Top 1

• Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Merriman vs. Wehmeier
  
  Merriman hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baker vs. Wehmeier
  
  Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Speake vs. Wehmeier
  
  Speake strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Banks vs. Wehmeier
  
  Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ashburn vs. Hacker
  
  Ashburn hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morgan vs. Hacker
  
  Morgan 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 
• Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gorbous vs. Hacker
  
  Gorbous strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  King vs. Wehmeier
  
  King hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baumholtz vs. Wehmeier
  
  Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blaylock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baumholtz for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Wehmeier
  
  Jackson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gorbous. Jackson reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Chiti vs. Wehmeier
  
  Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wehmeier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ennis vs. Hacker
  
  Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Hacker
  
  Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Seminick vs. Hacker
  
  Seminick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Blaylock vs. Hacker
  
  Blaylock strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hacker vs. Wehmeier
  
  Hacker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gorbous. Hacker reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Merriman vs. Wehmeier
  
  Merriman hits a line drive towards first. Blaylock reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Baker vs. Wehmeier
  
  Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Speake vs. Wehmeier
  
  Speake hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Seminick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smalley vs. Hacker
  
  Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wehmeier vs. Hacker
  
  Wehmeier strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ashburn vs. Hacker
  
  Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Banks vs. Wehmeier
  
  Banks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  King vs. Wehmeier
  
  King hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gorbous. King reaches second base with a double. Banks moves to third. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Baumholtz vs. Wehmeier
  
  Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Seminick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Jackson vs. Wehmeier
  
  Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Chiti vs. Wehmeier
  
  Chiti hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Banks tags and scores. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hacker vs. Wehmeier
  
  Hacker strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morgan vs. Hacker
  
  Morgan hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gorbous vs. Hacker
  
  Gorbous hits a popup, foul, towards first. Speake settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ennis vs. Hacker
  
  Ennis hits a fly ball into left field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Merriman vs. Wehmeier
  
  Merriman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Baker vs. Wehmeier
  
  Baker hits a line drive towards third. Jones catches it and throws to first to double up Merriman. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Speake vs. Wehmeier
  
  Speake strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Hacker
  
  Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Seminick vs. Hacker
  
  Seminick is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blaylock vs. Hacker
  
  Blaylock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smalley vs. Hacker
  
  Smalley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wehmeier vs. Hacker
  
  Wehmeier strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Banks vs. Wehmeier
  
  Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Gorbous settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  King vs. Wehmeier
  
  King hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Baumholtz vs. Wehmeier
  
  Baumholtz hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Seminick settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Seminick. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Baumholtz vs. Wehmeier
  
  Baumholtz strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jackson vs. Wehmeier
  
  Jackson takes first base on ball four. King moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Chiti vs. Wehmeier
  
  Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ashburn vs. Hacker
  
  Ashburn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Morgan vs. Hacker
  
  Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ashburn moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Gorbous vs. Hacker
  
  Gorbous takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Ennis vs. Hacker
  
  Ennis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Jones vs. Hacker
  
  Jones hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hacker vs. Wehmeier
  
  Hacker hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Merriman vs. Wehmeier
  
  Merriman hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baker vs. Wehmeier
  
  Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Seminick vs. Hacker
  
  Seminick hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blaylock vs. Hacker
  
  Blaylock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smalley vs. Hacker
  
  Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wehmeier vs. Hacker
  
  Wehmeier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hacker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Speake vs. Wehmeier
  
  Speake hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Banks vs. Wehmeier
  
  Banks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  King vs. Wehmeier
  
  King hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blaylock fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ashburn vs. Hacker
  
  Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morgan vs. Hacker
  
  Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gorbous vs. Hacker
  
  Gorbous hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baumholtz vs. Wehmeier
  
  Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Wehmeier
  
  Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Chiti vs. Wehmeier
  
  Jim Bolger pinch runs for Randy Jackson.
  
  Chiti hits a fly ball into right field. Gorbous settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cooper vs. Wehmeier
  
  Walker Cooper pinch hits for Warren Hacker.
  
  Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bolger moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Merriman vs. Wehmeier
  
  Dee Fondy pinch runs for Walker Cooper.
  
  Merriman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blaylock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Merriman for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 7/18/1955 -- Chicago at Philadelphia (N)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI
Merriman L, cf        5  0  1  0   Ashburn R, cf         4  0  1  0   
Baker G, 2b           4  0  1  0   Morgan B, 2b          4  0  0  0   
Speake B, 1b          4  0  0  0   Gorbous G, rf         3  0  0  0   
Banks E, ss           4  1  2  0   Ennis D, lf           3  0  0  0   
King J, rf            4  0  2  0   Jones W, 3b           3  0  0  0   
Baumholtz F, lf       4  0  0  0   Seminick A, c         3  0  1  0   
Jackson R, 3b         1  0  1  0   Blaylock M, 1b        3  1  1  0   
Bolger J, pr          0  0  0  0   Smalley R, ss         2  1  1  2   
Chiti H, c            3  0  0  1   Wehmeier H, p         3  0  0  0   
Hacker W, p           3  0  1  0                                      
Cooper W, ph          1  0  1  0                                      
Fondy D, pr           0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  1  9  1                        28  2  4  2

Chicago          000 100 000 --  1
Philadelphia     000 020 00x --  2

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hacker W (L)          8.0  4  2  2  2  5

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wehmeier H (W)        9.0  9  1  1  3  4

E -- Seminick A
DP -- Philadelphia 2
LOB -- Chicago 9, Philadelphia 4
2B -- Jackson R, Hacker W, King J
HR -- Smalley R
SF -- Chiti H
T -- 1:59
A -- 8192

    

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