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June 23, 1955

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Dodgers 6 7 0
Cubs 4 7 2
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Dodgers 6 7 0
Cubs 4 7 2

Lloyd Merriman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .250
OBP .333 .324
At Bats 3 64
Hits 1 16
• Singles 0 11
• Doubles 1 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 7
RBI’s 1 5

Karl Spooner Season Stats

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1 1 0
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Wrigley Field - June 23, 1955
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Out
Karl Spooner
Rube Walker
Gil Hodges
Jim Gilliam
Jackie Robinson
Pee Wee Reese
Sandy Amoros
Bob Borkowski
Carl Furillo
Lloyd Merriman
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Merriman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spooner fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Owen Friend pinch hits for Jim Davis. Friend strikes out.
Bottom 7 Karl Spooner now pitching. McCullough strikes out.
Top 7 Borkowski strikes out.
Top 7 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to home to get Amoros. Hodges moves to third. Robinson moves to second.
Top 7 Jim Davis now pitching. Robinson takes first base on ball four. Amoros moves to third. Hodges moves to second.
Top 7 Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gilliam scores. Reese scores. Amoros moves to second.
Top 7 Amoros is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Borkowski scores. Erskine scores. Gilliam moves to third. Reese moves to second.
Top 7 Carl Erskine pinch runs for Don Newcombe. Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Jones drops the ball. Borkowski moves to third. Erskine moves to second.
Top 7 Don Newcombe pinch hits for Clem Labine. Newcombe is hit by the pitch. Borkowski moves to second.
Top 7 Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Borkowski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Sauer strikes out.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Borkowski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Furillo strikes out.
Top 6 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Amoros takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Merriman scores.
Bottom 5 Merriman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Borkowski. Merriman reaches second base with a double. Jones scores.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Jones moves to second.
Bottom 5 Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fondy for the out.
Top 5 Reese strikes out.
Top 5 Gilliam hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Labine bunts towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Baker covering, for the out. Walker moves to third.
Top 5 Walker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Walker reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 4 Sauer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Borkowski strikes out.
Top 4 Furillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Jones fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Jones. Robinson moves to third.
Top 4 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Hodges takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Labine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Baker hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Merriman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Reese strikes out.
Top 3 Gilliam hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Labine strikes out.
Bottom 2 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 McCullough hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Sauer scores. Fondy moves to second.
Bottom 2 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields it and throws to second for the out. Sauer moves to third.
Bottom 2 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Sauer moves to second.
Bottom 2 Sauer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Borkowski strikes out.
Top 2 Furillo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baumholtz who is chasing the ball. Furillo reaches third base with a triple. Robinson goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baumholtz for the out.
Bottom 1 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Merriman strikes out.
Top 1 Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.