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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 27, 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 July 27, 1955 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 27, 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 | July 27, 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 | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Secory 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: Frank Dascoli 3B: Lon Warneke |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Hofman | First Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Gene Baker | Second Baseman |
| Bob Speake | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Miksis | Center Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Paul Minner | Pitcher |
| Stan Hack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 27, 1955
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Minner
Terwilliger hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Cooper settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Cooper. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Minner
Terwilliger 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Minner
Dark 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Minner
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Speake settles under the ball 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: ---
Fondy vs. Hearn
Fondy bunts towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Hearn
Baker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speake vs. Hearn
Speake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Hearn
There goes Speake. The throw from Katt and he is out, Terwilliger applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Hearn
Banks strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Hearn
Sauer hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Minner
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Minner
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Minner
Hofman hits a fly ball into center field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hearn
Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miksis vs. Hearn
Miksis bunts towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Hearn
Cooper hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Cooper reaches second base with a double. Jackson scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minner vs. Hearn
Minner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Katt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fondy vs. Hearn
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Minner
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Minner
Katt 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, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Minner
Hearn is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Hearn
Baker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Baker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speake vs. Hearn
Speake hits a line drive towards third. Gordon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Hearn
Banks hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Banks reaches second base with a double. Baker scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sauer vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
The ball gets by Katt for a passed ball. Banks moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sauer vs. Wilhelm
Sauer strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Wilhelm
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miksis vs. Wilhelm
Miksis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Katt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Minner
Terwilliger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Minner
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Minner
Mays takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Minner
Gordon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark scores. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Minner
Mueller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hofman vs. Minner
Hofman hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Wilhelm
Cooper hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minner vs. Wilhelm
Minner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Wilhelm
Fondy hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Minner
Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Katt vs. Minner
Katt hits a fly ball into right field. Speake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilhelm vs. Minner
Wilhelm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson throws to second for one, and Baker throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Wilhelm moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terwilliger vs. Minner
Terwilliger bunts towards first. Fondy fields the ball and throws to Minner covering. Safe. Wilhelm moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dark vs. Minner
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilhelm scores. Terwilliger moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Minner
Mays hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Wilhelm
Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mays throws the ball in to Dark who tags Baker trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speake vs. Wilhelm
Speake hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Wilhelm
Banks strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Minner
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Speake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Minner
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hofman vs. Minner
Hofman hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Minner
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy fields it and throws to second for the out. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Katt vs. Minner
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Wilhelm
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Wilhelm
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Wilhelm
Miksis is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Minner
Joey Amalfitano pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm.
Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Minner
Terwilliger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Minner
Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Terwilliger moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Tremel
Bill Tremel now pitching.
Mays strikes out. There goes Terwilliger. The throw from Cooper and Terwilliger is out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. McCall
Windy McCall now pitching.
Cooper is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tremel vs. McCall
Tremel hits a ball on the ground towards second. Terwilliger picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Terwilliger. Tremel moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fondy vs. McCall
Fondy hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. McCall
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Tremel
Hank Thompson pinch hits for Sid Gordon.
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first, with Tremel covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Tremel
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 -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Tremel
Hofman hits a fly ball into center field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speake vs. McCall
Hank Thompson now playing third base.
Speake strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. McCall
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. McCall
Sauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. McCall
Lloyd Merriman pinch runs for Hank Sauer.
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Tremel
Lloyd Merriman now playing center field. Bob Speake now playing left field. Eddie Miksis now playing right field.
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Tremel
Bill Taylor pinch hits for Ray Katt.
Taylor strikes out. Cooper drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Taylor out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Tremel
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Windy McCall.
Rhodes 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
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Box Score
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Game of 7/27/1955, game 1 -- New York at Chicago (D)
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Terwilliger W, 2b 3 0 2 0 Fondy D, 1b 4 1 1 0
Dark A, ss 4 1 2 1 Baker G, 2b 4 2 3 2
Mays W, cf 3 0 0 0 Speake B, rf-lf 3 0 0 0
Gordon S, 3b 3 0 1 1 Banks E, ss 4 0 1 1
Thompson H, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Sauer H, lf 4 0 1 0
Mueller D, rf 4 0 1 0 Merriman L, pr-cf 0 0 0 0
Hofman B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Jackson R, 3b 3 1 1 0
Lockman W, lf 4 0 1 0 Miksis E, cf-rf 2 0 0 0
Katt R, c 3 0 0 0 Cooper W, c 3 0 1 1
Taylor B, ph 1 0 0 0 Minner P, p 2 0 0 0
Hearn J, p 1 0 0 0 Tremel B, p 1 0 1 0
Wilhelm H, p 1 1 0 0
Amalfitano J, ph 1 0 0 0
McCall W, p 0 0 0 0
Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0
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34 2 8 2 30 4 9 4
New York 000 110 000 -- 2
Chicago 211 000 00x -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn J (L) 2.1 6 4 4 1 1
Wilhelm H 3.2 1 0 0 1 4
McCall W 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Minner P (W) 6.1 8 2 2 2 1
Tremel B (S) 2.2 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Cooper W, Baker G, Terwilliger W
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- New York 7, Chicago 5
2B -- Cooper W, Baker G, Banks E
HR -- Baker G
CS -- Speake B, Terwilliger W
SH -- Miksis E
PB -- Katt R
T -- 2:15
A -- 0
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