Pirates @ Reds
May 17, 1955

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Top 9 R H E
Pirates 2 8 0
Reds 9 11 0
Top 9 R H E
Pirates 2 8 0
Reds 9 11 0

Gene Freese Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .271
OBP .000 .362
At Bats 4 70
Hits 0 19
• Singles 0 12
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 0 5

Joe Nuxhall Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 0
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Crosley Field - May 17, 1955
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Out
Joe Nuxhall
Smoky Burgess
Stan Palys
Johnny Temple
Chuck Harmon
Roy McMillan
Bob Thurman
Gus Bell
Wally Post
Gene Freese
Nick Koback
Preston Ward

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 8 0 8
Cincinnati Reds 9 11 0 9
Winning Pitcher Joe Nuxhall
Losing Pitcher Bob Purkey
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Joe Nuxhall
Attendance 4,881
Time of Game 2 hours 27 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Freese hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Nick Koback pinch hits for Nellie King. Koback hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ward moves to second.
Top 9 Ward takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Freese hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Stan Palys now playing first base. Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nuxhall fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Thurman 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 8 Stan Palys pinch runs for Ted Kluszewski. Post hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burgess tags and scores.
Bottom 8 Burgess hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente who is chasing the ball. Burgess reaches third base with a triple.
Top 8 Gordon hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Thomas hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Nuxhall hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Preston Ward now playing first base. Nellie King now pitching. McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Roman Mejias pinch hits for Roger Bowman. Mejias hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dick Cole pinch hits for Dale Long. Cole hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Harmon is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Kluszewski scores.
Bottom 6 Thurman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thurman for the out. Kluszewski moves to third.
Bottom 6 Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. Kluszewski moves to second.
Bottom 6 Kluszewski takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Shepard moves to third.
Top 6 Shepard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thurman. Shepard reaches second base with a double. Groat scores. Thomas scores.
Top 6 Gordon is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Thomas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thurman. Thomas reaches second base with a double. Groat moves to third.
Top 6 Clemente strikes out.
Top 6 Groat takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Bell strikes out.
Bottom 5 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Temple moves to third.
Bottom 5 There goes Temple. The throw from Shepard and he is safe. Temple steals second.
Bottom 5 Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McMillan scores.
Bottom 5 Nuxhall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McMillan moves to second.
Bottom 5 McMillan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Harmon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bowman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Bowman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Long hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Freese strikes out.
Bottom 4 Thurman hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Burgess scores. Post moves to second.
Bottom 4 Post takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Kluszewski hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Roger Bowman now pitching. Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bell for the out.
Bottom 4 Burgess hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas who is chasing the ball. Burgess reaches third base with a triple. Temple goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Temple takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Shepard hits a line drive towards third. Harmon reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gordon hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Bell. Gordon reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Nuxhall 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 McMillan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thurman moves to second.
Bottom 3 Harmon hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Thurman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Post hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Freese hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Purkey strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bell hits a line drive towards short. Groat reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Purkey, and towards Groat, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Temple for the out.
Bottom 2 Nuxhall hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Thomas. Nuxhall reaches second base with a double. Thurman scores. Harmon scores. McMillan goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 McMillan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thurman moves to third. Harmon moves to second.
Bottom 2 Harmon takes first base on ball four. Thurman moves to second.
Bottom 2 Thurman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Freese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Shepard moves to second.
Top 2 Shepard takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Post strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out. Temple moves to third. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Temple moves to second.
Bottom 1 Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Temple takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Clemente hits a line drive into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Groat hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thurman. Groat reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Freese hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.