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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 9, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, played on June 9, 1955 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | June 9, 1955 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 9, 1955 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Minner |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Purkey |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 2,187 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Artie Gore 3B: Hal Dixon |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Miksis | Center Fielder |
Gene Baker | Second Baseman |
Bob Speake | Left Fielder |
Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
Jim King | Right Fielder |
Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
Walker Cooper | Catcher |
Paul Minner | Pitcher |
Stan Hack | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
Gene Freese | Second Baseman |
Roman Mejias | Left Fielder |
Frank Thomas | Center Fielder |
George Freese | Third Baseman |
Dale Long | First Baseman |
Dick Groat | Shortstop |
Hardy Peterson | Catcher |
Bob Purkey | Pitcher |
Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 9, 1955
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Purkey
Miksis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Purkey
Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Miksis moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Speake vs. Purkey
Speake hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Speake for the out. Miksis moves to third. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jackson vs. Purkey
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
King vs. Purkey
King hits a fly ball into left field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Minner
Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Minner
Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Speake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Minner
Mejias 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
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Purkey
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Purkey
Fondy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Peterson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Purkey
Cooper hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minner vs. Purkey
Minner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miksis vs. Purkey
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Minner
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Minner
Freese hits a line drive towards short. Banks reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Minner
Long takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Minner
Groat hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Speake. Groat reaches second base with a double. There goes Long trying to get to home. Speake throws the ball in to Banks who relays the ball to Cooper, who tags Long, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Purkey
Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speake vs. Purkey
Speake hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Speake reaches second base with a double. Baker goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Purkey
There goes Speake. The throw from Peterson and he is out, Freese applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Purkey
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Purkey
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Minner
Peterson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Purkey vs. Minner
Purkey bunts towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. Peterson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clemente vs. Minner
Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freese vs. Minner
Freese hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Speake who is chasing the ball. Freese reaches third base with a triple. Peterson scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mejias vs. Minner
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Minner, and towards Baker, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Purkey
Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Purkey
Fondy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Banks moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cooper vs. Purkey
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Banks scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minner vs. Purkey
Minner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Minner
Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Minner
Freese hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Minner
Long hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Minner
Groat 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
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Purkey
Miksis hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Purkey
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speake vs. Purkey
Speake hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Minner
Peterson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Purkey vs. Minner
Purkey hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Minner
Clemente 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 6
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Purkey
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Purkey
King strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Purkey
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Minner
Freese hits a line drive into center field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Minner
Mejias 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, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Minner
Thomas is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Minner
Freese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Long vs. Minner
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Purkey
Fondy hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Purkey
Cooper hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minner vs. Purkey
Minner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Minner for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Purkey
Miksis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Minner
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Minner
Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Purkey vs. Minner
Purkey strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Purkey
Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speake vs. Purkey
Speake hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente who is chasing the ball. Speake reaches third base with a triple. Baker goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Purkey
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Speake scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Wade
Ben Wade now pitching.
King hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Banks vs. Wade
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jackson tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Wade
Fondy hits a fly ball into left field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Wade
Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. King moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Minner vs. Wade
Minner takes first base on ball four. King moves to third. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Miksis vs. Wade
Miksis hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Minner
Clemente hits a line drive into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Minner
Freese hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Minner
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Wade
Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speake vs. Wade
Speake hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Wade
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Minner
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Minner
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Minner
Long hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/9/1955 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Miksis E, cf 5 0 1 0 Clemente R, rf 4 0 0 0 Baker G, 2b 5 2 3 0 Freese G, 2b 4 0 1 1 Speake B, lf 5 1 2 2 Mejias R, lf 4 0 0 0 Jackson R, 3b 5 1 1 1 Thomas F, cf 3 1 1 1 King J, rf 4 0 1 0 Freese G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Banks E, ss 3 1 1 1 Long D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Fondy D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Groat D, ss 3 0 1 0 Cooper W, c 4 1 2 1 Peterson H, c 3 1 2 0 Minner P, p 3 0 1 0 Purkey B, p 2 0 0 0 Wade B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 6 13 5 30 2 6 2 Chicago 001 100 130 -- 6 Pittsburgh 001 100 000 -- 2 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Minner P (W) 9.0 6 2 2 1 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Purkey B (L)* 7.0 11 6 6 0 2 Wade B 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th E -- Groat D DP -- Chicago 1, Pittsburgh 1 LOB -- Chicago 7, Pittsburgh 4 2B -- Groat D, Speake B 3B -- Freese G, Speake B HR -- Thomas F, Cooper W CS -- Speake B SH -- Purkey B SF -- Banks E HBP -- by Minner P (Thomas F) T -- 2:01 A -- 2187
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