8/31/1955, HOO55-BRK55, Ebbets Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1955 Thunderbolts 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 13 0 15 1 1955 Royal Giants 0 0 1 0 5 6 2 0 x 14 16 2 9 1 Thunderbolts AB R H BI AVG Royal Giants AB R H BI AVG O'Brien J 2b 5 1 3 1 .312 Ashburn cf 4 1 2 1 .328 Palys lf 5 0 3 0 .240 Olson lf 5 2 1 0 .063 Reese ss 4 1 0 0 .263 Long 1b 4 2 2 1 .299 Triandos c 5 1 2 2 .318 Kaline rf 4 3 3 3 .355 Zauchin 1b 3 0 0 0 .216 Banks ss 4 3 3 5 .287 Surkont p 0 0 0 0 .077 Malmberg 2b 4 1 1 1 .257 Nieman ph 1 0 0 0 .285 Harmon 3b 5 1 1 2 .198 Lopat p 0 0 0 0 .278 McCullough c 4 0 2 1 .217 Boone 3b 5 1 2 0 .261 Meyer R p 4 1 1 0 .083 Pafko rf 4 0 1 1 .270 Schultz Bar p 1 0 0 0 .000 Pope cf 4 1 2 1 .242 39 14 16 14 Erskine p 3 0 0 0 .196 Black J p 0 0 0 0 .100 Hofman 1b 2 0 0 0 .304 41 5 13 5 Thunderbolts INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Erskine L 7-11 4.1 6 6 6 6 0 94 52 5.33 Black J 1.0 3 3 3 1 1 30 18 3.84 Surkont 1.2 6 5 5 1 3 50 29 5.97 Lopat 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 11 9 6.03 8.0 16 14 14 8 5 185 108 Royal Giants INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Meyer R W 5-6 6.2 12 5 5 4 6 130 78 5.48 Schultz Bar 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 29 21 4.05 9.0 13 5 5 4 9 159 99 HOO: Hofman inserted at 1b in the 6th Nieman batted for Surkont in the 8th E-Long, Harmon. 2B-Triandos(15), Boone 2(19), Pope 2(11), Ashburn(25). HR-Banks 2(38). RBI-O'Brien J(28), Triandos 2(46), Pafko(24), Pope(29), Ashburn(38), Long(51), Kaline 3(105), Banks 5(112), Malmberg(17), Harmon 2(5), McCullough(12). SB-Malmberg(1). K-Palys, Reese 2, Triandos, Zauchin, Boone, Pope, Erskine, Hofman, Ashburn, Olson, Harmon, Meyer R, Schultz Bar. BB-Palys, Reese, Zauchin, Pope, Ashburn 2, Olson, Long, Kaline, Banks, Malmberg, McCullough. SH-O'Brien J. HBP-Pafko. HB-Meyer R. WP-Meyer R. GWRBI: Kaline Temperature: 62, Sky: cloudy, Wind: none. 8/31/1955, HOO55-BRK55, Ebbets Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1955 Thunderbolts 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 13 0 15 1 1955 Royal Giants 0 0 1 0 5 6 2 0 x 14 16 2 9 1 Thunderbolts -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ O'Brien J 2b 1>8 S 54/SH.2-3 6>S S.3-H Palys lf k S.1-2 W S.1-2 S.1-2 Reese ss W k note 1 note 2 note 3 k Triandos c D.1-H 64/f 54/f S.3-H 8>k Zauchin 1b W 3>43 5>k 8 Surkont p Nieman ph 5/L Lopat p Boone 3b note 4 31 D 7>D e3.B-1 Pafko rf note 5 S 8 63 7 Pope cf k 54/f IW D.2-H 9>D Erskine p 2>43 4>e5.B-2 k Black J p Hofman 1b 43.2-3 k 1: 14/f.1x2;B-1 2: 363/gdp.2-3 3: Schultz Bar 4: k+wp.2-3;1-2;B-1 5: HBP.3-H;2-3;1-2 Royal Giants -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Ashburn cf 1>W W.1-2 D 6>k S.3-H;1-2 Olson lf 54/f.B-1 7 W S k Long 1b 8 note 1 W.2-3;1-2 S.1-2 7>8 Kaline rf 9 W note 2 S.2-H;1-2 S Banks ss 2>W 7 HR.3-H;1-H Surkont HR.1-H S.2-3;1-2 Malmberg 2b 5 4>3/g S note 3 63 Harmon 3b 463/gdp 8 Black J note 4 k 8 McCullough c 3>9 1/L SB2 S.2-H;1-3 8>Lopat W S Meyer R p S 5>9 9 k Schultz Bar p k/b 1: S.2-H;1-3;B-2 2: S.3-H;2-H;1-3 3: W.3-H;2-3;1-2 4: S.3-H;2-H;1-2 Thunderbolts -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------ O'Brien J 2b 7 Palys lf 7 Reese ss Triandos c Zauchin 1b Surkont p Nieman ph Lopat p Boone 3b Pafko rf Pope cf Erskine p Black J p Hofman 1b Royal Giants -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------ Ashburn cf 3/g.1-2 Olson lf 7 Long 1b Kaline rf Banks ss Malmberg 2b Harmon 3b McCullough c Meyer R p Schultz Bar p Thunderbolts IN OUT ER Royal Giants IN OUT ER Erskine A1 C6 6 L 7-11 Meyer R A1 E2 5 W 5-6 Black J C7 D4 3 Schultz Bar E3 F2 0 Surkont D5 