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Chicago Cubs @ Philadelphia Phillies

1955-05-01 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 13917 · 2:20

Chicago Cubs defeated Philadelphia Phillies 4–2. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 5th. Hal Jeffcoat earned the win and Warren Hacker picked up the save. Granny Hamner went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Hal Jeffcoat L: Jack Meyer SV: Warren Hacker

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jim Bolger	4	0	2	2	1	0
Dee Fondy	4	0	0	0	1	2
Eddie Miksis	4	0	0	0	1	1
Hank Sauer	4	0	1	0	0	1
Randy Jackson	2	1	1	0	2	0
Ernie Banks	4	1	1	0	0	1
Harry Chiti	4	1	1	0	0	1
Gene Baker	3	1	1	1	0	0
John Andre	1	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Speake	1	0	0	0	0	1
Hal Jeffcoat	2	0	0	0	0	2

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Richie Ashburn	2	1	0	0	2	1
Earl Torgeson	4	0	2	0	0	0
Granny Hamner	4	1	1	2	0	0
Del Ennis	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Greengrass	4	0	1	0	0	1
Willie Jones	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bobby Morgan	4	0	0	0	0	2
Andy Seminick	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jack Meyer	0	0	0	0	1	0
Glen Gorbous	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
John Andre	4.0	3	2	3
Hal Jeffcoat	4.1	2	1	1
Warren Hacker	0.2	1	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Meyer	7.0	4	2	9
Thornton Kipper	2.0	3	3	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jim Bolger: W
Dee Fondy: 13.1-2
Eddie Miksis: K
Hank Sauer: K

Bot 1

Richie Ashburn: W
Earl Torgeson: D9.1-3
Granny Hamner: 43.3-H;2-3
Del Ennis: 3/FL
Jim Greengrass: K

Top 2

Randy Jackson: W
Ernie Banks: POCS2(134)#
Ernie Banks: K
Harry Chiti: K

Bot 2

Willie Jones: 2/FL
Bobby Morgan: K
Andy Seminick: 53

Top 3

Gene Baker: 9
John Andre: K
Jim Bolger: 4/FL

Bot 3

Jack Meyer: W
Richie Ashburn: 4(B)3(1)/LDP
Earl Torgeson: 43

Top 4

Dee Fondy: K
Eddie Miksis: 7/78
Hank Sauer: 2/FL

Bot 4

Granny Hamner: HR/7
Del Ennis: S8
Jim Greengrass: 34(1)/FO/BG
Willie Jones: 8
Bobby Morgan: K

Top 5

Randy Jackson: S8
Ernie Banks: S7/G.1-2
Harry Chiti: E5/G.2-H(NR)(UR);1-2;B-1
Gene Baker: 5/FL
Bob Speake: K
Jim Bolger: S8.2-H(UR);1-2
Dee Fondy: K

Bot 5

Andy Seminick: S8/G
Jack Meyer: 14/SH.1-2
Richie Ashburn: PO2(26)#
Richie Ashburn: W
Earl Torgeson: E5/G.1-2;B-1
Granny Hamner: 4(1)/FO

Top 6

Eddie Miksis: 8
Hank Sauer: 7/L
Randy Jackson: 9/89

Bot 6

Del Ennis: 63
Jim Greengrass: 9/89
Willie Jones: 63

Top 7

Ernie Banks: 7/78
Harry Chiti: 7/78
Gene Baker: HR/7
Hal Jeffcoat: K

Bot 7

Bobby Morgan: 43
Andy Seminick: 53
Glen Gorbous: 3/G

Top 8

Jim Bolger: 6
Dee Fondy: 9
Eddie Miksis: W
Hank Sauer: S8/G.1-3
Randy Jackson: W.1-2
Ernie Banks: 13

Bot 8

Richie Ashburn: K
Earl Torgeson: S8/G
Granny Hamner: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Harry Chiti: S7
Gene Baker: 24/SH.1-2
Hal Jeffcoat: K
Jim Bolger: S9.2-H;B-2(TH)
Dee Fondy: IW
Eddie Miksis: 54(1)/FO

Bot 9

Del Ennis: 8
Jim Greengrass: S
Willie Jones: K#
Bobby Morgan: 7

Notes & reviews

Suspend=19550502,,4,2,52
suspended,19550502,PHI11,curfew $Game suspended for curfew until next night
one of last 2 outs is K

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