9/26/1955, SOU55-HOO55, game 1, Briggs Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1955 Muck Dogs         5  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  2     8 11  1    12  0
1955 Thunderbolts      2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0     2  8  0     9  1
 
Muck Dogs            AB  R  H BI   AVG    Thunderbolts         AB  R  H BI   AVG
Mays              cf  5  2  3  2  .319    Baumholtz         rf  5  0  1  0  .293
Piersall          lf  4  0  0  0  .278    Young             2b  4  1  1  0  .222
Thompson H        3b  3  1  2  0  .264     Nieman           ph  1  0  0  0  .263
Kluszewski        1b  4  0  0  1  .279    Reese             ss  4  1  1  0  .270
Furillo           rf  3  1  0  0  .357    Hofman            c   2  0  0  0  .300
McDougald         2b  4  2  2  1  .297     Slaughter        ph  1  0  1  0  .257
Groat             ss  4  1  1  0  .280    Boone             3b  4  0  1  1  .267
Shepard           c   3  0  0  1  .181    Thurman           lf  4  0  0  1  .236
Newcombe          p   4  0  2  3  .313     Porter           c   0  0  0  0  .333
 Westrum          ph  1  1  1  0  .243    Zauchin           1b  3  0  0  0  .217
 Hurd             p   0  0  0  0  .000     Harris           ph  1  0  0  0  .241
                     35  8 11  8          Pope              cf  1  0  1  0  .253
                                           Palys            ph  2  0  1  0  .251
                                          Erskine           p   2  0  0  0  .190
                                           McDermott        p   1  0  0  0  .281
                                           Irvin            ph  1  0  1  0  .224
                                                               36  2  8  2
 
Muck Dogs                        INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Newcombe         W 14-5          8.0  7  2  2  2  3 119  80  4.28
Hurd                             1.0  1  0  0  0  0  13   9  1.96
                                 9.0  8  2  2  2  3 132  89 
 
Thunderbolts                     INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Erskine          L 7-14          5.0  7  6  6  7  1 117  59  5.34
McDermott                        4.0  4  2  2  2  2  69  43  4.84
                                 9.0 11  8  8  9  3 186 102 
 
SOU: Westrum batted for Newcombe in the 9th
HOO: Palys batted for Pope in the 6th
     Palys moved to cf in the 7th
     Slaughter batted for Hofman in the 8th
     Harris batted for Zauchin in the 8th
     Slaughter moved to lf in the 9th
     Porter inserted at c in the 9th
     Harris moved to 1b in the 9th
     Irvin batted for McDermott in the 9th
     Nieman batted for Young in the 9th
 
E-Thompson H. 2B-Reese(28), Palys(16). HR-Mays(39). RBI-Mays 2(102), 
Kluszewski(130), McDougald(75), Shepard(30), Newcombe 3(27), Boone(74), 
Thurman(19). SB-Mays(24), Pope(6). K-Mays, Groat, Newcombe, Hofman 2, 
Erskine. BB-Mays, Thompson H 2, Furillo 2, McDougald, Groat, Shepard 2, 
Hofman, Pope. SH-Piersall 2. HBP-Kluszewski. HB-Erskine. WP-Erskine. 
GWRBI: Kluszewski
Carl Erskine was removed after a rain delay
Temperature: 69, Field: wet, Sky: threatening, Wind: out to left at 7 MPH, 
Rain Delays: 75 and 89 minutes.
9/26/1955, SOU55-HOO55, game 1, Briggs Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1955 Muck Dogs         5  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  2     8 11  1    12  0
1955 Thunderbolts      2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0     2  8  0     9  1
 
