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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 8, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 8, 1955 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 8, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Law |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Liddle |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 14,180 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lon Warneke 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Larry Goetz 3B: Frank Dascoli |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Felipe Montemayor | Center Fielder |
| Jack Shepard | Catcher |
| George Freese | Third Baseman |
| Roman Mejias | Left Fielder |
| Gene Freese | Second Baseman |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Vern Law | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Dusty Rhodes | Left Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Don Liddle | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 8, 1955
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Liddle
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Liddle
Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montemayor vs. Liddle
Montemayor strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Law
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Law
Dark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Shepard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Law
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rhodes vs. Law
Rhodes hits a fly ball into left field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Law
Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Liddle
Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Liddle
Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Liddle
Mejias hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Law
Mays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Montemayor who is chasing the ball. Mays reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lockman vs. Law
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Katt vs. Law
Katt hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Liddle vs. Law
Liddle hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Liddle
Freese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Liddle
Long hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Law vs. Liddle
Law hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Freese moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clemente vs. Liddle
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson juggles the ball. That's an error on Thompson. Freese scores. Law moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groat vs. Liddle
Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Law scores. Clemente moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Montemayor vs. Liddle
Montemayor takes first base on ball four. Clemente moves to third. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Shepard vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Shepard hits a fly ball towards right. Mueller catches it and throws to home to double up Clemente. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Law
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Law
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Law fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Law
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rhodes vs. Law
Rhodes hits a fly ball into center field. Montemayor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dark tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Law
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Wilhelm
Freese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mejias vs. Wilhelm
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Wilhelm
There goes Mejias. The throw from Katt and he is safe. Mejias steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freese vs. Wilhelm
The ball gets by Katt for a passed ball. Mejias moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Freese vs. Wilhelm
Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Long vs. Wilhelm
Long strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Law
Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Law
The ball gets by Shepard for a passed ball. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Law
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Katt vs. Law
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freese has Mays trapped. There's the throw to Freese, who tags Mays for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilhelm vs. Law
Wilhelm hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Katt moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Law
Williams hits a ball on the ground into right field. Clemente picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Clemente. Katt scores. Wilhelm moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dark vs. Law
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Law vs. Wilhelm
Law hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilhelm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Wilhelm
Clemente hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Wilhelm
Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montemayor vs. Wilhelm
Montemayor takes first base on ball four. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shepard vs. Wilhelm
Shepard takes first base on ball four. Groat moves to third. Montemayor moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Freese vs. Maglie
Sal Maglie now pitching.
Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Law
Mueller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Law
Rhodes hits a line drive towards first. Long catches it and steps on first to double up Mueller. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Law
Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Law
The ball gets by Shepard for a passed ball. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Law
Mays hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Law
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Katt vs. Law
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Maglie
Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Roman Mejias.
Lynch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Maglie
Freese hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Freese reaches second base with a double. Lynch moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Long vs. Maglie
Long hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Katt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ward vs. Maglie
Preston Ward pinch hits for Vern Law.
Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lynch tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clemente vs. Maglie
Clemente hits a line drive towards short. Dark reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. King
Nellie King now pitching. Jerry Lynch now playing left field.
Maglie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. King
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. King
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Maglie
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montemayor vs. Maglie
Montemayor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shepard vs. Maglie
Shepard hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Maglie
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Freese for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. King
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. King
Rhodes hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. King
Thompson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Shepard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. King
Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. King
Lockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mueller scores. Mays moves to third. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Katt vs. King
Katt is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Maglie vs. King
Maglie strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Maglie
Monte Irvin now playing left field.
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Maglie
Freese strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Maglie
Long hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. King
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. King
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. King
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Maglie
Toby Atwell pinch hits for Nellie King.
Atwell hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Maglie
Clemente is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Maglie
Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montemayor vs. Maglie
Montemayor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Maglie covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1955, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Clemente R, rf 5 0 0 1 Williams D, 2b 4 1 2 1
Groat D, ss 5 0 3 1 Dark A, ss 5 1 0 0
Montemayor F, cf 3 0 1 0 Mueller D, rf 4 1 3 0
Shepard J, c 3 0 0 0 Rhodes D, lf 2 0 0 2
Freese G, 3b 3 0 0 0 Irvin M, lf 0 0 0 0
Mejias R, lf 2 0 0 0 Thompson H, 3b 4 1 1 0
Lynch J, ph-lf 2 1 1 0 Mays W, cf 4 1 4 2
Freese G, 2b 4 1 2 0 Lockman W, 1b 3 0 1 1
Long D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Katt R, c 3 1 0 0
Law V, p 2 1 1 0 Liddle D, p 1 0 0 0
Ward P, ph 0 0 0 1 Wilhelm H, p 1 0 1 0
King N, p 0 0 0 0 Maglie S, p 2 0 0 0
Atwell T, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 8 3 33 6 12 6
Pittsburgh 002 001 000 -- 3
New York 101 120 10x -- 6
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Law V (L) 5.0 9 5 5 3 0
King N 3.0 3 1 1 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Liddle D 2.1 3 2 2 1 1
Wilhelm H 2.1 1 0 0 3 1
Maglie S (W) 4.1 4 1 1 0 2
E -- Thompson H, Clemente R
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, New York 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 9, New York 9
2B -- Freese G
3B -- Mays W
HR -- Mays W
SB -- Mejias R
SF -- Rhodes D 2, Ward P
PB -- Katt R, Shepard J 2
T -- 2:23
A -- 14180
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