5/6/1955, KCB55-ROC55, Polo Grounds
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1955 Blues 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 6 0 4 2
1955 Arsenal 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 11 0 6 0
Blues AB R H BI AVG Arsenal AB R H BI AVG
Post rf 4 0 0 0 .238 Paula lf 4 0 2 0 .245
Boyer K 3b 4 0 1 0 .254 Philley rf 4 1 2 0 .311
Mueller lf 4 0 1 0 .303 Mantle cf 4 0 1 0 .248
Adcock 1b 4 1 2 1 .303 Lopata c 4 0 1 0 .304
Courtney c 2 1 1 1 .391 Robinson E 1b 4 2 2 3 .217
Runnels 2b 3 0 0 0 .271 Freese Gen 2b 4 0 1 0 .288
Bridges ss 4 0 0 0 .204 Rosen 3b 4 0 1 0 .210
Evers cf 3 1 1 1 .341 Ford pr 0 1 0 0 .273
Fowler p 3 0 0 0 .227 McMillan ss 3 0 0 0 .292
Freeman p 0 0 0 0 1.000 Hoeft p 3 0 0 0 .261
31 3 6 3 Cerv ph 1 0 1 1 .455
35 4 11 4
Blues INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Fowler 8.0 7 2 2 1 5 100 65 2.57
Freeman BS 1, L 2-2 0.2 4 2 2 0 0 21 13 3.38
8.2 11 4 4 1 5 121 78
Arsenal INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Hoeft W 6-1 9.0 6 3 3 2 4 108 74 3.03
9.0 6 3 3 2 4 108 74
ROC: Cerv batted for Hoeft in the 9th
Ford ran for Rosen in the 9th
HR-Adcock(7), Courtney(1), Evers(1), Robinson E 2(9). RBI-Adcock(11),
Courtney(8), Evers(3), Robinson E 3(17), Cerv(8). CS-Boyer K. K-Post 2,
Runnels, Fowler, Philley, Mantle, Lopata, Robinson E, McMillan. BB-Courtney,
Runnels, McMillan. SH-Courtney.
GWRBI: Cerv
Temperature: 57, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: out to center at 16 MPH.
5/6/1955, KCB55-ROC55, Polo Grounds
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1955 Blues 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 6 0 4 2
1955 Arsenal 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 11 0 6 0
Blues -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Post rf 1>k 6 6>k 53
Boyer K 3b 7 3/fl 53 S
Mueller lf 2/fl 4>63 S CS2(26)
9>5
Adcock 1b 2>S 8 64/f HR
Courtney c 54/SH.1-2 W 7>HR 43
Runnels 2b 7 k 1/L W
Bridges ss 63 5>63 53 6/L
Evers cf 3>HR 4 63
Fowler p 13 8 8>k
Freeman p
Arsenal -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Paula lf 1>9 3 6>S 8>S
Philley rf S 9 S.1-2 k
Mantle cf 463/gdp 4>k S.2-3;1-2 463/gdp
Lopata c 2>k S note 1 9>Freeman
13
Robinson E 1b HR k 7.3-H;2-3 HR
Freese Gen 2b 13 7 43 S
Rosen 3b 9 5>3/g 7>43 S.1-2
Ford pr
McMillan ss 3>W 43 k note 2
Hoeft p 56/b/f.B-1 7 53
Cerv ph S.2-H;1-2
1: 52/f.2-3;1-2;B-1 2: 5/f.1-2;B-1
Blues IN OUT ER Arsenal IN OUT ER
Fowler A1 D3 2 Hoeft A1 D7 3 W 6-1
Freeman D4 D9 2 BS 1, L 2-2
5/6/1955, KCB55-ROC55, Polo Grounds
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1955 Blues 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 6 0 4 2
1955 Arsenal 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 11 0 6 0
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Blues batting
0-0 0 --- 02 Post struck out (CFS)
0-0 1 --- 01 Boyer K popped out to left (CX)
0-0 2 --- 11 Mueller popped out to the catcher (CBX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Arsenal batting
0-0 0 --- 02 Paula flied out to right (CSX)
0-0 1 --- 20 Philley grounded a single between third and short (BBX)
0-0 1 1-- 31 Mantle grounded into a double play, Runnels to Bridges to
Adcock (BBBCX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Blues batting
0-0 0 --- 00 Adcock lined a single to shallow center (X)
0-0 0 1-- 00 Courtney sacrifice bunted to third, Adcock to second (Xb)
0-0 1 -2- 10 Runnels flied out to left (BX)
0-0 2 -2- 01 Bridges grounded out to short (FX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Arsenal batting
0-0 0 --- 12 Lopata struck out (FFBC)
0-0 1 --- 00 Robinson E homered deep to right (X)
0-1 1 --- 31 Freese Gen grounded out to the mound (BBBCX)
0-1 2 --- 32 Rosen flied out to right (BBFCBX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Blues batting
0-1 0 --- 01 Evers homered deep down the left-field line (CX)
1-1 0 --- 21 Fowler grounded out to the mound (BSBX)
1-1 1 --- 01 Post popped out to short (CX)