 
Muck Dogs            -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Mays              cf 1>S            k          4>S            W.2-3;1-2    8         
Piersall          lf   53/SH.1-2  2>53           34/SH.1-2    43         8>7         
Thompson H        3b   S.2-3        6/fl         SB3        6>McDermott    W         
                                                 W            S                      
Kluszewski        1b   9.3-H        HBP          463/gdp      54/f.B-1     7         
Furillo           rf   wp.1-2       8          5>63           7            W.1-2     
                       W                                                             
McDougald         2b   S.2-H;1-3  3>31           W            S.1-2        53        
Groat             ss   W.1-2        S            53.1-2       k          9>63        
Shepard           c    note 1       4            W          7>31           13        
Newcombe          p    note 2       43           S.2-H;1-2    k                      
 Westrum          ph                                                       S         
 Hurd             p                                                                  
 
 1: W.3-H;2-3;1-2  2: S.3-H;2-H;1-2 
 
 
Thunderbolts         -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Baumholtz         rf 1>43           63           S.2-3      7>43           13.1-2    
Young             2b   S            43           9            9                      
 Nieman           ph                                                       63        
Reese             ss   D.1-3      3>63         5>8            43                     
Hofman            c    W            k            k                                   
 Slaughter        ph                                        8>S                      
Boone             3b   note 1       e5.B-1       6/L          3/g.1-2                
Thurman           lf   note 2       31         6>53           3                      
 Porter           c                                                                  
Zauchin           1b   63         4>13           4                                   
 Harris           ph                                          63                     
Pope              cf 2>S            W                                                
 Palys            ph                             D          9>Hurd                   
                                                              43                     
Erskine           p    k+SB2        13.1-2                                           
 McDermott        p                              8                                   
 Irvin            ph                                          S                      
 
 1: S.3-H;2-3;1-2  2: 3/g.3-H;2-3;1-2 
 
 
Muck Dogs            -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Mays              cf   HR.1-H                                                        
Piersall          lf   8                                                             
Thompson H        3b                                                                 
                                                                                     
Kluszewski        1b                                                                 
Furillo           rf                                                                 
                                                                                     
McDougald         2b                                                                 
Groat             ss                                                                 
Shepard           c                                                                  
Newcombe          p                                                                  
 Westrum          ph                                                                 
 Hurd             p                                                                  
 
 
Thunderbolts         -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Baumholtz         rf                                                                 
Young             2b                                                                 
 Nieman           ph                                                                 
Reese             ss                                                                 
Hofman            c                                                                  
 Slaughter        ph                                                                 
Boone             3b                                                                 
Thurman           lf                                                                 
 Porter           c                                                                  
Zauchin           1b                                                                 
 Harris           ph                                                                 
Pope              cf                                                                 
 Palys            ph                                                                 
                                                                                     
Erskine           p                                                                  
 McDermott        p                                                                  
 Irvin            ph                                                                 
 
 
Muck Dogs        IN OUT ER                  Thunderbolts     IN OUT ER                  
Newcombe         A1  D7  2 W 14-5           Erskine          A1  D2  6 L 7-14           
Hurd             D8  E2  0                  McDermott        D3  F2  2                  
9/26/1955, SOU55-HOO55, game 1, Briggs Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1955 Muck Dogs         5  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  2     8 11  1    12  0
1955 Thunderbolts      2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0     2  8  0     9  1
 
Score O Rnr BS  Event
----- - --- --  -----
 
**************  Top of the 1st inning, Muck Dogs batting
 0-0  0 --- 11  Mays reached on an infield single to short (BFX)
 0-0  0 1-- 20  Piersall sacrifice bunted to third, Mays to second 
                  (Bp11Bbp1Xb)
 0-0  1 -2- 11  Thompson H reached on an infield single to second, Mays 
                  to third (BFX)
 0-0  1 1-3 20  Kluszewski flied out to right, Mays scored (BBX)
 1-0  2 1-- 22  Erskine threw a wild pitch, Thompson H to second 
                  (FBCBFFFB)
 1-0  2 -2- 32  Furillo walked (FBCBFFFB.B)
 1-0  2 12- 00  McDougald singled to left center, Thompson H scored, 
                  Furillo to third (X)
 2-0  2 1-3 31  Groat walked, McDougald to second (BBBCB)
 2-0  2 123 30  Shepard walked, Furillo scored, McDougald to third, Groat 
                  to second (BBBB)
 3-0  2 123 12  Newcombe grounded a single between first and second, 
                  McDougald scored, Groat scored, Shepard to second (BFSX)
 5-0  2 12- 32  Mays struck out (BFBBF>F>S)
 
