8/14/1955, KCB55-SOU55, Busch Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1955 Blues 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 6 0
1955 Muck Dogs 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 x 5 10 0 10 1
Blues AB R H BI AVG Muck Dogs AB R H BI AVG
Post rf 4 0 0 0 .297 Simpson cf 5 1 3 1 .342
Lepcio 3b 2 0 0 0 .293 Mays cf 0 0 0 0 .329
Campanella ph 0 0 0 0 .345 Piersall lf 4 1 2 1 .273
Bessent p 0 0 0 0 .000 Thompson H 3b 5 0 0 0 .282
Courtney c 4 0 2 0 .324 Kluszewski 1b 4 1 1 0 .307
Adcock 1b 4 0 0 0 .294 Furillo rf 4 1 1 1 .380
Evers cf 4 0 1 0 .301 Causey 2b 1 0 0 0 .172
Mueller lf 4 0 1 0 .299 Groat ss 4 0 1 0 .298
Kline B ss 3 0 0 0 .278 Shepard c 4 1 1 0 .200
Runnels 2b 3 0 0 0 .251 Westrum c 0 0 0 0 .203
Nixon p 2 0 0 0 .269 Harshman p 4 0 1 1 .296
Friend O ph 1 0 1 0 .233 35 5 10 4
31 0 5 0
Blues INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Nixon L 10-4 7.0 6 2 1 2 4 112 75 3.23
Bessent 1.0 4 3 0 1 0 26 16 3.49
8.0 10 5 1 3 4 138 91
Muck Dogs INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Harshman W 5-4 9.0 5 0 0 2 10 141 86 4.60
9.0 5 0 0 2 10 141 86
KCB: Friend O batted for Nixon in the 8th
Campanella batted for Lepcio in the 8th
Friend O moved to 3b in the 8th
SOU: Mays inserted at cf in the 9th
Westrum inserted at c in the 9th
E-Adcock, Kline B. 2B-Piersall(16). RBI-Simpson(26), Piersall(45),
Furillo(73), Harshman(6). SB-Mueller(1). K-Post 2, Lepcio, Adcock 2, Evers,
Kline B 2, Runnels 2, Piersall, Furillo, Causey, Harshman. BB-Lepcio,
Campanella, Piersall, Causey 2. SH-Causey.
GWRBI: Piersall
Temperature: 94, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: left to right at 8 MPH.
8/14/1955, KCB55-SOU55, Busch Stadium
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1955 Blues 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 6 0
1955 Muck Dogs 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 x 5 10 0 10 1
Blues -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Post rf 1>k 63 6>7 k
Lepcio 3b 6/L W k
Campanella ph W.1-2
Bessent p
Courtney c S 8 S 3/L
Adcock 1b 64/f 4>k 7 9>k
Evers cf 2>6 k 7>S 6
Mueller lf S 5/L 9 8
Kline B ss SB2 5>k 63/gdp
k
Runnels 2b 8 k 8>k
Nixon p 3>3/g 3/fl
Friend O ph S
Muck Dogs -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Simpson cf 1>53 53 6>S S.1-2 S.2-H;1-3
Mays cf
Piersall lf S k D.1-H 8 W.1-2
Thompson H 3b 16/f.B-1 4>63 6/fl 9 31
Kluszewski 1b 6 7 8.2-3 8>Bessent
S
Furillo rf 2>53 k e6.3-H;B-1 S.1-2
Causey 2b k 5>W W.1-2 note 1
Groat ss S 43.1-2 43 note 2
Shepard c 6 63 7>S note 3
Westrum c
Harshman p 3>9 k 56/b/f.B-1 S.3-H;1-2
1: 13/SH.2-3;1-2 2: e3.3-H;2-3;B-1 3: 14/f.1x2;B-1
Blues IN OUT ER Muck Dogs IN OUT ER
Nixon A1 D3 1 L 10-4 Harshman A1 D6 0 W 5-4
Bessent D4 E3 0
8/14/1955, KCB55-SOU55, Busch Stadium
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1955 Blues 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 6 0
1955 Muck Dogs 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 x 5 10 0 10 1
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Blues batting
0-0 0 --- 22 Post struck out (CBFFBS)
0-0 1 --- 30 Lepcio lined out to short (BBBX)
0-0 2 --- 32 Courtney lined a single to left (BCBBSX)
0-0 2 1-- 31 Adcock grounded to short, forcing Courtney at second
(BCBBX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Muck Dogs batting
0-0 0 --- 12 Simpson grounded out to third (CBSX)
0-0 1 --- 00 Piersall lined a single to left center (X)
0-0 1 1-- 01 Thompson H grounded to the mound, forcing Piersall at
second, Thompson H to first (CX)
0-0 2 1-- 01 Kluszewski popped out to short (CX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Blues batting
0-0 0 --- 20 Evers popped out to short (BBX)
0-0 1 --- 00 Mueller grounded a single up the middle (X)
0-0 1 1-- 00 Mueller stole second (>C)
0-0 1 -2- 22 Kline B struck out (>C.FBBS)
0-0 2 -2- 10 Runnels flied out to center (BX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Muck Dogs batting
0-0 0 --- 22 Furillo grounded out to third (CBBSX)
0-0 1 --- 22 Causey struck out (BFFFFBFS)
0-0 2 --- 11 Groat lined a single to right (SBX)
0-0 2 1-- 22 Shepard popped out to short (BBFSX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Blues batting
