Saturday, May 21 1955
Dodgers 8, Phillies 2
Braves 10, Cubs 7
Reds 5, Cardinals 2
Giants 7, Pirates 2
Orioles 3, Yankees 0
A's 8, White Sox 4
Tigers 6, Indians 5
Senators 4, Red Sox 2
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Dodgers 8, Phillies 2
5/21/1955, Phi55-Brk55, Ebbets Field
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1955 Phillies          0  1  0  0  1  0  0  0  0     2  7  1     5  1
1955 Dodgers           0  0  2  0  0  2  0  4  x     8  8  1     4  4
 
Phillies             AB  R  H BI   AVG    Dodgers              AB  R  H BI   AVG
Ashburn           cf  4  0  1  0  .354    Gilliam           2b  4  1  1  2  .264
Morgan            2b  2  0  1  1  .248    Reese             ss  3  2  1  0  .262
Torgeson          1b  3  0  0  0  .281    Snider            cf  3  2  1  0  .272
Ennis             lf  4  1  1  0  .299    Hodges            1b  3  1  0  0  .320
Jones             3b  4  0  1  0  .323    Campanella        c   4  1  1  4  .366
Seminick          c   4  0  2  0  .256    Furillo           rf  4  0  2  2  .380
Clark             rf  4  0  0  0  .185    Amoros            lf  4  0  0  0  .241
Smalley           ss  2  1  1  1  .211    Hoak              3b  3  0  1  0  .311
Negray            p   1  0  0  0  .000    Newcombe          p   4  1  1  0  .364
 Blaylock         ph  1  0  0  0  .118                         32  8  8  8
 Cole             p   0  0  0  0  .000
                     29  2  7  2
 
Phillies                         INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Negray           L 1-3           6.0  5  4  2  1  4 105  62  5.66
Cole                             2.0  3  4  4  3  1  46  21 12.08
                                 8.0  8  8  6  4  5 151  83 
 
Dodgers                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Newcombe         W 6-0           9.0  7  2  2  2  2 123  74  4.48
                                 9.0  7  2  2  2  2 123  74 
 
Phi: Blaylock batted for Negray in the 7th
 
E-Morgan, Hodges. 2B-Furillo, Newcombe. HR-Gilliam(2), Campanella(11). 
K-Ashburn, Clark, Reese, Campanella 2, Hoak 2. BB-Morgan, Torgeson, Reese, 
Snider, Hodges, Hoak. SH-Negray. SF-Morgan. HBP-Smalley. HB-Newcombe. 
GWRBI: Furillo
Temperature: 68, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 8 MPH.
Attendance: 17,550
Game Time: 2:10
 
 
 

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Braves 10, Cubs 7
5/21/1955, ChN55-Mil55, County Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1955 Cubs              0  1  0  0  0  2  1  3  0     7 11  0     8  2
1955 Braves            4  3  0  0  1  0  2  0  x    10 15  1     5  0
 
Cubs                 AB  R  H BI   AVG    Braves               AB  R  H BI   AVG
Fondy             1b  5  0  1  1  .250    Bruton            cf  5  2  4  1  .268
Baker             2b  4  1  1  0  .277    Logan             ss  5  0  0  0  .312
Jackson           3b  5  0  0  0  .206    Mathews           3b  5  1  1  2  .239
Banks             ss  4  1  1  0  .242    Aaron             rf  4  3  3  3  .301
Sauer             lf  4  2  2  2  .234    Crowe             1b  3  2  1  0  .258
Speake            rf  5  2  2  1  .327    Crandall          c   3  1  2  2  .242
Miksis            cf  3  0  1  1  .258    Tanner            lf  4  0  2  2  .217
Chiti             c   4  1  3  1  .161    O'Connell         2b  4  0  1  0  .238
Rush              p   1  0  0  0  .000    Burdette          p   4  1  1  0  .364
 Amor             p   0  0  0  0  .000     Johnson          p   0  0  0  0  .000
 Merriman         ph  1  0  0  0  .216                         37 10 15 10
 Pollet           p   0  0  0  0  .429
 Tappe,T          ph  1  0  0  0  .375
 Davis            p   0  0  0  0  .111
 Baumholtz        ph  1  0  0  1  .391
 Tremel           p   0  0  0  0 1.000
                     38  7 11  7
 
