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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 18, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on April 18, 1955 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | April 18, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 18, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Max Surkont |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Liddle |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 2,915 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Bill Engeln 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Earl Smith | Center Fielder |
| Gene Freese | Second Baseman |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Jack Shepard | Catcher |
| Preston Ward | First Baseman |
| Dick Cole | Shortstop |
| Max Surkont | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Don Liddle | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 18, 1955
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Liddle
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Liddle
Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Liddle
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Liddle
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Liddle
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Surkont
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Surkont
Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Surkont
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Williams scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Surkont
Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Surkont
Irvin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Shepard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Liddle
Shepard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Liddle
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cole vs. Liddle
Cole hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Surkont vs. Liddle
Surkont bunts towards the mound. Liddle fields it and throws to first for the out. Ward moves to third. Cole moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Liddle
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Surkont
Mueller hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Surkont
Lockman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Lockman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Surkont
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Liddle vs. Surkont
Liddle 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
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Liddle
Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Liddle
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Liddle
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Liddle
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Surkont
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Surkont
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Surkont
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Surkont
Thompson is walked intentionally. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Irvin vs. Surkont
Irvin hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dark tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Surkont
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Cole fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Liddle
Shepard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Liddle
Ward hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cole vs. Liddle
Cole hits a line drive towards short. Dark reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Surkont vs. Liddle
Surkont hits a line drive into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Surkont
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Surkont
Westrum hits a popup towards short. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Liddle vs. Surkont
Liddle takes first base on ball four. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Surkont
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lockman scores. Liddle moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Surkont
Dark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Dark reaches second base with a double. Liddle scores. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mays vs. Grunwald
Al Grunwald now pitching.
Mays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith who is chasing the ball. Mays reaches third base with a triple. Williams scores. Dark scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Grunwald
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Irvin vs. Grunwald
Irvin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Irvin reaches second base with a double. Mays scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Grunwald
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Irvin scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Grunwald
Lockman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Face
Roy Face now pitching.
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Liddle
Monte Irvin now playing right field. Whitey Lockman now playing left field. Bobby Hofman now playing first base.
Smith hits a line drive towards the mound. Liddle reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Liddle
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Liddle
Clemente hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is bouncing around. Lockman is chasing the ball. Clemente rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Liddle
Thomas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Liddle vs. Face
Liddle hits a popup, foul, towards short. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Face
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Face
Dark hits a fly ball towards right. Clemente catches it and throws to first to double up Williams. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Liddle
Gordon hits a line drive into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Liddle
Shepard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Liddle
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams misplays the ball. That's an error on Williams. Shepard moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cole vs. Liddle
Cole hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mejias vs. Liddle
Roman Mejias pinch hits for Roy Face.
Mejias hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Pepper
George Freese now playing third base. Laurin Pepper now pitching.
Mays hits a popup towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Pepper
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Pepper
Irvin hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hofman vs. Pepper
Hofman hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Liddle
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Liddle
Freese hits a fly ball into right field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Liddle
Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Liddle
Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. Clemente moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Freese vs. Liddle
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Pepper
Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Pepper
Westrum hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Liddle vs. Pepper
Liddle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pepper fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Lockman scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Pepper
Williams hits a popup towards short. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Liddle
Shepard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Liddle
Ward hits a line drive towards first. Hofman catches it and steps on first to double up Shepard. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Liddle
Cole hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Pepper
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Pepper
Mays hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente who is chasing the ball. Mays reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Pepper
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Irvin vs. Pepper
Irvin hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Liddle
Dick Groat pinch hits for Laurin Pepper.
Groat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Liddle
Smith takes first base on ball four. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freese vs. Liddle
Freese takes first base on ball four. Groat moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clemente vs. Grissom
Marv Grissom now pitching.
Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Groat tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Grissom
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freese vs. Grissom
Freese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith scores. Freese moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shepard vs. Grissom
Shepard takes first base on ball four. Freese moves to third. Freese moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ward vs. Grissom
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/18/1955 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Smith E, cf 3 1 1 0 Williams D, 2b 3 2 2 1
Freese G, 2b 4 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 5 2 2 1
Clemente R, rf 4 1 2 2 Mays W, cf 5 1 3 2
Thomas F, lf 4 0 2 0 Thompson H, 3b 3 1 1 1
Gordon S, 3b 3 0 0 0 Irvin M, lf-rf 4 1 1 2
Freese G, 3b 2 0 1 1 Mueller D, rf 3 1 1 1
Shepard J, c 2 0 2 0 Hofman B, 1b 1 0 0 0
Ward P, 1b 5 0 0 0 Lockman W, 1b-lf 4 3 4 2
Cole D, ss 4 0 1 0 Westrum W, c 4 0 1 0
Surkont M, p 1 0 0 0 Liddle D, p 3 1 0 0
Grunwald A, p 0 0 0 0 Grissom M, p 0 0 0 0
Face R, p 0 0 0 0
Mejias R, ph 1 0 0 0
Pepper L, p 0 0 0 0
Groat D, ph 0 1 0 0
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33 3 9 3 35 12 15 10
Pittsburgh 000 010 002 -- 3
New York 201 800 10x -- 12
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Surkont M (L) 3.1 8 7 7 3 0
Grunwald A 0.1 4 4 4 0 0
Face R 1.1 0 0 0 1 0
Pepper L 3.0 3 1 1 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Liddle D (W)* 8.0 8 3 3 7 1
Grissom M (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
E -- Williams D
DP -- Pittsburgh 3, New York 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 13, New York 5
2B -- Lockman W, Dark A, Irvin M
3B -- Mays W 2
HR -- Thompson H, Lockman W, Clemente R
SH -- Surkont M
SF -- Irvin M, Clemente R
T -- 2:43
A -- 2915
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