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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 3, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on September 3, 1955 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 3, 1955 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 3, 1955 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harvey Haddix |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Rush |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 10,886 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Bill Engeln 3B: Babe Pinelli |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Solly Hemus | Third Baseman |
Wally Moon | First Baseman |
Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
Joe Frazier | Right Fielder |
Ken Boyer | Shortstop |
Bill Sarni | Catcher |
Harvey Haddix | Pitcher |
Harry Walker | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
Gene Baker | Second Baseman |
Eddie Miksis | Right Fielder |
Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
Jim Bolger | Center Fielder |
Harry Chiti | Catcher |
Bob Rush | Pitcher |
Stan Hack | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 3, 1955
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Rush
Hemus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Rush
Moon hits a line drive into center field. Bolger picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bolger. Hemus goes all the way around to score. Moon moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Musial vs. Rush
Musial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moon scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Rush
Virdon hits a line driveSauer throws the ball in to Jackson who tags Virdon trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Musial goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Rush
Schoendienst hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frazier vs. Perkowski
Harry Perkowski now pitching.
Frazier takes first base on ball four. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Perkowski
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. Schoendienst moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sarni vs. Perkowski
Sarni hits a fly ball into center field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Haddix
Fondy hits a popup towards third. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Haddix
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hemus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Haddix
Miksis hits a fly ball into right field. Frazier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haddix vs. Perkowski
Haddix strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Perkowski
Hemus strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Perkowski
Moon hits a line drive into center field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Haddix
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Haddix
Jackson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst catches it and throws to first to double up Banks. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Haddix
Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolger vs. Haddix
Bolger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chiti vs. Haddix
Chiti strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Perkowski
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Perkowski
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Perkowski
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frazier vs. Perkowski
There goes Schoendienst. The throw from Chiti and he is out, Baker applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkowski vs. Haddix
Stan Musial now playing right field. Rip Repulski now playing left field.
Perkowski hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Haddix
Fondy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Fondy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Haddix
Baker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miksis vs. Haddix
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hemus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fondy moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Banks vs. Haddix
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Perkowski
Repulski hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Perkowski
Boyer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Perkowski
Sarni hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Haddix
Alex Grammas now playing shortstop. Bob Stephenson now playing second base. Ken Boyer now playing third base.
Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stephenson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Haddix
Sauer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. Haddix
Bolger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiti vs. Haddix
Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haddix fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bolger moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perkowski vs. Haddix
Perkowski strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haddix vs. Perkowski
Haddix strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Perkowski
Grammas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Perkowski
Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Perkowski
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grammas moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Virdon vs. Perkowski
There goes Musial. The throw from Chiti and he is out, Banks applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Haddix
Fondy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Fondy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Haddix
Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fondy moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Miksis vs. Haddix
Miksis hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fondy tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Haddix
Banks hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Banks reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Haddix
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haddix fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Perkowski
Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Perkowski
Stephenson hits a fly ball into center field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Perkowski
Repulski hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Haddix
Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. Haddix
Bolger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Haddix
Chiti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Haddix
Walker Cooper pinch hits for Harry Perkowski.
Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chiti moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fondy vs. Haddix
Hal Jeffcoat pinch runs for Walker Cooper.
Fondy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chiti scores. Jeffcoat moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Jackson
Larry Jackson now pitching.
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Jeffcoat
Hal Jeffcoat now pitching.
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Jeffcoat
Sarni hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Jeffcoat
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Jackson
Miksis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Jackson
Banks hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Jackson
Jackson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Jeffcoat
Grammas hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Jeffcoat
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Jeffcoat
Musial hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Baker catches it and throws to first to double up Moon. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Jackson
Sauer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. Jackson
Bolger hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Jackson
Chiti hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Jeffcoat
Lloyd Merriman now playing left field.
Virdon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Jeffcoat
Stephenson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Jeffcoat
Repulski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Jeffcoat
Boyer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Repulski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sarni vs. Jeffcoat
Sarni hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Jackson
Frank Baumholtz pinch hits for Hal Jeffcoat.
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Jackson
Bob Speake pinch runs for Frank Baumholtz.
Fondy bunts towards the mound. Jackson catches it and throws to first to double up Speake. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Jackson
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Jackson. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miksis vs. Jackson
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/3/1955 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Hemus S, 3b 1 1 0 0 Fondy D, 1b 5 1 3 1 Grammas A, ss 2 0 1 0 Baker G, 2b 5 0 0 0 Moon W, 1b 3 1 1 0 Miksis E, rf 4 0 1 1 Musial S, lf-rf 4 1 2 1 Banks E, ss 4 0 2 0 Virdon B, cf 4 0 1 0 Jackson R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Schoendienst R, 2b 1 0 1 0 Sauer H, lf 4 0 1 0 Stephenson B, 2b 2 0 0 0 Merriman L, lf 0 0 0 0 Frazier J, rf 0 0 0 0 Bolger J, cf 4 0 2 0 Repulski R, lf 3 0 1 0 Chiti H, c 4 1 2 0 Boyer K, ss-3b 4 0 1 0 Rush B, p 0 0 0 0 Sarni B, c 4 0 0 0 Perkowski H, p 2 0 0 0 Haddix H, p 2 0 0 0 Cooper W, ph 1 0 1 0 Jackson L, p 1 0 0 0 Jeffcoat H, pr-p 0 0 0 0 Baumholtz F, ph 1 0 1 0 Speake B, pr 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 3 8 1 38 2 13 2 St.Louis 300 000 000 -- 3 Chicago 000 011 000 -- 2 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Haddix H (W) 5.2 12 2 2 0 3 Jackson L (S) 3.1 1 0 0 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Rush B (L) 0.1 4 3 3 1 0 Perkowski H 5.2 2 0 0 2 3 Jeffcoat H 3.0 2 0 0 1 2 E -- Bolger J, Sauer H, Jackson L DP -- St.Louis 2, Chicago 1 LOB -- St.Louis 5, Chicago 10 2B -- Fondy D 2, Banks E CS -- Schoendienst R, Musial S SF -- Miksis E T -- 2:22 A -- 10886
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