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June 5, 1955

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 6 15 1
Pirates 6 9 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 6 15 1
Pirates 7 10 1

Roman Mejias Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .224
OBP .250 .262
At Bats 4 58
Hits 1 13
• Singles 1 9
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 1 7

Johnny Klippstein Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 0
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Forbes Field - June 5, 1955
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Single
Johnny Klippstein
Hobie Landrith
Ted Kluszewski
Johnny Temple
Rocky Bridges
Roy McMillan
Bob Borkowski
Gus Bell
Wally Post
Roman Mejias
Gene Freese

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 6 15 1 8
Pittsburgh Pirates 7 10 1 7
Winning Pitcher Max Surkont
Losing Pitcher Johnny Klippstein
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Roman Mejias
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 5 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Gene Freese pinch runs for Dick Cole. Mejias hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Freese scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Cole hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. Cole reaches third base with a triple. Clemente goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Bottom 9 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klippstein juggles the ball. That's an error on Klippstein.
Bottom 9 Hobie Landrith now catching. Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Max Surkont. Lynch strikes out.
Top 9 Post hits a popup in front of the plate. Koback settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Kluszewski moves to second.
Top 9 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Harmon scores.
Top 9 Chuck Harmon pinch runs for Smoky Burgess. Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Harmon moves to second.
Top 9 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Surkont fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Bridges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Koback hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Long hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Long reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Johnny Klippstein now pitching. Bob Borkowski now playing left field. Freese hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Stan Palys pinch hits for Art Fowler. Max Surkont now pitching. Palys hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente throws the ball in to Long who tags Palys trying to return to first, for the out. Temple scores. McMillan moves to third.
Top 8 McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Temple moves to second.
Top 8 Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Jablonski strikes out.
Top 8 Post hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Nick Koback now catching. Roy Face now pitching. Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Face covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Art Fowler now pitching. Thomas hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mejias hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clemente scores. Cole moves to second.
Bottom 7 Cole takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Clemente hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. Clemente reaches third base with a triple. Saffell scores.
Bottom 7 Tom Saffell pinch runs for Hardy Peterson. Hersh Freeman now pitching. Preston Ward pinch hits for Bob Friend. Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Long scores. Saffell moves to second.
Bottom 7 Peterson is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 7 Long hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. Long reaches third base with a triple. Freese scores.
Bottom 7 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Groat for the out. Freese moves to second.
Bottom 7 Rocky Bridges now playing third base. Freese is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Burgess hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McMillan tags and scores.
Top 7 Bob Thurman pinch hits for Bobby Adams. Thurman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McMillan moves to third.
Top 7 Nuxhall bunts towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. McMillan moves to second.
Top 7 McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a popup in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Cole hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Cole reaches second base with a double. Clemente goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Friend hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Temple hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Cole catches it and throws to first to double up Jablonski.
Top 6 Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat.
Top 6 Post hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Peterson hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Long hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Nuxhall scores.
Top 5 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Adams bunts towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. Nuxhall moves to third.
Top 5 Nuxhall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas. Nuxhall reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Mejias hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There goes Temple. The throw from Peterson and he is safe. Temple steals second.
Top 4 Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Jablonski is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cole hits a popup in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Friend hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Peterson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Long moves to second.
Bottom 3 Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kluszewski for the out.
Top 3 Bell takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Burgess hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Adams hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Groat hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Jablonski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Nuxhall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 McMillan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas. McMillan reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Jablonski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cole hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Post hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kluszewski takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cole fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Adams scores.
Top 1 Burgess hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Adams moves to third.
Top 1 Adams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.