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June 19, 1955

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Pirates	5	15	0
Reds	2	7	0

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Pirates	5	15	0
Reds	2	7	0

Smoky Burgess Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.273
OBP	.000	.341
At Bats	3	154
Hits	0	42
• Singles	0	26
• Doubles	0	6
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	8
Walks	0	17
RBI’s	0	23

Bob Friend Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
3	2	1

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Crosley Field - June 19, 1955

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Out

Bob Friend

Toby Atwell

Dale Long

Gene Freese

Dick Cole

Dick Groat

Jerry Lynch

Frank Thomas

Roberto Clemente

Smoky Burgess

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Bell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Freese reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Lynch hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Bell. Lynch reaches second base with a double.

Top 9 Cole hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Clemente hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Top 9 Friend hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 9 Groat hits a popup towards short. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Post is called out on strikes.

Bottom 8 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Thurman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Atwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Long moves to second.

Top 8 Long hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 8 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Joe Black now pitching. Rocky Bridges now playing shortstop. Lynch strikes out.

Bottom 7 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 7 Stan Palys pinch hits for Rudy Minarcin. Palys hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Adams scores.

Bottom 7 Ray Jablonski pinch hits for Roy McMillan. Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jablonski for the out. Adams moves to second.

Bottom 7 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cole fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 7 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cole fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Cole hits a fly ball into left field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Friend hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Bell is called out on strikes.

Bottom 6 Post strikes out.

Bottom 6 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kluszewski for the out.

Top 6 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Freese hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Atwell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Long hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Top 6 Thomas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thurman. Thomas reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 5 Thurman hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Temple hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Minarcin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Minarcin for the out.

Top 5 Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Cole hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 4 Adams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell moves to second.

Bottom 4 Burgess hits a line drive into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 4 Friend hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 4 Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Freese moves to second.

Top 4 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minarcin fields it and has Long trapped. He races towards second and tags Long for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.

Top 4 Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Long moves to second.

Top 4 Long hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kluszewski for the out. Temple moves to third. Thurman moves to second.

Bottom 3 Thurman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Temple moves to second.

Bottom 3 Temple takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 Minarcin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Thomas hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Clemente moves to third.

Top 3 Cole hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski fields the ball and throws to Minarcin covering. Safe. Clemente moves to second.

Top 3 Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 McMillan is called out on strikes.

Bottom 2 There goes Adams. The throw from Atwell and he is safe. Adams steals second.

Bottom 2 Adams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Friend hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 2 Freese hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Atwell 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 2 Long hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 1 Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 1 Thurman hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Temple for the out.

Top 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 1 Lynch strikes out.

Top 1 Cole hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente moves to second.

Top 1 Clemente hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Pirates @ Reds
June 19, 1955