5/11/1955, HOO55-SOU55, game 1, Busch Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1955 Thunderbolts 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 6 10 3 7 2
1955 Muck Dogs 5 2 0 1 0 6 2 1 x 17 17 1 8 1
Thunderbolts AB R H BI AVG Muck Dogs AB R H BI AVG
Reese ss 4 2 2 0 .299 Mays cf 3 2 0 0 .386
O'Brien J 2b 5 0 1 0 .250 Jackson Ron ph 0 1 0 0 .455
Hofman c 5 1 2 0 .309 Simpson lf 4 2 3 1 .411
Stephens V 3b 5 1 2 1 .364 McDougald 2b 5 3 2 1 .279
Pafko lf 4 1 1 1 .255 Kluszewski 1b 4 4 2 1 .293
Nieman rf 4 1 1 2 .234 Causey ph 1 0 0 0 .077
Palys cf 3 0 0 0 .143 Piersall cf 0 0 0 0 .299
Thurman ph 1 0 1 0 .250 FitzGerald c 4 3 4 3 .286
Pope cf 0 0 0 0 .264 Westrum c 0 0 0 0 .162
Zauchin 1b 2 0 0 0 .250 Maxwell rf 5 2 4 6 .474
Shea p 0 0 0 0 .000 Freese Geor 3b 5 0 1 2 .208
Wade Ben p 0 0 0 0 .000 Thompson H 3b 0 0 0 0 .281
Harris ph 0 0 0 0 .205 Smalley ss 5 0 0 1 .219
Lawrence p 0 0 0 0 .000 Labine p 3 0 1 1 .133
Lopat p 1 0 0 0 .250 Sturdivant p 1 0 0 0 .125
Surkont p 1 0 0 0 .000 40 17 17 16
Triandos 1b 2 0 0 0 .298
37 6 10 4
Thunderbolts INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Lopat L 1-3 1.1 7 7 7 1 0 51 33 3.82
Surkont 3.2 3 1 1 0 2 48 28 5.23
Shea 0.2 4 6 4 2 0 31 19 5.16
Wade Ben 1.1 3 2 2 1 0 40 20 2.16
Lawrence 1.0 0 1 0 1 0 16 8 1.35
8.0 17 17 14 5 2 186 108
Muck Dogs INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Labine W 3-1 6.2 9 6 4 2 4 117 72 3.03
Sturdivant 2.1 1 0 0 1 3 33 23 3.66
9.0 10 6 4 3 7 150 95
HOO: Triandos inserted at 1b in the 6th
Thurman batted for Palys in the 8th
Harris batted for Wade Ben in the 8th
Pope inserted at cf in the 8th
SOU: Thompson H inserted at 3b in the 8th
Jackson Ron batted for Mays in the 8th
Causey batted for Kluszewski in the 8th
Jackson Ron moved to 1b in the 9th
Piersall inserted at cf in the 9th
Westrum inserted at c in the 9th
E-Nieman, Triandos 2, Labine. 2B-Stephens V(1), Maxwell(1). HR-Nieman(2),
FitzGerald(2). RBI-Stephens V(3), Pafko(2), Nieman 2(10), Simpson(12),
McDougald(18), Kluszewski(28), FitzGerald 3(12), Maxwell 6(10),
Freese Geor 2(7), Smalley(9), Labine(1). SB-Mays 2(10), Simpson(2). K-Reese,
O'Brien J, Nieman, Zauchin, Surkont, Triandos 2, Smalley, Labine. BB-Reese,
Zauchin, Harris, Simpson, Kluszewski, FitzGerald, Labine, Jackson Ron.
SH-McDougald. HBP-Mays 2, Simpson. PB-FitzGerald 2. HB-Lopat, Surkont,
Lawrence.
GWRBI: Maxwell
Temperature: 86, Field: wet, Sky: threatening, Wind: left to right at 3 MPH,
Rain Delays: 26 and 44 minutes.
