Cubs @ Giants
May 3, 1955

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 6 5 0
Giants 0 4 3
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 6 5 0
Giants 0 4 3

Willie Mays Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .323
OBP .000 .408
At Bats 3 62
Hits 0 20
• Singles 0 14
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 0 10

Bob Rush Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 2 0
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Polo Grounds - May 3, 1955
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Out
Bob Rush
Harry Chiti
Dee Fondy
Gene Baker
Randy Jackson
Ernie Banks
Jim King
Jim Bolger
Eddie Miksis
Willie Mays
Hank Thompson
Don Mueller

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 6 5 0 2
New York Giants 0 4 2 5
Winning Pitcher Bob Rush
Losing Pitcher Jim Hearn
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bob Speake
Attendance 10,001
Time of Game 2 hours 20 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Mays hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Thompson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Mueller moves to third.
Bottom 9 Mueller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of King. Mueller reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Dark 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 9 Lockman 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 9 Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Chiti is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Ray Katt now catching. Al Corwin now pitching. Banks strikes out.
Bottom 8 Bill Taylor pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm. Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Mickey Grasso. Rhodes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Chiti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jim King now playing left field. Irvin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Speake hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fondy tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Fondy hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Fondy reaches third base with a triple. Bolger goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Bolger strikes out. The ball gets by Grasso. He chases the ball to the backstop.
Bottom 7 Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Speake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rush hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Baker bunts towards the mound. Wilhelm catches it and throws to first to double up Chiti.
Top 7 Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Chiti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Foster Castleman pinch hits for Jim Hearn. Castleman hits a fly ball into right field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Banks hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Speake strikes out.
Top 6 Mickey Grasso now catching. Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Wes Westrum. Hofman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Irvin hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Baker reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Miksis hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bolger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Thompson strikes out. The throw from Chiti to pick off Mueller, and he's out.
Bottom 4 Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Speake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rush hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Hearn covering, for the out.
Top 4 Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hearn strikes out.
Bottom 3 Westrum hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Chiti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Speake strikes out.
Top 3 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Banks fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 2 Irvin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Mays hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Fondy hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays, who is chasing the ball. Fondy reaches third base with a triple. Bolger goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Bolger hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Rush strikes out.
Top 2 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Dark strikes out.
Bottom 1 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Chiti hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Banks strikes out.
Top 1 Speake hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays, who is chasing the ball. Speake reaches third base with a triple. Fondy scores. Miksis scores. Jackson goes all the way around to score. Three runs are unearned.
Top 1 Jackson takes first base on ball four. Miksis moves to second.
Top 1 There goes Fondy. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Fondy steals third.
Top 1 Miksis bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Fondy moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Hearn fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Hearn. Bolger moves to second.
Top 1 Bolger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams misplays the ball. That's an error on Williams.