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APRIL
1955
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 11, 1955 » OPENING DAY | | Chicago Cubs
7, Cincinnati Reds
5 at Crosley Field | | | Washington Senators
12, Baltimore Orioles
5 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
In a 4-2 win over the Reds, Milwaukee rookie
OF Chuck Tanner hits a 8th-inning pinch-homer in his
first ML AB.
After a big civic parade, the Athletics open
their first season in Kansas City with a win
over the Tigers, 6-2, before 32,844.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 12, 1955 | | Chicago Cubs
14, St. Louis Cardinals
4 at Wrigley Field | | | Milwaukee Braves
4, Cincinnati Reds
2 at County Stadium | | | Boston Red Sox
7, Baltimore Orioles
1 at Memorial Stadium | | | Cleveland Indians
5, Chicago White Sox
1 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Kansas City Athletics
6, Detroit Tigers
2 at Municipal Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The Dodgers open what will be their only World Championship
season in Brooklyn by beating Pittsburgh 6-1.
A NL record Opening Day crowd of 43,640 watch
the Redlegs play the Braves in Milwaukee's County
Stadium.
The Yanks rout the Senators 19-1. Whitey
Ford gets 3 hits and only allows 2.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 13, 1955 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
6, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at Ebbets Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
4, New York Giants
2 at Shibe Park | | | Detroit Tigers
10, Kansas City Athletics
2 at Municipal Stadium | | | New York Yankees
19, Washington Senators
1 at Yankee Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The Orioles buy P Jim Wilson from the Braves.
Elston Howard becomes the first black to
wear the Yankee uniform. He singles in his first
at bat, against the Red Sox, as the Yanks win 8-4.
Brooklyn P Don Newcombe hits 2 HRs in
a 10-8 win over the Giants at the Polo Grounds.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 14, 1955 | | Chicago Cubs
6, Cincinnati Reds
4 at Crosley Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
10, New York Giants
8 at Polo Grounds V | | | Philadelphia Phillies
4, Pittsburgh Pirates
3 at Forbes Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
8, Milwaukee Braves
7 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Red Sox
8, New York Yankees
4 at Fenway Park | | | Chicago White Sox
7, Kansas City Athletics
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
5, Detroit Tigers
3 at Tiger Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 15, 1955 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
6, New York Giants
3 at Polo Grounds V | | | New York Yankees
6, Boston Red Sox
4 at Fenway Park | | | Cleveland Indians
7, Detroit Tigers
3 at Tiger Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
En route to losing their first 5 games, the Redlegs
hit 5 HRs and lose to the Braves 9-5. The Braves
Johnny Logan goes 5-for-5.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 16, 1955 | | Milwaukee Braves
9, Cincinnati Reds
5 at Crosley Field | | | New York Giants
8, Philadelphia Phillies
3 at Polo Grounds V | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
6, Pittsburgh Pirates
0 at Forbes Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
12, Chicago Cubs
11 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Red Sox
6, Baltimore Orioles
5 at Fenway Park | | | Chicago White Sox
9, Cleveland Indians
4 at Comiskey Park I | | | Detroit Tigers
8, Kansas City Athletics
3 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
5, Washington Senators
2 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Al Kaline of the Tigers hits 3 HRs in Briggs Stadium,
including 2 in the 6th inning to drive in 6 runs.
The Tigers rout the A's 16-0, behind Steve Gromek's
pitching.
The Cards score 10 in the first and go
on to rout the Cubs 14-1.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 17, 1955 | | Milwaukee Braves
10, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Crosley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
6, Milwaukee Braves
5 at Crosley Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
4, New York Giants
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | Philadelphia Phillies
4, New York Giants
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
10, Pittsburgh Pirates
3 at Forbes Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
3, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Forbes Field | | | Chicago Cubs
6, St. Louis Cardinals
5 at Sportsman's Park III | | | St. Louis Cardinals
14, Chicago Cubs
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Red Sox
14, Baltimore Orioles
5 at Fenway Park | | | Boston Red Sox
12, Baltimore Orioles
9 at Fenway Park | | | Chicago White Sox
3, Cleveland Indians
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
4, Chicago White Sox
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | Detroit Tigers
16, Kansas City Athletics
0 at Tiger Stadium | | | Washington Senators
7, New York Yankees
3 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
In what can be described as a rare "pitcher's cycle,"
Pirate hurler Al Grunwald allows a single, double,
triple, and HR for 4 runs in a single inning and a
12-3 loss in his first ML game.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 18, 1955 | | Milwaukee Braves
2, Chicago Cubs
1 at County Stadium | | | New York Giants
12, Pittsburgh Pirates
3 at Polo Grounds V | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
5, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Shibe Park | | | Cincinnati Reds
7, St. Louis Cardinals
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | New York Yankees
6, Baltimore Orioles
0 at Memorial Stadium | | | Cleveland Indians
11, Kansas City Athletics
9 at Municipal Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 19, 1955 | | Milwaukee Braves
3, Chicago Cubs
2 at County Stadium | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
7, Philadelphia Phillies
6 at Shibe Park | | | St. Louis Cardinals
6, Cincinnati Reds
5 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Kansas City Athletics
8, Cleveland Indians
7 at Municipal Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 20, 1955 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
3, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Ebbets Field | | | Milwaukee Braves
9, Chicago Cubs
5 at Wrigley Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
3, Cincinnati Reds
0 at Crosley Field | | | Baltimore Orioles
6, New York Yankees
3 at Yankee Stadium | | | Boston Red Sox
1, Washington Senators
0 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Brooklyn wins its 10th in a row, trouncing Robin Roberts
of the Phils 14-2. This sets a new ML record
for consecutive wins to start a season, later broken
by Oakland.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 21, 1955 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
14, Philadelphia Phillies
4 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago White Sox
9, Detroit Tigers
1 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
14, Baltimore Orioles
2 at Yankee Stadium | | | Washington Senators
1, Boston Red Sox
0 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Though the Dodgers take a 3-0 lead into the 8th,
their streak ends as the Braves' Max Surkont beats
Johnny Podres 5-4. Don Zimmer is called out at
home on a squeeze play by Jackie Robinson that would
have tied the game.
