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Chicago Cubs @ Philadelphia Phillies

1955-07-18 · Night game · Shibe Park · Att: 8192 · 1:59

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Chicago Cubs 2–1. Philadelphia Phillies put up 2 in the 5th. Herm Wehmeier earned the win. Roy Smalley went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Herm Wehmeier L: Warren Hacker SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lloyd Merriman	5	0	1	0	0	0
Gene Baker	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Speake	4	0	0	0	0	2
Ernie Banks	4	1	2	0	0	0
Jim King	4	0	2	0	0	0
Frank Baumholtz	4	0	0	0	0	1
Randy Jackson	1	0	1	0	3	0
Harry Chiti	3	0	0	1	0	0
Warren Hacker	3	0	1	0	0	1
Walker Cooper	1	0	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Richie Ashburn	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bobby Morgan	4	0	0	0	0	0
Glen Gorbous	3	0	0	0	1	1
Del Ennis	3	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Jones	3	0	0	0	0	0
Andy Seminick	3	0	1	0	0	1
Marv Blaylock	3	1	1	0	0	1
Roy Smalley	2	1	1	2	1	0
Herm Wehmeier	3	0	0	0	0	2

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Warren Hacker	8.0	4	2	5

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Herm Wehmeier	9.0	9	3	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lloyd Merriman: 8
Gene Baker: S8
Bob Speake: K
Ernie Banks: 53

Bot 1

Richie Ashburn: 8
Bobby Morgan: 43
Glen Gorbous: K

Top 2

Jim King: 5/FL
Frank Baumholtz: 3/G
Randy Jackson: D9
Harry Chiti: 13

Bot 2

Del Ennis: 63
Willie Jones: 7
Andy Seminick: S8
Marv Blaylock: K

Top 3

Warren Hacker: D9
Lloyd Merriman: 3/L
Gene Baker: FC6.2X3(65)
Bob Speake: 23

Bot 3

Roy Smalley: 8
Herm Wehmeier: K
Richie Ashburn: 9

Top 4

Ernie Banks: S8
Jim King: D9.1-3
Frank Baumholtz: 23
Randy Jackson: W#
Harry Chiti: 8/SF.3-H
Warren Hacker: K

Bot 4

Bobby Morgan: 7/FL
Glen Gorbous: 3/FL
Del Ennis: 7

Top 5

Lloyd Merriman: S6
Gene Baker: 5(B)3(1)/LDP
Bob Speake: K

Bot 5

Willie Jones: 7
Andy Seminick: K/C
Marv Blaylock: S9
Roy Smalley: HR/7.1-H
Herm Wehmeier: K

Top 6

Ernie Banks: 9
Jim King: S9
Frank Baumholtz: FLE2
Frank Baumholtz: K
Randy Jackson: W.1-2
Harry Chiti: 64(1)/FO

Bot 6

Richie Ashburn: S7
Bobby Morgan: 63.1-2
Glen Gorbous: W
Del Ennis: 4/P
Willie Jones: 6/P

Top 7

Warren Hacker: 7
Lloyd Merriman: 7
Gene Baker: 63

Bot 7

Andy Seminick: 8
Marv Blaylock: 63
Roy Smalley: W
Herm Wehmeier: 13

Top 8

Bob Speake: 8
Ernie Banks: S8
Jim King: 36(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Richie Ashburn: 9
Bobby Morgan: 63
Glen Gorbous: 8

Top 9

Frank Baumholtz: 8
Randy Jackson: W
Harry Chiti: 9
Walker Cooper: S7.1-2
Lloyd Merriman: 3/G