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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 11, 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 May 11, 1955 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 11, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 11, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Nuxhall |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 10,637 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Bill Engeln |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | Right Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Hofman | First Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Chuck Harmon | Third Baseman |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Ray Jablonski | Left Fielder |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Joe Nuxhall | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 11, 1955
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Nuxhall
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Nuxhall
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Nuxhall
Mays strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Hearn
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Hearn
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hofman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burgess for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Hearn
Harmon 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
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Nuxhall
Irvin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Nuxhall
Thompson 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 -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Nuxhall
Hofman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Nuxhall
Lockman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Hearn
Kluszewski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Hearn
Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hearn
Bell hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Nuxhall
Katt hits a fly ball into left field. Jablonski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Nuxhall
Hearn strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Nuxhall
Williams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Hearn
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Hearn
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nuxhall vs. Hearn
Nuxhall strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Nuxhall
Dark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Nuxhall
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Nuxhall
Irvin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Nuxhall
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hofman vs. Nuxhall
Hofman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Irvin scores. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Nuxhall
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Jablonski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Hearn
Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Hearn
Burgess hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Temple moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harmon vs. Hearn
Harmon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. Temple scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Hearn
There goes Harmon. The throw from Katt and he is out, Williams applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Hearn
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Nuxhall
Katt hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Nuxhall
Hearn hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Nuxhall
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Hearn
Post hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Hearn
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Hearn
Jablonski hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Nuxhall
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Nuxhall
Mays hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Nuxhall
Irvin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Nuxhall
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Nuxhall covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Nuxhall
Hofman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Nuxhall
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Hearn
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nuxhall vs. Hearn
Nuxhall 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 -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Hearn
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Nuxhall
Katt hits a line drive into left field. Jablonski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Nuxhall
Hearn strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Nuxhall
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Nuxhall
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nuxhall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Hearn
Burgess 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 -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Hearn
Harmon strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Hearn
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Hearn
Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Nuxhall
Mays hits a line drive towards third. Harmon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Nuxhall
Irvin strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Nuxhall
Thompson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post. Thompson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hofman vs. Nuxhall
Hofman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Nuxhall
Lockman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Nuxhall
Katt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jablonski. Katt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hearn vs. Podbielan
Bud Podbielan now pitching.
Hearn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hearn
Bell hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jablonski vs. Hearn
Jablonski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Bell trying to get to home. Irvin throws the ball in to Katt who tags Bell who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrith vs. Hearn
Hobie Landrith pinch hits for Roy McMillan.
Landrith hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Jablonski moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thurman vs. Hearn
Bob Thurman pinch hits for Bud Podbielan.
Thurman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. Jablonski moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Temple vs. Hearn
Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jablonski scores. Thurman moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burgess vs. Hearn
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hofman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burgess for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Freeman
Hersh Freeman now pitching. Rocky Bridges now playing shortstop.
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Freeman
Dark 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 -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Freeman
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Hearn
Harmon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Hearn
Kluszewski hits a popup towards the mound. Hearn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Hearn
Post hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hearn
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/11/1955 -- New York at Cincinnati (N)
New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Williams D, 2b 5 0 1 0 Temple J, 2b 4 1 2 1
Dark A, ss 5 1 1 0 Burgess S, c 4 0 1 0
Mays W, cf 5 0 0 0 Harmon C, 3b 4 0 0 1
Irvin M, rf 3 2 1 2 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 1 0
Thompson H, 3b 4 1 2 0 Post W, rf 4 1 2 1
Hofman B, 1b 2 1 2 1 Bell G, cf 4 0 1 0
Lockman W, lf 4 1 1 3 Jablonski R, lf 3 1 1 0
Katt R, c 4 0 1 0 McMillan R, ss 2 0 0 0
Hearn J, p 4 0 0 0 Landrith H, ph 1 0 0 0
Freeman H, p 0 0 0 0
Nuxhall J, p 2 0 0 0
Podbielan B, p 0 0 0 0
Thurman B, ph 1 0 0 0
Bridges R, ss 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 6 9 6 33 3 8 3
New York 000 102 030 -- 6
Cincinnati 000 100 011 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn J (W) 9.0 8 3 2 0 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall J (L) 7.2 9 6 6 3 6
Podbielan B 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Freeman H 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Dark A
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 6, Cincinnati 3
2B -- Thompson H, Katt R, Bell G
HR -- Irvin M, Lockman W, Post W
CS -- Harmon C
T -- 2:02
A -- 10637
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