4/4/1955, RAL55-EKL55, County Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1955 Tarheels 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 6 0 1955 Lakers 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 x 4 9 1 8 1 Tarheels AB R H BI AVG Lakers AB R H BI AVG Diering ss 4 0 0 0 .125 O'Brien E lf 4 0 2 1 .294 Hoak 3b 4 0 0 0 .125 Miksis cf 4 0 0 0 .000 Lynch c 3 0 0 0 .000 Fox 2b 4 1 2 0 .188 Long 1b 4 1 1 0 .286 Dropo 1b 4 2 2 2 .400 Wilson B cf 3 0 0 0 .167 Smith A rf 3 0 0 0 .381 Frazier rf 3 1 1 1 .333 Carey 3b 3 0 1 0 .194 Saffell lf 4 0 1 1 .250 Logan ss 3 0 1 1 .283 Malmberg 2b 4 0 0 0 .375 Howell H Dixie c 4 0 0 0 .000 Littlefield p 2 0 1 0 .500 Burdette p 4 1 1 0 .375 Merriman ph 1 0 1 0 1.000 33 4 9 4 Jay p 0 0 0 0 .000 32 2 5 2 Tarheels INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Littlefield L 0-1 7.0 8 4 4 3 4 111 70 5.14 Jay 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 13 7 0.00 8.0 9 4 4 3 4 124 77 Lakers INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Burdette W 2-1 9.0 5 2 2 2 4 125 84 2.88 9.0 5 2 2 2 4 125 84 RAL: Merriman batted for Littlefield in the 8th E-Carey. 2B-Dropo(2), Burdette(1). 3B-Long(1). HR-Frazier(1), Dropo(1). RBI-Frazier(1), Saffell(1), O'Brien E(3), Dropo 2(3), Logan(2). K-Long, Wilson B, Malmberg, Littlefield, O'Brien E 2, Dropo, Burdette. BB-Lynch, Wilson B, Smith A, Carey, Logan. HBP-Frazier. HB-Burdette. GWRBI: Dropo Temperature: 50, Sky: clear, Wind: out to right at 3 MPH. 4/4/1955, RAL55-EKL55, County Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1955 Tarheels 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 6 0 1955 Lakers 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 x 4 9 1 8 1 Tarheels -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Diering ss 1>31 8 6>8 63.1-2 Hoak 3b 4 9 4 8 Lynch c 9 4>63 W 43 Long 1b 2>7 k e5.1-2;B-1 9>T Wilson B cf W k 8 13 Frazier rf HBP.1-2 5>HR 7>63 8 Saffell lf 643/gdp 7 43 S.3-H Malmberg 2b 3>43 k 41 3 Littlefield p S k Merriman ph 8>S Jay p Lakers -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ O'Brien E lf 1>k S.2-H 4>k S Miksis cf 4 8 63 43 Fox 2b S S.1-2 43 7>9 Dropo 1b D.1-H k 5>HR 7 Smith A rf W 7 8 53 Carey 3b W.2-3;1-2 3>53 43 8>Jay S Logan ss note 1 S 3/g 7 Howell H Dixie c 3/g 6 6>7 9 Burdette p 2>D k 1/L 64/f 1: W.3-H;2-3;1-2 Tarheels IN OUT ER Lakers IN OUT ER Littlefield A1 D5 4 L 0-1 Burdette A1 D8 2 W 2-1 Jay D6 D9 0 4/4/1955, RAL55-EKL55, County Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1955 Tarheels 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 6 0 1955 Lakers 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 x 4 9 1 8 1 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Tarheels batting 0-0 0 --- 02 Diering grounded out to first (CCX) 0-0 1 --- 32 Hoak popped out to second (BBCSBFX) 0-0 2 --- 22 Lynch lined out to right (CBFBX) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Lakers batting 0-0 0 --- 12 O'Brien E struck out (FBFS) 0-0 1 --- 01 Miksis popped out to second (SX) 0-0 2 --- 00 Fox lined a single down the left field line (X) 0-0 2 1-- 00 Dropo lined a double to right center, Fox scored (X) 0-1 2 -2- 30 Smith A walked (BBBB) 0-1 2 12- 32 Carey walked, Dropo to third, Smith A to second (CBSBB>B) 0-1 2 123 32 Logan walked, Dropo scored, Smith A to third, Carey to second (BFSBFFB>B) 0-2 2 123 20 Howell H Dixie grounded out to first (BBX) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Tarheels batting 0-2 0 --- 10 Long flied out to left (BX) 0-2 1 --- 31 Wilson B walked (FBBBB) 0-2 1 1-- 01 Frazier was hit by a pitch, Wilson B to second (CH) 0-2 1 12- 22 Saffell grounded into a double play, Logan to Fox to Dropo (CSBFFBX) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Lakers batting 0-2 0 --- 02 Burdette doubled deep to