Pirates @ Braves
August 7, 1955

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Top 9 R H E
Pirates 2 7 2
Braves 4 9 1
Top 9 R H E
Pirates 2 7 2
Braves 4 9 1

Preston Ward Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .196
OBP .500 .292
At Bats 3 97
Hits 1 19
• Singles 0 10
• Doubles 1 3
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 1 14
RBI’s 0 14

Bob Buhl Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 7 1
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County Stadium - August 7, 1955
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Out
Bob Buhl
Del Crandall
George Crowe
Hank Aaron
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Chuck Tanner
Bill Bruton
Andy Pafko
Preston Ward

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 7 2 11
Milwaukee Braves 4 9 1 7
Winning Pitcher Bob Buhl
Losing Pitcher Roy Face
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Johnny Logan
Attendance 26,955
Time of Game 2 hours 9 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buhl fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Lynch hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Chuck Tanner now playing left field. Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Tanner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Crandall hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese juggles the ball. That's an error on Freese. Aaron scores. Crowe moves to third. Tanner moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Chuck Tanner pinch hits for Bobby Thomson. Tanner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to home to get Mathews. Aaron moves to third. Crowe moves to second.
Bottom 8 Crowe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Mathews moves to third. Aaron moves to second.
Bottom 8 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mathews moves to second.
Bottom 8 Mathews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Tom Saffell now playing center field. Vern Law now pitching. Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Saffell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jack Shepard pinch hits for Eddie O'Brien. Shepard strikes out.
Top 8 Tom Saffell pinch hits for Dick Littlefield. Saffell hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buhl fields it and throws to third for the out. O'Brien moves to second.
Top 8 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomas moves to second.
Top 8 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Bruton strikes out.
Bottom 7 Buhl strikes out.
Bottom 7 Crandall strikes out.
Top 7 Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ward hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Ward reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Lynch strikes out.
Top 7 Freese strikes out.
Bottom 6 Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Crowe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crowe for the out.
Bottom 6 Dick Littlefield now pitching. Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Roman Mejias pinch runs for Dale Long. O'Brien hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Aaron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dale Long pinch hits for Roy Face. Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Atwell scores. Groat moves to third.
Top 6 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Atwell moves to second.
Top 6 O'Brien hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Atwell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Logan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pafko scores. Crandall scores. Bruton moves to third.
Bottom 5 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien misplays the ball. That's an error on O'Brien. Crandall moves to second.
Bottom 5 Buhl strikes out.
Bottom 5 Crandall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pafko moves to third.
Bottom 5 Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Freese hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Freese reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Crowe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of O'Brien. Crowe reaches second base with a double. Aaron goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Mathews hits a popup towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Logan hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Face hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aaron scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Groat is walked intentionally.
Top 4 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews juggles the ball. That's an error on Mathews. Atwell scores. Thomas moves to third. O'Brien moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Atwell moves to second.
Top 4 Atwell takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ward for the out.
Top 4 Lynch hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Aaron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Bruton. The throw from Atwell and he is out, O'Brien applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Bruton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Buhl strikes out.
Bottom 3 Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Freese strikes out.
Top 3 There goes O'Brien. The throw from Crandall and he is out, Logan applying the tag.
Top 3 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Face takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Pafko hits a popup in front of the plate. Atwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomson 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 Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aaron scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a popup in front of the plate. Atwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of O'Brien. Mathews reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Logan strikes out.
Bottom 1 Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards second. Aaron scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 1 Ward takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Lynch hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Lynch reaches second base with a double. O'Brien moves to third.
Top 1 Freese strikes out.
Top 1 O'Brien takes first base on ball four.