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DET
@BAL		7
0
CLE
@BOS		2
4
CHW
@NYY		6
3
KCA
@WSH		9
4
PHI
@CHC		0
4
PIT
@CIN		1
4
NYG
@MLN		4
7
BRO
@STL		4
5		 
(10)
Saturday, June 18, 1955,
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 16,543, Time of Game: 2:04
Phillies
0
27-33
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Cubs
4
35-27
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Sam Jones (7-8)
L: Robin Roberts (9-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  0
Cubs            0  0  0   1  0  2   0  1  X    4 10  0

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Richie Ashburn CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .353 .926 -0.059 1.11 0.035 -0.094 -0.4 2 0
Marv Blaylock 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .235 .733 -0.094 0.94 0.023 -0.117 -1.0 5 1 GDP
Granny Hamner 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .265 .711 -0.037 0.77 0.027 -0.064 -0.4 3 1
Del Ennis LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .272 .800 -0.020 0.94 0.045 -0.065 -0.3 1 0
Jim Greengrass RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .689 -0.096 1.01 0.000 -0.096 -1.0 2 0
Willie Jones 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .225 .732 0.015 0.68 0.042 -0.027 0.0 1 2
Andy Seminick C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .243 .759 -0.082 1.91 0.040 -0.122 -0.6 9 1
Roy Smalley SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 .204 .670 -0.065 1.18 0.041 -0.106 -0.8 1 1 GDP
Robin Roberts P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .171 .584 -0.058 1.20 0.000 -0.058 -0.4 0 1
   Glen Gorbous PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .291 .786 0.026 0.55 0.026 0.000 0.3
   Ron Mrozinski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 0 7 0 1 6 .219 .461 -0.470 1.03 0.279 -0.749 -4.6 24 7
TB: M Blaylock; R Smalley; D Ennis; A Seminick; G Gorbous; G Hamner; R Ashburn.
GIDP: M Blaylock (1); R Smalley (6).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 3.

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lloyd Merriman CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .222 .628 -0.051 0.56 0.006 -0.057 -0.4 1 0 2B
Gene Baker 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 .289 .795 0.081 0.71 0.105 -0.025 0.5 1 2 2B
Frank Baumholtz LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .330 .827 -0.048 0.81 0.016 -0.064 -0.1 2 0
Randy Jackson 3B 4 1 3 1 0 0 .261 .765 0.103 0.90 0.125 -0.023 1.5 1 1
Jim King RF 3 0 1 2 0 2 .240 .700 0.108 0.94 0.159 -0.050 1.4 2 0 3B,SH
Ernie Banks SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 .283 .850 -0.061 0.49 0.000 -0.061 -0.8 3 4
Dee Fondy 1B 3 0 0 1 0 2 .232 .682 -0.043 0.52 0.004 -0.047 -0.8 10 0 SF
Clyde McCullough C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .161 .411 -0.011 0.48 0.023 -0.034 -0.7 7 0
Sam Jones P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .147 .294 -0.049 0.67 0.000 -0.049 -0.6 0 3
Team Totals 32 4 10 4 1 8 .312 .761 0.029 0.68 0.438 -0.410 -0.1 27 10
2B: G Baker (11, off R Roberts); L Merriman (2, off R Roberts).
3B: J King (1, off R Roberts).
SF: D Fondy (4, off R Mrozinski).
SH: J King (3, off R Mrozinski).
TB: R Jackson 3; G Baker 3; J King 3; L Merriman 2; F Baumholtz 2; C McCullough.
RBI: J King 2 (9); D Fondy (34); R Jackson (33).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. G Baker-E Banks-D Fondy; R Jackson-G Baker-D Fondy.