right center (CFX) 0-2 0 -2- 01 O'Brien E grounded a single up the middle, Burdette scored (CX) 0-3 0 1-- 00 Miksis flied out to center (X) 0-3 1 1-- 01 Fox lined a single up the middle, O'Brien E to second (>F1X) 0-3 1 12- 02 Dropo struck out (SSS) 0-3 2 12- 10 Smith A popped out to left (BX) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Tarheels batting 0-3 0 --- 32 Malmberg grounded out to second (BBCSBX) 0-3 1 --- 11 Littlefield lined a single down the right field line (CBX) 0-3 1 1-- 10 Diering lined out to center (BX) 0-3 2 1-- 11 Hoak popped out to right (FBX) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Lakers batting 0-3 0 --- 12 Carey grounded out to third (SBCX) 0-3 1 --- 00 Logan grounded a single up the middle (X) 0-3 1 1-- 02 Howell H Dixie popped out to short (FFFX) 0-3 2 1-- 32 Burdette struck out (1BSBFB>S) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Tarheels batting 0-3 0 --- 12 Lynch grounded out to short (BFCFX) 0-3 1 --- 12 Long struck out (FFFBFS) 0-3 2 --- 22 Wilson B struck out (BFSBFC) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Lakers batting 0-3 0 --- 02 O'Brien E struck out (CFS) 0-3 1 --- 21 Miksis grounded out to short (FBBX) 0-3 2 --- 11 Fox grounded out to second (BCX) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Tarheels batting 0-3 0 --- 00 Frazier homered deep down the right field line (X) 1-3 0 --- 12 Saffell flied out to left (FBCX) 1-3 1 --- 12 Malmberg struck out (BFCS) 1-3 2 --- 12 Littlefield struck out (BCSS) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Lakers batting 1-3 0 --- 11 Dropo homered deep to left (BFX) 1-4 0 --- 22 Smith A flied out to center (SBCFBX) 1-4 1 --- 22 Carey grounded out to second (BFCBX) 1-4 2 --- 21 Logan grounded out to first (CBBX) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Tarheels batting 1-4 0 --- 22 Diering flied out to center (FBBFX) 1-4 1 --- 10 Hoak popped out to second (BX) 1-4 2 --- 32 Lynch walked (CFBBFBB) 1-4 2 1-- 00 Lynch to second, Long to first on an error by the third baseman Carey (X) 1-4 2 12- 00 Wilson B flied out to center (X) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Lakers batting 1-4 0 --- 32 Howell H Dixie flied out to left (BCBBFX) 1-4 1 --- 30 Burdette lined out to the mound (BBBX) 1-4 2 --- 12 O'Brien E grounded a single up the middle (CFBFX) 1-4 2 1-- 00 Miksis grounded out to second (X) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Tarheels batting 1-4 0 --- 00 Frazier grounded out to short (X) 1-4 1 --- 00 Saffell grounded out to second (X) 1-4 2 --- 11 Malmberg grounded out to second (BSX) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Lakers batting 1-4 0 --- 30 Fox lined out to right (BBBX) 1-4 1 --- 01 Dropo lined out to left (CX) 1-4 2 --- 12 Smith A grounded out to third (BSFX) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Tarheels batting Merriman pinch hitting for Littlefield 1-4 0 --- 12 Merriman lined a single to right center (CFBFFX) 1-4 0 1-- 22 Diering grounded out to short, Merriman to second (BCFBFX) 1-4 1 -2- 12 Hoak flied out to center (BFFX) 1-4 2 -2- 01 Lynch grounded out to second (SX) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Lakers batting Jay now pitching 1-4 0 --- 11 Carey reached on an infield single to second (BFX) 1-4 0 1-- 32 Logan flied out to left (CCBBBX) 1-4 1 1-- 10 Howell H Dixie flied out to right (BX) 1-4 2 1-- 10 Burdette grounded to short, forcing Carey at second (1BX) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Tarheels batting 1-4 0 --- 12 Long lined a triple to right center (BCSX) 1-4 0 --3 10 Wilson B grounded out to the mound (BX) 1-4 1 --3 11 Frazier flied out to center (CBX) 1-4 2 --3 00 Saffell lined a single to shallow center, Long scored (X) 2-4 2 1-- 00 Malmberg popped out to first (X)