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September 24, 1955

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Bottom 8 R H E
Dodgers 3 7 0
Pirates 3 4 2
Bottom 8 R H E
Dodgers 3 7 0
Pirates 4 5 2

Gene Freese Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .241
OBP .333 .298
At Bats 2 352
Hits 0 85
• Singles 0 55
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 1 25
RBI’s 0 30

Don Bessent Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 0 3
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Forbes Field - September 24, 1955
Don Bessent
Roy Campanella
Gil Hodges
Don Zimmer
Jackie Robinson
Pee Wee Reese
Sandy Amoros
Duke Snider
Carl Furillo
Gene Freese
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Freese hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bessent fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Hall strikes out.
Top 8 Hodges hits a line drive into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Campanella hits a line drive into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Groat strikes out.
Bottom 7 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Sandy Amoros now playing left field. Don Bessent now pitching. Thomas strikes out.
Top 7 Snider strikes out.
Top 7 Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Powers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Long hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lynch strikes out.
Top 6 Newcombe hits a fly ball into center field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Zimmer hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Thomas. Furillo tags and scores. Hodges tags and moves to third.
Top 6 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Furillo moves to third. Hodges moves to second.
Top 6 Hodges hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Furillo moves to second.
Top 6 Furillo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Freese hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Don Newcombe now pitching. Hall hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Snider. The slide. Lynch applies the tag. Snider is out.
Top 5 Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Freese. Snider moves to third.
Top 5 Snider hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Powers. Snider reaches second base with a double. Shuba scores. Reese goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. Shuba moves to third.
Top 5 Gilliam takes first base on ball four. Shuba moves to second.
Top 5 George Shuba pinch hits for Carl Erskine. Shuba hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Zimmer bunts towards the mound. Hall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Groat hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Powers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Powers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Long hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lynch for the out.
Top 3 Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reese moves to third.
Top 3 Reese takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Powers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Erskine hits a fly ball into right field. Powers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Freese strikes out.
Bottom 2 O'Brien hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Zimmer hits a fly ball into center field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Furillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 O'Brien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomas moves to third.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Powers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Powers for the out.
Bottom 1 Long hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 Lynch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Freese moves to third.
Bottom 1 Freese takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 O'Brien hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Snider hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Reese takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Gilliam hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lynch settles under it and makes the catch for the out.