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Chicago Cubs @ Philadelphia Phillies

1955-06-01 · Night game · Shibe Park · Att: 19974 · 2:00

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Chicago Cubs 3–1. Philadelphia Phillies put up 2 in the 4th. Robin Roberts earned the win. Ernie Banks went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Robin Roberts L: Sam Jones SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Frank Secory · 1B: Larry Goetz · 2B: Frank Dascoli · 3B: Lon Warneke · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Miksis	4	0	1	0	0	0
Gene Baker	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Speake	4	0	1	0	0	1
Randy Jackson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jim King	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ernie Banks	3	1	1	1	1	2
Dee Fondy	4	0	0	0	0	1
Harry Chiti	2	0	0	0	0	2
Sam Jones	2	0	0	0	0	1
Lloyd Merriman	1	0	0	0	0	1
Frank Baumholtz	1	0	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Richie Ashburn	3	1	0	0	1	0
Glen Gorbous	4	1	1	0	0	0
Earl Torgeson	3	1	0	0	1	1
Del Ennis	4	0	1	0	0	1
Willie Jones	3	0	0	1	1	0
Andy Seminick	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bobby Morgan	2	0	0	0	1	1
Roy Smalley	3	0	0	0	0	0
Robin Roberts	1	0	0	0	2	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sam Jones	7.0	2	5	5
John Andre	1.0	0	1	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Robin Roberts	9.0	6	1	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Miksis: 8
Gene Baker: 9
Bob Speake: D7/78
Randy Jackson: 53

Bot 1

Richie Ashburn: W
Glen Gorbous: 43.1-2
Earl Torgeson: K
Del Ennis: K

Top 2

Jim King: 5
Ernie Banks: K
Dee Fondy: K

Bot 2

Willie Jones: 9/L
Andy Seminick: 6
Bobby Morgan: 63

Top 3

Harry Chiti: K
Sam Jones: K
Eddie Miksis: 5

Bot 3

Roy Smalley: 6/P/7S
Robin Roberts: K
Richie Ashburn: 9

Top 4

Gene Baker: 8/8D
Bob Speake: 3/G
Randy Jackson: 2/FL

Bot 4

Glen Gorbous: S9
Earl Torgeson: W.1-2
Del Ennis: S5/BG.2-3;1-2
Willie Jones: 64(1)/FO.3-H;2-H(E4)(NR)(UR);B-2
Andy Seminick: K
Bobby Morgan: W
Roy Smalley: 8

Top 5

Jim King: 13
Ernie Banks: HR/78
Dee Fondy: 31
Harry Chiti: K

Bot 5

Robin Roberts: W
Richie Ashburn: 64(1)/FO
Glen Gorbous: SB2
Glen Gorbous: E1/TH/BG.2-H(NR)(UR);B-2#
Earl Torgeson: 43.2-3
Del Ennis: 63

Top 6

Sam Jones: 9
Eddie Miksis: S8
Gene Baker: 7
Bob Speake: K

Bot 6

Willie Jones: 6
Andy Seminick: 63
Bobby Morgan: K

Top 7

Randy Jackson: 63
Jim King: 8
Ernie Banks: K

Bot 7

Roy Smalley: 13
Robin Roberts: W
Richie Ashburn: 9
Glen Gorbous: 8

Top 8

Dee Fondy: 9/89
Lloyd Merriman: K
Frank Baumholtz: S1/L
Eddie Miksis: 7

Bot 8

Earl Torgeson: 43
Del Ennis: 8/8D
Willie Jones: W
Andy Seminick: 7

Top 9

Gene Baker: S7
Bob Speake: 8
Randy Jackson: 9/89
Jim King: S9.1-2
Ernie Banks: W.2-3;1-2
Dee Fondy: 2/FL