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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 14, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Giants, played on May 14, 1955 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 14, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 14, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Antonelli |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Rush |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 17,818 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Bill Engeln 3B: Babe Pinelli |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Johnny Antonelli | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Miksis | Right Fielder |
| Gene Baker | Second Baseman |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Harry Chiti | Catcher |
| Jim Bolger | Center Fielder |
| Bob Rush | Pitcher |
| Stan Hack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 14, 1955
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rush
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Rush
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Rush
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Rush
Irvin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Antonelli
Miksis hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Antonelli
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Antonelli
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Rush
Mays strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Rush
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Rush
Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Katt vs. Rush
There goes Lockman. The throw from Chiti and he is out, Baker applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Antonelli
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Antonelli
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Antonelli
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Rush
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Rush, and towards Banks, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. Rush
Antonelli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rush
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Rush
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Antonelli
Chiti strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. Antonelli
Bolger strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Antonelli
Rush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Rush
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Rush
Irvin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Rush
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Antonelli
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Antonelli covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Antonelli
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Antonelli
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Rush
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Rush
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Rush
Katt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Antonelli vs. Rush
Antonelli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Antonelli
Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Antonelli
Banks takes first base on ball four. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fondy vs. Antonelli
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Antonelli. Sauer moves to third. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chiti vs. Antonelli
Chiti takes first base on ball four. Sauer scores. Banks moves to third. Fondy moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tappe vs. Grissom
Marv Grissom now pitching. Ted Tappe pinch hits for Jim Bolger.
Tappe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Banks scores. Fondy scores. There goes Chiti trying to get to third. Mays throws the ball in to Thompson, who tags Chiti for the out. Tappe moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rush vs. Grissom
Rush hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miksis vs. Grissom
Miksis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Grissom
Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rush
Eddie Miksis now playing center field. Ted Tappe now playing right field.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Rush
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Rush
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Irvin vs. Rush
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Grissom
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Dark. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sauer vs. Grissom
Sauer hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Grissom
Banks strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fondy vs. Grissom
Fondy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jackson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiti vs. Grissom
There goes Fondy. The throw from Katt and he is out, Williams applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Rush
Mays strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Rush
Thompson hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Rush scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Rush
Lockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Katt vs. Rush
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Grissom
Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tappe vs. Grissom
Tappe is hit by the pitch. Chiti moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rush vs. Grissom
Rush bunts towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. Chiti moves to third. Tappe moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Miksis vs. Grissom
Miksis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chiti scores. Tappe scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Grissom
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Rush
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Marv Grissom.
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rush
Williams hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Rush
Dark hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Wilhelm
Sauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Wilhelm
Jim King pinch runs for Hank Sauer.
Banks takes first base on ball four. King moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fondy vs. Wilhelm
Fondy hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. King moves to third. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chiti vs. Wilhelm
Chiti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tappe vs. Wilhelm
Tappe hits a popup towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. King scores. Banks scores. Chiti moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rush vs. Wilhelm
Rush strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Rush
Jim King now playing left field.
Mueller hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Rush
Irvin hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Rush
Mays hits a popup towards short. Banks misplays the ball. That's an error on Banks. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Rush
Thompson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/14/1955 -- New York at Chicago (D)
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Williams D, 2b 4 0 2 0 Miksis E, rf-cf 3 0 1 2
Dark A, ss 4 0 1 0 Baker G, 2b 4 0 0 0
Mueller D, rf 4 0 1 0 Jackson R, 3b 4 1 0 0
Irvin M, lf 3 0 0 0 Sauer H, lf 3 1 1 0
Mays W, cf 4 0 0 0 King J, pr-lf 0 1 0 0
Thompson H, 3b 3 0 0 0 Banks E, ss 2 2 0 0
Lockman W, 1b 3 0 2 0 Fondy D, 1b 4 1 1 1
Katt R, c 3 0 1 0 Chiti H, c 2 1 1 1
Antonelli J, p 2 0 0 0 Bolger J, cf 1 0 0 0
Grissom M, p 0 0 0 0 Tappe T, ph-rf 2 1 1 2
Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0 Rush B, p 3 0 0 0
Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 7 0 28 8 5 6
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago 000 031 22x -- 8
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli J (L)* 4.0 1 3 2 2 2
Grissom M 3.0 4 3 2 1 1
Wilhelm H 1.0 0 2 0 3 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Rush B (W) 9.0 7 0 0 2 2
* Pitched to 4 batters in 5th
E -- Antonelli J, Dark A 2, Banks E
DP -- New York 1, Chicago 3
LOB -- New York 6, Chicago 4
CS -- Lockman W, Fondy D
SH -- Rush B
HBP -- by Grissom M (Tappe T)
T -- 2:32
A -- 17818
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