Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
June 26, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 26, 1955 at Wrigley Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Clemente rf 5 0 1 1
Cole 3b 4 0 2 0
Mejias lf 5 0 0 0
Thomas cf 5 0 2 0
Long 1b 4 1 1 0
Groat ss 3 1 1 0
O'Brien 2b 4 1 2 0
Peterson c 1 1 1 1
Law p 4 1 2 3
  Surkont p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 12 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Miksis cf 4 0 0 0
Baker 2b 4 0 2 1
King rf 5 0 2 0
Banks ss 4 0 1 0
Sauer lf 4 1 1 0
Jackson 3b 4 1 2 1
Fondy 1b 2 0 0 0
Chiti c 3 1 2 2
  Baumholtz ph 1 1 1 0
Davis p 2 0 0 0
  Andre p 0 0 0 0
  Speake ph 1 0 0 0
  Hillman p 0 0 0 0
  Cooper ph 1 0 1 0
  Jeffcoat pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 12 4
Pittsburgh 030 101 0005122
Chicago 030 000 0014121
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Law  W(3-3) 8.0 11 4 4 1 5
  Surkont   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
1
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Davis  L(4-3) 5.2 9 5 5 2 1
  Andre   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Hillman   3.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
3
3

  E–Cole (6), Peterson (4), Jackson (10).  2B–Pittsburgh Cole (7); Groat (14); Peterson (1)., Chicago Baker (12).  HR–Pittsburgh Law (1,2nd inning off Davis 1 on), Chicago Chiti (7,2nd inning off Law 1 on).  SH–Groat (7); Peterson 2 (2).; Miksis (5); Fondy (2)..  Team LOB–9.  SF–Baker (2).  Team–8.  CS–King (2).  U-HP–Lon Warneke, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Larry Goetz, 3B–Frank Dascoli.
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