Pittsburgh Pirates 0 – 4 Chicago Cubs
12 May 1955 · CHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | No-Hitter | Sam Jones | 1 in 880 games |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | Sam Jones | 1 in 193 games |
| 21 | final score 4–0 | 1 in 58 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 15 | 0 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Saffell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dick Groat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Roberto Clemente | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Frank Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Dale Long | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| George Freese | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Toby Atwell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Gene Freese | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Felipe Montemayor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Vern Law | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Preston Ward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nellie King | 2.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Vern Law | 6.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Miksis | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Gene Baker | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bob Speake | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Randy Jackson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ted Tappe | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Ernie Banks | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Dee Fondy | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clyde McCullough | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Jones | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 37 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Jones | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 |