Pirates @ Giants
May 6, 1955

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 3 5 0
Giants 2 8 3
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 3 5 0
Giants 2 8 3

Billy Gardner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .214
OBP .000 .353
At Bats 0 14
Hits 0 3
• Singles 0 2
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 4

Ben Wade Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Polo Grounds - May 6, 1955
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Out
Ben Wade
Jack Shepard
Dale Long
Gene Freese
George Freese
Dick Groat
Felipe Montemayor
Tom Saffell
Roberto Clemente
Billy Gardner
Whitey Lockman
Al Dark
Willie Mays

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 5 0 10
New York Giants 2 8 3 7
Winning Pitcher Ron Kline
Losing Pitcher Johnny Antonelli
Save Ben Wade
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 10,330
Time of Game 2 hours 40 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Billy Gardner pinch hits for Al Corwin. Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Saffell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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Bottom 9 Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Ray Katt. Hofman strikes out.
Bottom 9 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freese fields it and throws to home to get Irvin. Mays moves to third. Dark moves to second.
Bottom 9 Ben Wade now pitching. Dark is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Mays hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Mays reaches second base with a double. Mueller scores. Irvin moves to third.
Bottom 9 Irvin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mueller moves to second.
Bottom 9 Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Shepard strikes out.
Top 9 Montemayor hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Groat bunts towards third. Thompson juggles the ball. That's an error on Thompson. Clemente moves to second.
Top 9 Clemente takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Ray Katt now catching. Al Corwin now pitching. Davey Williams now playing second base. Kline strikes out.
Bottom 8 Joey Amalfitano pinch runs for Foster Castleman. Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm. Rhodes takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Bill Taylor pinch hits for Wes Westrum. Taylor strikes out.
Top 8 Freese hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Saffell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Long hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilhelm fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Freese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Lockman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Freese catches it and throws to first to double up Dark.
Bottom 7 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to second for the out. Irvin scores.
Bottom 7 Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Irvin moves to third.
Bottom 7 Tom Saffell now playing center field. Felipe Montemayor now playing left field. Irvin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. The ball gets by Westrum for a passed ball. Montemayor moves to second.
Top 7 Montemayor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clemente scores. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Clemente hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Clemente reaches third base with a triple. Kline scores. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Kline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Antonelli. Freese scores. Kline moves to second.
Top 7 Freese hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Freese reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mueller 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 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out.
Bottom 6 Castleman bunts towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Freese covering, for the out. Antonelli moves to second.
Bottom 6 Antonelli hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Long is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Lockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Montemayor is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Clemente strikes out.
Bottom 4 Mays hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Shepard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Irvin takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Montemayor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thompson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Shepard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kline strikes out.
Top 4 Freese is hit by the pitch.
Top 4 Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it and throws to first for the out. Long moves to second.
Top 4 Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Castleman hits a fly ball into center field. Montemayor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Antonelli 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 3 Westrum hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Shepard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Castleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Montemayor takes first base on ball four. Groat moves to second.
Top 3 Groat is hit by the pitch.
Top 3 Clemente is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Kline is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Lockman hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Freese hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson juggles the ball. That's an error on Thompson.
Top 2 Long hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Freese hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Castleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Irvin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out.
Bottom 1 Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Montemayor is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Groat takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.