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Scores
Standings
BOS
@BAL		8
3
CHW
@CLE		8
1
DET
@KCA		6
7
WSH
@NYY		2
4
PIT
@BRO		0
2
STL
@CHC		2
12
CIN
@MLN		2
0
NYG
@PHI		3
5
Friday, September 2, 1955
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 8,160, Time of Game: 2:20
Cardinals
2
55-78
⇐ Lost 7 ⇒
7th, 31½ GB
 at Cubs
12
65-72
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
6th, 23½ GB
W: Paul Minner (9-8)
L: Tom Poholsky (7-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  1    2 11  0
Cubs            0  8  2   0  0  1   1  0  X   12 14  0

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Ken Boyer 3B 4 1 4 0 0 0 .262 .731 2 2 2B
Red Schoendienst 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .273 .734 0 1
   Bob Stephenson 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 .245 .550 1 3
Stan Musial RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .303 .931 0 0 2B,GDP
   Harry Elliott RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 .240 .584 2 0
Pete Whisenant LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .181 .518 3 0
Bill Sarni C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .674 3 1
   Nelson Burbrink C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .692 1 1 GDP
Bill Virdon CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .290 .790 2 0
Wally Moon 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .300 .819 10 0 HR,GDP
Alex Grammas SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 .238 .634 0 3 2B
Tom Poholsky P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .564 0 0
   Paul LaPalme P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .513 0 1
   John Mackinson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 0 0
   Rip Repulski 1 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .788
   Lindy McDaniel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Solly Hemus 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .675
Team Totals 34 2 11 1 2 5 .324 .861 24 12
2B: K Boyer (23); A Grammas (17); S Musial (26).
HR: W Moon (17).
TB: K Boyer 5; W Moon 4; A Grammas 3; S Musial 2; B Virdon; R Schoendienst; B Stephenson.
GIDP: S Musial (12); W Moon (10); N Burbrink (4).
RBI: W Moon (67).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
E: A Grammas (15); W Moon (9).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Dee Fondy 1B 5 1 4 3 0 1 .263 .727 10 0 2·2B
Gene Baker 2B 5 1 1 2 0 0 .277 .739 3 5 2B
Frank Baumholtz LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .291 .712 1 0
   Lloyd Merriman LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .601 0 0
Ernie Banks SS 4 2 3 3 1 0 .294 .937 5 3 HR
Randy Jackson 3B 5 2 2 1 0 1 .264 .779 0 1 HR
Eddie Miksis RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .230 .597 0 0
Jim Bolger CF 4 2 1 1 0 0 .186 .491 2 0 2B
Walker Cooper C 4 2 1 1 0 0 .267 .897 5 0 HR
Paul Minner P 4 1 1 0 0 1 .235 .565 1 4
Team Totals 40 12 14 11 1 4 .350 1.041 27 13
2B: G Baker (28); J Bolger (4); D Fondy 2 (19).
HR: E Banks (40); R Jackson (18); W Cooper (7).
TB: E Banks 6; D Fondy 6; R Jackson 5; W Cooper 4; J Bolger 2; G Baker 2; P Minner; E Miksis.
RBI: D Fondy 3 (60); E Banks 3 (101); G Baker 2 (46); R Jackson (60); J Bolger (5); W Cooper (14).
Team LOB: 5.
Fielding
DP: 4. G Baker-E Banks-D Fondy 2; G Baker-D Fondy; P Minner-G Baker.

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Tom Poholsky, L (7-10) 1.1 5 7 4 0 2 0 4.26 11 24
Paul LaPalme 0.2 1 1 0 0 1 1 2.54 3
John Mackinson 4 6 3 3 0 1 1 7.84 19
Lindy McDaniel 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 4.50 8
Team Totals 8 14 12 8 1 4 3 9.00 41 24

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Paul Minner, W (9-8) 9 11 2 2 2 5 1 3.49 36 60
Team Totals 9 11 2 2 2 5 1 2.00 36 60
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Babe Pinelli, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Dusty Boggess, 3B - Bill Engeln.
Time of Game: 2:20.
Attendance: 8,160.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Chicago Cubs
1 Ken Boyer 3B 1 Dee Fondy 1B
2 Red Schoendienst 2B 2 Gene Baker 2B
3 Stan Musial RF 3 Frank Baumholtz LF
4 Pete Whisenant LF 4 Ernie Banks SS
5 Bill Sarni C 5 Randy Jackson 3B
6 Bill Virdon CF 6 Eddie Miksis RF
7 Wally Moon 1B 7 Jim Bolger CF
8 Alex Grammas SS 8 Walker Cooper C
9 Tom Poholsky P 9 Paul Minner P

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