Pirates @ Cardinals
September 12, 1955

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 9 12 1
Cardinals 3 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 9 12 1
Cardinals 3 6 0

Wally Moon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .297
OBP .667 .354
At Bats 2 481
Hits 1 143
• Singles 1 100
• Doubles 0 22
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 15
Walks 1 40
RBI’s 0 63

Lino Donoso Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 4 0
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Sportsman's Park - September 12, 1955
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Out
Lino Donoso
Jack Shepard
Dale Long
Johnny O'Brien
Gene Freese
Dick Groat
Frank Thomas
Eddie O'Brien
Roberto Clemente
Wally Moon
Nelson Burbrink

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 9 12 1 5
St. Louis Cardinals 3 6 0 4
Winning Pitcher Lino Donoso
Losing Pitcher Harvey Haddix
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Dale Long
Attendance 3,289
Time of Game 2 hours 4 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Burbrink for the double play.

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Bottom 9 Burbrink takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Virdon strikes out.
Top 9 Shepard hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 9 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Freese scores.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Freese moves to third.
Top 9 Freese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Donoso is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Elliott hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Musial hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 O'Brien hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Long takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Shepard bunts towards first. Moon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shepard for the out. Thomas moves to second.
Top 8 Al Gettel now pitching. Red Schoendienst now playing second base. Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Pete Whisenant pinch hits for Mel Wright. Whisenant strikes out.
Bottom 7 Grammas hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Freese strikes out.
Top 7 O'Brien strikes out.
Bottom 6 Burbrink 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 6 Virdon 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 6 Elliott 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 6 Musial hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Donoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Groat bunts in front of the plate. Burbrink fields it and throws to first for the out. Long scores. O'Brien moves to second.
Top 6 Mel Wright now pitching. O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Long moves to third.
Top 6 Long hits a ball on the ground into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Long reaches second base with a double. Thomas scores.
Top 6 Shepard bunts towards the mound. Haddix fields it and throws to first for the out. Thomas moves to second.
Top 6 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hemus 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 5 Haddix hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 5 Clemente hits a line drive towards third. Boyer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 O'Brien strikes out. Burbrink drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws O'Brien out.
Bottom 4 Grammas hits a line drive into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Moon takes first base on ball four. Virdon moves to second.
Bottom 4 Burbrink strikes out.
Bottom 4 Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Elliott hits a line drive towards short. Groat reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Donoso strikes out.
Top 4 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 O'Brien strikes out.
Top 4 Long hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 4 There goes Thomas. The throw from Burbrink and he is safe. Thomas steals third.
Top 4 Shepard takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second.
Top 4 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Musial hits a fly ball into center field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Boyer 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 3 Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hemus for the out.
Top 3 Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. Donoso scores.
Top 3 O'Brien hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Donoso moves to third.
Top 3 Donoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 3 Groat hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Elliott. Groat reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Haddix hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Donoso fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Grammas hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Moon. The throw from Shepard and he is out, O'Brien applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Moon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 O'Brien hits a fly ball into left field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Long hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Shepard trying to get to home. Musial throws the ball in to Burbrink who tags Shepard who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Top 2 Shepard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Shepard reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Burbrink hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Virdon strikes out.
Bottom 1 Elliott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boyer scores. Musial moves to third.
Bottom 1 Musial 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. Boyer moves to second.
Bottom 1 Boyer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Hemus is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 O'Brien hits a fly ball into left field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.