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Reds 6 @ Cubs 5
Wrigley Field
August 11, 1955

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 11, 1955 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs were bested by the visiting Reds with a score of 6 to 5.

Game Summary

DateAugust 11, 1955 
Visiting Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 6 H: 11 E: 2 LOB: 11
Runs: 6
Hits: 11
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 5 H: 10 E: 3 LOB: 6
Runs: 5
Hits: 10
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherJohnny Klippstein  
Losing PitcherHal Jeffcoat  
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Game Winning RBI(none) 

Game Info

DateAugust 11, 1955 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCincinnati Reds 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherJoe Black  
Home Starting PitcherHarry Perkowski  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance6,153 
Time of Game3 hours 5 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Jackowski
1B: Stan Landes
2B: Lee Ballanfant
3B: Al Barlick

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 
Milt Smith  Third Baseman 
Rocky Bridges  Shortstop 
Joe Black  Pitcher 
Birdie Tebbetts  Manager 

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 
Harry Perkowski  Pitcher 
Stan Hack  Manager 

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Reds 6 @ Cubs 5
Wrigley Field
August 11, 1955

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/11/1955 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Temple J, 2b          5  2  1  0   Fondy D, 1b           5  0  1  0   
Burgess S, c          6  1  2  0   Baker G, 2b           5  0  1  0   
Kluszewski T, 1b      5  1  3  1   King J, rf            5  0  0  0   
Post W, rf            4  1  1  1   Banks E, ss           5  1  1  1   
Bell G, cf            5  1  1  0   Jackson R, 3b         5  1  2  0   
Palys S, lf           5  0  1  2   Speake B, lf          5  1  1  0   
Smith M, 3b           2  0  1  0   Miksis E, cf          5  1  2  2   
Thurman B, ph         0  0  0  0   Chiti H, c            3  0  1  0   
McMillan R, ss        1  0  0  0   Cooper W, ph-c        2  0  0  0   
Bridges R, ss-3b      4  0  1  1   Perkowski H, p        1  0  0  0   
Black J, p            3  0  0  0   Hillman D, p          0  0  0  0   
Freeman H, p          1  0  0  0   Baumholtz F, ph       1  0  1  1   
Klippstein J, p       1  0  0  0   Tremel B, p           1  0  0  0   
                                   Pollet H, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Sauer H, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Bolger J, pr          0  1  0  0   
                                   Jeffcoat H, p         0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     42  6 11  5                        44  5 10  4

Cincinnati       000 410 000 01 --  6
Chicago          000 031 001 00 --  5

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Black J*              5.0  7  4  3  0  3
Freeman H             4.0  3  1  0  0  1
Klippstein J (W)      2.0  0  0  0  0  1

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Perkowski H+          3.0  6  4  4  1  3
Hillman D             2.0  3  1  1  2  2
Tremel B              3.2  1  0  0  3  1
Pollet H              0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Jeffcoat H (L)        2.0  1  1  0  1  1
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
  + Pitched to 5 batters in 4th

E -- Jackson R, Kluszewski T, Banks E, McMillan R, King J
LOB -- Cincinnati 11, Chicago 6
2B -- Miksis E, Baker G, Speake B, Jackson R
HR -- Banks E
SB -- Temple J
CS -- Miksis E, Palys S
SF -- Bridges R
WP -- Freeman H
T -- 3:05
A -- 6153

    

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