Brooklyn Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
September 9, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1955 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 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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Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Chicago Cubs 11

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Amoros lf 4 1 0 0
Reese ss 3 0 0 0
Snider cf 3 2 1 0
Hodges 1b 2 1 1 2
Walker c 3 0 0 1
Robinson 3b 4 0 1 1
Moryn rf 2 0 1 0
Zimmer 2b 4 0 0 0
Newcombe p 1 0 0 0
  Roebuck p 1 0 0 0
  Gilliam ph 1 0 1 0
  Templeton p 0 0 0 0
  Shuba ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 5 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Fondy 1b 5 2 2 2
Baker 2b 5 2 2 0
Baumholtz lf 4 1 3 2
  Merriman lf 1 0 0 0
Banks ss 4 1 2 2
Jackson 3b 4 2 2 1
Miksis rf 4 2 1 2
Bolger cf 4 0 1 1
Chiti c 4 0 1 0
Rush p 3 1 1 0
Totals 38 11 15 10
Brooklyn 100 001 020451
Chicago 502 130 00x11151
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe  L(20-5) 2.0 9 7 6 0 0
  Roebuck   4.0 6 4 4 1 2
  Templeton   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
15
11
10
1
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Stobbs   5.0 6 4 2 1 0
  Abernathy  W(4-7) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Ramos  SV(4) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
8
5
8
5

  E–Reese (23), Rush (1).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Reese-Zimmer-Hodges, Chicago 3. Baker-Fondy, Baker-Banks, Banks-Baker-Fondy.  2B–Brooklyn Gilliam (16,off Rush), Chicago Chiti (6,off Newcombe); Baker (29,off Roebuck); Rush (1,off Roebuck); Fondy (22,off Roebuck); Baumholtz (13,off Roebuck).  HR–Brooklyn Hodges (25,8th inning off Rush 1 on 1 out), Chicago Fondy (16,1st inning off Newcombe 0 on 0 out); Banks (41,1st inning off Newcombe 1 on 1 out); Miksis (8,1st inning off Newcombe 1 on 1 out); Jackson (19,3rd inning off Newcombe 0 on 0 out).  SF–Walker (2,off Rush).  Team LOB–5.  Team–4.  SB–Amoros (10,2nd base off Rush/Chiti); Snider (9,2nd base off Rush/Chiti); Robinson (12,2nd base off Rush/Chiti); Baker (9,Home off Roebuck/Walker); Banks (8,2nd base off Roebuck/Walker).  U-HP–Frank Dascoli, 1B–Lon Warneke, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Larry Goetz.
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