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Reds 7 @ Giants 4
Polo Grounds
September 1, 1955

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on September 1, 1955 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Reds with a score of 7 to 4.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 1, 1955 
Visiting Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 7 H: 10 E: 2 LOB: 8
Runs: 7
Hits: 10
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 4 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 4
Runs: 4
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 4
Winning PitcherJoe Nuxhall  
Losing PitcherJim Hearn  
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Game Winning RBIChuck Harmon 

Game Info

DateSeptember 1, 1955 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCincinnati Reds 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherJoe Nuxhall  
Home Starting PitcherJim Hearn  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance2,262 
Time of Game2 hours 35 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Jackowski
1B: Stan Landes
2B: Lee Ballanfant
3B: Al Barlick

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Johnny Temple  Second Baseman 
Hobie Landrith  Catcher 
Ted Kluszewski  First Baseman 
Wally Post  Right Fielder 
Gus Bell  Center Fielder 
Chuck Harmon  Left Fielder 
Rocky Bridges  Third Baseman 
Roy McMillan  Shortstop 
Joe Nuxhall  Pitcher 
Birdie Tebbetts  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Billy Gardner  Third Baseman 
Don Mueller  Right Fielder 
Willie Mays  Center Fielder 
Dusty Rhodes  Left Fielder 
Al Dark  Shortstop 
Gail Harris  First Baseman 
Wayne Terwilliger  Second Baseman 
Ray Katt  Catcher 
Jim Hearn  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Reds 7 @ Giants 4
Polo Grounds
September 1, 1955

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 9/1/1955 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Temple J, 2b          2  0  0  1   Gardner B, 3b         4  1  1  0   
Landrith H, c         5  0  0  0   Mueller D, rf         4  0  1  0   
Kluszewski T, 1b      3  0  1  0   Mays W, cf            4  0  0  0   
Post W, rf            5  1  1  0   Rhodes D, lf          4  2  3  2   
Bell G, cf            3  1  0  0   Dark A, ss            4  1  1  1   
Harmon C, lf          5  2  2  3   Harris G, 1b          4  0  0  0   
Bridges R, 3b         3  1  1  0   Terwilliger W, 2b     3  0  0  0   
McMillan R, ss        4  1  3  1   Katt R, c             3  0  1  0   
Nuxhall J, p          3  1  2  1   Hearn J, p            1  0  0  0   
                                   Wilhelm H, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Coan G, ph            1  0  0  0   
                                   Giel P, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Hofman B, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Monzant R, p          0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  7 10  6                        33  4  7  3

Cincinnati       013 210 000 --  7
New York         100 100 002 --  4

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Nuxhall J (W)         9.0  7  4  3  2  2

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hearn J (L)*          3.0  5  6  6  4  0
Wilhelm H             2.0  3  1  1  0  0
Giel P                2.0  1  0  0  1  1
Monzant R             2.0  1  0  0  1  2
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 4th

E -- McMillan R, Bell G
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, New York 4
2B -- Nuxhall J, Kluszewski T, Harmon C
HR -- Harmon C, Rhodes D 2, Dark A
SB -- McMillan R
CS -- Terwilliger W, Bell G
SF -- Nuxhall J, Temple J
HBP -- by Giel P (Kluszewski T)
WP -- Wilhelm H, Monzant R
PB -- Katt R
T -- 2:35
A -- 2262

    

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