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June 9, 1955

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 6 13 0
Pirates 2 6 1
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 6 13 0
Pirates 2 6 1

Bob Speake Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .275
OBP .500 .367
At Bats 4 120
Hits 2 33
• Singles 0 13
• Doubles 1 6
• Triples 1 3
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 2 35

Ben Wade Season Stats

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Forbes Field - June 9, 1955
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Out
Ben Wade
Hardy Peterson
Dale Long
Gene Freese
George Freese
Dick Groat
Roman Mejias
Frank Thomas
Roberto Clemente
Bob Speake
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Freese hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Clemente hits a line drive into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Miksis hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Minner takes first base on ball four. King moves to third. Cooper moves to second.
Top 8 Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. King moves to second.
Top 8 Fondy hits a fly ball into left field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jackson tags and scores.
Top 8 Ben Wade now pitching. King hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jackson moves to third.
Top 8 Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Speake scores.
Top 8 Speake hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente who is chasing the ball. Speake reaches third base with a triple. Baker goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Purkey strikes out.
Bottom 7 Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Miksis strikes out.
Top 7 Minner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Minner for the out.
Top 7 Cooper hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Fondy hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Long hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Freese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 6 Thomas is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 6 Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Freese hits a line drive into center field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 King strikes out.
Top 6 Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Purkey hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Peterson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Speake hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Miksis hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Long hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Freese hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Minner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Banks scores.
Top 4 Fondy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Banks moves to third.
Top 4 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Minner, and towards Baker, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Freese hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Speake who is chasing the ball. Freese reaches third base with a triple. Peterson scores.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Purkey bunts towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. Peterson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Peterson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There goes Speake. The throw from Peterson and he is out, Freese applying the tag.
Top 3 Speake hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Speake reaches second base with a double. Baker goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Groat hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Speake. Groat reaches second base with a double. There goes Long trying to get to home. Speake throws the ball in to Banks who relays the ball to Cooper, who tags Long, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Bottom 2 Long takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Freese hits a line drive towards short. Banks reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Minner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Banks moves to second.
Top 2 Cooper hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Fondy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Peterson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat.
Bottom 1 Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Speake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 King hits a fly ball into left field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Speake hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Speake for the out. Miksis moves to third. Baker moves to second.
Top 1 Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Miksis moves to second.
Top 1 Miksis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.