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Robin Roberts, L (9-6) 7 8 3 3 0 8 0 2.32 29 57 -0.017 0.79 0.6
Ron Mrozinski 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 7.98 6 0 0 -0.012 0.10 -0.5
Team Totals 8 10 4 4 1 8 0 4.50 35 57 0 0 -0.029 1.03 0.1

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Sam Jones, W (7-8) 9 7 0 0 1 6 0 3.78 33 78 0.471 1.03 4.6
Team Totals 9 7 0 0 1 6 0 0.00 33 78 0.471 0.68 4.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Hal Dixon, 2B - (none), 3B - Artie Gore.
Time of Game: 2:04.
Attendance: 16,543.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia Phillies         Chicago Cubs
1 Richie Ashburn CF 1 Lloyd Merriman CF
2 Marv Blaylock 1B 2 Gene Baker 2B
3 Granny Hamner 2B 3 Frank Baumholtz LF
4 Del Ennis LF 4 Randy Jackson 3B
5 Jim Greengrass RF 5 Jim King RF
6 Willie Jones 3B 6 Ernie Banks SS
7 Andy Seminick C 7 Dee Fondy 1B
8 Roy Smalley SS 8 Clyde McCullough C
9 Robin Roberts P 9 Sam Jones P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 1-0 1 12- RR CHC J. King R. Roberts 16% 93% Triple to RF; Baker Scores; Jackson Scores
b4 0-0 1 -2- R CHC R. Jackson R. Roberts 11% 69% Single to LF; Baker Scores
t7 0-3 2 123 O PHI A. Seminick S. Jones 8% 94% Strikeout
t3 0-0 0 1-- OO PHI R. Smalley S. Jones 8% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b4 0-0 0 --- CHC G. Baker R. Roberts 7% 63% Double to RF

