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Braves
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 3, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Milwaukee Braves, played on May 3, 1955 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 3, 1955 |
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Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 3, 1955 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Milwaukee Braves |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Littlefield |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 10,784 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Artie Gore 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Hal Dixon 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
Del Crandall | Catcher |
Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
Charlie Grimm | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
Dick Groat | Shortstop |
Felipe Montemayor | Center Fielder |
Jack Shepard | Catcher |
George Freese | Third Baseman |
Roman Mejias | Left Fielder |
Dale Long | First Baseman |
Dick Cole | Second Baseman |
Dick Littlefield | Pitcher |
Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Braves
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 3, 1955
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Littlefield
Bruton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Littlefield
Logan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Littlefield
Mathews hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Spahn
Clemente hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Spahn
Groat hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montemayor vs. Spahn
Montemayor hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Spahn
Shepard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Spahn
Freese hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton who is chasing the ball. Freese reaches third base with a triple. Shepard goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mejias vs. Spahn
Mejias hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Littlefield
Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Littlefield
Aaron hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Littlefield
Adcock takes first base on ball four. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Connell vs. Littlefield
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crandall vs. Littlefield
Crandall hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Spahn
Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cole vs. Spahn
Cole hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Long moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Littlefield vs. Spahn
Littlefield strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clemente vs. Spahn
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan misplays the ball. That's an error on Logan. Long moves to third. Cole moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Groat vs. Spahn
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock juggles the ball. That's an error on Adcock. Long scores. Cole moves to third. Clemente moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Montemayor vs. Spahn
Montemayor strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Shepard vs. Spahn
Shepard hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Littlefield
Jim Pendleton pinch hits for Warren Spahn.
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Littlefield
Bruton strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Littlefield
Logan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Littlefield
Mathews strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Robinson
Humberto Robinson now pitching.
Freese hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Robinson
Mejias hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Robinson
Long takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cole vs. Robinson
Cole takes first base on ball four. Long moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Littlefield vs. Robinson
Littlefield hits a line drive into center field. Bruton picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bruton. Long scores. Cole moves to third. Littlefield moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clemente vs. Robinson
Clemente strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Littlefield
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Littlefield
Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adcock vs. Littlefield
Adcock hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Connell vs. Littlefield
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crandall vs. Littlefield
Crandall hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Robinson
Groat hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montemayor vs. Robinson
Montemayor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shepard vs. Robinson
Shepard strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Robinson
Freese hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Littlefield
Robinson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Littlefield
Bruton strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Littlefield
Logan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Robinson
Mejias hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Robinson
Long hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton who is chasing the ball. Long reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cole vs. Robinson
Cole hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Littlefield vs. Robinson
Littlefield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clemente vs. Robinson
Clemente hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Littlefield
Mathews strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Littlefield
Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Littlefield
Aaron hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Littlefield
Adcock hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Robinson
Groat hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montemayor vs. Robinson
Andy Pafko now playing center field.
Montemayor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shepard vs. Robinson
Shepard hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Montemayor moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freese vs. Robinson
Freese hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Littlefield
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Littlefield
Crandall hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tanner vs. Littlefield
Chuck Tanner pinch hits for Humberto Robinson.
Tanner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Crone
Ray Crone now pitching.
Mejias hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Crone
Long strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Crone
Cole hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Littlefield
Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Littlefield
Logan hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Cole catches it and throws to first to double up Pafko. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Littlefield
Mathews strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littlefield vs. Crone
Littlefield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Crone
Clemente bunts for an out with unknown description. Littlefield moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groat vs. Crone
Groat hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Montemayor vs. Crone
Montemayor is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shepard vs. Crone
Shepard hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Littlefield
Thomson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Littlefield
Aaron hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Littlefield
Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Littlefield
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Adcock moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crandall vs. Littlefield
Crandall hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/3/1955 -- Milwaukee at Pittsburgh (N) Milwaukee AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Bruton B, cf 3 0 0 0 Clemente R, rf 4 1 1 1 Pafko A, cf 1 0 1 0 Groat D, ss 5 0 0 1 Logan J, ss 4 0 1 0 Montemayor F, cf 2 0 0 0 Mathews E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Shepard J, c 5 1 1 0 Thomson B, lf 4 0 2 0 Freese G, 3b 4 0 1 1 Aaron H, rf 4 0 1 0 Mejias R, lf 4 0 0 0 Adcock J, 1b 3 0 1 0 Long D, 1b 3 2 2 0 O'Connell D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Cole D, 2b 3 0 1 0 Crandall D, c 4 0 0 0 Littlefield D, p 3 0 2 1 Spahn W, p 0 0 0 0 Pendleton J, ph 1 0 0 0 Robinson H, p 1 0 0 0 Tanner C, ph 1 0 0 0 Crone R, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 0 7 0 33 4 8 4 Milwaukee 000 000 000 -- 0 Pittsburgh 211 000 00x -- 4 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO Spahn W (L) 2.0 5 3 2 0 2 Robinson H 4.0 2 1 1 5 2 Crone R 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Littlefield D (W) 9.0 7 0 0 1 7 E -- Logan J, Adcock J, Bruton B, Groat D DP -- Pittsburgh 1 LOB -- Milwaukee 8, Pittsburgh 12 3B -- Freese G, Long D HR -- Clemente R SH -- Clemente R T -- 2:27 A -- 10784
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