Game 1

Bob Buhl vs. Ken Rice

At Milwaukee, October 4^th, 1955

Chicago	0	Boxscore
Milwaukee	5

Win	Bob Buhl
Loss	Ken Rice
Save

Buhl shutout the Cubs for eight and two-thirds before a ninth inning double kept him from a complete game. Pete Fizer and Keith Pelty each had a home run and two RBI in the win.

Game 2

Rafael Riddle vs. Gordie Callaghan

At Milwaukee, October 5^th, 1955

Milwaukee leads 1 game to 0

Chicago	8	Boxscore
Milwaukee	2

Win	Gordie Callaghan
Loss	Rafael Riddle
Save

Riddle struggled, giving up four runs in four and two-thirds, allowing Chicago to build a 4-2 lead going into the sixth. With one out, Tim Brown went deep of Warren Spahn, pushing the lead to 6-2. Gordie Callaghan was simply baffling, the soft-tosser giving up just two runs on five hits while striking out ten in a complete game win that evened the series.

Game 3

Bob Thoenen vs. Bobbie Schantz

At Chicago, October 7^th, 1955

Series tied at 1

Milwaukee	3	Boxscore
Chicago	9

Win	Bob Thoenen
Loss	Bobbie Schantz
Save

The Cubs pounded Schantz for four runs on four hits and three walks in two-thirds of an inning, dismantling him without so much as an extra-base hit. Pete Fizer tried to get Milwaukee back in it with a two-run homer in the bottom of the inning, but a three-run blast by Enrique Fenner in the fourth put the game out of reach.

Game 4

Ken Jorgens vs. Jack Rivera

At Chicago, October 8^th, 1955

Chicago leads 2 games to 1

Milwaukee	8	Boxscore
Chicago	7

Win	Jack Rivera
Loss	Ken Jorgens
Save	Danny Mitchell

As Bobby Geary enjoyed a four RBI day, Milwaukee built an 8-1 lead going into the bottom of the seventh. That’s when Chicago finally started hitting. After Bill Davis singled home a run in the seventh, Jake Autry singled home another one in the eighth, followed immediately by a three-run Tony Jimenez home run. In the ninth, with the score 8-5, Milwaukee’s closer Tony Cloninger came on and gave up a walk and two singles to open the inning, scoring Bill Davis. An out later, Steve Jensen singled home another run, cutting the Brewskies’ lead to 8-7. Finally Danny Mitchell came on to record the final two outs, as Chicago left the bases loaded.

Game 5

Ken Rice vs. Bob Buhl

At Chicago, October 9^th, 1955

Series tied at 2

Milwaukee	2	Boxscore
Chicago	5

Win	Ken Rice
Loss	Bob Buhl
Save	Cy Falkenberg

Buhl was at somewhat less than his usual greatness, allowing four base runners in the first five innings, though stranding all of them. In the sixth, clinging to a 2-0 lead, the Cubs finally got to him, pounding him for six singles and a walk that produced four runs. Jimenez added a solo shot in the eighth and gave Chicago a 3-2 lead in the series.

Game 6

Rafael Riddle vs. Gordie Callaghan

At Milwaukee, October 11^th, 1955

Chicago leads 3 games to 2

Chicago	2	Boxscore
Milwaukee	3

Win	Herb Scott
Loss	Gordie Callaghan
Save	Tony Cloninger

Billy Sloan and Bill Davis exchange home runs in the first and third, and despite opportunities on both sides, the game stayed that way into the eighth inning. With one out in the top of that inning, Moe Loaiza hit a solo blast to put Chicago ahead 2-1. But only six outs away from the World Series, the Cubs fell apart. After Alvin Dark and Glenn Meacham singled to open the bottom of the eighth, Johnny Logan brought Dark home an sac fly to tie it, and Dark scored two batters later on an Al Lopez single, putting Milwaukee up 3-2. Cloninger put the Cubs down in order to force a seventh game.

Game 7

Bobbie Schantz vs. Bob Thoenen

At Milwaukee, October 12^th, 1955

Chicago	2	Boxscore
Milwaukee	5

Win	Bobbie Schantz
Loss	Bob Thoenen
Save	Tony Cloninger

For five innings, everything looked great for the Cubs. Thoenen kept the Brewskies off the board while RBIs from Enrique Fenner and Bill Davis gave Chicago a 2-0 lead. But in the sixth, after Logan doubled and Geary walked, Pete Fizer hit a three-run blast that put Milwaukee ahead. After Chicago stranded the tying run at third in the top of the seventh, Chris Prentiss added a run for Milwaukee in the bottom of the inning. In the eighth, Loaiza and Jimenez singled back to back to open the inning, but again, both were stranded. Pete Fizer singled home another run in the eighth, giving Milwaukee a 5-2 lead that Cloninger easily held in the ninth.