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Cubs
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 16, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 16, 1955 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 16, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Davis |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Black |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 14,224 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Engeln 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Gene Baker | Second Baseman |
| Jim King | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Bob Speake | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Miksis | Center Fielder |
| Harry Chiti | Catcher |
| Jim Davis | Pitcher |
| Stan Hack | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Stan Palys | Left Fielder |
| Rocky Bridges | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Joe Black | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 16, 1955
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Black
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Black
Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Black
King strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Black
Banks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fondy moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Black
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Davis
Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Davis
Burgess hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Davis
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Davis
Post hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Davis
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Post moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Palys vs. Davis
Palys hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speake vs. Black
Speake strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Black
Miksis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiti vs. Black
Chiti strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Black
Davis hits a line drive into left field. Palys settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Davis
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Davis
McMillan takes first base on ball four. Bridges moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Black vs. Davis
Black bunts towards the mound. Davis juggles the ball. That's an error on Davis. Bridges moves to third. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Temple vs. Davis
Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bridges scores. McMillan moves to third. Black moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burgess vs. Davis
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Banks. McMillan scores. Black scores. Temple moves to second. Two runs are unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Davis
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Temple moves to third. Burgess moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Post vs. Davis
Post is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Davis
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Temple scores. Burgess scores. Post moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Palys vs. Jeffcoat
Hal Jeffcoat now pitching.
Palys hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bridges vs. Jeffcoat
Bridges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Post scores. Bell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMillan vs. Jeffcoat
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jeffcoat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Black
Fondy bunts towards third. Bridges fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Black
Baker hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Black
King strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Black
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bridges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Black vs. Jeffcoat
Black hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Jeffcoat
Temple bunts towards the mound. Jeffcoat fields it and throws to first for the out. Black moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burgess vs. Jeffcoat
Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluszewski vs. Jeffcoat
Kluszewski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Post vs. Jeffcoat
Post hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Black scores. Kluszewski moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Jeffcoat
Bell is walked intentionally. Post moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Palys vs. Jeffcoat
Palys hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kluszewski scores. Post scores. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bridges vs. Jeffcoat
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Black
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speake vs. Black
Speake hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Black
Miksis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiti vs. Black
Chiti hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Jeffcoat
McMillan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Black vs. Jeffcoat
Black hits a fly ball into center field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Jeffcoat
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Jeffcoat
Burgess hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Black
Lloyd Merriman pinch hits for Hal Jeffcoat.
Merriman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Black
Fondy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Merriman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Black
Baker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
King vs. Black
King strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Banks vs. Black
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Kaiser
Don Kaiser now pitching.
Kluszewski hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Kaiser
Post hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Chiti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Kaiser
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palys vs. Kaiser
There's a wild pitch. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Palys vs. Kaiser
Palys hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Black
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speake vs. Black
Speake hits a line drive towards first. Kluszewski reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Black
Miksis hits a fly ball into left field. Palys settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Kaiser
Jim Bolger now playing center field.
Bridges hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Kaiser
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Black vs. Kaiser
Black hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Black
Chiti hits a line drive into left field. Palys settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaiser vs. Black
Kaiser hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Black
Fondy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Fondy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Black
Baker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Baker reaches second base with a double. Fondy scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
King vs. Black
King hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Baker scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Black
Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Kaiser
Temple hits a line drive into center field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Kaiser
Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Kaiser
Kluszewski strikes out on a pitch way out of the strike zone. And the ball gets by Chiti, who chases it to the backstop. Kluszewski reaches first on the wild pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Kaiser
Post hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Kaiser
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Speake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Black
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bridges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speake vs. Black
Speake hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Speake for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. Black
Bolger hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palys vs. Kaiser
Palys strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Kaiser
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaiser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Kaiser
McMillan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bolger. McMillan reaches second base with a double. There goes Bridges trying to get to home. Bolger throws the ball in to Baker who relays the ball to Chiti who tags Bridges, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Black vs. Kaiser
Black hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Black
Chiti strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Black
Frank Baumholtz pinch hits for Don Kaiser.
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into left field. Palys settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Black
Fondy hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/16/1955 -- Chicago at Cincinnati (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Fondy D, 1b 5 1 4 0 Temple J, 2b 3 2 2 1
Baker G, 2b 4 1 1 1 Burgess S, c 5 2 1 2
King J, rf 4 0 1 1 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 1 0 0
Banks E, ss 4 0 1 0 Post W, rf 4 2 3 1
Jackson R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Bell G, cf 4 0 3 2
Speake B, lf 4 0 0 0 Palys S, lf 5 0 1 2
Miksis E, cf 3 0 2 0 Bridges R, 3b 5 1 3 1
Bolger J, cf 1 0 0 0 McMillan R, ss 4 1 1 0
Chiti H, c 4 0 0 0 Black J, p 4 2 1 0
Davis J, p 1 0 0 0
Jeffcoat H, p 0 0 0 0
Merriman L, ph 0 0 0 0
Kaiser D, p 1 0 0 0
Baumholtz F, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 2 9 2 38 11 15 9
Chicago 000 000 200 -- 2
Cincinnati 263 000 00x -- 11
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Davis J (L) 1.1 7 8 3 2 0
Jeffcoat H 2.2 4 3 3 3 1
Kaiser D 4.0 4 0 0 0 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Black J (W) 9.0 9 2 2 1 7
E -- Davis J, Banks E, Kaiser D
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 8, Cincinnati 10
2B -- Fondy D, Baker G, McMillan R
HR -- Burgess S
SH -- Black J, Temple J
WP -- Kaiser D
T -- 2:14
A -- 14224
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