
ATTENDANCE- 32,656 DATE- Tuesday, August 16th 1955 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:16
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 9 White Sox: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 1 White Sox: 0
DOUBLES- J.Finigan(20th)
HOME RUNS- G.Kell(5th)
WALKS- E.Valo, H.Lopez, J.Demaestri, J.Rivera-2, B.Kennedy, S.Lollar
STRIKE OUTS- E.Slaughter, H.Simpson, H.Lopez, J.Demaestri-2, G.Zernial,
A.Kellner, J.Rivera, B.Kennedy, C.Carrasquel
GIDP- W.Dropo
WEB GEMS- Top 7th: Minnie Minoso robbed Bill Wilson of a Homerun!
George Kell went yard and had 3 RBI at Comiskey Park where the Chicago White
Sox beat the Kansas City Athletics by the score of 3 to 0.
Connie Johnson(4-2) delivered a fine performance for Chicago. He surrendered
5 hits and 3 walks in 5 and 2/3 innings improving his ERA from 2.33 to 2.11.
Neither team managed to score after the 3rd inning.
Johnson got relief help from Dixie Howell who gained credit for his 9th save.
Alex Kellner(5-11) was tagged with the loss.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Billy Hoeft tosses a 2 hitter as Detroit edges Cleveland 1-0.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Cleveland Indians At 1955 Detroit Tigers 8/16/1955
Indians AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG
A.Smith RF 4 0 0 0 .288 H.Kuenn SS 4 1 1 1 .325
B.Avila 2B 4 0 1 0 .264 B.Tuttle CF 3 0 1 0 .263
A.Rosen 3B 2 0 0 0 .238 A.Kaline RF 4 0 0 0 .335
R.Kiner LF 4 0 1 0 .174 E.Torgeson 1B 2 0 1 0 .297
V.Wertz 1B 4 0 0 0 .211 R.Boone 3B 2 0 0 0 .270
D-H.Evers PR 0 0 0 0 .219 C.Maxwell LF 2 0 0 0 .288
L.Doby CF 4 0 0 0 .275 F.House C 2 0 0 0 .285
G.Strickland SS 2 0 0 0 .199 B-B.Phillips PH 1 0 0 0 .246
E-S.Dente PH 1 0 0 0 .261 C-R.Wilson C 0 0 0 0 .179
J.Hegan C 3 0 0 0 .192 F.Hatfield 2B 3 0 1 0 .241
E.Wynn P 2 0 0 0 .109 B.Hoeft P 3 0 0 0 .193
A-F.Fain PH 0 0 0 0 .251
R.Narleski P 0 0 0 0 .538
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 30 0 2 0 Totals 26 1 4 1
A-Pinch Hit For Wynn In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For House In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Phillips In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Wertz In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Strickland In 9th Inning
Indians......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 0
Tigers.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 3
Indians (67-50) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
E.Wynn LOSS(10-8) 6 4 1 1 1 2 1 3.06
R.Narleski 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 2.23
Totals 8 4 1 1 4 2 1
Tigers (61-55) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
B.Hoeft WIN(14-8) 9 2 0 0 4 2 0 2.94
Totals 9 2 0 0 4 2 0
ATTENDANCE- 27,808 DATE- Tuesday, August 16th 1955 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:14
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 7 Tigers: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 2 Tigers: 1
ERRORS- B.Tuttle, F.House, F.Hatfield
HOME RUNS- H.Kuenn(5th)
WALKS- A.Rosen-2, G.Strickland, F.Fain, B.Tuttle, E.Torgeson, R.Boone,
C.Maxwell
STRIKE OUTS- A.Smith, V.Wertz, C.Maxwell, F.Hatfield
GIDP- L.Doby, B.Phillips, B.Hoeft
WEB GEMS- Top 8th: Bill Tuttle robbed Al Smith of an extra base hit.
Billy Hoeft shut down the Cleveland batters on just 2 hits at Briggs Stadium
as the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians by the count of 1 to
0.
Hoeft(14-8) pitched one of his finer games as he simply was too much for the
Cleveland batters. He allowed only 2 hits and 4 walks in 9 innings. Detroit
had only 4 hits for the game.
