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1955
1955 Teams
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SCOREBOARD : JUNE 1, 1955Brooklyn Dodgers 11, Milwaukee Braves 8 at Ebbets Field Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds V Philadelphia Phillies 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Shibe Park St. Louis Cardinals 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field Chicago White Sox 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 5, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 9, Washington Senators 0 at Tiger Stadium New York Yankees 3, Kansas City Athletics 1 at Municipal Stadium New York Yankees 6, Kansas City Athletics 1 at Municipal Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : Stan Musial hits the 300th HR of his career, a fifth-inning, 3-run shot against Brooklyn's Johnny Podres . The Cards
use a NL-record eight pitchers but still lose 12-5.
The Cards trade veteran C Del Rice to the Braves for OF Pete Whisenant and C Charlie White .
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 5, 1955St. Louis Cardinals 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Ebbets Field Brooklyn Dodgers 10, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Ebbets Field New York Giants 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Polo Grounds V Chicago Cubs 3, New York Giants 1 at Polo Grounds V Milwaukee Braves 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Shibe Park Philadelphia Phillies 4, Milwaukee Braves 2 at Shibe Park Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Forbes Field Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field Chicago White Sox 5, New York Yankees 3 at Comiskey Park I New York Yankees 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I Washington Senators 6, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium Cleveland Indians 6, Washington Senators 3 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 10, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Tiger Stadium Baltimore Orioles 6, Detroit Tigers 5 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Athletics 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Municipal Stadium Boston Red Sox 4, Kansas City Athletics 3 at Municipal Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : The White Sox trade veteran P Harry Dorish to the Orioles for C Les Moss .
IN THE NEWS : The Dodgers win their sixth in a row to increase their lead to 10 1/2 games. The lead will not dip below 10 games for the remainder of the season.
IN THE NEWS : After winning 10 in a row, Dodger P Don Newcombe suffers his first defeat of the season 10-1 to the Cubs.
The Indians sweep a doubleheader from the Yanks 7-3 and 102. The Cleveland crowd of 69,352
is the largest major-league crowd of the season. New York is now just 21 Ž2 in front of Chicago.
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 12, 1955Chicago Cubs 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Ebbets Field Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Chicago Cubs 2 at Ebbets Field New York Giants 8, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Polo Grounds V St. Louis Cardinals 6, New York Giants 5 at Polo Grounds V Philadelphia Phillies 12, Cincinnati Reds 8 at Shibe Park Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Milwaukee Braves 3 at Forbes Field Milwaukee Braves 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Forbes Field Chicago White Sox 1, Washington Senators 0 at Comiskey Park I Chicago White Sox 8, Washington Senators 4 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 10, New York Yankees 2 at Cleveland Stadium Cleveland Indians 7, New York Yankees 3 at Cleveland Stadium Baltimore Orioles 7, Kansas City Athletics 2 at Municipal Stadium Kansas City Athletics 3, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Municipal Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 14, 1955New York Giants 5, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field Brooklyn Dodgers 9, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Crosley Field Milwaukee Braves 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at County Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 10, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Sportsman's Park III Chicago White Sox 1, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 12, Kansas City Athletics 4 at Fenway Park New York Yankees 7, Detroit Tigers 6 at Yankee Stadium Cleveland Indians 6, Washington Senators 4 at Griffith Stadium Cleveland Indians 3, Washington Senators 1 at Griffith Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : The Tigers buy Earl Torgeson from the Phillies to replace Ferris Fain at 1B.
The Orioles trade OF Gene Woodling and IF Billy Cox to the Indians for OFs Wally Westlake and Dave Pope . When Cox announces his retirement, the Indians get more cash.
The Indians pick up Ted Gray who had just been released by the White Sox.
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 15, 1955New York Giants 7, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Crosley Field Philadelphia Phillies 4, Milwaukee Braves 0 at County Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Sportsman's Park III Baltimore Orioles 6, Chicago White Sox 5 at Memorial Stadium Chicago White Sox 2, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 9, Kansas City Athletics 6 at Fenway Park Detroit Tigers 8, New York Yankees 6 at Yankee Stadium Washington Senators 7, Cleveland Indians 0 at Griffith Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 17, 1955Philadelphia Phillies 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field Milwaukee Braves 5, New York Giants 4 at County Stadium Brooklyn Dodgers 12, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Sportsman's Park III Baltimore Orioles 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at Fenway Park Cleveland Indians 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 2, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium Kansas City Athletics 4, Washington Senators 2 at Griffith Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : The Giants bench Willie Mays for 2 days for a "rest."
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 19, 1955Philadelphia Phillies 1, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field Chicago Cubs 8, Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Wrigley Field Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Crosley Field Cincinnati Reds 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Crosley Field Milwaukee Braves 8, New York Giants 7 at County Stadium Brooklyn Dodgers 7, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Sportsman's Park III Boston Red Sox 11, Cleveland Indians 7 at Fenway Park New York Yankees 7, Chicago White Sox 1 at Yankee Stadium New York Yankees 5, Chicago White Sox 2 at Yankee Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : Washington rookie IF Harmon Killebrew hits his first HR in an 18-7 loss to the Detroit Tigers .
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 24, 1955Chicago Cubs 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Wrigley Field Philadelphia Phillies 8, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Crosley Field Cincinnati Reds 6, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Crosley Field Milwaukee Braves 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at County Stadium New York Giants 1, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Sportsman's Park III Kansas City Athletics 2, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Memorial Stadium Chicago White Sox 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park New York Yankees 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at Yankee Stadium Detroit Tigers 18, Washington Senators 7 at Griffith Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : Miseries plague the Dodger pitching staff. Russ Meyer goes on the disabled list with a broken collarbone, and Carl Erskine has arm trouble.
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 26, 1955Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field Chicago Cubs 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 16, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Crosley Field Cincinnati Reds 5, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Crosley Field Milwaukee Braves 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at County Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 9, New York Giants 2 at Sportsman's Park III St. Louis Cardinals 7, New York Giants 2 at Sportsman's Park III Kansas City Athletics 1, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Memorial Stadium Kansas City Athletics 5, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 5, Chicago White Sox 2 at Fenway Park Boston Red Sox 8, Chicago White Sox 2 at Fenway Park Cleveland Indians 5, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium New York Yankees 2, Cleveland Indians 0 at Yankee Stadium Detroit Tigers 6, Washington Senators 4 at Griffith Stadium Washington Senators 12, Detroit Tigers 4 at Griffith Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : The Orioles trade 2B Bobby Young to the Indians for IF Hank Majeski .
Boston's young star 1B Harry Agganis dies of complications following a bout with pneumonia.
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 29, 1955New York Giants 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Ebbets Field Milwaukee Braves 14, Chicago Cubs 1 at County Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Shibe Park St. Louis Cardinals 9, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Sportsman's Park III Detroit Tigers 8, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I Kansas City Athletics 12, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium New York Yankees 9, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Yankee Stadium New York Yankees 7, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Yankee Stadium Boston Red Sox 7, Washington Senators 5 at Griffith Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)