Cubs                             INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Rush             L 2-7           1.2  7  7  7  0  0  43  28  6.10
Amor                             2.1  2  0  0  0  2  26  16  4.26
Pollet                           2.0  4  1  1  0  0  40  23  3.25
Davis                            1.0  2  2  2  2  0  23  11  5.46
Tremel                           1.0  0  0  0  0  0  13   6  5.06
                                 8.0 15 10 10  2  2 145  84 
 
Braves                           INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Burdette         W 4-3           7.1 11  7  5  1  6 141  94  5.24
Johnson          S 3             1.2  0  0  0  2  3  29  15  4.30
                                 9.0 11  7  5  3  9 170 109 
 
ChN: Merriman batted for Amor in the 5th
     Tappe,T batted for Pollet in the 7th
     Baumholtz batted for Davis in the 8th
 
E-Logan. 2B-Chiti, Bruton 2, Burdette. 3B-Speake. HR-Sauer(7), Speake(4), 
Mathews(13), Aaron 2(6), Crandall(8). K-Fondy, Baker, Jackson 2, Banks 2, 
Sauer 2, Chiti, Crandall, Burdette. BB-Baker, Banks, Sauer, Crowe, Crandall. 
SF-Miksis. 
GWRBI: Aaron
Temperature: 69, Sky: clear, Wind: in from center at 10 MPH.
Attendance: 38,725
Game Time: 2:41
 
 
 

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Reds 5, Cardinals 2
5/21/1955, StL55-Cin55, Crosley Field
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1955 Cardinals         0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  1     2  6  2     9  1
1955 Reds              0  1  3  0  0  0  1  0  x     5  9  3     9  0
 
Cardinals            AB  R  H BI   AVG    Reds                 AB  R  H BI   AVG
Moon              rf  5  0  1  0  .289    Temple            2b  5  1  2  0  .303
Schoendienst      2b  5  0  1  0  .278    McMillan          ss  4  1  1  0  .214
Musial            1b  3  0  0  0  .269    Kluszewski        1b  3  1  0  0  .317
Repulski          lf  4  1  1  0  .281    Post              rf  3  2  1  3  .291
Virdon            cf  4  0  0  0  .267    Bell              cf  4  0  3  1  .336
Sarni             c   4  0  1  1  .296    Burgess           c   4  0  0  0  .307
Hemus             3b  3  1  1  1  .273    Palys             lf  2  0  1  1  .326
Grammas           ss  4  0  1  0  .307    Adams             3b  0  0  0  0  .365
Lawrence          p   3  0  0  0  .118     Harmon           pr  2  0  0  0  .278
 Frazier          ph  1  0  0  0  .133    Fowler            p   3  0  1  0  .259
                     36  2  6  2                               30  5  9  5
 
Cardinals                        INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Lawrence         L 3-5           8.0  9  5  4  4  5 139  80  4.89
                                 8.0  9  5  4  4  5 139  80 
 
Reds                             INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Fowler           W 6-0           9.0  6  2  2  2  2 124  79  2.48
                                 9.0  6  2  2  2  2 124  79 
 
StL: Frazier batted for Lawrence in the 9th
Cin: Harmon ran for Adams in the 2nd
     Harmon moved to 3b in the 3rd
 
E-Hemus, Grammas, Temple 2, McMillan. 2B-Bell, Palys. HR-Hemus(2), Post(10). 
CS-Palys. K-Repulski, Virdon, Temple, Kluszewski, Burgess, Palys, Fowler. 
BB-Musial, Hemus, Post, Palys, Fowler, Harmon. SH-McMillan. SF-Palys. 
HBP-Kluszewski, Adams. HB-Lawrence 2. WP-Lawrence. 
GWRBI: Palys
Bobby Adams was injured for this game and 6 more days
Temperature: 66, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: in from right at 9 MPH.
Attendance: 12,177
Game Time: 2:04
 
 
 

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Giants 7, Pirates 2
5/21/1955, NYN55-Pit55, Forbes Field
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1955 Giants            0  0  3  1  1  0  1  0  1     7 14  1     6  2
1955 Pirates           0  1  0  0  0  1  0  0  0     2  5  2     6  1
 
