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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1955-06-07 · Night game · Forbes Field · Att: 4533 · 2:46
Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 4–3. Chicago Cubs put up 4 in the 6th. Warren Hacker earned the win and Howie Pollet picked up the save.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | |
| PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
W: Warren Hacker L: Nellie King SV: Howie Pollet
Umpires — HP: Augie Donatelli · 1B: Hal Dixon · 2B: (none) · 3B: Jocko Conlan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eddie Miksis | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Gene Baker | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Speake | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Randy Jackson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Jim King | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ernie Banks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dee Fondy | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Harry Chiti | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Warren Hacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lloyd Merriman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hillman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hal Jeffcoat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Roberto Clemente | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Cole | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jerry Lynch | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Frank Thomas | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
 Dale Long | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
 George Freese | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dick Groat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Toby Atwell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Max Surkont | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Preston Ward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Felipe Montemayor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gene Freese | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roman Mejias | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Hacker | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Dave Hillman | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Hal Jeffcoat | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Howie Pollet | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Surkont | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
 Nellie King | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Roy Face | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Eddie Miksis: E5
- Gene Baker: 99/G.1-2#
- Bob Speake: 99/G#
- Randy Jackson: K
Bot 1
- Roberto Clemente: 99/P#
- Dick Cole: S8
- Jerry Lynch: S8.1-2
- Frank Thomas: W.2-3;1-2
- Dale Long: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- George Freese: K
- Dick Groat: 99/P#
Top 2
- Jim King: S
- Ernie Banks: 99/F#
- Dee Fondy: 36(1)3/GDP
Bot 2
- Toby Atwell: 99/F#
- Max Surkont: S
- Roberto Clemente: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 3
- Harry Chiti: 99/G#
- Warren Hacker: 99/G#
- Eddie Miksis: K
Bot 3
- Dick Cole: 99/L#
- Jerry Lynch: S
- Frank Thomas: K
- Dale Long: 99/P#
Top 4
- Gene Baker: K
- Bob Speake: 99/G#
- Randy Jackson: S
- Jim King: 99(1)/FO#
Bot 4
- George Freese: 99/G#
- Dick Groat: 99/L#
- Toby Atwell: 99/L#
Top 5
- Ernie Banks: 99/F#
- Dee Fondy: 99/F#
- Harry Chiti: K
Bot 5
- Max Surkont: K
- Roberto Clemente: S9
- Dick Cole: S7.1-2
- Jerry Lynch: K
- Frank Thomas: T/F78XDW.2-H;1-H
- Dale Long: IW
- George Freese: 99/P#
Top 6
- Lloyd Merriman: S7
- Eddie Miksis: S7.1-2#
- Gene Baker: S7.2-H;1-2#
- Bob Speake: S8/78.2-H;1-2
- Randy Jackson: K
- Jim King: FC3.2-3;1-2(E3/TH2);B-1
- Ernie Banks: 12(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
- Dee Fondy: S7.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-2
- Harry Chiti: 99/F
Bot 6
- Dick Groat: 99/G#
- Toby Atwell: W
- Preston Ward: K
- Roberto Clemente: 99/L#
Top 7
- Dave Hillman: K
- Eddie Miksis: K
- Gene Baker: S
- Bob Speake: S.1-2#
- Randy Jackson: K
Bot 7
- Dick Cole: W
- Jerry Lynch: CS2(99)
- Jerry Lynch: S7
- Frank Thomas: 99/F#
- Dale Long: K
Top 8
- Jim King: 99/G#
- Ernie Banks: 99/G#
- Dee Fondy: S
- Harry Chiti: CS2(24)#
Bot 8
- George Freese: 99/F#
- Dick Groat: 99/G#
- Toby Atwell: 99/P#
Top 9
- Harry Chiti: K
- Hal Jeffcoat: K
- Eddie Miksis: 99/F#
Bot 9
- Felipe Montemayor: S
- Roberto Clemente: HP.1-2
- Gene Freese: FC1/BG.2XH(72)(E1/TH3);1-2;B-1
- Roman Mejias: 43.2-3;1-2
- Frank Thomas: IW
- Dale Long: K/C
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Dave Hillman
- Cubs claimed Roberto Clemente swung when hit by pitch
- 9 minute rain delay