Braves @ Reds
May 30, 1955

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 7 17 1
Reds 6 12 3
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Braves 7 17 1
Reds 6 12 3

Smoky Burgess Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .300
OBP .500 .366
At Bats 3 100
Hits 1 30
• Singles 1 18
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 1 11
RBI’s 1 18

Roberto Vargas Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 1
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Crosley Field - May 30, 1955
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Strikeout
Roberto Vargas
Del Crandall
George Crowe
Hank Aaron
Danny O'Connell
Johnny Logan
Chuck Tanner
Bill Bruton
Andy Pafko
Smoky Burgess
Ted Kluszewski

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Milwaukee Braves 7 17 1 14
Cincinnati Reds 6 12 3 9
Winning Pitcher Chet Nichols
Losing Pitcher Hersh Freeman
Save Roberto Vargas
Game Winning RBI George Crowe
Attendance
Time of Game 3 hours 9 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Burgess strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Post hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Roberto Vargas now pitching. Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops it up and throws to first, with Vargas covering, for the out.
Top 9 Aaron strikes out.
Top 9 Tanner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple misplays the ball. That's an error on Temple. Adcock moves to third.
Top 9 Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Joe Adcock pinch hits for Dave Jolly. Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Chuck Harmon now playing third base. Johnny Klippstein now pitching. Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Palys is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Temple takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Ray Jablonski pinch hits for Hersh Freeman. Jablonski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Crowe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 McMillan bunts towards first. Crowe scoops it up and throws to first, with Aaron covering, for the out. Harmon moves to second.
Bottom 8 Andy Pafko now playing right field. Chuck Tanner now playing left field. Chuck Harmon pinch hits for Rocky Bridges. Dave Jolly now pitching. Harmon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aaron fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Andy Pafko pinch runs for Eddie Mathews. O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Eddie Mathews pinch hits for Bobby Thomson. Mathews is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Logan bunts towards the mound. Freeman fields it and throws to first for the out. Crowe moves to second.
Top 8 Crowe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aaron scores.
Top 8 Hersh Freeman now pitching. Aaron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Aaron reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Burgess hits a popup, foul, towards third. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Post hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kluszewski moves to second.
Bottom 7 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aaron fields it and throws to second for the out. Palys scores.
Bottom 7 Chet Nichols now pitching. Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Temple scores. Palys moves to third.
Bottom 7 Palys hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buhl fields it and throws to third for the out. Temple moves to second.
Bottom 7 Temple takes first base on ball four. Borkowski moves to second.
Bottom 7 Bob Borkowski pinch hits for Gerry Staley. Borkowski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Tanner hits a fly ball into left field. Palys settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Buhl bunts towards the mound. Staley fields it and throws to first for the out. Crandall moves to second.
Top 7 Rocky Bridges now playing third base. Crandall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Bob Thurman pinch hits for Bobby Adams. Thurman hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. Kluszewski moves to second.
Bottom 6 Bob Buhl now pitching. Post hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Aaron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Palys scores. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 6 Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Palys moves to third.
Bottom 6 Palys hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Bruton. Palys reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Gerry Staley now pitching. Thomson strikes out.
Top 6 Logan hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Bell. Logan reaches second base with a double. Crowe scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Crowe hits a line drive into center field. Bell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bell. Aaron scores. Crowe moves to second.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Aaron moves to second.
Top 6 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Tanner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Ridzik is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bruton hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Spahn takes first base on ball four. Logan scores. O'Connell moves to third. Crandall moves to second.
Top 5 Crandall takes first base on ball four. Logan moves to third. O'Connell moves to second.
Top 5 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. Logan moves to second.
Top 5 Logan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Crowe hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Adams hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Aaron catches it and throws to first to double up Burgess.
Bottom 4 Burgess takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ridzik fields it and throws to home to get Crandall. Bruton moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Tanner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Crandall moves to third.
Top 4 Spahn hits a popup towards the mound. Ridzik settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kluszewski for the out.
Bottom 3 Bell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Palys hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aaron fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aaron misplays the ball. That's an error on Aaron.
Top 3 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Thomson is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ridzik fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Ridzik is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Adams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Post scores.
Bottom 2 Burgess hits a fly ball into right field. Tanner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Post hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomson who is chasing the ball. Post reaches third base with a triple.
Top 2 Crowe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crowe for the out.
Top 2 Steve Ridzik now pitching. Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Palys settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Tanner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spahn moves to third. Bruton moves to second.
Top 2 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fowler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Spahn moves to second.
Top 2 Spahn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Crandall hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aaron scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Palys hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 O'Connell hits a fly ball into left field. Palys settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Thomson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Crowe scores.
Top 1 Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Aaron tags and scores. Crowe tags and moves to second.
Top 1 Crowe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bruton scores. Aaron moves to third.
Top 1 Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bruton moves to second.
Top 1 Tanner hits a popup towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bruton takes first base on ball four.