Giants               AB  R  H BI   AVG    Pirates              AB  R  H BI   AVG
Mueller           rf  5  1  3  1  .270    Clemente          rf  4  0  1  0  .223
Dark              ss  5  0  0  0  .281    Freese,Ge         2b  4  0  1  1  .258
Lockman           lf  5  3  4  2  .264    Long              1b  4  0  0  0  .243
Mays              cf  5  2  2  2  .279    Thomas            cf  3  1  1  1  .194
Harris            1b  4  0  2  2  .337    Lynch             lf  1  0  0  0  .176
Hofman            3b  4  0  0  0  .327     Donoso           p   0  0  0  0  .143
Katt              c   4  0  0  0  .255     Ward             ph  1  0  0  0  .234
Terwilliger       2b  4  1  2  0  .241     Pepper           p   0  0  0  0  .000
Maglie            p   4  0  1  0  .278    Atwell            c   4  0  0  0  .205
                     40  7 14  7          Cole              3b  3  0  0  0  .233
                                          Groat             ss  4  0  0  0  .276
                                          Hall              p   1  0  0  0  .083
                                           Saffell          ph  2  1  2  0  .226
                                                               31  2  5  2
 
Giants                           INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Maglie           W 3-2           9.0  5  2  2  4  6 135  81  3.86
                                 9.0  5  2  2  4  6 135  81 
 
Pirates                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Hall             L 1-4           6.0 11  5  5  0  1  77  56  4.30
Donoso                           2.0  2  1  1  0  1  21  17  2.53
Pepper                           1.0  1  1  1  0  0  21  12 12.64
                                 9.0 14  7  7  0  2 119  85 
 
Pit: Saffell batted for Hall in the 6th
     Saffell moved to lf in the 7th
     Ward batted for Donoso in the 8th
 
E-Harris, Thomas, Cole. 2B-Mueller, Lockman, Harris 2. 3B-Lockman. 
HR-Lockman(7), Thomas(6). SB-Mays 2(6). K-Hofman, Maglie, Long, Thomas, 
Lynch, Atwell, Hall, Ward. BB-Thomas, Lynch 2, Cole. PB-Katt. 
GWRBI: Mays
Temperature: 62, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: none.
Attendance: 9,657
Game Time: 2:07
 
 
 

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Orioles 3, Yankees 0
5/21/1955, Bal55-NYA55, Yankee Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1955 Orioles           0  0  0  0  1  0  0  2  0     3  6  0     1  1
1955 Yankees           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0     0  6  0    11  2
 
Orioles              AB  R  H BI   AVG    Yankees              AB  R  H BI   AVG
Abrams            cf  4  0  1  0  .419    McDougald         2b  3  0  2  0  .250
 Moore            p   0  0  0  0  .167    Bauer             rf  5  0  1  0  .260
Dyck              lf  4  0  0  0  .143    Mantle            cf  4  0  0  0  .323
Evers             rf  4  0  1  0  .324    Berra             c   4  0  1  0  .277
Triandos          1b  4  1  1  0  .258    Cerv              lf  4  0  0  0  .167
Diering           3b  3  0  1  0  .390    Robinson          1b  1  0  0  0  .167
Smith             c   3  0  0  0  .301    Carey             3b  3  0  1  0  .311
 Kennedy          rf  0  0  0  0  .162    Hunter            ss  3  0  0  0  .241
Cox               2b  3  1  1  0  .230     Noren            ph  1  0  0  0  .330
Miranda           ss  3  1  1  2  .289    Lopat             p   3  0  1  0  .150
Palica            p   2  0  0  0  .214     Collins          ph  0  0  0  0  .311
 Moss             ph  1  0  0  0  .327                         31  0  6  0
                     31  3  6  2
 
Orioles                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Palica           W 2-1           7.0  6  0  0  4  2 118  68  3.14
Moore            S 5             2.0  0  0  0  2  1  29  16  2.43
                                 9.0  6  0  0  6  3 147  84 
 
Yankees                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Lopat            L 1-3           9.0  6  3  3  0  1 108  73  5.14
                                 9.0  6  3  3  0  1 108  73 
 
Bal: Moss batted for Palica in the 8th
     Evers moved to cf in the 8th
     Kennedy inserted at rf in the 8th
     Moss moved to c in the 8th
NYA: Noren batted for Hunter in the 9th
     Collins batted for Lopat in the 9th
 
