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Phillies 1 @ Giants 2
Polo Grounds
May 31, 1955

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on May 31, 1955 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants beat the visiting Phillies with a score of 2 to 1.

Game Summary

DateMay 31, 1955 
Visiting Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 1 H: 5 E: 1 LOB: 10
Runs: 1
Hits: 5
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 2 H: 4 E: 0 LOB: 6
Runs: 2
Hits: 4
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherSal Maglie  
Losing PitcherHerm Wehmeier  
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Game Winning RBIDavey Williams 

Game Info

DateMay 31, 1955 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherHerm Wehmeier  
Home Starting PitcherSal Maglie  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance6,746 
Time of Game2 hours 32 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Lon Warneke
1B: Frank Secory
2B: Larry Goetz
3B: Frank Dascoli

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup 

Name  Position 
Richie Ashburn  Center Fielder 
Glen Gorbous  Right Fielder 
Earl Torgeson  First Baseman 
Marv Blaylock  Left Fielder 
Willie Jones  Third Baseman 
Andy Seminick  Catcher 
Bobby Morgan  Second Baseman 
Roy Smalley  Shortstop 
Herm Wehmeier  Pitcher 
Mayo Smith  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Whitey Lockman  First Baseman 
Al Dark  Shortstop 
Don Mueller  Right Fielder 
Hank Thompson  Third Baseman 
Willie Mays  Center Fielder 
Dusty Rhodes  Left Fielder 
Bobby Hofman  Second Baseman 
Wes Westrum  Catcher 
Sal Maglie  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Phillies 1 @ Giants 2
Polo Grounds
May 31, 1955

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/31/1955 -- Philadelphia at New York (N)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Ashburn R, cf         3  1  1  0   Lockman W, 1b         4  0  2  1   
Gorbous G, rf         5  0  1  0   Dark A, ss            4  0  0  0   
Torgeson E, 1b        2  0  1  1   Mueller D, rf         3  1  0  0   
Blaylock M, lf        4  0  0  0   Thompson H, 3b        2  0  0  0   
Jones W, 3b           3  0  0  0   Mays W, cf            4  0  0  0   
Seminick A, c         3  0  0  0   Rhodes D, lf          3  0  0  0   
Morgan B, 2b          3  0  0  0   Hofman B, 2b          3  0  0  0   
Smalley R, ss         3  0  1  0   Williams D, 2b        1  0  1  1   
Wehmeier H, p         4  0  1  0   Westrum W, c          2  0  0  0   
                                   Amalfitano J, pr      0  0  0  0   
                                   Katt R, c             0  0  0  0   
                                   Maglie S, p           1  1  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     30  1  5  1                        27  2  4  2

Philadelphia     100 000 000 --  1
New York         001 000 001 --  2
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wehmeier H (L)        8.2  4  2  1  5  3

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Maglie S (W)          9.0  5  1  1  5  7

E -- Wehmeier H
LOB -- Philadelphia 10, New York 6
2B -- Lockman W
SH -- Maglie S, Smalley R, Thompson H
SF -- Torgeson E
HBP -- by Maglie S (Seminick A)
WP -- Wehmeier H
T -- 2:32
A -- 6746

    

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