5/11/1955, HOO55-SOU55, game 1, Busch Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1955 Thunderbolts 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 6 10 3 7 2
1955 Muck Dogs 5 2 0 1 0 6 2 1 x 17 17 1 8 1
Thunderbolts -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Reese ss 1>S 3>S 9 W k
O'Brien J 2b S.1-3 2/fl 5>3/g k 9>53
Hofman c note 1 54/f.B-1 S S.1-3 8
Stephens V 3b D 54/f 53.1-2 pb.3-H;1-2 63
pb.2-3
S.3-H
Pafko lf S.2-H 4>e1.B-1 63 Sturdivant
4/L
Nieman rf 53 HR.1-H 6>13 8>k
Palys cf 2>9 8 7
Thurman ph S
Pope cf
Zauchin 1b 7 W k
Shea p
Wade Ben p
Harris ph W.1-2
Lawrence p
Lopat p 31
Surkont p k
Triandos 1b 7>k k
1: 363/gdp.3-H
Muck Dogs -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Mays cf 1>HBP 8 HBP 6>Shea Wade Ben
e3.B-1 8
Jackson Ron ph
Simpson lf SB2 2>S 43 W.1-2 7>S
S.2-H
McDougald 2b S.1-2 3/SH.1-2 4>4 SB3;SB2 36/f.B-1
S.3-H;2-3
Kluszewski 1b note 1 W 8 S.3-H;1-2 S.1-3
Causey ph
Piersall cf
FitzGerald c S.2-3;1-2 Surkont HR S.2-H;1-2 W.1-2
S.2-H;1-3
Westrum c
Maxwell rf note 2 S.3-H;1-3 3/L D.2-H;1-3 note 3
Freese Geor 3b S.3-H;1-2 143/gdp 5>7 53.3-H;2-3 7
Thompson H 3b
Smalley ss 9 3>53 k 8.3-H note 4
Labine p S.2-H;1-2 4/L k W
Sturdivant p 43
1: 15/f.1-2;B-1 2: S.3-H;2-H;1-3 3: S.3-H;2-H;1-2 4: e3.2-3;1-2;B-1
Thunderbolts -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Reese ss
O'Brien J 2b
Hofman c
Stephens V 3b
Pafko lf
Nieman rf
Palys cf
Thurman ph
Pope cf
Zauchin 1b
Shea p
Wade Ben p
Harris ph
Lawrence p
Lopat p
Surkont p
Triandos 1b
Muck Dogs -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Mays cf 8>Lawrence
Jackson Ron ph W
Simpson lf HBP.1-2
McDougald 2b note 1
Kluszewski 1b
Causey ph note 2
Piersall cf
FitzGerald c
Westrum c
Maxwell rf
Freese Geor 3b
Thompson H 3b
Smalley ss
Labine p
Sturdivant p
1: 9.2-H(e9/th);1-2 2: 9/dp.2x3(95)
Thunderbolts IN OUT ER Muck Dogs IN OUT ER
Lopat A1 B4 7 L 1-3 Labine A1 D4 4 W 3-1
Surkont B5 C9 1 Sturdivant D5 E4 0
Shea D1 D9 4
Wade Ben E1 E9 2
Lawrence F1 F4 0
5/11/1955, HOO55-SOU55, game 1, Busch Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1955 Thunderbolts 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 6 10 3 7 2
1955 Muck Dogs 5 2 0 1 0 6 2 1 x 17 17 1 8 1
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Thunderbolts batting
0-0 0 --- 32 Reese lined a single to shallow left (BCFFBBX)
0-0 0 1-- 32 O'Brien J lined a single to left center, Reese to third
(BBBCFX)
0-0 0 1-3 21 Hofman grounded into a double play, Kluszewski to Smalley
to Kluszewski, Reese scored (CBBX)
1-0 2 --- 01 Stephens V lined a double to left center (CX)
1-0 2 -2- 00 Pafko lined a single to shallow left, Stephens V scored
(X)
2-0 2 1-- 32 Nieman grounded out to third (BBBFF>X)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Muck Dogs batting
2-0 0 --- 12 Mays was hit by a pitch (BFFFFH)
2-0 0 1-- 00 Mays stole second (>B)
2-0 0 -2- 32 Simpson lined a single to shallow left, Mays scored
(>B.CBFFFFBX)
2-1 0 1-- 11 McDougald lined a single to shallow center, Simpson to
second (FBX)
2-1 0 12- 21 Kluszewski grounded to the mound, forcing Simpson at
third, McDougald to second, Kluszewski to first (BFBX)
2-1 1 12- 11 FitzGerald reached on an infield single to short,
McDougald to third, Kluszewski to second (BFX)
2-1 1 123 10 Maxwell lined a single to left center, McDougald scored,
