Cincinnati Redlegs vs Chicago Cubs
August 9, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 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 3, Chicago Cubs 4
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Harmon 3b 4 1 1 0
Palys lf 3 1 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 1 1 2
Post rf 4 0 0 0
Bell cf 1 0 0 0
Burgess c 3 0 1 1
Smith 2b 3 0 1 0
Bridges ss 2 0 0 0
  Mele ph 1 0 0 0
  McMillan ss 0 0 0 0
Klippstein p 1 0 0 0
  Temple ph 1 0 0 0
  Minarcin p 0 0 0 0
  Freeman p 0 0 0 0
  Thurman ph 1 0 0 0
  Black p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 4 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Fondy 1b 4 0 0 0
Baker 2b 3 1 1 0
King rf 4 1 1 0
Banks ss 3 1 0 0
Jackson 3b 4 1 2 1
Speake lf 4 0 1 2
Miksis cf 2 0 1 1
Chiti c 3 0 0 0
Davis p 2 0 0 0
  Tremel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 6 4
Cincinnati 000 000 300–341
Chicago 300 001 00x–460
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Klippstein  L(3-7) 5.0 4 3 3 2 3
  Minarcin   1.0 2 1 0 1 0
  Freeman   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Black   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
6
4
3
4
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Davis  W(6-7) 6.1 4 3 3 3 3
  Tremel  SV(2) 2.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
3
3
3
3
  E–Harmon (5).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Harmon-Kluszewski.  2B–Cincinnati Kluszewski (19,off Davis).  Team LOB–1.  CS–Baker (7,2nd base by Klippstein/Burgess).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Lee Ballanfant, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–2:00.  A–7,298.
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