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Chicago Cubs @ New York Giants

1955-05-04 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 11 innings · Att: 4468 · 2:47

New York Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 4–3. Ruben Gomez earned the win. Whitey Lockman went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10
NY1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	7

W: Ruben Gomez L: Sam Jones SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Jackowski · 1B: Stan Landes · 2B: Lee Ballanfant · 3B: Al Barlick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jim Bolger	5	0	0	0	0	0
Dee Fondy	5	0	0	0	0	1
Eddie Miksis	5	1	3	0	0	0
Randy Jackson	4	1	1	0	1	0
Bob Speake	5	0	1	1	0	0
Ernie Banks	5	1	1	1	0	1
Clyde McCullough	4	0	1	0	1	1
Gene Baker	5	0	2	1	0	1
Sam Jones	3	0	1	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Foster Castleman	5	1	1	1	0	0
Hank Thompson	3	0	1	0	2	1
Don Mueller	4	0	1	0	0	1
Monte Irvin	4	2	1	0	1	0
Willie Mays	5	0	0	0	0	2
Al Dark	4	0	2	1	1	0
Whitey Lockman	5	1	1	2	0	1
Mickey Grasso	1	0	0	0	1	0
Ruben Gomez	4	0	0	0	0	2
Bill Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	1
Wes Westrum	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sam Jones	10.1	7	5	8

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ruben Gomez	11.0	10	2	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jim Bolger: 4/P
Dee Fondy: 7/F
Eddie Miksis: 43

Bot 1

Foster Castleman: 4/P
Hank Thompson: 3/P
Don Mueller: 53

Top 2

Randy Jackson: S9
Bob Speake: 6/P
Ernie Banks: 64(1)/FO
Clyde McCullough: 8/F

Bot 2

Monte Irvin: W
Willie Mays: K+SB2
Al Dark: S9.2-3
Whitey Lockman: 43.3-H;1-2
Mickey Grasso: PB.2-3#
Mickey Grasso: W
Ruben Gomez: K/C

Top 3

Gene Baker: S7
Sam Jones: 14/SH.1-2
Jim Bolger: 53
Dee Fondy: 41

Bot 3

Foster Castleman: HR/9
Hank Thompson: K
Don Mueller: 4/P
Monte Irvin: 13

Top 4

Eddie Miksis: S7
Randy Jackson: WP.1-2
Randy Jackson: W
Bob Speake: S9.2-H;1-3
Ernie Banks: 64(1)/FO.3-H
Clyde McCullough: 6/P
Gene Baker: SB2
Gene Baker: S4.2-H
Sam Jones: 8/L

Bot 4

Willie Mays: 5/P
Al Dark: W
Whitey Lockman: K/C
Mickey Grasso: 3/FL

Top 5

Jim Bolger: 8/L
Dee Fondy: 7/F
Eddie Miksis: S6
Randy Jackson: 3/FL

Bot 5

Ruben Gomez: K/C
Foster Castleman: 8/F
Hank Thompson: W
Don Mueller: K/C

Top 6

Bob Speake: 43
Ernie Banks: S8
Clyde McCullough: S8.1-3
Gene Baker: K
Sam Jones: 5/P

Bot 6

Monte Irvin: S8
Willie Mays: K+SB2
Al Dark: D7.2-H
Whitey Lockman: 53
Bill Taylor: K

Top 7

Jim Bolger: 63
Dee Fondy: K
Eddie Miksis: S7
Randy Jackson: 6/P

Bot 7

Ruben Gomez: 53
Foster Castleman: 53
Hank Thompson: W
Don Mueller: S8.1-2#
Monte Irvin: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Bob Speake: 2/FL
Ernie Banks: E8/F.B-2
Clyde McCullough: IW
Gene Baker: 5(B)4(2)/LDP

Bot 8

Willie Mays: 2/FL
Al Dark: 43
Whitey Lockman: 31

Top 9

Sam Jones: S7
Jim Bolger: 16(1)/FO
Dee Fondy: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 9

Wes Westrum: 53
Ruben Gomez: 6/P
Foster Castleman: 2/FL

Top 10

Eddie Miksis: 6/L
Randy Jackson: 43
Bob Speake: 9/F

Bot 10

Hank Thompson: S9
Don Mueller: 13/SH.1-2
Monte Irvin: 8/F
Willie Mays: 8/F

Top 11

Ernie Banks: K
Clyde McCullough: K
Gene Baker: 53

Bot 11

Al Dark: 9/L
Whitey Lockman: HR/9