Kluszewski scored, FitzGerald to third (BX)
2-3 1 1-3 02 Freese Geor lined a single to shallow left, FitzGerald
scored, Maxwell to second (>FFX)
2-4 1 12- 00 Smalley flied out to right (X)
2-4 2 12- 12 Labine grounded a single between third and short, Maxwell
scored, Freese Geor to second (CBCX)
2-5 2 12- 22 Mays flied out to center (FBCBFX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Thunderbolts batting
2-5 0 --- 00 Palys lined out to right (X)
2-5 1 --- 00 Zauchin flied out to left (X)
2-5 2 --- 22 Lopat grounded out to first (CBBFFFFX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Muck Dogs batting
2-5 0 --- 10 Simpson grounded a single between first and second (BX)
2-5 0 1-- 00 McDougald sacrifice bunted to first, Simpson to second
(Xb)
2-5 1 -2- 32 Kluszewski walked (BBBCFFB)
Surkont now pitching
2-5 1 12- 31 FitzGerald lined a single to left center, Simpson scored,
Kluszewski to third (BBBCX)
2-6 1 1-3 01 Maxwell singled to right center, Kluszewski scored,
FitzGerald to third (CX)
2-7 1 1-3 11 Freese Geor grounded into a double play, Surkont to
O'Brien J to Zauchin (CBX)
Started raining
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Thunderbolts batting
2-7 0 --- 32 Reese reached on an infield single to first (BBSBSX)
2-7 0 1-- 10 O'Brien J popped out to the catcher (BX)
2-7 1 1-- 22 Hofman grounded to third, forcing Reese at second, Hofman
to first (FCBBX)
2-7 2 1-- 21 Stephens V grounded to third, forcing Hofman at second
(CBBX)
Game delayed by rain for 26 minutes
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Muck Dogs batting
2-7 0 --- 02 Smalley grounded out to third (CFFX)
2-7 1 --- 10 Labine lined out to second (BX)
2-7 2 --- 30 Mays was hit by a pitch (BBBH)
2-7 2 1-- 11 Simpson grounded out to second (BFX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Thunderbolts batting
2-7 0 --- 11 Pafko to first on an error by the pitcher Labine (BCX)
2-7 0 1-- 10 Nieman homered deep to left, Pafko scored (BX)
4-7 0 --- 00 Palys flied out to center (X)
4-7 1 --- 32 Zauchin walked (BCCFBBB)
4-7 1 1-- 12 Surkont struck out (CBFS)
4-7 2 1-- 00 Reese popped out to right (X)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Muck Dogs batting
4-7 0 --- 00 McDougald popped out to second (X)
4-7 1 --- 00 Kluszewski flied out to center (X)
4-7 2 --- 31 FitzGerald homered deep to right (BSBBX)
4-8 2 --- 01 Maxwell lined out to first (CX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Thunderbolts batting
4-8 0 --- 01 O'Brien J grounded out to first (FX)
4-8 1 --- 02 Hofman lined a single to left center (CCX)
4-8 1 1-- 11 Stephens V grounded out to third, Hofman to second (CBX)
4-8 2 -2- 31 Pafko grounded out to short (SBBBX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Muck Dogs batting
4-8 0 --- 10 Freese Geor lined out to left (BX)
4-8 1 --- 32 Smalley struck out (SSBBFBS)
Game delayed by rain for 44 minutes
4-8 2 --- 32 Labine struck out (CBBFBFS)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Thunderbolts batting
4-8 0 --- 10 Nieman grounded out to the mound (BX)
Started raining
4-8 1 --- 11 Palys flied out to left (CBX)
4-8 2 --- 12 Zauchin struck out (CBSC)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Muck Dogs batting
Triandos now playing first base
Shea now pitching
4-8 0 --- 11 Mays to first on an error by the first baseman Triandos
(CBX)
