Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Redlegs
May 8, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1955 at Crosley 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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Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati Redlegs 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Bolger cf 4 0 0 0
Baker 2b 4 1 2 0
Miksis rf 3 0 1 1
Jackson 3b 4 2 2 2
Speake lf 3 1 1 2
  King lf 0 0 0 0
Banks ss 4 0 0 0
Fondy 1b 4 0 0 0
McCullough c 3 1 1 0
Jones p 4 0 1 0
  Perkowski p 0 0 0 0
  Andre p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 3 1 1 0
Burgess c 5 1 2 1
Bell cf 5 0 1 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 0 2 2
  Adams pr 0 0 0 0
Jablonski lf 5 0 0 0
Harmon 3b 2 0 0 0
  Thurman ph 1 0 0 0
  Bridges 3b 0 0 0 0
Post rf 3 0 1 0
McMillan ss 3 1 0 0
Ridzik p 2 0 1 0
  Palys ph 0 0 0 0
  Lane p 0 0 0 0
  Bailey ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Chicago 001 001 030580
Cincinnati 001 000 002380
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  W(3-3) 8.1 6 3 3 7 9
  Perkowski   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Andre  SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
7
9
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Ridzik  L(0-2) 7.0 5 2 2 3 1
  Lane   2.0 3 3 3 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
3
1

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1. Baker-Fondy, Cincinnati 1. Temple-McMillan-Kluszewski.  HR–Chicago Jackson (6,6th inning off Ridzik 0 on 1 out); Speake (3,8th inning off Lane 1 on 1 out)., Cincinnati Burgess (3,3rd inning off Jones 0 on 1 out).  SH–Miksis (1,off Lane).  Team LOB–5.  Team–11.  SB–Harmon (2,2nd base off Jones/McCullough).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Lee Ballanfant, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:45.  A–13,086.
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