Pirates @ Phillies
April 22, 1955

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 4 7 0
Phillies 1 4 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 4 7 0
Phillies 1 4 2

Smoky Burgess Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .286
OBP .000 .375
At Bats 3 14
Hits 0 4
• Singles 0 1
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 1

Bob Purkey Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 0
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Connie Mack Stadium - April 22, 1955
Bob Purkey
Toby Atwell
Preston Ward
Gene Freese
Sid Gordon
Dick Cole
Frank Thomas
Roberto Clemente
Felipe Montemayor
Smoky Burgess
Granny Hamner
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Burgess takes first base on ball four.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Hamner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Montemayor who is chasing the ball. Hamner reaches third base with a triple. Clark scores.
Bottom 9 Clark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Montemayor. Clark reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Morgan strikes out.
Top 9 Montemayor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Freese bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Clemente bunts towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bob Miller now pitching. Purkey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Danny Schell pinch hits for Herm Wehmeier. Schell 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 8 Palys hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Freese reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Cole hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Atwell is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ward for the out. Gordon moves to second.
Top 8 Gordon takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Torgeson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hamner 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 7 Montemayor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Clemente hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Clark 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 6 Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Wehmeier strikes out.
Bottom 6 Palys hits a fly ball into right field. Montemayor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Purkey hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cole hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Gordon moves to third. Atwell moves to second.
Top 6 Atwell is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Ward bunts towards the mound. Wehmeier fields it and throws to first for the out. Gordon moves to second.
Top 6 Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Jones. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 5 Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ennis 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 5 Torgeson hits a fly ball into center field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Montemayor strikes out.
Top 5 Freese strikes out.
Top 5 Clemente strikes out.
Bottom 4 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 4 Hamner 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 4 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Purkey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Cole hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Atwell hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ward strikes out.
Bottom 3 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Wehmeier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Palys hits a fly ball into right field. Montemayor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner misplays the ball. That's an error on Hamner.
Top 3 The ball gets by Burgess for a passed ball. Montemayor scores. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Montemayor hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark who is chasing the ball. Montemayor reaches third base with a triple. Freese goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Freese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Clemente hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Purkey hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Cole hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Atwell hits a fly ball into center field. Palys settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ward tags and scores.
Top 2 Ward hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark who is chasing the ball. Ward reaches third base with a triple.
Top 2 Gordon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 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 1 Hamner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Purkey, and towards Gordon, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Thomas strikes out.
Top 1 Montemayor hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it and throws to home to get Clemente. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Clemente hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Palys who is chasing the ball. Clemente reaches third base with a triple.