**************  Bottom of the 1st inning, Thunderbolts batting
 5-0  0 --- 32  Baumholtz grounded out to second (BBCBFX)
 5-0  1 --- 21  Young lined a single to right (BCBX)
 5-0  1 1-- 21  Reese grounded a double down the third base line, Young 
                  to third (BCBX)
 5-0  1 -23 32  Hofman walked (BBCSBB)
 5-0  1 123 22  Boone lined a single to shallow center, Young scored, 
                  Reese to third, Hofman to second (BFCBX)
 5-1  1 123 21  Thurman grounded out to first, Reese scored, Hofman to 
                  third, Boone to second (BFBX)
 5-2  2 -23 22  Zauchin grounded out to short (CBFBX)
 
**************  Top of the 2nd inning, Muck Dogs batting
 5-2  0 --- 12  Piersall grounded out to third (BFFFX)
 5-2  1 --- 31  Thompson H popped out to short (BBBCX)
 5-2  2 --- 22  Kluszewski was hit by a pitch (BFBCFH)
 5-2  2 1-- 11  Furillo flied out to center (CBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 2nd inning, Thunderbolts batting
 5-2  0 --- 11  Pope lined a single to shallow left (FBX)
 5-2  0 1-- 02  Erskine struck out, Pope stole second (C>F>S)
 5-2  1 -2- 01  Baumholtz grounded out to short (FX)
 5-2  2 -2- 01  Young grounded out to second (CX)
 
**************  Top of the 3rd inning, Muck Dogs batting
 5-2  0 --- 22  McDougald grounded out to first (BCCBX)
 5-2  1 --- 22  Groat lined a single down the left field line (BBSFX)
 5-2  1 1-- 01  Shepard popped out to second (CX)
 5-2  2 1-- 10  Newcombe grounded out to second (BX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 3rd inning, Thunderbolts batting
 5-2  0 --- 12  Reese grounded out to short (BFFX)
 5-2  1 --- 12  Hofman struck out (CFBC)
 5-2  2 --- 00  Boone to first on an error by the third baseman Thompson 
                  H (X)
 5-2  2 1-- 01  Thurman grounded out to first (CX)
 
**************  Top of the 4th inning, Muck Dogs batting
 5-2  0 --- 12  Mays lined a single to right center (CCBX)
 5-2  0 1-- 00  Piersall sacrifice bunted to first, Mays to second (Xb)
 5-2  1 -2- 00  Mays stole third (2>C)
 5-2  1 --3 32  Thompson H walked (2>C.BFBBB)
 5-2  1 1-3 00  Kluszewski grounded into a double play, Young to Reese to 
                  Zauchin (X)
                Game delayed by rain for 75 minutes
 
**************  Bottom of the 4th inning, Thunderbolts batting
 5-2  0 --- 12  Zauchin grounded out to the mound (BCFX)
 5-2  1 --- 31  Pope walked (BBFBB)
 5-2  1 1-- 01  Erskine grounded out to the mound, Pope to second (C>X)
 5-2  2 -2- 00  Baumholtz reached on an infield single to third, Pope to 
                  third (X)
 5-2  2 1-3 01  Young flied out to right (CX)
 
