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August 6, 1955

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Top 9	R	H	E
Pirates	1	6	1
Braves	0	4	1

Top 9	R	H	E
Pirates	1	7	1
Braves	0	4	1

Dale Long Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.333	.297
OBP	.333	.366
At Bats	3	263
Hits	1	78
• Singles	0	45
• Doubles	0	14
• Triples	0	7
• Home Runs	1	12
Walks	0	29
RBI’s	1	44

Ray Crone Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
6	5	0

FIRST PREVIOUS PLAY/PAUSE REPLAY NEXT LAST/BOX

County Stadium - August 6, 1955

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Single

Ray Crone

Del Rice

George Crowe

Jack Dittmer

Eddie Mathews

Johnny Logan

Hank Aaron

Bill Bruton

Andy Pafko

Dale Long

Jerry Lynch

Count: - , 1 Out

Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lynch moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Lynch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 9 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Aaron strikes out.

Bottom 8 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mathews for the out. Logan moves to second.

Bottom 8 Logan is hit by the pitch.

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

Top 8 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes O'Brien trying to get to third. Dittmer throws to Mathews who tags O'Brien for the out.

Top 8 Friend hits a popup towards first. Crowe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 O'Brien hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. O'Brien reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 7 Crone hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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

Top 7 Thomas strikes out.

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

Top 7 Long hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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

Bottom 6 Crowe strikes out.

Bottom 6 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Logan moves to second.

Bottom 6 Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Logan takes first base on ball four.

Top 6 Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Freese bunts towards the mound. Crone fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Brien moves to second.

Top 6 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 6 Friend hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Bruton strikes out.

Bottom 5 Crone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long fields the ball and throws to Friend covering. Safe.

Bottom 5 Dittmer hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Crowe hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play.

Bottom 4 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Aaron for the out.

Bottom 4 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mathews for the out.

Top 4 Atwell hits a fly ball into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Long hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 4 Lynch strikes out.

Top 4 Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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

Bottom 3 Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Crone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 3 Dittmer strikes out.

Top 3 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Friend bunts towards the mound. Crone fields it and throws to first for the out. Groat moves to second.

Top 3 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 3 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Crowe strikes out.

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

Top 2 Atwell hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Rice scoops up the ball and tags Atwell for the out.

Top 2 Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Mathews strikes out.

Bottom 1 Logan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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

Top 1 Lynch hits a fly ball into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops it up and throws to first, with Crone covering, for the out.

Top 1 O'Brien hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Rice settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Rice.

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Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lynch moves to third.

Pirates @ Braves
August 6, 1955