4/11/1955, BBC55-RAL55, Wrigley Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1955 Black Cats 2 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 8 13 0 15 2 1955 Tarheels 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1 6 3 Black Cats AB R H BI AVG Tarheels AB R H BI AVG Minoso lf 6 0 3 0 .450 Diering ss 3 1 1 1 .188 Piersall cf 4 2 2 0 .267 Hoak 3b 2 1 0 0 .083 Jensen rf 6 3 2 2 .333 Lynch c 4 0 2 0 .412 Thompson H 3b 3 1 2 0 .500 Long 1b 4 0 1 0 .308 Zauchin 1b 4 2 2 3 .333 Wilson B cf 4 0 1 0 .333 Groat ss 3 0 2 2 .353 Frazier rf 2 0 0 0 .091 Runnels 2b 2 0 0 0 .222 Jay p 2 0 0 0 .000 Shantz Bill c 3 0 0 1 .100 Saffell lf 4 0 1 0 .143 Crandall c 0 0 0 0 .000 Malmberg 2b 4 0 0 0 .083 Friend B p 4 0 0 0 .000 Abernathy p 0 0 0 0 .000 35 8 13 8 Coleman Joe p 1 0 0 0 .500 Merriman rf 2 0 1 0 .500 32 2 7 1 Black Cats INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Friend B W 1-0 9.0 7 2 2 3 4 124 76 2.00 9.0 7 2 2 3 4 124 76 Tarheels INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Abernathy L 0-1 2.1 5 5 5 4 3 64 33 19.29 Coleman Joe 2.0 4 1 1 3 0 40 21 3.86 Jay 4.2 4 2 2 6 2 78 34 3.86 9.0 13 8 8 13 5 182 88 BBC: Crandall inserted at c in the 8th RAL: Merriman inserted at rf in the 5th E-Merriman. 2B-Merriman(1). 3B-Piersall(1). HR-Jensen(2), Zauchin(1), Diering(1). RBI-Jensen 2(6), Zauchin 3(6), Groat 2(3), Shantz Bill(1), Diering(1). K-Minoso 2, Piersall, Friend B 2, Hoak, Long 2, Saffell. BB-Piersall 2, Thompson H 3, Zauchin 2, Groat 2, Runnels 3, Shantz Bill, Diering, Hoak 2. SH-Friend B. SF-Shantz Bill. GWRBI: Jensen Temperature: 60, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: out to right at 26 MPH. 4/11/1955, BBC55-RAL55, Wrigley Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1955 Black Cats 2 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 8 13 0 15 2 1955 Tarheels 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1 6 3 Black Cats -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Minoso lf 1>k k(23) 4>S S.2-3 7>53 Piersall cf T 3>W S.1-2 Jay k 643/gdp Jensen rf HR.3-H S.1-2 54/gdp.B-1 6>8 3/L Thompson H 3b S 9.2-3 S.1-3 W 8>W Zauchin 1b W.1-2 HR.3-H;1-H W.1-2 S.1-2 63/gdp Groat ss 6 W note 1 note 2 S Runnels 2b 4/L W.1-2 64/f IW W.1-2 Shantz Bill c 2>8 note 3 5>W 8/SF.3-H 63 note 4 Crandall c Friend B p k 7 14/SH.1-2 31 9>k 1: W.3-H;2-3;1-2 2: S.2-H;1-3(e9/th);B-2 3: Coleman Joe 4: 15/f.1-2;B-1 Tarheels -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Diering ss 1>4/L 4>HR 8 W Hoak 3b W W 6>63 k Lynch c 643/gdp S.1-3 7 S.1-2 Long 1b 2>k note 1 S k Wilson B cf 7 S 43 9>43 Frazier rf 153 63 Jay p 7>7 4 Saffell lf 3>43 5>63 k S Malmberg 2b 9 63 63 43 Abernathy p Coleman Joe p 43 Merriman rf D 8>53 1: 463/gdp.3-H Black Cats -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------ Minoso lf S Piersall cf W.1-2 Jensen rf 8.2-3 Thompson H 3b W.1-2 Zauchin 1b 7 Groat ss Runnels 2b Shantz Bill c Crandall c Friend B p Tarheels -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------ Diering ss Hoak 3b Lynch c Long 1b Wilson B cf Frazier rf Jay p Saffell lf Malmberg 2b Abernathy p Coleman Joe p Merriman rf Black Cats IN OUT ER Tarheels IN OUT ER Friend B A1 D8 2 W 1-0 Abernathy A1 B7 5 L 0-1 Coleman Joe B8 D1 1 Jay D2 F5 2 