Pittsburgh Pirates 2 – 0 Chicago Cubs
7 September 1955 · CHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | Bob Friend | 1 in 193 games |
| 20 | final score 2–0 | 1 in 48 games | |
| 8 | struck out 3 times | Dale Long | 1 in 65 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie O'Brien | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gene Freese | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Roberto Clemente | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jack Shepard | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3B, 2B |
| Dale Long | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Johnny O'Brien | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Dick Groat | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bob Friend | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Friend | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dee Fondy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Gene Baker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Baumholtz | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ernie Banks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Randy Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Eddie Miksis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Bolger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walker Cooper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Minner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jim King | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Minner | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |