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Giants 5 @ Pirates 3
Forbes Field
May 22, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants, played on May 22, 1955 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates were bested by the visiting Giants with a score of 5 to 3.

Game Summary

DateMay 22, 1955 
Visiting Team
New York Giants
R: 5 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 5
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 3 H: 9 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 3
Hits: 9
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Winning Pitcher—Hoyt Wilhelm  
Losing Pitcher—Ben Wade  
Save—Marv Grissom  
Game Winning RBI—Don Mueller 

Game Info

DateMay 22, 1955 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamNew York Giants 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherJohnny Antonelli  
Home Starting PitcherDick Littlefield  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance16,691 
Time of Game2 hours 45 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Lon Warneke
1B: Frank Secory
2B: Larry Goetz
3B: Frank Dascoli

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Davey Williams  Second Baseman 
Al Dark  Shortstop 
Don Mueller  Right Fielder 
Monte Irvin  Left Fielder 
Willie Mays  Center Fielder 
Hank Thompson  Third Baseman 
Whitey Lockman  First Baseman 
Wes Westrum  Catcher 
Johnny Antonelli  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Gene Freese  Second Baseman 
Dick Groat  Shortstop 
Roberto Clemente  Right Fielder 
George Freese  Third Baseman 
Sid Gordon  Left Fielder 
Frank Thomas  Center Fielder 
Jack Shepard  Catcher 
Preston Ward  First Baseman 
Dick Littlefield  Pitcher 
Fred Haney  Manager 

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Giants 5 @ Pirates 3
Forbes Field
May 22, 1955

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         Game of 5/22/1955, game 2 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Williams D, 2b        4  2  2  0   Freese G, 2b          4  0  1  1   
Dark A, ss            4  2  3  0   Groat D, ss           3  0  0  1   
Mueller D, rf         5  0  2  5   Clemente R, rf        4  0  0  0   
Irvin M, lf           2  0  1  0   Freese G, 3b          3  0  0  0   
Rhodes D, ph-lf       2  0  0  0   Gordon S, lf          3  1  2  0   
Mays W, cf            3  0  1  0   Montemayor F, pr-lf   1  0  0  0   
Thompson H, 3b        2  0  0  0   Thomas F, cf          4  1  2  0   
Lockman W, 1b         4  0  0  0   Shepard J, c          3  1  2  0   
Westrum W, c          3  0  2  0   Ward P, 1b            4  0  0  0   
Amalfitano J, pr      0  1  0  0   Littlefield D, p      2  0  2  1   
Katt R, c             0  0  0  0   Wade B, p             0  0  0  0   
Antonelli J, p        0  0  0  0   Long D, ph            1  0  0  0   
Castleman F, ph       0  0  0  0                                      
Corwin A, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Hofman B, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
Wilhelm H, p          0  0  0  0                                      
Taylor B, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
Grissom M, p          0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  5 11  5                        32  3  9  3

New York         000 000 23 --  5
Pittsburgh       030 000 00 --  3

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Antonelli J           3.0  4  3  3  1  2
Corwin A              2.0  1  0  0  2  1
Wilhelm H (W)         2.0  2  0  0  0  1
Grissom M (S)         1.0  2  0  0  0  1

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Littlefield D*        6.0  9  2  2  5  1
Wade B (L)            2.0  2  3  3  2  0
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 7th

E -- Dark A
DP -- New York 1, Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- New York 11, Pittsburgh 9
2B -- Dark A, Mueller D
SH -- Antonelli J
SF -- Groat D
HBP -- by Wade B (Williams D)
PB -- Westrum W
T -- 2:45
A -- 16691

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