1-1 2 --- 00 Boyer K popped out to first (X)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Arsenal batting
1-1 0 --- 31 McMillan walked (BBBCB)
1-1 0 1-- 00 Hoeft bunted into an out to third, forcing McMillan at
second, Hoeft to first (Xb)
1-1 1 1-- 00 Paula popped out to first (X)
1-1 2 1-- 01 Philley lined out to right (FX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Blues batting
1-1 0 --- 02 Mueller grounded out to short (CSX)
1-1 1 --- 11 Adcock flied out to center (FBX)
1-1 2 --- 30 Courtney walked (BBBB)
1-1 2 1-- 12 Runnels struck out (CBSS)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Arsenal batting
1-1 0 --- 12 Mantle struck out (FBSS)
1-1 1 --- 21 Lopata grounded a single up the middle (BBCX)
1-1 1 1-- 02 Robinson E struck out (SFFC)
1-1 2 1-- 00 Freese Gen lined out to left (1X)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Blues batting
1-1 0 --- 10 Bridges grounded out to short (BX)
1-1 1 --- 20 Evers popped out to second (BBX)
1-1 2 --- 01 Fowler flied out to center (CX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Arsenal batting
1-1 0 --- 20 Rosen grounded out to first (BBX)
1-1 1 --- 12 McMillan grounded out to second (FCBX)
1-1 2 --- 21 Hoeft popped out to left (CBBX)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Blues batting
1-1 0 --- 12 Post struck out (CSBS)
1-1 1 --- 22 Boyer K grounded out to third (CBCFBFX)
1-1 2 --- 01 Mueller grounded a single up the middle (SX)
1-1 2 1-- 02 Adcock grounded to short, forcing Mueller at second (CSFX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Arsenal batting
1-1 0 --- 01 Paula lined a single to center (FX)
1-1 0 1-- 32 Philley grounded a single between first and second, Paula
to second (CBSBBX)
1-1 0 12- 10 Mantle grounded a single between first and second, Paula
to third, Philley to second (BX)
1-1 0 123 02 Lopata grounded to third, forcing Paula at home, Philley
to third, Mantle to second, Lopata to first (CCX)
1-1 1 123 11 Robinson E flied out to left, Philley scored, Mantle to
third (CBX)
1-2 2 1-3 00 Freese Gen grounded out to second (X)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Blues batting
1-2 0 --- 10 Courtney homered deep to right center (BX)
2-2 0 --- 02 Runnels lined out to the mound (CFX)
2-2 1 --- 11 Bridges grounded out to third (FBX)
2-2 2 --- 20 Evers grounded out to short (BBX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Arsenal batting
2-2 0 --- 00 Rosen grounded out to second (X)
2-2 1 --- 22 McMillan struck out (BFCBFS)
2-2 2 --- 01 Hoeft grounded out to third (SX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Blues batting
2-2 0 --- 02 Fowler struck out (CSS)
2-2 1 --- 11 Post grounded out to third (FBX)
2-2 2 --- 12 Boyer K reached on an infield single to second (CSBX)
2-2 2 1-- 01 Boyer K was caught stealing second (1C>B)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Arsenal batting
2-2 0 --- 22 Paula grounded a single between first and second (CBBSFX)
2-2 0 1-- 12 Philley struck out (BCFS)
2-2 1 1-- 12 Mantle grounded into a double play, Runnels to Bridges to
Adcock (CFBX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Blues batting
2-2 0 --- 11 Mueller popped out to third (FBX)
2-2 1 --- 22 Adcock homered very deep down the left field line (BSSBFX)
3-2 1 --- 11 Courtney grounded out to second (FBX)
3-2 2 --- 31 Runnels walked (BBSBB)
3-2 2 1-- 32 Bridges lined out to short (BBCBC>F>X)
************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Arsenal batting
Freeman now pitching
3-2 0 --- 10 Lopata grounded out to the mound (BX)
3-2 1 --- 01 Robinson E homered deep to right (FX)
3-3 1 --- 02 Freese Gen lined a single between first and second (FCX)
3-3 1 1-- 22 Rosen grounded a single between third and short, Freese
Gen to second (CBBFX)
3-3 1 12- 20 McMillan grounded to third, forcing Freese Gen at third,
Rosen to second, McMillan to first (BBX)
Cerv pinch hitting for Hoeft
Ford pinch running for Rosen
3-3 2 12- 32 Cerv grounded a single up the middle, Ford scored,
McMillan to second (BSBBC>X)