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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 11, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on September 11, 1955 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 11, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 11, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Littlefield |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ben Flowers |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 7,877 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Bill Engeln |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie O'Brien | Center Fielder |
| Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Lynch | Right Fielder |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Toby Atwell | Catcher |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Johnny O'Brien | Second Baseman |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Dick Littlefield | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Solly Hemus | Second Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Nelson Burbrink | Catcher |
| Wally Moon | First Baseman |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Ben Flowers | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 11, 1955
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Flowers
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Flowers
Freese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lynch vs. Flowers
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moon scoops it up and throws to first, with Flowers covering, for the out. O'Brien moves to third. Freese moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Long vs. Flowers
Long hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Atwell vs. Flowers
Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Littlefield
Hemus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Littlefield
That's a pickoff. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Littlefield
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Littlefield
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Flowers
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Flowers
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Flowers
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Littlefield vs. Flowers
Littlefield strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Littlefield
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Littlefield
Virdon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burbrink vs. Littlefield
Burbrink hits a fly ball into right field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Littlefield
Moon strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Flowers
O'Brien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Flowers
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Flowers fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Flowers. O'Brien moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lynch vs. Flowers
Lynch hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. O'Brien tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Flowers
Long hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Long reaches third base with a triple. Freese goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Atwell vs. Flowers
Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Atwell for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomas vs. Flowers
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Littlefield
Grammas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flowers vs. Littlefield
Flowers hits a fly ball into center field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemus vs. Littlefield
Hemus hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Littlefield
Boyer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Littlefield
Musial hits a fly ball into right field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Flowers
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Flowers
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Littlefield vs. Flowers
Littlefield strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Brien vs. Flowers
O'Brien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Brien scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Flowers
Freese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lynch vs. Flowers
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Littlefield
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Littlefield
Virdon strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burbrink vs. Littlefield
Burbrink takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Littlefield
Moon strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Flowers
Long hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Flowers
Atwell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Flowers
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Littlefield
Grammas hits a fly ball into center field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flowers vs. Littlefield
Flowers strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Littlefield
Hemus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Littlefield
Boyer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Flowers
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Flowers
Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Littlefield vs. Flowers
Littlefield bunts towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Brien vs. Flowers
O'Brien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groat scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Flowers
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Littlefield
Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Littlefield
Repulski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of O'Brien. Repulski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. Littlefield
Virdon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burbrink vs. Littlefield
Burbrink hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. Repulski moves to third. Virdon moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moon vs. Littlefield
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Flowers
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Flowers
Long hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Flowers
Atwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Flowers
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Atwell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Brien vs. Flowers
O'Brien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Atwell scores. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groat vs. Flowers
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Littlefield
Grammas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of O'Brien. Grammas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Littlefield
Harry Elliott pinch hits for Ben Flowers.
Elliott strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hemus vs. Littlefield
Hemus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Littlefield
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grammas scores. Hemus moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Littlefield
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. Hemus moves to third. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Repulski vs. Littlefield
Repulski strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littlefield vs. Jackson
Larry Jackson now pitching.
Littlefield strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Jackson
O'Brien strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Jackson
Freese hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Freese reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynch vs. Jackson
Lynch strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Littlefield
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burbrink vs. Littlefield
Burbrink hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of O'Brien. Burbrink reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sarni vs. Littlefield
Bob Stephenson pinch runs for Nelson Burbrink. Bill Sarni pinch hits for Wally Moon.
Sarni hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lynch. Sarni reaches second base with a double. Stephenson scores. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grammas vs. Littlefield
Grammas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sarni scores. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Littlefield
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Littlefield fields it and throws to first for the out. Grammas moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hemus vs. Littlefield
Hemus hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Jackson
Stan Musial now playing first base. Pete Whisenant now playing right field. Bill Sarni now catching.
Long strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Jackson
Atwell hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Jackson
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/11/1955 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
O'Brien E, cf 4 1 3 2 Hemus S, 2b 2 0 0 0
Freese G, 3b 5 1 3 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 1 2 3
Lynch J, rf 4 0 0 1 Musial S, rf-1b 4 0 0 0
Long D, 1b 5 0 1 1 Repulski R, lf 4 0 1 0
Atwell T, c 4 1 1 0 Virdon B, cf 3 1 1 1
Thomas F, lf 5 0 1 0 Burbrink N, c 3 0 1 0
O'Brien J, 2b 3 1 2 1 Stephenson B, pr 0 1 0 0
Groat D, ss 4 1 1 0 Whisenant P, rf 0 0 0 0
Littlefield D, p 3 0 0 0 Moon W, 1b 3 0 0 0
Sarni B, ph-c 1 1 1 1
Grammas A, ss 4 2 3 1
Flowers B, p 2 0 0 0
Elliott H, ph 1 0 0 0
Jackson L, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 5 12 5 32 6 9 6
Pittsburgh 002 101 100 -- 5
St.Louis 012 000 12x -- 6
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Littlefield D (L) 8.0 9 6 6 5 6
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Flowers B 7.0 11 5 4 3 3
Jackson L (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 4
E -- Flowers B
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 10, St.Louis 7
2B -- Repulski R, Grammas A, Freese G, Burbrink N, Sarni B
3B -- Long D
HR -- Virdon B, Boyer K
SH -- Littlefield D
SF -- Lynch J
T -- 2:28
A -- 7877
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