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Chicago Cubs @ New York Giants

1955-07-15 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 5028 · 2:13

New York Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 5–3. New York Giants put up 4 in the 1st. Jim Hearn earned the win. Jim King went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Jim Hearn L: Sam Jones SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Hal Dixon · 1B: Artie Gore · 2B: Augie Donatelli · 3B: Jocko Conlan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lloyd Merriman	3	1	1	0	1	0
Gene Baker	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Speake	4	1	1	1	0	1
Ernie Banks	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jim King	4	1	1	1	0	0
Frank Baumholtz	4	0	1	1	0	0
Owen Friend	3	0	1	0	0	0
Clyde McCullough	3	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Jones	2	0	1	0	0	1
Dee Fondy	1	0	0	0	0	0
Walker Cooper	1	0	0	0	0	1
Randy Jackson	1	0	1	0	0	0
Harry Perkowski	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Davey Williams	3	0	1	0	0	0
Whitey Lockman	3	1	1	0	1	1
Willie Mays	3	1	3	1	1	0
Hank Thompson	4	1	1	1	0	0
Don Mueller	3	0	0	1	0	0
Al Dark	4	1	1	0	0	0
Gail Harris	4	0	2	2	0	0
Wes Westrum	3	0	1	0	1	0
Jim Hearn	3	1	1	0	1	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sam Jones	6.0	10	2	1
Harry Perkowski	2.0	1	2	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Hearn	9.0	8	1	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lloyd Merriman: S9
Gene Baker: S7.1-2
Bob Speake: S9/G.2-H;1-3
Ernie Banks: 2/FL
Jim King: 4/LDP.1X1(43)

Bot 1

Davey Williams: S/G46
Whitey Lockman: 46(1)/FO
Willie Mays: S9/9L.1-3
Hank Thompson: S8/G46.3-H;1-3
Don Mueller: 9/F9D/SF.3-H
Al Dark: S7.1-2
Gail Harris: D9.2-H;1-H;BX3(9326)

Top 2

Frank Baumholtz: 7
Owen Friend: 63
Clyde McCullough: 43

Bot 2

Wes Westrum: 7/7D
Jim Hearn: W
Davey Williams: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Sam Jones: S7
Lloyd Merriman: W.1-2
Gene Baker: 36(1)3/GDP.2-3
Bob Speake: 43

Bot 3

Whitey Lockman: W
Willie Mays: S7/G.1-2
Hank Thompson: 6/LDP.1X1(63)
Don Mueller: 9/L

Top 4

Ernie Banks: 53
Jim King: HR/F9D
Frank Baumholtz: 63
Owen Friend: S8
Clyde McCullough: 9/F

Bot 4

Al Dark: 4/L
Gail Harris: 43
Wes Westrum: 3/G

Top 5

Sam Jones: K
Lloyd Merriman: 53
Gene Baker: 4/P

Bot 5

Jim Hearn: S/78
Davey Williams: 14/SH.1-2
Whitey Lockman: K/C
Willie Mays: D4/F9S.2-H
Hank Thompson: 3/G

Top 6

Bob Speake: E2/TH1
Ernie Banks: K
Jim King: E4/G.1-3
Frank Baumholtz: 46(1)/FO.3-H(UR)
Owen Friend: 43

Bot 6

Don Mueller: 43
Al Dark: 63
Gail Harris: S
Wes Westrum: S.1-3
Jim Hearn: 43

Top 7

Clyde McCullough: 3/G
Dee Fondy: 43
Lloyd Merriman: 43

Bot 7

Davey Williams: 8
Whitey Lockman: D
Willie Mays: IW
Hank Thompson: 43.2-3;1-2
Don Mueller: 1/L

Top 8

Gene Baker: 8
Bob Speake: K
Ernie Banks: 53

Bot 8

Al Dark: 4
Gail Harris: 43
Wes Westrum: W
Jim Hearn: 13

Top 9

Jim King: 8
Frank Baumholtz: S
Walker Cooper: K
Randy Jackson: S.1-3
Harry Perkowski: 43

Notes & reviews

Harris overran 2B
King could've made the catch easily but Baker intervened and dropped it.
Davey Williams left with chronic aching back

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