2B-Triandos, McDougald. HR-Miranda(2). K-Palica, McDougald, Bauer, Mantle. 
BB-McDougald, Robinson 3, Carey, Collins. SH-McDougald. 
Hal Smith was injured for this game only
Irv Noren was injured for this game and 5 more days
Temperature: 69, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: out to left at 1 MPH.
Attendance: 25,127
Game Time: 2:00
 
 
 

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A's 8, White Sox 4
5/21/1955, KC 55-ChA55, Comiskey Park
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1955 A's               3  0  1  1  0  1  0  2  0     8 15  2     9  1
1955 White Sox         0  1  0  0  2  1  0  0  0     4 11  2     9  1
 
A's                  AB  R  H BI   AVG    White Sox            AB  R  H BI   AVG
Valo              rf  4  1  3  2  .338    Carrasquel        ss  4  0  0  0  .183
Finigan           2b  4  1  2  2  .242    Fox               2b  5  1  1  1  .312
Power             1b  5  1  1  0  .227    Rivera            cf  5  0  2  0  .297
Lopez             3b  5  1  1  0  .242    Minoso            lf  1  0  0  0  .222
Simpson           cf  4  1  2  3  .290     McGhee           lf  2  1  1  0  .167
Zernial           lf  5  0  3  1  .219     Martin           p   0  0  0  0  .000
Astroth           c   4  0  1  0  .233     Groth            ph  1  0  0  0  .347
Schypinski        ss  5  2  1  0  .304    Dropo             1b  4  0  1  1  .248
Ditmar            p   4  1  1  0  .231    Kell              3b  4  1  2  0  .343
                     40  8 15  8          Nieman            rf  4  0  2  1  .240
                                          Lollar            c   4  1  2  0  .225
                                          Trucks            p   1  0  0  0  .087
                                           Marshall         ph  2  0  0  0  .200
                                                               37  4 11  3
 
A's                              INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Ditmar           W 2-5           9.0 11  4  3  2  2 124  79  6.97
                                 9.0 11  4  3  2  2 124  79 
 
White Sox                        INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Trucks           L 4-2           7.0 11  6  3  2  3 115  66  2.64
Martin                           2.0  4  2  2  0  1  34  22  4.09
                                 9.0 15  8  5  2  4 149  88 
 
ChA: McGhee inserted at lf in the 2nd
     Marshall batted for Trucks in the 7th
     Marshall moved to lf in the 8th
     Groth batted for Martin in the 9th
 
E-Finigan, Lopez, Fox, Minoso. 2B-Valo, Power, Simpson, Zernial, Kell. 
3B-Valo, Fox, Rivera. CS-Valo, Rivera. K-Lopez 2, Zernial, Ditmar, Rivera, 
Trucks. BB-Valo, Astroth, Carrasquel, McGhee. SH-Trucks. SF-Simpson. 
HBP-Finigan. HB-Trucks. WP-Ditmar. 
GWRBI: Simpson
Minnie Minoso was injured for this game only
Temperature: 75, Field: wet, Sky: threatening, Wind: right to left at 17 MPH, 
Rain Delays: 23 and 72 minutes.
Attendance: 19,250
Game Time: 2:09
 
 
 

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Tigers 6, Indians 5
5/21/1955, Cle55-Det55, Briggs Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1955 Indians           3  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0     5 10  0     8  0
1955 Tigers            2  0  2  1  0  0  0  0  1     6  9  0     6  0
 
Indians              AB  R  H BI   AVG    Tigers               AB  R  H BI   AVG
Smith             rf  5  0  0  0  .278    Kuenn             ss  4  1  2  2  .287
Dente             ss  4  2  2  0  .289    Fain              1b  1  0  0  0  .286
Avila             2b  4  2  1  0  .209     Phillips,J       1b  3  1  1  0  .163
Rosen             1b  5  1  1  3  .269    Tuttle            cf  3  0  0  0  .331
Kiner             lf  4  0  1  1  .265    Kaline            rf  4  1  1  3  .341
Pope              cf  2  0  2  1  .203    Boone             3b  4  0  1  1  .298
Majeski           3b  4  0  0  0  .217    Maxwell           lf  4  0  0  0  .067
Hegan             c   4  0  1  0  .150    House             c   4  1  1  0  .228
Wynn              p   4  0  2  0  .217    Hatfield          2b  4  0  2  0  .235
                     36  5 10  5           Small            pr  0  1  0  0  .333
                                          Hoeft             p   2  1  0  0  .364
                                           Delsing          ph  1  0  1  0  .264
                                                               34  6  9  6
 
