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Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 9, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on September 9, 1955 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 9, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 9, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Newcombe |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Rush |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Lon Warneke 2B: Frank Secory 3B: Larry Goetz |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sandy Amoros | Left Fielder |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Rube Walker | Catcher |
| Jackie Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Walt Moryn | Right Fielder |
| Don Zimmer | Second Baseman |
| Don Newcombe | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Gene Baker | Second Baseman |
| Frank Baumholtz | Left Fielder |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Miksis | Right Fielder |
| Jim Bolger | Center Fielder |
| Harry Chiti | Catcher |
| Bob Rush | Pitcher |
| Stan Hack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 9, 1955
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Rush
Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Rush drops the ball. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Rush
There goes Amoros. The throw from Chiti and he is safe. Amoros steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Rush
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Rush
Snider hits a line drive into left field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Rush
Hodges takes first base on ball four. Amoros moves to third. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Walker vs. Rush
Walker hits a line drive into left field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Amoros tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Rush
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Newcombe
Fondy hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Newcombe
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Newcombe
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Newcombe
Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Newcombe
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newcombe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Miksis vs. Newcombe
Miksis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. Newcombe
Bolger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Newcombe
Chiti hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Snider. Chiti reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Rush vs. Newcombe
Rush hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Rush
Moryn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Rush
Zimmer hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Newcombe vs. Rush
Newcombe strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Rush
Amoros hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Newcombe
Fondy hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Newcombe
Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Newcombe
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Newcombe
Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Rush
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Rush
Snider hits a fly ball into right field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Rush
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Rush
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Newcombe
Jackson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Newcombe
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese misplays the ball. That's an error on Reese. Miksis moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Bolger vs. Newcombe
Bolger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Miksis scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Chiti vs. Roebuck
Ed Roebuck now pitching.
Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Roebuck
Rush takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Roebuck
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roebuck fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Rush
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Rush
Moryn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Rush
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards second. Baker scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Roebuck
Baker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Amoros. Baker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baumholtz vs. Roebuck
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Roebuck scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baumholtz for the out. Baker moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Banks vs. Roebuck
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Roebuck
Jackson strikes out. There goes Baker. He's safe. There goes Banks. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miksis vs. Roebuck
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Roebuck vs. Rush
Roebuck strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Rush
Amoros hits a fly ball into center field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Rush
Reese 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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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. Roebuck
Bolger hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Roebuck
Chiti hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Roebuck
Rush hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Snider. Rush reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fondy vs. Roebuck
Fondy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Amoros. Fondy reaches second base with a double. Rush scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Roebuck
Baker hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Fondy moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baumholtz vs. Roebuck
Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snider. Baumholtz reaches second base with a double. Snider throws the ball in to Zimmer who relays the ball to Robinson who tags Baumholtz trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Fondy scores. Baker goes all the way around to score. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Rush
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Rush
There goes Snider. The throw from Chiti and he is safe. Snider steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Rush
Hodges hits a line drive into right field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Rush
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Rush
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Snider scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Rush
There goes Robinson. The throw from Chiti and he is safe. Robinson steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Moryn vs. Rush
Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Roebuck
Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Roebuck
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Roebuck
Miksis strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Rush
Lloyd Merriman now playing left field.
Zimmer hits a line drive into right field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Rush
Jim Gilliam pinch hits for Ed Roebuck.
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miksis. Gilliam reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Amoros vs. Rush
Amoros hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Baker catches it and throws to second with Banks covering, to double up Gilliam. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. Templeton
Chuck Templeton now pitching.
Bolger hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Templeton
Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Templeton
Rush strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Rush
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Rush
Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Rush
Hodges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Rush
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Rush
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Templeton
Fondy hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Templeton
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Templeton
Merriman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Rush
Moryn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Rush
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Rush
George Shuba pinch hits for Chuck Templeton.
Shuba hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Rush covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/9/1955, game 1 -- Brooklyn at Chicago (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Amoros S, lf 4 1 0 0 Fondy D, 1b 5 2 2 2
Reese P, ss 3 0 0 0 Baker G, 2b 5 2 2 0
Snider D, cf 3 2 1 0 Baumholtz F, lf 4 1 3 2
Hodges G, 1b 2 1 1 2 Merriman L, lf 1 0 0 0
Walker R, c 3 0 0 1 Banks E, ss 4 1 2 2
Robinson J, 3b 4 0 1 1 Jackson R, 3b 4 2 2 1
Moryn W, rf 2 0 1 0 Miksis E, rf 4 2 1 2
Zimmer D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Bolger J, cf 4 0 1 1
Newcombe D, p 1 0 0 0 Chiti H, c 4 0 1 0
Roebuck E, p 1 0 0 0 Rush B, p 3 1 1 0
Gilliam J, ph 1 0 1 0
Templeton C, p 0 0 0 0
Shuba G, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 4 5 4 38 11 15 10
Brooklyn 100 001 020 -- 4
Chicago 502 130 00x -- 11
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe D (L)* 2.0 9 7 6 0 0
Roebuck E 4.0 6 4 4 1 2
Templeton C 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Rush B (W) 9.0 5 4 3 6 3
* Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd
E -- Rush B, Reese P
DP -- Brooklyn 1, Chicago 3
LOB -- Brooklyn 5, Chicago 4
2B -- Chiti H, Baker G, Rush B, Fondy D, Baumholtz F, Gilliam J
HR -- Fondy D, Banks E, Miksis E, Jackson R, Hodges G
SB -- Amoros S, Banks E, Baker G, Snider D, Robinson J
SF -- Walker R
T -- 2:03
A -- 0
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