The losing pitcher was Early Wynn(10-8). He allowed 1 run and 4 hits in 6
innings.
Jim Dyck had 2 hits and 2 RBI as the Orioles down the Nationals 4-1.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Baltimore Orioles At 1955 Washington Nationals 8/16/1955
Orioles AB R H RBI AVG Nationals AB R H RBI AVG
F.Marsh 2B 4 2 2 0 .205 E.Yost 3B 3 0 1 0 .256
D-W.Causey PH 1 0 0 0 .171 E.Oravetz RF 3 0 2 1 .257
E-D.Leppert 2B 0 0 0 0 .111 M.Vernon 1B 2 0 0 0 .337
C.Abrams CF 2 0 0 0 .201 R.Sievers LF 4 0 0 0 .253
H.Dorish P 1 0 0 0 .143 C.Courtney C 4 0 1 0 .379
D.Philley RF 5 0 1 1 .323 J.Schoonmaker CF 4 0 0 0 .191
J.Dyck LF 3 1 2 2 .257 P.Runnels 2B 4 0 1 0 .296
G.Triandos 1B 3 0 0 0 .268 J.Valdivielso SS 2 0 0 0 .198
H.Smith C 4 0 1 1 .278 J.Schmitz P 1 0 0 0 .100
C.Diering 3B 4 0 2 0 .205 A-C.Paula PH 0 1 0 0 .308
W.Miranda SS 4 0 0 0 .225 D.Stone P 0 0 0 0 .082
E.Palica P 3 1 1 0 .190 B-J.Groth PH 1 0 0 0 .281
G.Zuverink P 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Chakales P 0 0 0 0 .222
C-D.Pope PH,CF 1 0 0 0 .287
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 35 4 9 4 Totals 28 1 5 1
A-Pinch Hit For Schmitz In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Stone In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Zuverink In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Marsh In 9th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Causey In 9th Inning
Orioles......... 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 - 4 9 0
Nationals....... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 5 1
Orioles (38-76) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
E.Palica WIN(3-12) 5 4 1 1 4 3 0 3.88
G.Zuverink HOLD(1st) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.11
H.Dorish SAVE(7th) 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.32
Totals 9 5 1 1 5 5 0
Nationals (45-70) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
J.Schmitz LOSS(8-8) 6 8 3 3 3 4 0 3.60
D.Stone 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.12
B.Chakales 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 2.01
Totals 9 9 4 4 4 4 0
ATTENDANCE- 5,814 DATE- Tuesday, August 16th 1955 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Eddie Hurley, Frank Umont, Bill Grieve, Charlie Berry
T- 2:41
LEFT ON BASE- Orioles: 8 Nationals: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Orioles: 2 Nationals: 2
ERRORS- P.Runnels
DOUBLES- F.Marsh(6th), J.Dyck(6th), C.Diering(4th)
STOLEN BASES- E.Yost(5th)
CAUGHT STEALING- E.Oravetz
SACRIFICE HITS- E.Oravetz
WALKS- C.Abrams-2, J.Dyck, G.Triandos, E.Yost, M.Vernon-2, J.Valdivielso,
C.Paula
STRIKE OUTS- F.Marsh, D.Philley-2, G.Triandos, R.Sievers-3, J.Schoonmaker-2
GIDP- H.Smith, W.Miranda, J.Schoonmaker, J.Schmitz
BALKS- B.Chakales
Jim Dyck had 2 base hits and 2 RBI as the Baltimore Orioles outscored the
Washington Nationals 4 to 1.
Erv Palica(3-12) contributed a pedestrian performance to earn the win. He
surrendered 4 hits and 4 walks in 5 innings. Washington was retired without
difficulty in the bottom of the 9th.
Palica got help from Harry Dorish who earned his 7th save. The loss was
charged to Johnny Schmitz(8-8). He gave up 3 runs and 8 hits in 6 innings.
AL Transaction August 16th
The New York Yankees activated 25 year old righthander Bob Grim from the DL today. Grim, in his 2nd big league season, had been placed on the DL June 22nd. He was 6-1 with a 2.55 ERA in 71 innings and 11 starts until his injury. Last season, as a rookie, he was 9-12 with a 3.86 ERA in 201 innings. Skipper Casey Stengel plans on using Grim out of the bullpen for the rest of the year.
