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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 22, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 22, 1955 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 22, 1955 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 22, 1955 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Luis Arroyo |
Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Klippstein |
Ballpark | Crosley Field |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | 15,931 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Stan Landes |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
Stan Musial | First Baseman |
Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
Del Rice | Catcher |
Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
Luis Arroyo | Pitcher |
Eddie Stanky | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
Ray Jablonski | Left Fielder |
Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
Wally Post | Right Fielder |
Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
Chuck Harmon | Third Baseman |
Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
Johnny Klippstein | Pitcher |
Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 22, 1955
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Klippstein
Virdon hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Klippstein
Schoendienst hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Klippstein
Musial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Klippstein
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Klippstein
Moon hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Arroyo
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Arroyo
Jablonski hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Arroyo
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Klippstein
Boyer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Klippstein
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple misplays the ball. That's an error on Temple. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Klippstein
Grammas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Arroyo vs. Klippstein
Arroyo bunts in front of the plate. Burgess fields it and throws to first for the out. Rice moves to third. Grammas moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Virdon vs. Klippstein
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rice scores. Grammas moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schoendienst vs. Klippstein
Schoendienst hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Arroyo
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Arroyo
Post is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Arroyo
Burgess is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Klippstein
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Klippstein
Repulski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jablonski. Repulski reaches second base with a double. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moon vs. Klippstein
Moon hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Musial tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Klippstein
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Fowler
Art Fowler now pitching.
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grammas vs. Fowler
Grammas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Repulski scores. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Arroyo vs. Fowler
Arroyo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Boyer trying to get to home. Bell throws the ball in to Burgess who tags Boyer who's trying to score from second, for the out. Grammas moves to second. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Arroyo
Harmon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Arroyo
McMillan hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Arroyo
Bobby Adams pinch hits for Art Fowler.
Adams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Arroyo
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Podbielan
Bud Podbielan now pitching.
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Podbielan
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Podbielan
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Arroyo
Jablonski hits a popup in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Arroyo
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Arroyo
Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Arroyo
There's a wild pitch. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Post vs. Arroyo
Post hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kluszewski scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Arroyo
Burgess takes first base on ball four. Post moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harmon vs. Arroyo
Harmon hits a line drive towards short. Grammas reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Podbielan
Repulski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Podbielan
Moon hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Bell. Moon reaches second base with a double. Repulski moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boyer vs. Podbielan
Boyer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Frazier vs. Podbielan
Joe Frazier pinch hits for Del Rice.
Frazier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hemus vs. Podbielan
Solly Hemus pinch hits for Alex Grammas.
Hemus strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Arroyo vs. Podbielan
Arroyo is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Arroyo
Bill Sarni now catching. Bob Stephenson now playing shortstop.
McMillan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palys vs. Arroyo
Stan Palys pinch hits for Bud Podbielan.
Palys is hit by the pitch. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Temple vs. Arroyo
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephenson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. McMillan moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jablonski vs. Arroyo
Jablonski hits a popup towards short. Stephenson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Ridzik
Stan Palys now playing left field. Steve Ridzik now pitching.
Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Ridzik
There goes Virdon. The throw from Burgess and he is out, Temple applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Ridzik
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Palys settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Ridzik
Musial hits a line drive into left field. Palys settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Arroyo
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Arroyo
Kluszewski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Arroyo
Post hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Arroyo
Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Ridzik
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Ridzik
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ridzik fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Ridzik
Boyer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Ridzik
Sarni strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Arroyo
Harmon hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Arroyo
McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palys vs. Arroyo
Palys is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Ridzik
Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arroyo vs. Ridzik
Arroyo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Ridzik
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Arroyo
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Arroyo
Bob Borkowski pinch hits for Steve Ridzik.
Borkowski hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Arroyo
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Freeman
Hersh Freeman now pitching.
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Freeman
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Repulski vs. Freeman
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Schoendienst moves to third. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moon vs. Freeman
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski fields it, throws to home for one, and back over to first - double play. Musial moves to third. Repulski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boyer vs. Freeman
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Freeman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Arroyo
Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Arroyo
Post hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Arroyo
Burgess hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thurman vs. Schultz
Bob Thurman pinch hits for Chuck Harmon. Barney Schultz now pitching.
Thurman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/22/1955, game 2 -- St.Louis at Cincinnati (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI Virdon B, cf 5 0 2 1 Temple J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Schoendienst R, 2b 5 1 2 1 Jablonski R, lf 3 0 0 0 Musial S, 1b 4 1 2 0 Ridzik S, p 0 0 0 0 Repulski R, lf 4 1 2 0 Borkowski B, ph 1 0 0 0 Moon W, rf 4 0 1 1 Freeman H, p 0 0 0 0 Boyer K, 3b 3 1 1 1 Bell G, cf 4 0 1 0 Rice D, c 2 1 0 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 2 2 1 Frazier J, ph 1 0 0 0 Post W, rf 4 0 1 1 Sarni B, c 1 0 0 0 Burgess S, c 3 0 1 0 Grammas A, ss 2 0 2 1 Harmon C, 3b 2 0 0 0 Hemus S, ph 1 0 0 0 Thurman B, ph 1 0 0 0 Stephenson B, ss 1 0 0 0 McMillan R, ss 2 0 0 0 Arroyo L, p 3 0 1 0 Klippstein J, p 0 0 0 0 Schultz B, p 0 0 0 0 Fowler A, p 0 0 0 0 Adams B, ph 1 0 0 0 Podbielan B, p 0 0 0 0 Palys S, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 5 13 5 30 2 5 2 St.Louis 112 000 100 -- 5 Cincinnati 000 100 001 -- 2 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Arroyo L (W) 8.1 5 2 2 3 3 Schultz B (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Klippstein J (L) 2.1 5 4 3 2 1 Fowler A 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 Podbielan B 2.0 1 0 0 2 2 Ridzik S 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 Freeman H 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 E -- Temple J DP -- St.Louis 2, Cincinnati 1 LOB -- St.Louis 10, Cincinnati 5 2B -- Repulski R, Moon W HR -- Schoendienst R, Boyer K, Kluszewski T CS -- Virdon B SH -- Arroyo L SF -- Moon W HBP -- by Arroyo L (Palys S) WP -- Arroyo L T -- 2:49 A -- 15931
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