4/11/1955, BBC55-RAL55, Wrigley Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1955 Black Cats 2 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 8 13 0 15 2 1955 Tarheels 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1 6 3 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Black Cats batting 0-0 0 --- 22 Minoso struck out (BSCBS) 0-0 1 --- 22 Piersall tripled deep to right center (BBSFX) 0-0 1 --3 12 Jensen homered deep down the left-field line, Piersall scored (SBSX) 2-0 1 --- 01 Thompson H lined a single to right center (FX) 2-0 1 1-- 31 Zauchin walked, Thompson H to second (BBBSB) 2-0 1 12- 00 Groat popped out to short (X) 2-0 2 12- 01 Runnels lined out to second (SX) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Tarheels batting 2-0 0 --- 11 Diering lined out to second (CBX) 2-0 1 --- 31 Hoak walked (BBCBB) 2-0 1 1-- 11 Lynch grounded into a double play, Groat to Runnels to Zauchin (BFX) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Black Cats batting 2-0 0 --- 22 Shantz Bill flied out to center (FBBSX) 2-0 1 --- 22 Friend B struck out (FSBBS) 2-0 2 --- 12 Minoso struck out, Lynch to Long (CFBS) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Tarheels batting 2-0 0 --- 22 Long struck out (BBFFFS) 2-0 1 --- 11 Wilson B lined out to left (BSX) 2-0 2 --- 00 Frazier grounded out to the mound (X) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Black Cats batting 2-0 0 --- 30 Piersall walked (BBBB) 2-0 0 1-- 10 Jensen grounded a single up the middle, Piersall to second (BX) 2-0 0 12- 22 Thompson H flied out to right, Piersall to third (CBFBX) 2-0 1 1-3 22 Zauchin homered deep to left, Piersall scored, Jensen scored (CBBSX) 5-0 1 --- 32 Groat walked (CBBBCB) 5-0 1 1-- 30 Runnels walked, Groat to second (BBBB) Coleman Joe now pitching 5-0 1 12- 11 Shantz Bill grounded to the mound, forcing Groat at third, Runnels to second, Shantz Bill to first (BCX) 5-0 2 12- 20 Friend B lined out to left (BBX) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Tarheels batting 5-0 0 --- 10 Saffell grounded out to second (BX) 5-0 1 --- 20 Malmberg flied out to right (BBX) 5-0 2 --- 00 Coleman Joe grounded out to second (X) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Black Cats batting 5-0 0 --- 11 Minoso lined a single to shallow left (BFX) 5-0 0 1-- 01 Piersall lined a single to shallow center, Minoso to second (11SX) 5-0 0 12- 00 Jensen grounded into a double play, Hoak to Malmberg, Jensen to first (X) 5-0 2 1-- 00 Thompson H lined a single between first and second, Jensen to third (X) 5-0 2 1-3 32 Zauchin walked, Thompson H to second (FBBBS>B) 5-0 2 123 31 Groat walked, Jensen scored, Thompson H to third, Zauchin to second (BFBBB) 6-0 2 123 21 Runnels grounded to short, forcing Groat at second (BCBX) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Tarheels batting 6-0 0 --- 21 Diering homered deep to left (BBCX) 6-1 0 --- 30 Hoak walked (BBBB) 6-1 0 1-- 02 Lynch lined a single to right center, Hoak to third (CSX) 6-1 0 1-3 12 Long grounded into a double play, Runnels to Groat to Zauchin, Hoak scored (FBFX) 6-2 2 --- 00 Wilson B lined a single to shallow center (X) 6-2 2 1-- 01 Frazier grounded out to short (SX) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Black Cats