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May 15, 1955

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Bottom 9 R H E
Giants 9 13 2
Cubs 4 9 2
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Giants 9 13 2
Cubs 4 9 2

Bob Speake Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .250
OBP .500 .315
At Bats 3 48
Hits 1 12
• Singles 0 6
• Doubles 1 2
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 14

Sal Maglie Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 3 0
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Wrigley Field - May 15, 1955
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Strikeout
Sal Maglie
Wes Westrum
Whitey Lockman
Davey Williams
Hank Thompson
Al Dark
Monte Irvin
Willie Mays
Don Mueller
Bob Speake

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Giants 9 13 2 7
Chicago Cubs 4 9 2 8
Winning Pitcher Sal Maglie
Losing Pitcher Harry Perkowski
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Monte Irvin
Attendance 11,101
Time of Game 2 hours 30 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Speake strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Baker hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Miksis hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jeffcoat fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Hal Jeffcoat now pitching. Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Speake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Frank Baumholtz pinch hits for Hy Cohen. Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Chiti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Banks scores. Fondy moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Fondy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Banks moves to third.
Bottom 8 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 8 Tappe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Jackson strikes out.
Top 8 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Mays strikes out.
Top 8 Hy Cohen now pitching. Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Speake hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Baker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Miksis moves to second.
Bottom 7 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Lloyd Merriman pinch hits for John Andre. Merriman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Chiti hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Williams hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Maglie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Westrum moves to second.
Top 7 Westrum hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Chiti fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Lockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Speake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Tappe hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Thompson strikes out.
Top 6 Irvin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miksis. Irvin reaches second base with a double. Dark scores.
Top 6 Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Speake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miksis. Dark reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Speake is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 5 Don Mueller now playing right field. Whitey Lockman now playing first base. Monte Irvin now playing left field. Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Maglie strikes out.
Top 5 Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Banks. Mueller scores. Lockman moves to third. Westrum moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Lockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mueller moves to second.
Top 5 Don Mueller pinch hits for Bobby Hofman. Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Irvin scores. Thompson scores. Two runs are unearned.
Top 5 John Andre now pitching. Thompson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miksis. Thompson reaches second base with a double. Dark scores. Irvin moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Irvin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. Dark moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Westrum tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Westrum moves to third. Williams moves to second.
Top 5 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks misplays the ball. That's an error on Banks. Westrum moves to second.
Top 5 Maglie hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Westrum takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Miksis hits a popup towards first. Hofman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Perkowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Chiti takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Lockman strikes out.
Top 4 Hofman takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Tappe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Tappe strikes out.
Bottom 3 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Speake strikes out.
Top 3 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to second.
Top 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perkowski fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Maglie takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Miksis hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Perkowski hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Westrum strikes out.
Top 2 There goes Thompson, trying to steal home. The slide, and he is safe. Thompson steals home.
Top 2 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Perkowski covering, for the out. Thompson moves to third.
Top 2 Hofman strikes out.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Irvin scores. Thompson moves to second.
Top 2 Thompson takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Irvin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miksis who is chasing the ball. Irvin reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Chiti hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Chiti hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Westrum settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Westrum.
Bottom 1 Fondy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tappe moves to third. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jackson scores. Tappe moves to second.
Bottom 1 Tappe takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Speake scores.
Bottom 1 Speake hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Speake reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Miksis strikes out.
Top 1 Mays strikes out.
Top 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perkowski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.