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Retrosheet Boxscore: Philadelphia Phillies 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3

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Philadelphia Phillies 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3

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Game Played on Saturday, August 6, 1955 (N) at Busch Stadium I

PHI N    1  0  0    0  0  1    0  3  0  -   5 11  2
STL N    0  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  1
BATTING
Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Ashburn cf                    5   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
Morgan ss                     4   0   0   0       1   1       4   1
Hamner 2b                     5   1   1   0       0   1       0   2
Ennis lf                      4   1   2   0       0   0       1   0
Jones 3b                      4   2   3   3       0   1       3   1
Greengrass rf                 4   0   0   0       0   2       1   0
Lopata 1b                     4   1   3   2       0   1       8   2
  Blaylock 1b                 0   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Seminick c                    4   0   1   0       0   0       3   3
Dickson p                     4   0   0   0       0   0       2   2
Totals                       38   5  11   5       1   7      27  11
FIELDING - 
E: Hamner (12), Ennis (3).
BATTING - 
2B: Ennis (15,off Haddix).
HR: Jones (14,6th inning off Haddix 0 on 1 out); Lopata (12,8th inning off
Haddix 1 on 2 out).
GDP: Morgan (12,off Haddix).
Team LOB: 7.
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Boyer 3b                      4   0   2   0       0   1       0   3
Moon 1b                       4   0   0   0       0   2      11   1
Musial lf                     3   1   2   0       1   0       2   0
Virdon cf                     4   1   1   2       0   1       2   0
Schoendienst 2b               3   0   0   0       1   0       1   3
Whisenant rf                  4   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Burbrink c                    4   0   0   0       0   0       8   0
Grammas ss                    3   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Hemus ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Haddix p                      3   1   1   0       0   0       1   3
  Wright p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   3   6   2       2   5      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Boyer-Schoendienst-Moon.
E: Boyer (14).
BATTING - 
2B: Haddix (2,off Dickson).
HR: Virdon (15,4th inning off Dickson 1 on 1 out).
IBB: Musial (15,by Dickson).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Boyer (13,2nd base by Dickson/Seminick).
PITCHING
Philadelphia Phillies        IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Dickson W(9-8)                9     6   3   3   2   5   1  35
IBB: Dickson (5,Musial).
St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Haddix L(9-11)                7.2  10   5   5   1   7   2  34
Wright                        1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5
Totals                        9    11   5   5   1   7   2  39

Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Larry Goetz, 2B - Frank Dascoli, 3B - Lon Warneke
Ejections: STL Manager Harry Walker by Frank Secory [Called third
strike]
Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 9414
Starting Lineups:

   Philadelphia Phillies         St. Louis Cardinals      
1. Ashburn             cf        Boyer               3b
2. Morgan              ss        Moon                1b
3. Hamner              2b        Musial              lf
4. Ennis               lf        Virdon              cf
5. Jones               3b        Schoendienst        2b
6. Greengrass          rf        Whisenant           rf
7. Lopata              1b        Burbrink            c
8. Seminick            c         Grammas             ss
9. Dickson             p         Haddix              p

PHILLIES 1ST: Ashburn grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan
was called out on strikes; Hamner singled to left; Ennis singled
to center [Hamner to second]; Jones singled to right [Ennis to
third, Hamner scored]; Greengrass flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Boyer struck out; Moon popped to shortstop;
Musial reached on an error by Hamner; Virdon was called out on
strikes (catcher to first); Cardinals Walker ejected by HP
umpire Secory for arguing called third strike; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Lopata singled to left; Seminick flied out to
right; Dickson grounded out (first to pitcher) [Lopata to
second]; Ashburn grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Schoendienst grounded out (pitcher to first);
Whisenant popped to third; Burbrink grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; Hamner
struck out; Ennis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Grammas grounded out (shortstop to first); Haddix
grounded out (first to pitcher); Boyer flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Jones struck out; Greengrass was called out on
strikes; Lopata was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Moon struck out (catcher to first); Musial
singled to second; Virdon homered to right [Musial scored];
Schoendienst walked; Whisenant grounded out (third to first)
[Schoendienst to second]; Burbrink flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Seminick grounded out (third to first); Dickson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Ashburn singled to left; Morgan
walked [Ashburn to second]; Hamner forced Morgan (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Grammas flied out to center; Haddix doubled to
right; Boyer singled to left [Boyer to third, Haddix scored
(error by Ennis) (no RBI)]; Moon struck out; Musial was walked
intentionally; Virdon flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Phillies 1, Cardinals 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Ennis flied out to left; Jones homered to left;
Greengrass struck out; Lopata singled to center; Seminick popped
to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Schoendienst grounded out (first to pitcher);
Whisenant lined to third; Burbrink popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Dickson reached on an error by Boyer; Ashburn
struck out; Morgan grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Dickson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Phillies 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Grammas grounded out (pitcher to first); Haddix
grounded out (second to first); Boyer singled to left; Boyer was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: Hamner grounded out (second to first); Ennis
doubled to left; Jones singled to center [Ennis scored];
Greengrass flied out to center; Lopata homered to left [Jones
scored]; WRIGHT REPLACED HADDIX (PITCHING); Seminick singled to
center; Dickson popped to first; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
5, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: BLAYLOCK REPLACED LOPATA (PLAYING 1B); Moon
popped to shortstop; Musial singled to right; Virdon popped to
third; Schoendienst grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cardinals 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: Ashburn flied out to left; Morgan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hamner popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 5, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: Whisenant struck out; Burbrink popped to first;
HEMUS BATTED FOR GRAMMAS; Hemus grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cardinals 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Phillies         5  11   2    7
 Cardinals        3   6   1    5
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