batting 6-2 0 --- 32 Shantz Bill walked (BBFBFFB) 6-2 0 1-- 01 Friend B sacrifice bunted to the mound, Shantz Bill to second (FbXb) 6-2 1 -2- 11 Minoso lined a single to left, Shantz Bill to third (CBX) Merriman now playing right field Jay now pitching 6-2 1 1-3 10 Piersall grounded into a double play, Diering to Malmberg to Long (1BX) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Tarheels batting 6-2 0 --- 00 Saffell grounded out to short (X) 6-2 1 --- 32 Malmberg grounded out to short (BCSBBX) 6-2 2 --- 21 Merriman lined a double down the right field line (BFBX) 6-2 2 -2- 01 Diering flied out to center (FX) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Black Cats batting 6-2 0 --- 21 Jensen flied out to center (CBBX) 6-2 1 --- 31 Thompson H walked (BBFBB) 6-2 1 1-- 20 Zauchin lined a single to shallow right, Thompson H to second (BBX) 6-2 1 12- 01 Groat grounded a single between first and second, Thompson H scored, Zauchin to third on an error by the right fielder Merriman, Groat to second (CX) 7-2 1 -23 30 Runnels was walked intentionally (IIII) 7-2 1 123 00 Shantz Bill lined out to center, Zauchin scored (X) 8-2 2 12- 02 Friend B grounded out to first (CFX) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Tarheels batting 8-2 0 --- 21 Hoak grounded out to short (CBBX) 8-2 1 --- 00 Lynch flied out to left (X) 8-2 2 --- 22 Long grounded a single between first and second (BBFCX) 8-2 2 1-- 01 Wilson B grounded out to second (CX) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Black Cats batting 8-2 0 --- 21 Minoso grounded out to third (BBCX) 8-2 1 --- 12 Piersall struck out (BCSFS) 8-2 2 --- 31 Jensen lined out to first (BFBBX) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Tarheels batting 8-2 0 --- 01 Jay flied out to left (CX) 8-2 1 --- 22 Saffell struck out (BSBCFS) 8-2 2 --- 01 Malmberg grounded out to short (FX) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Black Cats batting 8-2 0 --- 30 Thompson H walked (BBBB) 8-2 0 1-- 10 Zauchin grounded into a double play, Diering to Long (BX) 8-2 2 --- 00 Groat lined a single up the middle (X) 8-2 2 1-- 31 Runnels walked, Groat to second (CBBBB) 8-2 2 12- 11 Shantz Bill grounded out to short (CBX) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Tarheels batting Crandall now playing catcher 8-2 0 --- 02 Merriman grounded out to third (CFX) 8-2 1 --- 31 Diering walked (BBBCB) 8-2 1 1-- 32 Hoak struck out (BCFFBBFC) 8-2 2 1-- 21 Lynch reached on an infield single to second, Diering to second (BBFX) 8-2 2 12- 32 Long struck out (BBCFB>S) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Black Cats batting 8-2 0 --- 22 Friend B struck out (CBBFS) 8-2 1 --- 21 Minoso lined a single down the right field line (CBBX) 8-2 1 1-- 30 Piersall walked, Minoso to second (BBBB) 8-2 1 12- 11 Jensen flied out to center, Minoso to third (BCX) 8-2 2 1-3 31 Thompson H walked, Piersall to second (BFBBB) 8-2 2 123 21 Zauchin lined out to left (BCBX) ************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Tarheels batting 8-2 0 --- 32 Wilson B grounded out to second (SFBFFBFBX) 8-2 1 --- 01 Jay popped out to second (FX) 8-2 2 --- 10 Saffell reached on an infield single to first (BX) 8-2 2 1-- 22 Malmberg grounded out to second (CBSBX)