Brooklyn Dodgers 16 – 9 Chicago Cubs
9 September 1955 · CHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 16-8-1 runs-hits-errors line | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 in 221,502 games |
| 56 | final score 16–9 | 1 in 5,641 games | |
| 38 | 6 RBI | Don Zimmer | 1 in 1,786 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 1 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 1 |
Box score
Brooklyn Dodgers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Sandy Amoros | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| George Shuba | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Carl Furillo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walt Moryn | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | HR, 2B |
| Frank Kellert | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dixie Howell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Duke Snider | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rube Walker | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Don Hoak | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Don Zimmer | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 HR |
| Russ Meyer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Clem Labine | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Totals | 33 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 8 |
Brooklyn Dodgers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Meyer | 7.0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Clem Labine | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dee Fondy | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Gene Baker | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Frank Baumholtz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ernie Banks | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR, 3B |
| Randy Jackson | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Eddie Miksis | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Bolger | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Chiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Speake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Clyde McCullough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Jones | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim King | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hank Sauer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walker Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 41 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Jones | 5.2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Bill Tremel | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Davis | 0.1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Don Kaiser | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Harry Perkowski | 2.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |