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Pirates
@ Reds
Crosley Field
June 19, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on June 19, 1955 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 19, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 19, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Friend |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rudy Minarcin |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Engeln 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Dick Cole | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Lynch | Left Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Center Fielder |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Toby Atwell | Catcher |
| Gene Freese | Second Baseman |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Bob Friend | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Bob Thurman | Left Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Rudy Minarcin | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Reds
Crosley Field
June 19, 1955
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Minarcin
Clemente hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cole vs. Minarcin
Cole hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lynch vs. Minarcin
Lynch strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Minarcin
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Friend
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Temple for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Friend
Thurman hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Friend
Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Friend
Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Minarcin
Long hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Minarcin
Atwell 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 -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Minarcin
Freese hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Minarcin
Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Minarcin
Friend 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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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Friend
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Friend
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Friend
Adams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Friend
There goes Adams. The throw from Atwell and he is safe. Adams steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Friend
McMillan is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Minarcin
Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cole vs. Minarcin
Cole hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski fields the ball and throws to Minarcin covering. Safe. Clemente moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lynch vs. Minarcin
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Clemente moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomas vs. Minarcin
Thomas hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minarcin vs. Friend
Minarcin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Friend
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thurman vs. Friend
Thurman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Friend
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kluszewski for the out. Temple moves to third. Thurman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Post vs. Friend
Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Minarcin
Long hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Atwell vs. Minarcin
Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Long moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freese vs. Minarcin
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minarcin fields it and has Long trapped. He races towards second and tags Long for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Minarcin
Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Freese moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Friend vs. Minarcin
Friend hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Friend
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Friend
Burgess hits a line drive into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Friend
Adams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMillan vs. Friend
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Minarcin
Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Minarcin
Cole hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Minarcin
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minarcin vs. Friend
Minarcin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Minarcin for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Friend
Temple hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Friend
Thurman hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Minarcin
Thomas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thurman. Thomas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Long vs. Minarcin
Long hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Minarcin
Atwell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Minarcin
Freese hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Minarcin
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Friend
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kluszewski for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Friend
Post strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Friend
Bell is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Minarcin
Friend hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Minarcin
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Minarcin
Cole hits a fly ball into left field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Friend
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cole fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Friend
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cole fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Friend
Ray Jablonski pinch hits for Roy McMillan.
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jablonski for the out. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Palys vs. Friend
Stan Palys pinch hits for Rudy Minarcin.
Palys hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Adams scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Friend
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Black
Joe Black now pitching. Rocky Bridges now playing shortstop.
Lynch strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Black
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Black
Long hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Atwell vs. Black
Atwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Long moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freese vs. Black
Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Friend
Thurman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Friend
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Friend
Post is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Black
Groat hits a popup towards short. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Black
Friend hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Black
Clemente hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Black
Cole hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Black
Lynch hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Bell. Lynch reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Black
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Friend
Bell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Freese reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Friend
Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Friend
Adams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrith vs. Friend
Hobie Landrith pinch hits for Joe Black.
Landrith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/19/1955, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Clemente R, rf 5 1 3 2 Temple J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Cole D, 3b 5 0 2 0 Thurman B, lf 4 0 1 0
Lynch J, lf 5 0 1 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 1 1 1
Thomas F, cf 5 1 1 0 Post W, rf 4 0 0 0
Long D, 1b 4 2 4 3 Bell G, cf 4 0 1 0
Atwell T, c 4 0 1 0 Burgess S, c 4 0 0 0
Freese G, 2b 4 0 0 0 Adams B, 3b 3 1 3 0
Groat D, ss 4 0 2 0 McMillan R, ss 2 0 0 0
Friend B, p 4 1 1 0 Jablonski R, ph 1 0 0 0
Black J, p 0 0 0 0
Landrith H, ph 1 0 0 0
Minarcin R, p 2 0 0 0
Palys S, ph 1 0 1 1
Bridges R, ss 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 5 15 5 33 2 7 2
Pittsburgh 010 002 002 -- 5
Cincinnati 100 000 100 -- 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Friend B (W) 9.0 7 2 2 2 4
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Minarcin R (L) 7.0 10 3 3 0 1
Black J 2.0 5 2 2 0 1
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Cincinnati 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, Cincinnati 6
2B -- Thomas F, Lynch J
HR -- Kluszewski T, Long D 2, Clemente R
SB -- Adams B
T -- 2:07
A -- 0
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