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Scores
Standings
WSH
@CHW		1
11
NYY
@CLE		6
7
BOS
@DET		4
3
CIN
@BRO		0
7
MLN
@NYG		5
4		 
(11)
STL
@PHI		2
8
CHC
@PIT		4
3
Saturday, August 27, 1955,
, Forbes Field
Attendance: 3,210, Time of Game: 2:09
Cubs
4
61-71
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Pirates
3
48-80
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
W: Howie Pollet (4-3)
L: Max Surkont (7-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  2   1  0  1    4  9  3
Pirates         3  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    3  5  2
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 5 0 1 0 0 2 .261 .723 9 1
Gene Baker 2B 3 1 1 1 1 1 .279 .739 3 2 SH
Frank Baumholtz LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .301 .741 3 0
Ernie Banks SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 .294 .933 0 5 2B
Jim King RF 3 0 3 1 0 0 .259 .754 2 0 2B,SF
   Lloyd Merriman PR-RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .605 0 0
Eddie Miksis 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .226 .588 1 1 SH
Jim Bolger CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .160 .410 2 0 HBP
Harry Chiti C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .631 2 0
   Bob Speake PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .220 .745
   Hal Jeffcoat P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .561 1 1
   Randy Jackson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .782 GDP
   Howie Pollet P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 1.004 1 0
Jim Davis P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .031 .119 1 0
   Walker Cooper PH-C 1 1 1 1 1 0 .267 .881 2 0 HR
Team Totals 34 4 9 4 2 5 .265 .728 27 10
2B: E Banks (25); J King (13).
HR: W Cooper (6).
SF: J King (3).
SH: G Baker (17); E Miksis (10).
HBP: J Bolger (1).
TB: W Cooper 4; J King 4; E Banks 2; B Speake; D Fondy; F Baumholtz; G Baker.
GIDP: R Jackson (10).
RBI: J King (45); W Cooper (13); E Banks (98); G Baker (42).
Team LOB: 9.
Fielding
E: E Banks (21); D Fondy (12); J Bolger (3).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Eddie O'Brien CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .259 .605 1 0 2B
Gene Freese 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .248 .705 1 0
Roman Mejias RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .194 .533 2 0
Frank Thomas LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 .239 .718 0 0
Preston Ward 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .224 .714 5 2
Jack Shepard C 3 0 0 1 1 0 .234 .596 6 1
Johnny O'Brien 2B 3 0 0 1 0 0 .313 .747 9 3 SF
Dick Groat SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .272 .684 2 6
Max Surkont P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .130 .352 1 0
   Dick Cole PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .225 .570
Team Totals 33 3 5 3 3 4 .152 .398 27 12
2B: E O'Brien (3).
SF: J O'Brien (2).
TB: D Groat 2; E O'Brien 2; P Ward; G Freese.
RBI: J O'Brien (17); J Shepard (19); G Freese (35).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Groat-J O'Brien-P Ward.
E: G Freese (19); R Mejias (5).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Jim Davis 6 4 3 2 2 2 0 4.01 25 54
Hal Jeffcoat 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.78 4
Howie Pollet, W (4-3) 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.90 8
Team Totals 9 5 3 2 3 4 0 2.00 37 54

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Max Surkont, L (7-11) 9 9 4 2 2 5 1 5.42 40 60
Team Totals 9 9 4 2 2 5 1 2.00 40 60
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: M Surkont (3).
IBB: M Surkont (4).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lee Ballanfant, 1B - Al Barlick, 2B - Bill Jackowski, 3B - Stan Landes.
Time of Game: 2:09.
Attendance: 3,210.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Dee Fondy 1B 1 Eddie O'Brien CF
2 Gene Baker 2B 2 Gene Freese 3B
3 Frank Baumholtz LF 3 Roman Mejias RF
4 Ernie Banks SS 4 Frank Thomas LF
5 Jim King RF 5 Preston Ward 1B
6 Eddie Miksis 3B 6 Jack Shepard C
7 Jim Bolger CF 7 Johnny O'Brien 2B
8 Harry Chiti C 8 Dick Groat SS
9 Jim Davis P 9 Max Surkont P

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