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Scores
Standings
CLE
@BAL		6
0
DET
@BOS		4
7
KCA
@NYY		1
2
CHW
@WSH		4
3
PIT
@CHC		2
0
PHI
@CIN		3
6
BRO
@MLN		3
1
NYG
@STL		8
2
Wednesday, September 7, 1955,
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 3,076, Time of Game: 1:48
Pirates
2
55-84
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Cubs
0
67-75
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
W: Bob Friend (11-9)
L: Paul Minner (9-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  1    2  7  0
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  1  1
RetroSheet has deduced an incomplete play-by-play account of this game.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Eddie O'Brien CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .564 2 0
Gene Freese 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256 .734 0 7 2B
Roberto Clemente RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .669 0 0
Frank Thomas LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .236 .715 2 0 IW
Jack Shepard C 4 1 2 0 0 1 .247 .644 9 0 3B,2B
Dale Long 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .290 .870 12 1
Johnny O'Brien 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .305 .731 1 1 2B,SB
Dick Groat SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .275 .686 0 3 IW
Bob Friend P 3 0 1 1 0 0 .160 .368 1 0 SH
Team Totals 34 2 7 2 2 4 .206 .603 27 12
2B: J O'Brien (15); J Shepard (8); G Freese (18).
3B: J Shepard (1).
SH: B Friend (5).
IBB: F Thomas (9); D Groat (11).
TB: J Shepard 5; J O'Brien 3; G Freese 2; D Groat; B Friend.
RBI: J O'Brien (21); B Friend (3).
Team LOB: 8.
Baserunning
SB: J O'Brien (1, -1st base off  POCS).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Dee Fondy 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .263 .725 8 0
Gene Baker 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .716 3 0
Frank Baumholtz LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .293 .716 5 0
Ernie Banks SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .293 .928 1 8
Randy Jackson 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .255 .753 1 2
Eddie Miksis RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .589 3 0
Jim Bolger CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .481 2 0
Walker Cooper C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .893 4 0
Paul Minner P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .226 .545 0 2
   Jim King PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .257 .744
Team Totals 28 0 1 0 0 8 .036 .071 27 12
TB: F Baumholtz.
Team LOB: 1.
Fielding
E: G Baker (29).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Bob Friend, W (11-9) 9 1 0 0 0 8 0 3.05 28 93
Team Totals 9 1 0 0 0 8 0 0.00 28 93

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Paul Minner, L (9-9) 9 7 2 2 2 4 0 3.40 37 67
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 2 4 0 2.00 37 67
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: P Minner 2 (10).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Dusty Boggess, 2B - Bill Engeln, 3B - Babe Pinelli.
Time of Game: 1:48.
Attendance: 3,076.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Chicago Cubs
1 Eddie O'Brien CF 1 Dee Fondy 1B
2 Gene Freese 3B 2 Gene Baker 2B
3 Roberto Clemente RF 3 Frank Baumholtz LF
4 Frank Thomas LF 4 Ernie Banks SS
5 Jack Shepard C 5 Randy Jackson 3B
6 Dale Long 1B 6 Eddie Miksis RF
7 Johnny O'Brien 2B 7 Jim Bolger CF
8 Dick Groat SS 8 Walker Cooper C
9 Bob Friend P 9 Paul Minner P

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