0-0 0 --- 01 Nixon grounded out to first (CX)
0-0 1 --- 31 Post grounded out to short (FBBBX)
0-0 2 --- 32 Lepcio walked (BFFBBB)
0-0 2 1-- 11 Courtney flied out to center (BCX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Muck Dogs batting
0-0 0 --- 10 Harshman flied out to right (BX)
0-0 1 --- 01 Simpson grounded out to third (CX)
0-0 2 --- 12 Piersall struck out (SBFFC)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Blues batting
0-0 0 --- 12 Adcock struck out (BSCFFS)
0-0 1 --- 22 Evers struck out (BSBFS)
0-0 2 --- 00 Mueller lined out to third (X)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Muck Dogs batting
0-0 0 --- 32 Thompson H grounded out to short (SFBBBFX)
0-0 1 --- 21 Kluszewski flied out to left (BFBX)
0-0 2 --- 22 Furillo struck out (FCBBS)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Blues batting
0-0 0 --- 32 Kline B struck out (SBBFBFFFC)
0-0 1 --- 22 Runnels struck out (SCBFBS)
0-0 2 --- 02 Nixon popped out to first (CSX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Muck Dogs batting
0-0 0 --- 32 Causey walked (FBBBCFB)
0-0 0 1-- 00 Groat grounded out to second, Causey to second (>X)
0-0 1 -2- 00 Shepard grounded out to short (X)
0-0 2 -2- 22 Harshman struck out (BCBFC)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Blues batting
0-0 0 --- 32 Post flied out to left (BCBCBX)
0-0 1 --- 02 Lepcio struck out (CFS)
0-0 2 --- 12 Courtney lined a single to shallow center (SCBX)
0-0 2 1-- 10 Adcock flied out to left (BX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Muck Dogs batting
0-0 0 --- 11 Simpson grounded a single between first and second (BCX)
0-0 0 1-- 10 Piersall lined a double to right center, Simpson scored
(BX)
0-1 0 -2- 12 Thompson H popped out to short (FbFBX)
0-1 1 -2- 12 Kluszewski flied out to center, Piersall to third (BCFX)
0-1 2 --3 22 Piersall scored, Furillo to first on an error by the
shortstop Kline B (CCBBX)
0-2 2 1-- 32 Causey walked, Furillo to second (FFFBBB>B)
0-2 2 12- 10 Groat grounded out to second (BX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Blues batting
0-2 0 --- 22 Evers grounded a single between first and second (CCBBX)
0-2 0 1-- 11 Mueller flied out to right (BFX)
0-2 1 1-- 11 Kline B grounded into a double play, Groat to Kluszewski
(BFX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Muck Dogs batting
0-2 0 --- 32 Shepard reached on an infield single to short (BCBSFFBFX)
0-2 0 1-- 01 Harshman bunted into an out to third, forcing Shepard at
second, Harshman to first (1FbXb)
0-2 1 1-- 00 Simpson grounded a single between third and short,
Harshman to second (X)
0-2 1 12- 00 Piersall flied out to center (X)
0-2 2 12- 02 Thompson H flied out to right (CFX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Blues batting
0-2 0 --- 32 Runnels struck out (BBCCBS)
Friend O pinch hitting for Nixon
0-2 1 --- 11 Friend O grounded a single up the middle (BCX)
0-2 1 1-- 22 Post struck out (FBSBFS)
Campanella pinch hitting for Lepcio
0-2 2 1-- 31 Campanella walked, Friend O to second (BFBBB)
0-2 2 12- 12 Courtney lined out to first (CFBX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Muck Dogs batting
Bessent now pitching
Friend O moved to third base
0-2 0 --- 00 Kluszewski grounded a single up the middle (X)
0-2 0 1-- 00 Furillo lined a single to shallow left, Kluszewski to
second (X)
0-2 0 12- 01 Causey sacrifice bunted to the mound, Kluszewski to
third, Furillo to second (FbXb)
0-2 1 -23 00 Kluszewski scored, Furillo to third, Groat to first on an
error by the first baseman Adcock (X)
0-3 1 1-3 32 Shepard grounded to the mound, forcing Groat at second,
Groat out at second, Shepard to first (BFCBBX)
0-3 2 1-3 11 Harshman grounded a single between first and second,
Furillo scored, Shepard to second (BCX)
0-4 2 12- 11 Simpson grounded a single up the middle, Shepard scored,
Harshman to third (CBX)
0-5 2 1-3 31 Piersall walked, Simpson to second (BBBCB)
0-5 2 123 12 Thompson H grounded out to first (SSBX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Blues batting
Mays now playing center field
0-5 0 --- 12 Adcock struck out (FBSFS)
Westrum now playing catcher
0-5 1 --- 11 Evers popped out to short (CBX)
0-5 2 --- 12 Mueller flied out to center (CFFBX)