Dodgers @ Cubs
August 8, 1955

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Top 9 R H E
Dodgers 0 4 1
Cubs 1 6 0
Top 9 R H E
Dodgers 0 4 1
Cubs 1 6 0

Don Newcombe Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .376
OBP .333 .414
At Bats 3 93
Hits 1 35
• Singles 1 20
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 20

Sam Jones Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 12 0
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Wrigley Field - August 8, 1955
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Strikeout
Sam Jones
Harry Chiti
Dee Fondy
Gene Baker
Randy Jackson
Ernie Banks
Bob Speake
Eddie Miksis
Jim King
Don Newcombe

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Brooklyn Dodgers 0 4 1 9
Chicago Cubs 1 6 0 6
Winning Pitcher Sam Jones
Losing Pitcher Don Newcombe
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Gene Baker
Attendance 18,110
Time of Game 2 hours 14 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Newcombe strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Zimmer strikes out.
Top 9 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Banks hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 King strikes out.
Bottom 8 Baker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Campanella takes first base on ball four. Snider moves to second.
Top 8 Snider hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Jones covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Jones strikes out.
Bottom 7 Chiti hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Miksis bunts towards first. Hodges throws to second for one, and Reese throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Miksis moves to second.
Bottom 7 Speake hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Hoak strikes out.
Top 7 Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Zimmer bunts towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Furillo hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Jones strikes out.
Top 5 Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Snider takes first base on ball four. Newcombe moves to third. Hoak moves to second.
Top 5 Reese strikes out.
Top 5 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Newcombe moves to second.
Top 5 Newcombe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Zimmer strikes out.
Bottom 4 Chiti strikes out.
Bottom 4 Miksis strikes out.
Bottom 4 Speake strikes out.
Top 4 Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Campanella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 King strikes out.
Bottom 3 Baker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Baker reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Snider hits a line drive into left field. Speake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Reese. The throw from Chiti and he is out, Banks applying the tag.
Top 3 Reese takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Hoak strikes out.
Bottom 2 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Chiti hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Miksis bunts towards the mound. Newcombe fields it and throws to first for the out. Speake moves to second.
Bottom 2 Speake hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Jones covering, for the out.
Top 2 Zimmer takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to third. Furillo moves to second.
Top 2 Furillo is hit by the pitch. Robinson moves to second.
Top 2 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Hodges strikes out. There goes Campanella. The throw from Chiti to second, and Campanella is out.
Top 2 Campanella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Baker moves to second.
Bottom 1 King hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Fondy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snider for the out.
Top 1 Reese hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.