Indians                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Wynn             L 6-2           8.1  9  6  6  3  6 127  79  3.92
                                 8.1  9  6  6  3  6 127  79 
 
Tigers                           INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Hoeft            W 4-3           9.0 10  5  5  3  4 147  86  2.44
                                 9.0 10  5  5  3  4 147  86 
 
Det: Phillips,J inserted at 1b in the 2nd
     Small ran for Hatfield in the 9th
     Delsing batted for Hoeft in the 9th
 
2B-Dente, Kiner. HR-Rosen(3), Kaline(6). K-Smith, Rosen, Kiner 2, Tuttle, 
House 2, Hatfield, Hoeft, Phillips,J. BB-Dente, Avila, Pope, Kuenn, Tuttle, 
Hoeft. SF-Pope. 
GWRBI: Kuenn
Ferris Fain was injured for this game and 6 more days
Temperature: 70, Sky: clear, Wind: in from right at 9 MPH.
Attendance: 23,016
Game Time: 2:19
 
 
 

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Senators 4, Red Sox 2
5/21/1955, Bos55-Was55, Griffith Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1955 Red Sox           0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  0     2  7  2    10  1
1955 Senators          0  0  0  0  1  0  2  1  x     4  7  1     8  1
 
Red Sox              AB  R  H BI   AVG    Senators             AB  R  H BI   AVG
Goodman           2b  4  0  1  0  .272    Yost              3b  2  0  0  0  .241
Klaus             ss  4  0  0  0  .253    Runnels           2b  2  0  0  1  .348
Williams          lf  3  1  1  0  .342    Vernon            1b  4  0  1  0  .310
 Stephens         pr  1  0  0  0  .375    Sievers           lf  4  1  1  0  .250
Jensen            rf  4  1  1  0  .265    Busby             cf  4  0  0  0  .226
Agganis           1b  4  0  2  1  .358    Paula             rf  2  2  1  1  .326
Piersall          cf  4  0  0  0  .301    Valdivielso       ss  3  1  2  0  .238
White             c   3  0  1  0  .208    FitzGerald        c   3  0  1  0  .164
Lepcio            3b  2  0  1  0  .163    Abernathy         p   2  0  0  0  .000
Delock            p   3  0  0  0  .125     Umphlett         ph  1  0  1  0  .229
 Kiely            p   0  0  0  0  .167     Ramos            p   1  0  0  0  .000
 Throneberry      ph  1  0  0  0  .238                         28  4  7  2
 Kinder           p   0  0  0  0  .000
                     33  2  7  1
 
Red Sox                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Delock           L 4-3           6.1  5  3  3  5  5 121  71  3.86
Kiely                            0.2  0  0  0  0  0  10   6  3.98
Kinder                           1.0  2  1  1  1  1  20  10  1.61
                                 8.0  7  4  4  6  6 151  87 
 
Senators                         INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Abernathy        W 3-2           7.0  7  2  1  3  3 106  59  3.38
Ramos            S 1             2.0  0  0  0  2  0  23  11  4.32
                                 9.0  7  2  1  5  3 129  70 
 
Bos: Stephens ran for Williams in the 7th
     Stephens moved to lf in the 7th
     Throneberry batted for Kiely in the 8th
Was: Umphlett batted for Abernathy in the 7th
 
E-Jensen, Stephens, Paula. 2B-Vernon. 3B-Sievers. K-Williams, Delock 2, Yost, 
Sievers 2, Busby, FitzGerald, Ramos. BB-Goodman, Klaus, Williams, White, 
Lepcio, Yost 2, Runnels, Paula, Valdivielso, FitzGerald. SF-Runnels, Paula. 
HBP-Lepcio. HB-Abernathy. 
GWRBI: Runnels
Temperature: 67, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: out to center at 6 MPH.
Attendance: 8,727
Game Time: 2:26
 
 
 
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