4-8 0 1-- 32 Simpson walked, Mays to second (CBSBFFBFB)
4-8 0 12- 00 Mays stole third, Simpson stole second (>S)
4-8 0 -23 01 McDougald lined a single to shallow right, Mays scored,
Simpson to third (>S.X)
4-9 0 1-3 01 Kluszewski lined a single to center, Simpson scored,
McDougald to second (FX)
4-10 0 12- 10 FitzGerald grounded a single up the middle, McDougald
scored, Kluszewski to second (BX)
4-11 0 12- 02 Maxwell grounded a double down the first base line,
Kluszewski scored, FitzGerald to third (FFX)
4-12 0 -23 00 Freese Geor grounded out to third, FitzGerald scored,
Maxwell to third (X)
4-13 1 --3 21 Smalley flied out to center, Maxwell scored (BCBX)
4-14 2 --- 31 Labine walked (BBCBB)
Wade Ben now pitching
4-14 2 1-- 31 Mays flied out to center (BBBCX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Thunderbolts batting
4-14 0 --- 02 Triandos struck out (CFC)
4-14 1 --- 30 Reese walked (BBBB)
4-14 1 1-- 22 O'Brien J struck out (CBBFFS)
4-14 2 1-- 12 Hofman grounded a single between first and second, Reese
to third (BFFFX)
4-14 2 1-3 10 FitzGerald allowed a passed ball, Reese scored, Hofman to
second (BB)
5-14 2 -2- 20 FitzGerald allowed a passed ball, Hofman to third (BB.B)
5-14 2 --3 32 Stephens V grounded a single up the middle, Hofman scored
(BB.B.CSX)
Sturdivant now pitching
6-14 2 1-- 11 Pafko lined out to second (CBX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Muck Dogs batting
6-14 0 --- 00 Simpson grounded a single up the middle (X)
6-14 0 1-- 32 McDougald grounded to first, forcing Simpson at second,
McDougald to first (BCFBBFFX)
6-14 1 1-- 10 Kluszewski singled down the right field line, McDougald
to third (BX)
6-14 1 1-3 30 FitzGerald walked, Kluszewski to second (BBBB)
6-14 1 123 32 Maxwell grounded a single up the middle, McDougald
scored, Kluszewski scored, FitzGerald to second
(BFBFFBX)
6-16 1 12- 30 Freese Geor flied out to left (BBBX)
6-16 2 12- 32 FitzGerald to third, Maxwell to second, Smalley to first
on an error by the first baseman Triandos (CBBFB>F>X)
6-16 2 123 01 Sturdivant grounded out to second (CX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Thunderbolts batting
6-16 0 --- 22 Nieman struck out (CCFBBC)
Thompson H now playing third base
Thurman pinch hitting for Palys
6-16 1 --- 12 Thurman lined a single to shallow center (CBFFX)
Harris pinch hitting for Wade Ben
6-16 1 1-- 32 Harris walked, Thurman to second (BBCSBFB)
6-16 1 12- 12 Triandos struck out (CBSC)
6-16 2 12- 02 Reese struck out (CSC)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Muck Dogs batting
Pope now playing center field
Lawrence now pitching
Jackson Ron pinch hitting for Mays
6-16 0 --- 32 Jackson Ron walked (BBCSBB)
6-16 0 1-- 01 Simpson was hit by a pitch, Jackson Ron to second (CH)
6-16 0 12- 11 McDougald lined out to right, Jackson Ron scored on an
error by the right fielder Nieman, Simpson to second
(CBX)
Causey pinch hitting for Kluszewski
6-17 1 -2- 22 Causey flied out into a double play, Nieman to Stephens
V, Simpson out at third (BCBCX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Thunderbolts batting
Jackson Ron moved to first base
Piersall now playing center field
6-17 0 --- 11 O'Brien J grounded out to third (BFX)
Westrum now playing catcher
6-17 1 --- 00 Hofman flied out to center (X)
6-17 2 --- 00 Stephens V grounded out to short (X)