Cincinnati Redlegs vs Chicago Cubs
September 17, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 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 2, Chicago Cubs 3
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 3 0 1 0
Burgess c 4 0 1 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 0 0 0
Post rf 3 0 0 0
Bell cf 4 1 1 0
Jablonski 3b 4 1 3 2
Palys lf 2 0 0 0
  Thurman ph,lf 2 0 0 0
McMillan ss 1 0 0 0
  Landrith ph 1 0 0 0
  Fowler p 0 0 0 0
  Mele ph 1 0 0 0
Klippstein p 1 0 0 0
  Bailey ph 1 0 0 0
  Freeman p 0 0 0 0
  Hazle ph 1 0 0 0
  Bridges ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Fondy 1b 5 2 3 0
Baker 2b 4 0 1 0
Baumholtz lf 3 0 1 0
  Merriman lf 0 0 0 0
Banks ss 4 0 1 1
Jackson 3b 3 1 1 0
Miksis rf 4 0 1 0
Bolger cf 3 0 1 0
Chiti c 1 0 0 0
  McCullough c 1 0 0 0
  Cooper c 2 0 1 0
Rush p 4 0 1 0
Totals 34 3 11 1
Cincinnati 000 000 002–262
Chicago 011 010 00x–3110
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Klippstein  L(8-10) 5.0 7 3 1 3 5
  Freeman   2.0 3 0 0 0 1
  Fowler   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
11
3
1
3
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Spooner   3.1 4 4 1 1 1
  Meyer  L(5-2) 2.2 3 2 2 0 0
  Craig   3.0 4 2 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
17
10
6
4
9
  E–Burgess (8), Kluszewski (8).  HR–Cincinnati Jablonski (9,9th inning off Rush 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–6.  CS–McMillan (3,2nd base by Rush/McCullough).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Babe Pinelli, 2B–Lon Warneke, 3B–Lee Ballanfant.  T–2:25.  A–6,455.
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