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Cubs 6 @ Giants 3
Polo Grounds
August 29, 1955

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 29, 1955 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Cubs with a score of 6 to 3.

Game Summary

DateAugust 29, 1955 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 6 H: 14 E: 2 LOB: 7
Runs: 6
Hits: 14
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 3 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 3
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherWarren Hacker  
Losing PitcherJim Hearn  
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Game Winning RBIHarry Chiti 

Game Info

DateAugust 29, 1955 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherWarren Hacker  
Home Starting PitcherJim Hearn  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance2,388 
Time of Game2 hours 12 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Babe Pinelli
1B: Tom Gorman
2B: Dusty Boggess
3B: Bill Engeln

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dee Fondy  First Baseman 
Gene Baker  Second Baseman 
Frank Baumholtz  Left Fielder 
Ernie Banks  Shortstop 
Jim King  Right Fielder 
Eddie Miksis  Third Baseman 
Jim Bolger  Center Fielder 
Harry Chiti  Catcher 
Warren Hacker  Pitcher 
Stan Hack  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Gil Coan  Left Fielder 
Whitey Lockman  First Baseman 
Willie Mays  Center Fielder 
Hank Thompson  Third Baseman 
Don Mueller  Right Fielder 
Billy Gardner  Shortstop 
Wayne Terwilliger  Second Baseman 
Ray Katt  Catcher 
Jim Hearn  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Cubs 6 @ Giants 3
Polo Grounds
August 29, 1955

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/29/1955 -- Chicago at New York (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Fondy D, 1b           5  1  2  2   Coan G, lf            5  0  0  0   
Baker G, 2b           4  1  2  1   Lockman W, 1b         3  1  1  1   
Baumholtz F, lf       4  0  2  0   Mays W, cf            3  1  1  0   
Banks E, ss           5  0  0  0   Thompson H, 3b        4  0  1  0   
King J, rf            3  0  1  0   Mueller D, rf         3  1  1  0   
Merriman L, pr-rf     1  0  0  0   Gardner B, ss         4  0  0  0   
Miksis E, 3b          4  0  3  0   Terwilliger W, 2b     4  0  1  0   
Bolger J, cf          4  1  0  0   Katt R, c             3  0  0  1   
Chiti H, c            4  2  2  3   Hearn J, p            1  0  0  0   
Hacker W, p           4  1  2  0   Giel P, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Rhodes D, ph          1  0  1  0   
                                   Monzant R, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Taylor B, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Grissom M, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Harris G, ph          1  0  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  6 14  6                        33  3  7  2

Chicago          020 400 000 --  6
New York         101 100 000 --  3

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hacker W (W)          9.0  7  3  1  3  2

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hearn J (L)           3.2  8  4  4  1  0
Giel P                0.1  2  2  2  0  0
Monzant R             3.0  4  0  0  1  2
Grissom M             2.0  0  0  0  0  1

E -- King J, Fondy D
DP -- Chicago 1, New York 2
LOB -- Chicago 7, New York 7
HR -- Chiti H 2, Lockman W, Fondy D, Baker G
CS -- Bolger J
SF -- Katt R
WP -- Hearn J
PB -- Chiti H
T -- 2:12
A -- 2388

    

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