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Scores
Standings
DET
@CHW		0
2
DET
@CHW		2
8
KCA
@CLE		4
9
BAL
@NYY		1
6
BOS
@WSH		4
1
STL
@CIN		0
4
CHC
@MLN		1
8
BRO
@PHI		4
6
Sunday, August 21, 1955,
, County Stadium
Attendance: 33,198, Time of Game: 2:13
Cubs
1
59-68
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
 at Braves
8
69-55
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
W: Bob Buhl (12-8)
L: Jim Davis (6-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  7  0
Braves          3  0  5   0  0  0   0  0  X    8 13  1
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 4 0 1 0 0 0 .255 .715 9 2
Gene Baker 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .284 .756 3 4
Frank Baumholtz RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .287 .719 5 0
Ernie Banks SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .293 .931 2 2
Randy Jackson 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .268 .786 0 4 GDP
Hank Sauer LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .215 .685 0 0
Eddie Miksis CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .230 .597 1 0 2B
Harry Chiti C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .231 .632 3 0
Jim Davis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .033 .127 0 0
   Don Kaiser P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0 0
   Dave Hillman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .408 0 0
   Bob Speake PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .765
   Bill Tremel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .661 0 0
   Jim King PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .248 .739
   Harry Perkowski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .364 1 0
Team Totals 33 1 7 1 2 5 .212 .500 24 12
2B: E Miksis (9).
TB: F Baumholtz 2; E Miksis 2; D Fondy; J King; H Chiti; G Baker.
GIDP: R Jackson (9).
RBI: J King (43).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Fondy-E Banks-G Baker; R Jackson-G Baker-D Fondy.

Milwaukee Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Danny O'Connell 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .238 .615 3 1
Andy Pafko CF 5 2 3 1 0 0 .284 .708 3 0 3B
Eddie Mathews 3B 4 2 2 0 0 0 .287 1.014 2 1 2B
Hank Aaron RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .316 .924 4 1
Johnny Logan SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 .301 .816 0 4 2B,GDP
Bobby Thomson LF 4 1 3 3 0 0 .255 .730 1 0 2B
George Crowe 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 .288 .880 9 0
Del Crandall C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .251 .786 2 0 GDP
   Del Rice C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .566 3 1
Bob Buhl P 3 0 0 0 1 1 .122 .296 0 2
Team Totals 35 8 13 7 3 3 .371 .935 27 10
2B: B Thomson (10); E Mathews (20); J Logan (33).
3B: A Pafko (4).
TB: A Pafko 5; B Thomson 4; E Mathews 3; J Logan 3; D O'Connell; G Crowe; H Aaron.
GIDP: D Crandall (7); J Logan (8).
RBI: B Thomson 3 (51); H Aaron (94); G Crowe (32); A Pafko (31); J Logan (63).
Team LOB: 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Logan-D O'Connell-G Crowe.
E: J Logan (23).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Jim Davis, L (6-9) 0 3 3 3 1 0 0 4.07 4 31
Don Kaiser 2 7 5 5 0 1 0 4.50 12
Dave Hillman 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.06 6
Bill Tremel 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.64 8
Harry Perkowski 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 5.73 8
Team Totals 8 13 8 8 3 3 0 9.00 38 31

Milwaukee Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Bob Buhl, W (12-8) 9 7 1 1 2 5 0 2.85 35 72
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 2 5 0 1.00 35 72
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lee Ballanfant, 1B - Al Barlick, 2B - Bill Jackowski, 3B - Stan Landes.
Time of Game: 2:13.
Attendance: 33,198.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Milwaukee Braves
1 Dee Fondy 1B 1 Danny O'Connell 2B
2 Gene Baker 2B 2 Andy Pafko CF
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 Bobby Thomson LF
7 Eddie Miksis CF 7 George Crowe 1B
8 Harry Chiti C 8 Del Crandall C
9 Jim Davis P 9 Bob Buhl P

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