In a rundown between home and 3rd, Yankee 2B
Jerry Coleman breaks his collarbone. The Yanks beat
the Red Sox 3-0, but Coleman is out for the season.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 22, 1955 | | New York Giants
5, Brooklyn Dodgers
4 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago Cubs
6, Cincinnati Reds
3 at Wrigley Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
2, Milwaukee Braves
1 at County Stadium | | | Philadelphia Phillies
5, Pittsburgh Pirates
4 at Shibe Park | | | Washington Senators
3, Baltimore Orioles
2 at Memorial Stadium | | | Cleveland Indians
8, Detroit Tigers
5 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Chicago White Sox
5, Kansas City Athletics
3 at Municipal Stadium | | | New York Yankees
3, Boston Red Sox
0 at Yankee Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 23, 1955 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
3, New York Giants
1 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago Cubs
1, Cincinnati Reds
0 at Wrigley Field | | | Milwaukee Braves
5, St. Louis Cardinals
4 at County Stadium | | | Philadelphia Phillies
8, Pittsburgh Pirates
0 at Shibe Park | | | Baltimore Orioles
3, Washington Senators
0 at Memorial Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
3, Cleveland Indians
0 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Chicago White Sox
29, Kansas City Athletics
6 at Municipal Stadium | | | New York Yankees
7, Boston Red Sox
2 at Yankee Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 24, 1955 | | New York Giants
11, Brooklyn Dodgers
10 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago Cubs
2, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Wrigley Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
6, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Shibe Park | | | Philadelphia Phillies
3, Pittsburgh Pirates
0 at Shibe Park | | | Baltimore Orioles
2, Washington Senators
1 at Memorial Stadium | | | Washington Senators
5, Baltimore Orioles
2 at Memorial Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
6, Cleveland Indians
4 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Kansas City Athletics
5, Chicago White Sox
0 at Municipal Stadium | | | Boston Red Sox
1, New York Yankees
0 at Yankee Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Bob Turley of the Yanks fires a one-hitter, fanning
10 in beating the White Sox 5-0.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 26, 1955 | | New York Giants
3, Milwaukee Braves
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | New York Yankees
5, Chicago White Sox
0 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
3, Washington Senators
2 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
3, Baltimore Orioles
2 at Tiger Stadium | | | Kansas City Athletics
8, Boston Red Sox
7 at Municipal Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 27, 1955 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
7, Cincinnati Reds
2 at Ebbets Field | | | Milwaukee Braves
9, New York Giants
6 at Polo Grounds V | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
4, Chicago Cubs
1 at Forbes Field | | | Chicago White Sox
13, New York Yankees
4 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
6, Washington Senators
5 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
11, Baltimore Orioles
3 at Tiger Stadium | | | Kansas City Athletics
6, Boston Red Sox
2 at Municipal Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The Kansas City Athletics sign P Vic Raschi, who has
just been released by the Cardinals. The Athletics
purchase P Lou Sleater from the Yankees for cash.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 28, 1955 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
4, Chicago Cubs
2 at Ebbets Field | | | New York Giants
6, St. Louis Cardinals
4 at Polo Grounds V | | | Philadelphia Phillies
3, Milwaukee Braves
2 at Shibe Park | | | Cincinnati Reds
3, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Forbes Field | | | Boston Red Sox
3, Chicago White Sox
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | Detroit Tigers
4, Washington Senators
1 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
11, Kansas City Athletics
4 at Municipal Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 29, 1955 | | Philadelphia Phillies
13, Milwaukee Braves
4 at Shibe Park | | | Cincinnati Reds
5, Pittsburgh Pirates
0 at Forbes Field | | | Chicago White Sox
7, Boston Red Sox
0 at Comiskey Park I | | | Baltimore Orioles
5, Cleveland Indians
2 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
3, Washington Senators
2 at Tiger Stadium | | | Kansas City Athletics
6, New York Yankees
0 at Municipal Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The Phillies trade C Smoky Burgess, P Steve Ridzik,
and OF Stan Palys to the Redlegs for OF Jimmy Greengrass,
C Andy Seminick, and OF Glen Gorbous. Then the Phillies
buy SS Roy Smalley from the Braves.
Harvey Kuenn of the Tigers goes 5-for-5 in an
11-7 win over the Senators.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 30, 1955 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
7, Chicago Cubs
5 at Ebbets Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
6, New York Giants
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | Milwaukee Braves
4, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Shibe Park | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
5, Cincinnati Reds
4 at Forbes Field | | | Chicago White Sox
3, Boston Red Sox
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
5, Baltimore Orioles
2 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
11, Washington Senators
7 at Tiger Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
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