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Scores
Standings
DET
@CHW		7
8
KCA
@CLE		5
7
BAL
@NYY		2
3
BOS
@WSH		2
6
STL
@CIN		4
7
CHC
@MLN		1
6
BRO
@PHI		2
3
NYG
@PIT		14
9		 
(12)
Saturday, August 20, 1955,
, County Stadium
Attendance: 29,851, Time of Game: 2:35
Cubs
1
59-67
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Braves
6
68-55
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
W: Ray Crone (8-7)
L: Sam Jones (10-17)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  4  0
Braves          1  0  0   1  1  3   0  0  X    6  8  0
RetroSheet has deduced an incomplete play-by-play account of this game.

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Dee Fondy 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .255 .716 6 2
Gene Baker 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .285 .758 4 1
Frank Baumholtz RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .283 .713 1 0
Ernie Banks SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .295 .936 1 1
Randy Jackson 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .270 .789 1 0 2B
Hank Sauer LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .219 .696 0 0
Eddie Miksis CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 .230 .595 3 0
Harry Chiti C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .634 6 3
Sam Jones P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .150 .340 1 1
   Dave Hillman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .408 0 0
   Jim King PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .245 .734
   Harry Perkowski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .364 1 0
Team Totals 31 1 4 1 1 5 .129 .318 24 8
2B: R Jackson (13).
TB: R Jackson 2; F Baumholtz; E Miksis; E Banks.
RBI: E Miksis (33).
Team LOB: 4.

Milwaukee Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Bill Bruton CF 2 2 0 0 2 0 .273 .735 3 0 HBP,IW
Danny O'Connell 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 .238 .614 1 4
Eddie Mathews 3B 3 1 0 0 2 1 .285 1.012 0 2
Hank Aaron RF 4 0 3 5 0 0 .316 .925 1 0 3B,2B,CS,HBP
Johnny Logan SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .300 .813 2 4
George Crowe 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 .289 .887 13 1 HR
Chuck Tanner LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .263 .738 2 0
Del Crandall C 3 1 2 0 1 0 .253 .791 5 1 2B
Ray Crone P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .426 0 1 2·SH
Team Totals 29 6 8 6 7 7 .276 .965 27 13
2B: H Aaron (28); D Crandall (14).
3B: H Aaron (8).
HR: G Crowe (8).
SH: R Crone 2 (3).
IBB: B Bruton (6).
HBP: H Aaron (3); B Bruton (4).
TB: H Aaron 6; G Crowe 4; D Crandall 3; C Tanner 2.
RBI: H Aaron 5 (93); G Crowe (31).
Team LOB: 10.
Baserunning
CS: H Aaron (1, -1st base by  POCS).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Sam Jones, L (10-17) 5.2 6 6 6 7 5 1 4.33 31 31
Dave Hillman 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 5.26 6
Harry Perkowski 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.06 3
Team Totals 8 8 6 6 7 7 1 6.75 40 31

Milwaukee Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Ray Crone, W (8-7) 9 4 1 1 1 5 0 3.19 32 79
Team Totals 9 4 1 1 1 5 0 1.00 32 79
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: S Jones 2 (13).
IBB: S Jones (5).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Lee Ballanfant, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Bill Jackowski.
Time of Game: 2:35.
Attendance: 29,851.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Milwaukee Braves
1 Dee Fondy 1B 1 Bill Bruton CF
2 Gene Baker 2B 2 Danny O'Connell 2B
3 Frank Baumholtz RF 3 Eddie Mathews 3B
4 Ernie Banks SS 4 Hank Aaron RF
5 Randy Jackson 3B 5 Johnny Logan SS
6 Hank Sauer LF 6 George Crowe 1B
7 Eddie Miksis CF 7 Chuck Tanner LF
8 Harry Chiti C 8 Del Crandall C
9 Sam Jones P 9 Ray Crone P

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