E7 5 Lopat E8 F2 0 8/31/1955, HOO55-BRK55, Ebbets Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1955 Thunderbolts 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 13 0 15 1 1955 Royal Giants 0 0 1 0 5 6 2 0 x 14 16 2 9 1 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Thunderbolts batting 0-0 0 --- 20 O'Brien J flied out to center (BBX) 0-0 1 --- 32 Palys struck out (SBBFBFS) 0-0 2 --- 31 Reese walked (BBFBB) 0-0 2 1-- 00 Triandos doubled deep to left center, Reese scored (X) 1-0 2 -2- 30 Zauchin walked (BBBB) 1-0 2 12- 22 Boone struck out, strike three was a wild pitch by Meyer R, Triandos to third, Zauchin to second, Boone to first (BCBFS) 1-0 2 123 00 Pafko was hit by a pitch, Triandos scored, Zauchin to third, Boone to second (H) 2-0 2 123 22 Pope struck out (BCBCS) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Royal Giants batting 2-0 0 --- 32 Ashburn walked (CBFBFBB) 2-0 0 1-- 22 Olson grounded to third, forcing Ashburn at second, Olson to first (BCCFBFFFX) 2-0 1 1-- 00 Long flied out to center (X) 2-0 2 1-- 22 Kaline lined out to right (BCBFX) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Thunderbolts batting 2-0 0 --- 00 Erskine grounded out to second (X) 2-0 1 --- 02 O'Brien J reached on an infield single to short (FFX) 2-0 1 1-- 02 Palys reached on an infield single to the pitcher, O'Brien J to second (CCX) 2-0 1 12- 22 Reese struck out (CFBBFC) 2-0 2 12- 10 Triandos grounded to short, forcing Palys at second (BX) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Royal Giants batting 2-0 0 --- 32 Banks walked (BCBFBB) 2-0 0 1-- 32 Malmberg popped out to third (BBFBFX) 2-0 1 1-- 11 Harmon grounded into a double play, O'Brien J to Reese to Zauchin (FBX) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Thunderbolts batting 2-0 0 --- 32 Zauchin grounded out to second (CFBBBFX) 2-0 1 --- 00 Boone grounded out to first (X) 2-0 2 --- 01 Pafko grounded a single between third and short (CX) 2-0 2 1-- 00 Pope grounded to third, forcing Pafko at second (X) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Royal Giants batting 2-0 0 --- 01 McCullough flied out to right (CX) 2-0 1 --- 01 Meyer R reached on an infield single to second (SX) 2-0 1 1-- 31 Ashburn walked, Meyer R to second (BBBCB) 2-0 1 12- 11 Olson flied out to left (BFX) 2-0 2 12- 00 Long grounded a single up the middle, Meyer R scored, Ashburn to third, Long to second (X) 2-1 2 -23 31 Kaline walked (BFBBB) 2-1 2 123 10 Banks flied out to left (BX) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Thunderbolts batting 2-1 0 --- 01 Erskine to second on an error by the third baseman Harmon (FX) 2-1 0 -2- 00 O'Brien J sacrifice bunted to third, Erskine to third (Xb) 2-1 1 --3 31 Palys walked (SBBBB) 2-1 1 1-3 00 Reese grounded to the mound, forcing Palys at second, Palys out at second, Reese to first (X) 2-1 2 1-3 02 Triandos grounded to third, forcing Reese at second (CSX) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Royal Giants batting 2-1 0 --- 12 Malmberg grounded out to first (FBSX) 2-1 1 --- 10 Harmon lined out to center (BX) 2-1 2 --- 11 McCullough lined out to the mound (BCX) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Thunderbolts batting 2-1 0 --- 32 Zauchin struck out (FBBBFS) 2-1 1 --- 12 Boone doubled deep to left center (BFFX) 2-1 1 -2- 00 Pafko popped out to center (X) 2-1 2 -2- 30 Pope was walked intentionally (IIII) 2-1 2 12- 12 Erskine struck out (CFBFC) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Royal Giants batting 2-1 0 --- 12 Meyer R popped out to right (SCBFX) 2-1 1 --- 11 Ashburn grounded a double down the first base line (FBX) 2-1 1 -2- 31 Olson walked (BBBCB) 2-1 1 12- 30 