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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 15, 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 June 15, 1955 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 15, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 15, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Minner |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 14,781 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Engeln 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Dusty Boggess |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Gail Harris | First Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Miksis | Center Fielder |
| Gene Baker | Second Baseman |
| Frank Baumholtz | Left Fielder |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Jim King | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Paul Minner | Pitcher |
| Stan Hack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 15, 1955
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Minner
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Minner
Lockman hits a line drive towards first. Fondy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Minner
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. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Hearn
Miksis hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman 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. Hearn
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Hearn
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up 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: ---
Thompson vs. Minner
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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Minner
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Minner
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hearn
Jackson 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: ---
King vs. Hearn
King hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Hearn
Banks hits a line drive towards third. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Hearn
Fondy hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Minner
Harris 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Minner
Westrum hits a fly ball into left field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Minner
Hearn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Minner
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. King 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: ---
Cooper vs. Hearn
Cooper hits a fly ball towards right. Mueller settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Mueller. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minner vs. Hearn
Minner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miksis vs. Hearn
Miksis strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Hearn
Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baumholtz vs. Hearn
Baumholtz is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Minner
Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Minner
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Minner
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mays vs. Minner
Mays hits a fly ball towards left. Baumholtz catches it and throws to third to double up Mueller. Lockman tags and scores. Thompson tags and moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Minner
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hearn
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Hearn
King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams misplays the ball. That's an error on Williams. Jackson moves to third. King moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Banks vs. Hearn
Banks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mays throws the ball in to Williams who tags Banks trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Jackson scores. King moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fondy vs. Hearn
Fondy hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. King tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Hearn
Cooper hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Minner
Harris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Minner
Westrum hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hearn vs. Minner
Hearn bunts towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Baker covering, for the out. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Minner
Williams 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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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minner vs. Hearn
Minner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miksis vs. Hearn
Miksis bunts towards first. Harris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miksis for the out. Minner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Hearn
Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baumholtz vs. Hearn
Baumholtz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Minner
Lockman hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Minner
Mueller hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Miksis. Mueller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Minner
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mays vs. Minner
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dark vs. Minner
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hearn
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Hearn
King bunts towards the mound. Hearn juggles the ball. That's an error on Hearn. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Banks vs. Hearn
Banks strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fondy vs. Hearn
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Minner
Harris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Minner
Monte Irvin pinch hits for Wes Westrum.
Irvin takes first base on ball four. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Minner
Sid Gordon pinch hits for Jim Hearn.
Gordon bunts towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out. Harris moves to third. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hofman vs. Minner
Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Davey Williams.
Hofman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lockman vs. Minner
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Harris tags and scores. Irvin tags and moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mueller vs. Minner
Mueller hits a line drive towards short. Banks reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Giel
Ray Katt now catching. Paul Giel now pitching. Bobby Hofman now playing second base.
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minner vs. Giel
Minner hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Giel
Miksis hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hofman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Minner
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Minner
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Minner
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Minner
Harris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Katt vs. Minner
Katt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Giel
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson juggles the ball. That's an error on Thompson. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Giel
Baumholtz bunts towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Giel
Jackson hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
King vs. Giel
King hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giel vs. Minner
Giel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Giel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hofman vs. Davis
Jim Davis now pitching.
Hofman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Giel scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Davis
Lockman bunts towards the mound. Davis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hofman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Davis
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. Hofman moves to third. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thompson vs. Davis
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy juggles the ball. That's an error on Fondy. Hofman scores. Lockman scores. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Jeffcoat
Hal Jeffcoat now pitching.
Mays is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Jeffcoat
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thompson scores. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harris vs. Jeffcoat
Harris hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of King. Harris reaches second base with a double. Mays scores. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Katt vs. Jeffcoat
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Giel vs. Jeffcoat
Giel hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Giel
Banks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Banks reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fondy vs. Giel
Fondy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Giel
Cooper hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speake vs. Giel
Bob Speake pinch hits for Hal Jeffcoat.
Speake is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/15/1955 -- New York at Chicago (D)
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Williams D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Miksis E, cf 3 0 0 0
Hofman B, ph-2b 1 1 1 1 Baker G, 2b 3 0 0 0
Lockman W, lf 4 2 2 1 Baumholtz F, lf 3 0 0 0
Mueller D, rf 5 0 2 0 Jackson R, 3b 4 1 2 0
Thompson H, 3b 5 1 1 0 King J, rf 3 1 1 0
Mays W, cf 2 1 0 1 Banks E, ss 4 0 2 1
Dark A, ss 5 0 2 1 Fondy D, 1b 3 0 0 1
Harris G, 1b 4 1 3 1 Cooper W, c 4 0 0 0
Westrum W, c 2 0 0 0 Minner P, p 3 0 1 0
Irvin M, ph 0 0 0 0 Davis J, p 0 0 0 0
Katt R, c 2 0 0 0 Jeffcoat H, p 0 0 0 0
Hearn J, p 0 0 0 0 Speake B, ph 1 0 0 0
Gordon S, ph 0 0 0 0
Giel P, p 2 1 1 0
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35 7 12 5 31 2 6 2
New York 000 100 105 -- 7
Chicago 000 200 000 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn J 6.0 5 2 1 1 3
Giel P (W) 3.0 1 0 0 0 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Minner P (L)* 8.0 8 3 3 5 1
Davis J 0.1 2 3 2 0 0
Jeffcoat H 0.2 2 1 1 1 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Mueller D, Williams D, Hearn J, Thompson H, Fondy D
DP -- New York 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- New York 11, Chicago 7
2B -- Mueller D, Giel P, Harris G, Banks E
SH -- Hearn J, Miksis E, King J, Gordon S, Baumholtz F
SF -- Mays W, Fondy D, Lockman W
T -- 2:49
A -- 14781
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