Monday, November 12, 2007
AL Recap August 16th - Norm Zauchin of the Red Sox leads the AL in strikeouts with 88.
Strat-O-Matic Report
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1955 American League Date: 8/16/1955
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
1955 CHA 76 36 G.Kell CHA .370 M.Mantle NYA 36 J.Jensen BOA 89
1955 NYA 73 44 M.Vernon WAA .339 L.Doby CLA 27 M.Mantle NYA 87
1955 CLA 67 49 A.Kaline DEA .338 A.Rosen CLA 26 A.Kaline DEA 80
1955 BOA 63 53 W.Dropo CHA .329 N.Zauchin BOA 25 N.Zauchin BOA 78
1955 DEA 60 55 N.Fox CHA .329 A.Kaline DEA 25 L.Doby CLA 73
1955 WAA 45 69
1955 KCA 39 78 WINS SAVES ERA
1955 BAA 37 76 H.Score CLA 15 E.Kinder BOA 15 B.Pierce CHA 1.83
W.Ford NYA 15 R.Narlesk CLA 13 H.Score CLA 1.91
OTHERS TIED W 13 T.Gorman KCA 9 W.Ford NYA 2.71
J.Konstan NYA 9 F.Lary DEA 2.84
OTHERS TIED W 8 F.Sulliva BOA 2.87
CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
D.Philley *** 24 J.Rivera CHA 19 H.Score CLA 189
R.Boone DEA 11 M.Minoso CHA 18 B.Turley NYA 169
H.Lopez KCA 8 OTHERS TIED W 9 B.Pierce CHA 122
H.Bauer NYA 8 F.Sulliva BOA 114
OTHERS TIED W 7 E.Wynn CLA 105
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
NYA 2 at BAA 3 BAA-Palica(2-12, 3.96) at WAA-Schmitz(8-7, 3.56)
NYA 3 at BAA 4 CLA-Wynn(10-7, 3.11) at DEA-Hoeft(13-8, 3.10)
WAA 5 at BOA 12 KCA-Kellner(5-10, 3.65) at CHA-Johnson(3-2, 2.33)
NYA-Larsen(4-1, 3.32) at BOA-Sulliva(12-9, 2.87)
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
J.Jensen BOA WAA 4 3 2 4 1 0 1 1
C.Paula WAA BOA 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 0
N.Zauchin BOA WAA 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 0
G.Hatton BOA WAA 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
S.White BOA WAA 5 1 1 3 0 0 1 0
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
B.Wiesler NYA BAA 6.2 1 0 0 1 4 0
R.Moore BAA NYA 6.1 3 2 2 6 4 0 W
G.Zuverink BAA NYA 2.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 S
E.Kinder BOA WAA 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0
T.Sturdivant NYA BAA 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 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.Sievers WAA .414 29 12 14 5 5 W.Ford NYA 18 8 1 6 6 0 200
J.Collins NYA .364 22 8 7 5 3 T.Brewer BOA 18 12 3 4 14 1 200
N.Zauchin BOA .367 30 11 10 8 2 J.Wilson BAA 17 12 3 8 10 0 100
T.Williams BOA .321 28 9 7 9 2 G.Susce BOA 18 12 5 6 7 2 200
A.Rosen CLA .267 30 8 8 8 2 B.Pierce CHA 12 11 2 1 9 0 100
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
L.Doby CLA .074 27 2 0 0 0 W.Nixon BOA 6 13 10 5 3 2 020
V.Power KCA .200 40 8 1 0 0 B.Turley NYA 12 14 9 9 8 2 040
J.Rivera CHA .125 24 3 0 3 0 M.Garcia CLA 10 17 8 4 10 2 020
H.Simpson KCA .214 28 6 0 3 0 T.Abernathy WAA 6 7 7 5 4 1 110
C.Carrasquel CHA .192 26 5 0 4 0 B.Birrer DEA 5 7 5 2 2 1 110
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report