**************  Top of the 5th inning, Muck Dogs batting
 5-2  0 --- 21  Furillo grounded out to short (FBBX)
 5-2  1 --- 31  McDougald walked (BBCBB)
 5-2  1 1-- 20  Groat grounded out to third, McDougald to second (BBX)
 5-2  2 -2- 32  Shepard walked (BBCBFB)
 5-2  2 12- 02  Newcombe grounded a single up the middle, McDougald 
                  scored, Shepard to second (SFX)
 6-2  2 12- 30  Mays walked, Shepard to third, Newcombe to second (BBBB)
 6-2  2 123 22  Piersall grounded out to second (BCFBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 5th inning, Thunderbolts batting
 6-2  0 --- 11  Reese flied out to center (SBX)
 6-2  1 --- 02  Hofman struck out (FFS)
                Game delayed by rain for 89 minutes
                Erskine left the game after a rain delay
 6-2  2 --- 10  Boone lined out to short (BX)
 
**************  Top of the 6th inning, Muck Dogs batting
                McDermott now pitching
 6-2  0 --- 01  Thompson H lined a single to right (CX)
 6-2  0 1-- 11  Kluszewski grounded to third, forcing Thompson H at 
                  second, Kluszewski to first (BCX)
 6-2  1 1-- 00  Furillo flied out to left (X)
 6-2  2 1-- 11  McDougald grounded a single between third and short, 
                  Kluszewski to second (FBX)
                Started raining
 6-2  2 12- 12  Groat struck out (FBCFS)
 
**************  Bottom of the 6th inning, Thunderbolts batting
 6-2  0 --- 32  Thurman grounded out to third (BFBBFX)
 6-2  1 --- 12  Zauchin popped out to second (CBSX)
                Palys pinch hitting for Pope
 6-2  2 --- 02  Palys doubled deep to center (CFFX)
 6-2  2 -2- 11  McDermott flied out to center (FBX)
 
**************  Top of the 7th inning, Muck Dogs batting
                Palys moved to center field
 6-2  0 --- 01  Shepard grounded out to first (CX)
 6-2  1 --- 12  Newcombe struck out (CBCS)
 6-2  2 --- 22  Mays flied out to center (CBFBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 7th inning, Thunderbolts batting
 6-2  0 --- 32  Baumholtz grounded out to second (BFSBFBX)
 6-2  1 --- 00  Young flied out to right (X)
 6-2  2 --- 21  Reese grounded out to second (CBBX)
 
**************  Top of the 8th inning, Muck Dogs batting
 6-2  0 --- 32  Piersall flied out to left (BBCCBX)
 6-2  1 --- 31  Thompson H walked (BBCBB)
 6-2  1 1-- 21  Kluszewski lined out to left (SBBX)
 6-2  2 1-- 32  Furillo walked, Thompson H to second (CBBBF>F1>B)
 6-2  2 12- 22  McDougald grounded out to third (FCBBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 8th inning, Thunderbolts batting
                Slaughter pinch hitting for Hofman
 6-2  0 --- 12  Slaughter lined a single to shallow center (FCBX)
 6-2  0 1-- 01  Boone grounded out to first, Slaughter to second (FX)
 6-2  1 -2- 12  Thurman popped out to first (CFFBX)
                Harris pinch hitting for Zauchin
 6-2  2 -2- 01  Harris grounded out to short (CX)
 
**************  Top of the 9th inning, Muck Dogs batting
                Slaughter moved to left field
                Porter now playing catcher
                Harris moved to first base
 6-2  0 --- 32  Groat grounded out to short (CBBFBFFFX)
 6-2  1 --- 21  Shepard grounded out to the mound (BCBX)
                Westrum pinch hitting for Newcombe
 6-2  2 --- 00  Westrum reached on an infield single to first (X)
 6-2  2 1-- 01  Mays homered deep to left, Westrum scored (CX)
 8-2  2 --- 00  Piersall flied out to center (X)
 
**************  Bottom of the 9th inning, Thunderbolts batting
                Hurd now pitching
 8-2  0 --- 00  Palys grounded out to second (X)
                Irvin pinch hitting for McDermott
 8-2  1 --- 01  Irvin grounded a single between first and second (SX)
 8-2  1 1-- 22  Baumholtz grounded out to the mound, Irvin to second 
                  (CSBFBX)
                Nieman pinch hitting for Young
 8-2  2 -2- 21  Nieman grounded out to short (BBFX)