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Sam Jones facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- PHI R. Ashburn S. Jones -4% 46% Single to LF
t1 0-0 0 1-- OO PHI M. Blaylock S. Jones 7% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O PHI G. Hamner S. Jones 1% 55% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Robin Roberts facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CHC L. Merriman R. Roberts -2% 53% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-0 1 --- O CHC G. Baker R. Roberts -2% 51% Lineout: 3B
b1 0-0 2 --- CHC F. Baumholtz R. Roberts 1% 52% Single to 3B
b1 0-0 2 1-- O CHC R. Jackson R. Roberts -2% 50% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Sam Jones facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O PHI D. Ennis S. Jones 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O PHI J. Greengrass S. Jones 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O PHI W. Jones S. Jones 1% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Robin Roberts facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O CHC J. King R. Roberts -2% 53% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 --- O CHC E. Banks R. Roberts -2% 51% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 --- O CHC D. Fondy R. Roberts -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Sam Jones facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- PHI A. Seminick S. Jones -4% 46% Single to LF
t3 0-0 0 1-- OO PHI R. Smalley S. Jones 8% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- O PHI R. Roberts S. Jones 1% 56% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Robin Roberts facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O CHC C. McCullough R. Roberts -3% 53% Strikeout
b3 0-0 1 --- O CHC S. Jones R. Roberts -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- O CHC L. Merriman R. Roberts -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Sam Jones facing 1-2-3
t4 0-0 0 --- O PHI R. Ashburn S. Jones 3% 53% Foul Flyball: LF
t4 0-0 1 --- O PHI M. Blaylock S. Jones 2% 55% Lineout: LF
t4 0-0 2 --- O PHI G. Hamner S. Jones 1% 56% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Robin Roberts facing 2-3-4
b4 0-0 0 --- CHC G. Baker R. Roberts 7% 63% Double to RF
b4 0-0 0 -2- O CHC F. Baumholtz R. Roberts -5% 58% Foul Flyball: 1B
b4 0-0 1 -2- R CHC R. Jackson R. Roberts 11% 69% Single to LF; Baker Scores
b4 1-0 1 1-- O CHC J. King R. Roberts -3% 66% Strikeout
b4 1-0 2 1-- O CHC E. Banks R. Roberts -2% 64% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Sam Jones facing 4-5-6
t5 0-1 0 --- O PHI D. Ennis S. Jones 3% 67% Strikeout
t5 0-1 1 --- O PHI J. Greengrass S. Jones 2% 69% Flyball: 1B
t5 0-1 2 --- O PHI W. Jones S. Jones 1% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phillies' Robin Roberts facing 7-8-9
b5 1-0 0 --- O CHC D. Fondy R. Roberts -2% 69% Flyball: LF
b5 1-0 1 --- CHC C. McCullough R. Roberts 2% 71% Single to CF
b5 1-0 1 1-- O CHC S. Jones R. Roberts -3% 68% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b5 1-0 2 1-- O CHC L. Merriman R. Roberts -2% 66% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Sam Jones facing 7-8-9
t6 0-1 0 --- O PHI A. Seminick S. Jones 4% 70% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 0-1 1 --- PHI R. Smalley S. Jones -4% 66% Single to LF
t6 0-1 1 1-- O PHI R. Roberts S. Jones 5% 70% Strikeout Looking
t6 0-1 2 1-- O PHI R. Ashburn S. Jones 4% 74% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phillies' Robin Roberts facing 2-3-4
b6 1-0 0 --- CHC G. Baker R. Roberts 3% 77% Single to LF
b6 1-0 0 1-- O CHC F. Baumholtz R. Roberts -1% 76% Groundout: P-1B; Baker to 2B
b6 1-0 1 -2- CHC R. Jackson R. Roberts 1% 77% Single to 3B/Bunt; Baker stays at 2B
b6 1-0 1 12- RR CHC J. King R. Roberts 16% 93% Triple to RF; Baker Scores; Jackson Scores
b6 3-0 1 --3 O CHC E. Banks R. Roberts -2% 91% Strikeout
b6 3-0 2 --3 O CHC D. Fondy R. Roberts -1% 90% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 3.
Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Sam Jones facing 2-3-4
t7 0-3 0 --- O PHI M. Blaylock S. Jones 2% 92% Flyball: CF
t7 0-3 1 --- PHI G. Hamner S. Jones -3% 89% Single to CF
t7 0-3 1 1-- PHI D. Ennis S. Jones -4% 85% Single to CF; Hamner to 2B
t7 0-3 1 12- O PHI J. Greengrass S. Jones 5% 90% Foul Flyball: C
t7 0-3 2 12- PHI W. Jones S. Jones -4% 86% Walk; Hamner to 3B; Ennis to 2B
t7 0-3 2 123 O PHI A. Seminick S. Jones 8% 94% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Phillies' Robin Roberts facing 8-9-1
b7 3-0 0 --- O CHC C. McCullough R. Roberts -1% 94% Lineout: RF
b7 3-0 1 --- O CHC S. Jones R. Roberts -0% 93% Foul Flyball: C
b7 3-0 2 --- CHC L. Merriman R. Roberts 1% 94% Double to LF
b7 3-0 2 -2- O CHC G. Baker R. Roberts -1% 93% Groundout: C-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 3.
Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Sam Jones facing 8-9-1
t8 0-3 0 --- O PHI R. Smalley S. Jones 2% 95% Strikeout Looking
Glen Gorbous pinch hits for Robin Roberts (P) batting 9th
t8 0-3 1 --- PHI G. Gorbous S. Jones -3% 93% Single to CF
t8 0-3 1 1-- O PHI R. Ashburn S. Jones 3% 95% Flyball: RF
t8 0-3 2 1-- PHI M. Blaylock S. Jones -2% 93% Single; Gorbous to 2B
t8 0-3 2 12- O PHI G. Hamner S. Jones 4% 97% Lineout: 1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Phillies' Ron Mrozinski facing 3-4-5
Ron Mrozinski replaces Glen Gorbous (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-0 0 --- CHC F. Baumholtz R. Mrozinski 0% 98% Single to CF
b8 3-0 0 1-- CHC R. Jackson R. Mrozinski 1% 98% Single to CF; Baumholtz to 2B
b8 3-0 0 12- O CHC J. King R. Mrozinski 0% 98% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Baumholtz to 3B; Jackson to 2B
b8 3-0 1 -23 CHC E. Banks R. Mrozinski 0% 98% Walk
b8 3-0 1 123 RO CHC D. Fondy R. Mrozinski 0% 99% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Baumholtz Scores; Jackson to 3B
b8 4-0 2 1-3 O CHC C. McCullough R. Mrozinski -0% 99% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 4.
Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Cubs' Sam Jones facing 4-5-6
t9 0-4 0 --- O PHI D. Ennis S. Jones 1% 99% Strikeout
t9 0-4 1 --- O PHI J. Greengrass S. Jones 0% 100% Flyball: SS
t9 0-4 2 --- O PHI W. Jones S. Jones 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 4.

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