Chicago Cubs vs New York Giants
August 28, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1955 at Polo Grounds V. The Chicago Cubs defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Chicago Cubs 3, New York Giants 0
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Fondy 1b 5 0 0 0
Baker 2b 5 0 1 0
Baumholtz lf 5 0 1 0
Banks ss 3 2 2 0
King rf 4 0 1 0
  Merriman rf 0 0 0 0
Miksis 3b 5 0 2 0
Bolger cf 3 1 2 1
Chiti c 0 0 0 1
Rush p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 2
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lockman lf 4 0 1 0
Mueller rf 4 0 0 0
Mays cf 4 0 0 0
Thompson 3b 4 0 1 0
Harris 1b 4 0 0 0
Hofman c,2b 4 0 1 0
Gardner ss 3 0 1 0
Terwilliger 2b 2 0 1 0
  Rhodes ph 1 0 0 0
  Katt c 0 0 0 0
Monzant p 1 0 1 0
  Wilhelm p 1 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Grissom p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 0 6 0
Chicago 010 100 010–391
New York 000 000 000–061
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rush  W(11-9) 9.0 6 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
0
2
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Monzant  L(2-7) 3.0 5 2 2 1 1
  Wilhelm   5.0 3 1 1 3 5
  Grissom   1.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
6
7
  E–Miksis (6).  2B–Chicago Baker (27); Miksis (11)..  3B–Chicago Banks 2 (8); Bolger (2)..  SH–Bolger (1).  SF–Chiti (4).  IBB–Chiti 3 (7).  Team LOB–12.  CS–Lockman (4).  U-HP–Bill Engeln, 1B–Babe Pinelli, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Dusty Boggess.
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