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Chicago Cubs @
Pittsburgh Pirates
1955-06-08 Β· Night game Β· Forbes Field Β· Att: 3779 Β· 2:17
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 2β1. Ron Kline earned the win. Dale Long went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 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 | 8 | |
| PIT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
W: Ron Kline L: Jim Davis SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Hal Dixon Β· 1B: Jocko Conlan Β· 2B: Augie Donatelli Β· 3B: Artie Gore Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eddie Miksis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Gene Baker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Randy Jackson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jim King | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ernie Banks | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dee Fondy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Harry Chiti | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Bob Rush | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Frank Baumholtz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roberto Clemente | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gene Freese | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jerry Lynch | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frank Thomas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Dale Long | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
George Freese | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Dick Groat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Toby Atwell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Ron Kline | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Rush | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ron Kline | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 7 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Eddie Miksis: 99/F#
- Gene Baker: 99/F#
- Bob Speake: K
Bot 1
- Roberto Clemente: 99/G#
- Gene Freese: K23#
- Jerry Lynch: 99/P#
Top 2
- Randy Jackson: D9.BX3(95)
- Jim King: S
- Ernie Banks: 99/F#
- Dee Fondy: 99/G#
Bot 2
- Frank Thomas: 99/G#
- Dale Long: D7
- George Freese: S8.2-H
- Dick Groat: K
- Toby Atwell: 99/G#
Top 3
- Harry Chiti: D
- Bob Rush: K
- Eddie Miksis: 99/L#
- Gene Baker: W
- Bob Speake: 99/G#
Bot 3
- Ron Kline: K
- Roberto Clemente: 99/G#
- Gene Freese: 99/G#
Top 4
- Randy Jackson: 99/F#
- Jim King: S4
- Ernie Banks: S5.1-2
- Dee Fondy: 99(1)/FO.2-3#
- Harry Chiti: S9.3-H;1-2#
- Bob Rush: K
Bot 4
- Jerry Lynch: 99/G#
- Frank Thomas: D
- Dale Long: K
- George Freese: K
Top 5
- Eddie Miksis: 9/FL
- Gene Baker: W
- Bob Speake: K+SB2.1-3(E2/TH)#
- Randy Jackson: 99/G#
Bot 5
- Dick Groat: K
- Toby Atwell: W
- Ron Kline: WP.1-2#
- Ron Kline: K
- Roberto Clemente: 99/G#
Top 6
- Jim King: 99/G#
- Ernie Banks: S
- Dee Fondy: SB2#
- Dee Fondy: 99/F#
- Harry Chiti: K
Bot 6
- Gene Freese: K
- Jerry Lynch: 99/P#
- Frank Thomas: K
Top 7
- Bob Rush: K
- Eddie Miksis: W
- Gene Baker: 46(1)3/GDP#
Bot 7
- Dale Long: 99/P#
- George Freese: 99/G#
- Dick Groat: 99/G#
Top 8
- Bob Speake: K
- Randy Jackson: W
- Jim King: 64(1)3/GDP#
Bot 8
- Toby Atwell: 99/G#
- Ron Kline: 99/G#
- Roberto Clemente: S
- Gene Freese: S.1-2#
- Jerry Lynch: 99/G#
Top 9
- Ernie Banks: 99/P#
- Dee Fondy: S
- Harry Chiti: 99/G#
- Frank Baumholtz: 7/F
Bot 9
- Frank Thomas: 99/G#
- Dale Long: HR/9

















