Chicago Cubs vs New York Giants
May 4, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1955 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Chicago Cubs 3, New York Giants 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Bolger cf 5 0 0 0
Fondy 1b 5 0 0 0
Miksis rf 5 1 3 0
Jackson 3b 4 1 1 0
Speake lf 5 0 1 1
Banks ss 5 1 1 1
McCullough c 4 0 1 0
Baker 2b 5 0 2 1
Jones p 3 0 1 0
Totals 41 3 10 3
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Castleman 2b 5 1 1 1
Thompson 3b 3 0 1 0
  Gardner pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Mueller rf 4 0 1 0
Irvin lf 4 2 1 0
Mays cf 5 0 0 0
Dark ss 4 0 2 1
Lockman 1b 5 1 1 2
Grasso c 1 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Westrum c 1 0 0 0
Gomez p 4 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 7 4
Chicago 000 300 000 003100
New York 011 001 000 01471
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  L(2-3) 10.1 7 4 4 5 8
Totals
10.1
7
4
4
5
8
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez  W(1-2) 11.0 10 3 3 2 4
Totals
11.0
10
3
3
2
4

  E–Mays (1).  DP–New York 2. Thompson-Castleman, Castleman-Dark-Lockman.  PB–McCullough (1).  2B–New York Dark (3,off Jones).  HR–New York Castleman (1,3rd inning off Jones 0 on 0 out); Lockman (3,11th inning off Jones 0 on 1 out).  SH–Jones (2,off Gomez); Mueller (2,off Jones).  IBB–McCullough (1,by Gomez).  Team LOB–8.  Team–8.  SB–Banks (1,3rd base off Gomez/Grasso); Irvin 2 (2,2nd base off Jones/McCullough 2).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Lee Ballanfant, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:47.  A–4,468.
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