Cincinnati Redlegs vs Chicago Cubs
April 23, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1955 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Redlegs 0, Chicago Cubs 1

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 3 0 0 0
Harmon 3b 4 0 1 0
Bell cf 3 0 1 0
Kluszewski 1b 3 0 0 0
Gorbous lf 3 0 0 0
  Jablonski ph 1 0 0 0
Post rf 4 0 1 0
Bailey c 2 0 0 0
  Adams ph 1 0 0 0
  Seminick c 1 0 0 0
McMillan ss 3 0 1 0
Nuxhall p 2 0 1 0
  Greengrass ph 1 0 0 0
  Lane p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Bolger cf 4 1 1 0
Baker 2b 2 0 1 0
Baumholtz rf 3 0 1 1
Sauer lf 3 0 0 0
Banks ss 3 0 0 0
Fondy 1b 3 0 0 0
Miksis 3b 3 0 0 0
Chiti c 3 0 2 0
Hacker p 2 0 0 0
  Davis p 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 1 5 1
Cincinnati 000 000 000051
Chicago 000 001 00x150
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall  L(1-1) 7.0 4 1 1 1 3
  Lane   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
5
1
1
1
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hacker   5.2 3 0 0 1 0
  Davis  W(2-0) 3.1 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
2
2

  E–Temple (2).  DP–Cincinnati 2. Bailey-Temple, Harmon-Temple-Kluszewski.  2B–Cincinnati Post (3,off Davis), Chicago Chiti (2,off Nuxhall).  SH–Temple (1,off Hacker); Baker (3,off Nuxhall).  Team LOB–7.  Team–4.  CS–Fondy (2,2nd base by Nuxhall/Bailey).  U-HP–Artie Gore, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Hal Dixon, 3B–Jocko Conlan.
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