Pirates @ Cubs
August 2, 1955

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Top 9 R H E
Pirates 4 8 2
Cubs 12 13 0
Top 9 R H E
Pirates 4 8 2
Cubs 12 13 0

Dick Groat Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .262
OBP .000 .308
At Bats 3 294
Hits 0 77
• Singles 0 61
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 19
RBI’s 0 27

Bob Rush Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 7 0
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Wrigley Field - August 2, 1955
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Out
Bob Rush
Harry Chiti
Dee Fondy
Gene Baker
Randy Jackson
Ernie Banks
Frank Baumholtz
Eddie Miksis
Jim King
Dick Groat

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 8 2 4
Chicago Cubs 12 13 0 9
Winning Pitcher Bob Rush
Losing Pitcher Dick Littlefield
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Ernie Banks
Attendance 1,788
Time of Game 2 hours 40 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Groat hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 O'Brien hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description.
Top 9 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 8 Rush hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Chiti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Miksis hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Hardy Peterson now catching. Jackson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Atwell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Lynch takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 King hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Banks for the double play.
Bottom 7 Banks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Baker scores. Baumholtz moves to second.
Bottom 7 Baumholtz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 There goes Baker. The throw from Atwell and he is safe. Baker steals third.
Bottom 7 Baker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of O'Brien. Baker reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Paul Martin now pitching. Fondy hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description.
Top 7 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 7 Tom Saffell pinch hits for Laurin Pepper. Saffell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Rush strikes out.
Bottom 6 Chiti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Banks scores. Jackson scores. Miksis moves to second.
Bottom 6 Miksis takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Banks moves to third.
Bottom 6 King hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Baumholtz hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description.
Top 6 Groat hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 6 O'Brien hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miksis. O'Brien reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Thomas hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description.
Top 6 Atwell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 5 Baker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 5 Fondy hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 5 Rush takes first base on ball four. Jackson scores. Miksis moves to third. Chiti moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Laurin Pepper now pitching. Chiti takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to third. Miksis moves to second.
Bottom 5 Miksis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. King scores. Jackson moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Jackson hits a fly ball towards left. Thomas settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Thomas. King moves to second.
Bottom 5 King is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 5 Banks hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 5 Baumholtz hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 5 Baker bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Rush moves to third. Fondy moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Fondy bunts towards the mound. Littlefield juggles the ball. That's an error on Littlefield. Rush moves to second.
Bottom 5 Rush takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Long hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 5 Lynch hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miksis who is chasing the ball. Lynch reaches third base with a triple. O'Brien goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Freese hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description.
Top 5 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Littlefield hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 4 Chiti strikes out.
Bottom 4 Miksis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description.
Top 4 Groat hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 4 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 4 Thomas hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 3 King hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 3 Banks strikes out.
Bottom 3 Baumholtz hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description.
Top 3 Atwell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 3 Long takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Lynch hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description.
Top 3 Freese hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 2 Baker strikes out.
Bottom 2 Dick Littlefield now pitching. Fondy strikes out.
Bottom 2 Rush hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jackson scores. Miksis scores.
Bottom 2 Chiti bunts for an out with unknown description. Jackson moves to third. Miksis moves to second.
Bottom 2 Miksis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jackson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 2 Law hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miksis. Law reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Groat strikes out.
Top 2 O'Brien hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 1 King hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 1 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Baker scores.
Bottom 1 Baker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of O'Brien. Baker reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Fondy strikes out.
Top 1 Thomas hits a line drive towards short. Banks catches it and throws to second to double up Atwell.
Top 1 Atwell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miksis. Atwell reaches second base with a double. Lynch scores. Long goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Freese scores. Lynch moves to second.
Top 1 Lynch takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Freese. The throw from Chiti and he is safe. Freese steals second.
Top 1 Freese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.