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Giants 12 @ Reds 9
Crosley Field
August 5, 1955

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Giants, played on August 5, 1955 at Crosley Field. The home team Reds were bested by the visiting Giants with a score of 12 to 9.

Game Summary

DateAugust 5, 1955 
Visiting Team
New York Giants
R: 12 H: 17 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 12
Hits: 17
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 9 H: 14 E: 2 LOB: 7
Runs: 9
Hits: 14
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherJim Hearn  
Losing PitcherJoe Black  
SaveJohnny Antonelli  
Game Winning RBIDusty Rhodes 

Game Info

DateAugust 5, 1955 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Giants 
Home TeamCincinnati Reds 
Visiting Starting PitcherJim Hearn  
Home Starting PitcherJoe Black  
BallparkCrosley Field 
CityCincinnati 
StateOH 
Attendance22,034 
Time of Game3 hours 15 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Hal Dixon
1B: Artie Gore
2B: Augie Donatelli
3B: Jocko Conlan

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Al Dark  Shortstop 
Whitey Lockman  First Baseman 
Willie Mays  Center Fielder 
Dusty Rhodes  Left Fielder 
Hank Thompson  Third Baseman 
Don Mueller  Right Fielder 
Wayne Terwilliger  Second Baseman 
Ray Katt  Catcher 
Jim Hearn  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Johnny Temple  Second Baseman 
Smoky Burgess  Catcher 
Ted Kluszewski  First Baseman 
Wally Post  Right Fielder 
Gus Bell  Center Fielder 
Bob Thurman  Left Fielder 
Milt Smith  Third Baseman 
Roy McMillan  Shortstop 
Joe Black  Pitcher 
Birdie Tebbetts  Manager 

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Giants 12 @ Reds 9
Crosley Field
August 5, 1955

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/5/1955 -- New York at Cincinnati (N)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI
Dark A, ss            5  2  3  0   Temple J, 2b          5  1  3  1   
Lockman W, 1b         6  2  1  0   Burgess S, c          4  1  1  0   
Mays W, cf            6  3  3  1   Kluszewski T, 1b      5  2  3  1   
Rhodes D, lf          5  2  4  3   Post W, rf            5  1  2  3   
Thompson H, 3b        5  1  1  0   Bell G, cf            4  0  1  0   
Mueller D, rf         6  0  3  2   Thurman B, lf         5  1  1  2   
Terwilliger W, 2b     0  0  0  0   Smith M, 3b           5  2  2  1   
Hofman B, pr-2b       2  1  1  0   McMillan R, ss        3  1  1  0   
Katt R, c             4  1  1  4   Black J, p            0  0  0  0   
Hearn J, p            4  0  0  0   Klippstein J, p       0  0  0  0   
Liddle D, p           0  0  0  0   Brovia J, ph          1  0  0  0   
Antonelli J, p        0  0  0  0   Staley G, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Mele S, ph            1  0  0  0   
                                   Minarcin R, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Freeman H, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Harmon C, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Collum J, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Gross D, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Palys S, ph           1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     43 12 17 10                        40  9 14  8

New York         330 003 030 -- 12
Cincinnati       001 013 004 --  9

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hearn J (W)           6.2 11  5  4  1  2
Liddle D              1.2  3  4  4  2  2
Antonelli J (S)       0.2  0  0  0  0  0

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Black J (L)           0.2  4  3  3  1  1
Klippstein J          2.1  2  3  0  2  3
Staley G              2.0  3  0  0  0  1
Minarcin R            0.1  4  3  3  1  0
Freeman H             1.2  1  0  0  0  1
Collum J              1.0  2  3  3  2  1
Gross D               1.0  1  0  0  0  1

E -- McMillan R, Burgess S, Dark A
DP -- New York 1, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- New York 12, Cincinnati 7
2B -- McMillan R, Rhodes D
HR -- Thurman B, Smith M, Katt R, Post W
HBP -- by Klippstein J (Terwilliger W), by Collum J (Liddle D)
PB -- Burgess S 2
T -- 3:15
A -- 22034

    

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