Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Redlegs
May 6, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1955 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Redlegs defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 2, Cincinnati Redlegs 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Bolger cf 4 0 1 0
Fondy 1b 4 0 0 1
Miksis rf 4 0 1 0
Sauer lf 4 0 0 0
Jackson 3b 4 0 0 0
Banks ss 3 0 1 0
Chiti c 3 1 1 1
Baker 2b 3 0 2 0
Minner p 1 1 0 0
  Cohen p 0 0 0 0
  Cooper ph 1 0 0 0
  Andre p 0 0 0 0
  McCullough ph 1 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 3 0 0 0
Harmon 3b 4 1 1 0
Bell cf 4 0 1 1
Kluszewski 1b 4 0 0 0
Jablonski lf 1 1 0 0
  Thurman pr 0 0 0 0
  Borkowski lf 0 0 0 0
Burgess c 4 2 2 1
Post rf 4 0 2 1
McMillan ss 2 0 1 1
Nuxhall p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 7 4
Chicago 001 010 000260
Cincinnati 011 200 00x470
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Minner  L(2-2) 3.0 6 4 4 2 1
  Cohen   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Andre   3.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Davis   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
5
3
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall  W(3-1) 9.0 6 2 2 0 5
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
0
5

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 2. Minner-Banks-Fondy, Banks-Jackson, Cincinnati 1. McMillan-Temple-Kluszewski.  PB–Chiti (2).  2B–Chicago Banks (4,off Nuxhall); Bolger (1,off Nuxhall)., Cincinnati Post (5,off Minner).  HR–Chicago Chiti (3,5th inning off Nuxhall 0 on 0 out), Cincinnati Burgess (2,2nd inning off Minner 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–3.  Team–6.  SB–Harmon (1,2nd base off Minner/Chiti); Harmon (1,2nd base off Minner/Chiti).  U-HP–Lee Ballanfant, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–2:05.  A–11,644.
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