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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 25, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 25, 1955 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 25, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 25, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Jackson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Minner |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Bill Engeln 3B: Babe Pinelli |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Larry Jackson | Pitcher |
| Eddie Stanky | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Miksis | Center Fielder |
| Gene Baker | Second Baseman |
| Bob Speake | Left Fielder |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Ted Tappe | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Harry Chiti | Catcher |
| Paul Minner | Pitcher |
| Stan Hack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 25, 1955
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Minner
Virdon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Minner
Moon hits a fly ball into center field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Minner
Musial hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Minner
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Jackson
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Jackson
Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Repulski throws the ball in to Schoendienst who tags Baker, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speake vs. Jackson
Speake hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Minner
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Minner
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Minner
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Tappe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Jackson
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tappe vs. Jackson
Tappe hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Jackson
Banks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Jackson
Fondy hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Minner
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Minner
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Minner
Virdon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Jackson
Chiti hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minner vs. Jackson
Minner hits a line drive towards first. Musial reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Jackson
Miksis is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Minner
Moon strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Minner
Musial hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Speake. Musial reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Repulski vs. Minner
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schoendienst vs. Minner
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boyer vs. Minner
Boyer 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 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Jackson
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speake vs. Jackson
Speake hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Jackson
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Boyer. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tappe vs. Jackson
Tappe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Banks vs. Jackson
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Minner
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Minner
Grammas hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Minner
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Jackson
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fondy for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Jackson
Chiti hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Chiti reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minner vs. Jackson
Minner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Chiti moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Miksis vs. Jackson
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Minner
Virdon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Minner
Moon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Minner
Musial strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Jackson
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speake vs. Jackson
Speake hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Jackson
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tappe vs. Jackson
Tappe is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Jackson
Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Minner
Repulski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Minner
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Repulski trying to get to home. Tappe throws the ball in to Baker who relays the ball to Chiti, who tags Repulski, who came all the way from first, for the out. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Minner
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sarni vs. Minner
Bill Sarni pinch hits for Del Rice.
Sarni hits a fly ball into center field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Jackson
Bill Sarni now catching.
Fondy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Fondy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chiti vs. Jackson
Chiti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minner vs. Jackson
Minner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miksis vs. Jackson
Miksis hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Minner
Harry Elliott pinch hits for Alex Grammas.
Elliott hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Baker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Minner
Solly Hemus pinch hits for Larry Jackson.
Hemus is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Minner
Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Speake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. LaPalme
Bob Stephenson now playing shortstop. Paul LaPalme now pitching.
Baker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speake vs. LaPalme
Speake strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. LaPalme
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Minner
Jim King now playing left field.
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Minner
Musial hits a line drive into right field. Tappe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Minner
Repulski hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/25/1955, game 1 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Virdon B, cf 4 0 0 0 Miksis E, cf 4 0 0 0
Moon W, rf 4 0 0 0 Baker G, 2b 4 0 1 0
Musial S, 1b 4 0 2 0 Speake B, lf 4 1 1 1
Repulski R, lf 4 0 1 0 King J, lf 0 0 0 0
Schoendienst R, 2b 2 0 1 0 Jackson R, 3b 4 0 0 0
Boyer K, 3b 3 0 0 0 Tappe T, rf 2 0 1 0
Rice D, c 2 0 0 0 Banks E, ss 2 0 0 0
Sarni B, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Fondy D, 1b 3 0 1 0
Grammas A, ss 2 0 0 0 Chiti H, c 3 0 1 0
Elliott H, ph 1 0 0 0 Minner P, p 3 0 0 0
Stephenson B, ss 0 0 0 0
Jackson L, p 2 0 0 0
Hemus S, ph 1 0 0 0
LaPalme P, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 0 4 0 29 1 5 1
St.Louis 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago 000 001 00x -- 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson L (L) 7.0 5 1 1 1 1
LaPalme P 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Minner P (W) 9.0 4 0 0 1 6
E -- Boyer K
LOB -- St.Louis 4, Chicago 6
2B -- Musial S, Chiti H, Fondy D
HR -- Speake B
HBP -- by Jackson L (Tappe T)
T -- 1:43
A -- 0
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