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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 6, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Giants, played on August 6, 1955 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 6, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 6, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ruben Gomez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Art Fowler |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 5,453 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Artie Gore 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Jocko Conlan 3B: Hal Dixon |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Dusty Rhodes | Left Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Second Baseman |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Ruben Gomez | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Bob Thurman | Left Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Matt Batts | Catcher |
| Milt Smith | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Art Fowler | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 6, 1955
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Fowler
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Fowler
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Fowler
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Gomez
Temple hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rhodes. Temple reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thurman vs. Gomez
Thurman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluszewski vs. Gomez
Kluszewski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Post vs. Gomez
Post hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Gomez
Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Bell reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Batts vs. Gomez
Batts strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Gomez
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Fowler
Rhodes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Fowler
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan. Rhodes moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Fowler
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Rhodes moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gordon vs. Fowler
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Katt vs. Fowler
Katt hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Gomez
McMillan hits a line drive towards short. Dark reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fowler vs. Gomez
Fowler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Gomez
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman fields the ball and throws to Gomez covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thurman vs. Gomez
Thurman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Gomez
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Temple scores. Thurman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Post vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Post strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhelm vs. Fowler
Wilhelm strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Fowler
Dark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Batts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Fowler
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wilhelm
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Wilhelm
Batts hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wilhelm
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Wilhelm
There goes Smith. The throw from Katt and he is safe. Smith steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Wilhelm
McMillan strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Fowler
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Fowler
Rhodes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Fowler
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fowler vs. Wilhelm
Fowler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Wilhelm
Fowler is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Fowler moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Temple vs. Wilhelm
Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fowler moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thurman vs. Wilhelm
Thurman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fowler scores. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Wilhelm
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Kluszewski reaches second base with a double. Temple scores. Thurman moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Post vs. Wilhelm
Post hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rhodes. Post reaches second base with a double. Thurman scores. Kluszewski scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Wilhelm
Bell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Wilhelm
Batts hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilhelm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wilhelm
Smith hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Wilhelm
McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fowler vs. Wilhelm
Fowler strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Fowler
Rocky Bridges now playing second base.
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Fowler
Gordon hits a line drive into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Fowler
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilhelm vs. Fowler
Wilhelm hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Katt moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Fowler
Dark hits a line drive into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Wilhelm
Joey Amalfitano now playing shortstop. Gail Harris now playing first base.
Bridges strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Wilhelm
Thurman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Wilhelm
Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Wilhelm
Post hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wilhelm
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilhelm covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Fowler
Harris hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Fowler
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mays for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Fowler
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fowler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Wilhelm
Batts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Amalfitano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wilhelm
Smith hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harmon vs. Wilhelm
Chuck Harmon pinch hits for Roy McMillan.
Harmon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fowler vs. Wilhelm
Fowler bunts in front of the plate. Katt fields it and throws to first for the out. Harmon moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bridges vs. Wilhelm
Bridges is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Fowler
Chuck Harmon now playing third base. Milt Smith now playing second base. Rocky Bridges now playing shortstop.
Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Fowler
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Fowler
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Wilhelm
Thurman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Wilhelm
Kluszewski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Katt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Wilhelm
Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Fowler
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhelm vs. Fowler
Wilhelm hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amalfitano vs. Fowler
Amalfitano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wilhelm
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bell for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Wilhelm
Batts bunts in front of the plate. Katt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Wilhelm
The ball gets by Katt for a passed ball. Batts moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Wilhelm
Smith hits a popup towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harmon vs. Wilhelm
Harmon strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Fowler
Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Fowler
Mays hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rhodes vs. Fowler
Rhodes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harris moves to third. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thompson vs. Fowler
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Harris tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Fowler
Mueller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Fowler
Gordon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Fowler
Katt hits a fly ball into left field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/6/1955 -- New York at Cincinnati (D)
New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Dark A, ss 3 0 0 0 Temple J, 2b 3 3 3 0
Amalfitano J, ss 1 0 0 0 Bridges R, 2b-ss 2 0 0 0
Lockman W, 1b 2 0 0 0 Thurman B, lf 5 2 3 1
Harris G, 1b 2 1 1 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 3 3 4
Mays W, cf 4 1 1 0 Post W, rf 5 2 2 5
Rhodes D, lf 3 1 2 0 Bell G, cf 5 1 2 2
Thompson H, 2b 3 0 0 1 Batts M, c 5 0 1 0
Mueller D, rf 4 0 0 0 Smith M, 3b-2b 4 1 1 0
Gordon S, 3b 3 1 1 3 McMillan R, ss 3 0 1 0
Katt R, c 4 0 1 0 Harmon C, ph-3b 2 0 1 1
Gomez R, p 0 0 0 0 Fowler A, p 2 1 0 0
Wilhelm H, p 3 0 1 0
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32 4 7 4 40 13 17 13
New York 000 000 004 -- 4
Cincinnati 310 621 00x -- 13
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez R (L) 1.2 6 4 4 1 1
Wilhelm H 6.1 11 9 9 2 7
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Fowler A (W) 9.0 7 4 4 2 1
E -- McMillan R, Dark A
DP -- Cincinnati 2
LOB -- New York 4, Cincinnati 7
2B -- Temple J, Kluszewski T, Post W, Smith M
3B -- Bell G
HR -- Post W, Bell G, Kluszewski T, Gordon S
SB -- Smith M
SH -- Fowler A
SF -- Thompson H
PB -- Katt R
T -- 2:12
A -- 5453
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