Chicago Cubs vs New York Giants
August 29, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 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."

"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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Chicago Cubs 6, New York Giants 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Fondy 1b 5 1 2 2
Baker 2b 4 1 2 1
Baumholtz lf 4 0 2 0
Banks ss 5 0 0 0
King rf 3 0 1 0
  Merriman pr,rf 1 0 0 0
Miksis 3b 4 0 3 0
Bolger cf 4 1 0 0
Chiti c 4 2 2 3
Hacker p 4 1 2 0
Totals 38 6 14 6
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Coan lf 5 0 0 0
Lockman 1b 3 1 1 1
Mays cf 3 1 1 0
Thompson 3b 4 0 1 0
Mueller rf 3 1 1 0
Gardner ss 4 0 0 0
Terwilliger 2b 4 0 1 0
Katt c 3 0 0 1
Hearn p 1 0 0 0
  Giel p 0 0 0 0
  Rhodes ph 1 0 1 0
  Monzant p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Grissom p 0 0 0 0
  Harris ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 3 7 2
Chicago 020 400 0006142
New York 101 100 000370
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hacker  W(11-13) 9.0 7 3 1 3 3
Totals
9.0
7
3
1
3
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn  L(14-13) 3.2 8 4 4 1 0
  Giel   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Monzant   3.0 4 0 0 1 2
  Grissom   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
6
6
2
3

  E–Fondy (13), King (3).  DP–Chicago 1. Baker-Banks.  PB–Chiti (14).  HR–Chicago Chiti 2 (11,2nd inning off Hearn 1 on 1 out,4th inning off Hearn 0 on 2 out); Fondy (15,4th inning off Giel 1 on 2 out); Baker (9,4th inning off Giel 0 on 2 out)..  Team LOB–7.  CS–Bolger (1,2nd base by Monzant/Katt).  U-HP–Babe Pinelli, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Dusty Boggess, 3B–Bill Engeln.  T–2:12.  A–2,388.
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