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Scores
Standings
BAL
@BOS		5
14
BAL
@BOS		9
12
CLE
@CHW		1
3
CLE
@CHW		4
2
KCA
@DET		0
16
NYY
@WSH		3
7
MLN
@CIN		10
1
MLN
@CIN		5
6
PHI
@NYG		4
2		 
(11)
PHI
@NYG		4
2
BRO
@PIT		10
3
BRO
@PIT		3
2
CHC
@STL		6
5
CHC
@STL		1
14
Sunday, April 17, 1955
, Busch Stadium I
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:48
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Cubs
6
4-1
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 2 GB
 at Cardinals
5
2-2
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 2½ GB
W: Jim Davis (1-0)
L: Frank Smith (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            1  0  0   0  0  0   3  0  2    6 10  0
Cardinals       0  0  2   1  0  1   0  1  0    5 11  0

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Lloyd Merriman CF 5 2 2 1 0 1 .333 1.000 3 0 3B
Gene Baker 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .200 .820 2 5 2B,SF
Frank Baumholtz RF 5 0 3 2 0 0 .346 .870 4 0 3B
Hank Sauer LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .360 .887 0 0 HBP
   Al Lary 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Eddie Miksis 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Randy Jackson 3B 2 0 0 1 0 0 .450 1.600 0 1
   Vern Morgan 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .667 0 0
   Walker Cooper 0 0 0 0 1 0 IW
   Bubba Church 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
   Jim Fanning C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ernie Banks SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 .417 1.337 5 4
Dee Fondy 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .500 1.455 11 2 2B,GDP
Harry Chiti C 1 0 0 0 1 0 .263 .943 0 1
   Bob Speake 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.000
   El Tappe C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
   Jim King LF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Paul Minner P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0 0
   Ted Tappe 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500
   Jim Davis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SH
Team Totals 33 6 10 6 6 2 .303 .899 27 14
2B: G Baker (2); D Fondy (4).
3B: L Merriman (1); F Baumholtz (1).
SF: G Baker (1).
SH: J Davis (1).
IBB: W Cooper (1).
HBP: H Sauer (1).
TB: F Baumholtz 5; L Merriman 4; D Fondy 3; G Baker 2; B Speake; E Banks.
GIDP: D Fondy (1).
RBI: F Baumholtz 2 (5); G Baker (2); B Speake (1); L Merriman (1); R Jackson (9).
Team LOB: 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. G Baker-E Banks-D Fondy; D Fondy-E Banks-D Fondy.
E: P Minner (1); L Merriman (1).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Wally Moon CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .364 1.053 0 0
Red Schoendienst 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .563 1.479 2 5 CS
Stan Musial 1B-RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .158 .607 10 0 GDP
Rip Repulski LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .300 .900 4 0
Harry Elliott RF 4 2 4 0 0 0 .667 1.238 1 0
   Tom Alston 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 2 0
Ken Boyer 3B 4 0 2 2 0 0 .316 .982 1 1 2B
Del Rice C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .400 .900 3 1 2B,GDP
Alex Grammas SS 1 0 0 0 3 0 .000 .308 4 3 3·IW
Gordon Jones P 3 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 1
   Frank Smith P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0 0
   Paul LaPalme P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
   Bobby Tiefenauer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team Totals 36 5 11 4 3 3 .306 .720 27 11
2B: K Boyer (1); D Rice (1).
IBB: A Grammas 3 (3).
TB: H Elliott 4; K Boyer 3; R Schoendienst 2; D Rice 2; W Moon; R Repulski.
GIDP: D Rice (1); S Musial (1).
RBI: K Boyer 2 (5); R Schoendienst (4); D Rice (2).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Schoendienst-T Alston; R Schoendienst-A Grammas-T Alston.
Baserunning
CS: R Schoendienst (1, -1st base by  POCS).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Paul Minner 6 8 4 2 2 1 0 3.60 27 43
Jim Davis, W (1-0) 3 3 1 1 1 2 0 2.70 12
Team Totals 9 11 5 3 3 3 0 3.00 39 43

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Gordon Jones 6.2 8 4 4 3 2 0 5.40 30 41
Frank Smith, L (1-1) 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 5.40 10
Paul LaPalme 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 1
Bobby Tiefenauer 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1
Team Totals 9 10 6 6 6 2 0 6.00 42 41
Balks: None.
WP: P Minner (1); P LaPalme (1).
HBP: F Smith (1).
IBB: P LaPalme (1); J Davis (1).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Hal Dixon, 1B - Jocko Conlan, 2B - Artie Gore, 3B - Augie Donatelli.
Time of Game: 2:48.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Lloyd Merriman CF 1 Wally Moon CF
2 Gene Baker 2B 2 Red Schoendienst 2B
3 Frank Baumholtz RF 3 Stan Musial 1B
4 Hank Sauer LF 4 Rip Repulski LF
5 Randy Jackson 3B 5 Harry Elliott RF
6 Ernie Banks SS 6 Ken Boyer 3B
7 Dee Fondy 1B 7 Del Rice C
8 Harry Chiti C 8 Alex Grammas SS
9 Paul Minner P 9 Gordon Jones P

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