Long walked, Ashburn to third, Olson to second (BBBB) 2-1 1 123 10 Kaline singled to left center, Ashburn scored, Olson scored, Long to third (BX) 2-3 1 1-3 11 Banks homered deep to left, Long scored, Kaline scored (BFX) 2-6 1 --- 12 Malmberg lined a single to left center (FBFFFX) Black J now pitching 2-6 1 1-- 21 Harmon flied out to center (CBBX) 2-6 2 1-- 00 Malmberg stole second (>C) 2-6 2 -2- 31 McCullough walked (>C.BBBB) 2-6 2 12- 22 Meyer R lined out to right (BBCCX) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Thunderbolts batting 2-6 0 --- 10 O'Brien J lined a single to shallow center (BX) 2-6 0 1-- 21 Palys grounded a single between first and second, O'Brien J to second (BCBX) 2-6 0 12- 31 Reese grounded into a double play, Long to Banks to Long, O'Brien J to third (BCBBX) 2-6 2 --3 20 Triandos lined a single to left center, O'Brien J scored (BBX) 3-6 2 1-- 00 Zauchin flied out to center (X) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Royal Giants batting 3-6 0 --- 12 Ashburn struck out (CFBS) 3-6 1 --- 12 Olson lined a single to right center (BCFX) 3-6 1 1-- 02 Long grounded a single between third and short, Olson to second (FCX) 3-6 1 12- 22 Kaline grounded a single up the middle, Olson scored, Long to second (BFFBX) Hofman now playing first base Surkont now pitching 3-7 1 12- 32 Banks grounded a single between third and short, Long to third, Kaline to second (BBCBFX) 3-7 1 123 31 Malmberg walked, Long scored, Kaline to third, Banks to second (BCBBB) 3-8 1 123 22 Harmon grounded a single up the middle, Kaline scored, Banks scored, Malmberg to second (FBBFX) 3-10 1 12- 11 McCullough grounded a single up the middle, Malmberg scored, Harmon to third (BCX) 3-11 1 1-3 32 Meyer R struck out (SBBFBS) 3-11 2 1-3 12 Ashburn lined a single to shallow center, Harmon scored, McCullough to second (SFBFX) 3-12 2 12- 12 Olson struck out (BFSS) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Thunderbolts batting 3-12 0 --- 11 Boone lined a double to right center (BFX) 3-12 0 -2- 22 Pafko grounded out to short (BCBFFFX) 3-12 1 -2- 12 Pope lined a double to right center, Boone scored (BCSX) 4-12 1 -2- 12 Hofman grounded out to second, Pope to third (CBSFX) 4-12 2 --3 01 O'Brien J reached on an infield single to the pitcher, Pope scored (CX) 5-12 2 1-- 22 Palys grounded a single up the middle, O'Brien J to second (BBCSX) Schultz Bar now pitching 5-12 2 12- 12 Reese struck out (CFBS) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Royal Giants batting 5-12 0 --- 00 Long flied out to center (X) 5-12 1 --- 31 Kaline grounded a single between third and short (BBBCX) 5-12 1 1-- 11 Banks homered deep to left center, Kaline scored (BCX) 5-14 1 --- 11 Malmberg grounded out to short (CBX) 5-14 2 --- 12 Harmon struck out (SBFS) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Thunderbolts batting 5-14 0 --- 02 Triandos struck out (CFS) Nieman pinch hitting for Surkont 5-14 1 --- 11 Nieman lined out to third (BCX) 5-14 2 --- 01 Boone to first on an error by the first baseman Long (SX) 5-14 2 1-- 21 Pafko flied out to left (BBCX) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Royal Giants batting Lopat now pitching 5-14 0 --- 01 McCullough lined a single to shallow left (CX) 5-14 0 1-- 02 Schultz Bar struck out on a fouled bunt (FbFbFb) 5-14 1 1-- 20 Ashburn grounded out to first, McCullough to second (BBX) 5-14 2 -2- 02 Olson flied out to left (CFX) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Thunderbolts batting 5-14 0 --- 01 Pope lined a double to right center (SX) 5-14 0 -2- 12 Hofman struck out (FBFC) 5-14 1 -2- 21 O'Brien J popped out to left (SBBX) 5-14 2 -2- 11 Palys flied out to left (SBX)