Cardinals @ Phillies
August 25, 1955

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Cardinals 9 12 1
Phillies 11 14 1
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Cardinals 9 12 1
Phillies 11 14 1

Bill Virdon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .299
OBP .250 .344
At Bats 4 384
Hits 1 115
• Singles 1 79
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 15
Walks 0 30
RBI’s 2 59

Jack Meyer Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 8 12
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Connie Mack Stadium - August 25, 1955
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Out
Jack Meyer
Andy Seminick
Eddie Waitkus
Granny Hamner
Willie Jones
Roy Smalley
Del Ennis
Richie Ashburn
Jim Greengrass
Bill Virdon

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 9 12 1 4
Philadelphia Phillies 11 14 1 8
Winning Pitcher Robin Roberts
Losing Pitcher Paul LaPalme
Save Jack Meyer
Game Winning RBI Willie Jones
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 40 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Meyer covering, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Roy Smalley now playing shortstop. Jack Meyer now pitching. Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Greengrass strikes out.
Bottom 8 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Ennis scores. Jones moves to third.
Bottom 8 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ashburn scores. Ennis moves to second.
Bottom 8 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it and throws to second for the out. Lopata scores. Ashburn moves to third.
Bottom 8 Hamner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Tom Poholsky now pitching. Marv Blaylock pinch hits for Bobby Morgan. Blaylock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blaylock for the out. Ashburn moves to second.
Bottom 8 Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Seminick scores. Lopata moves to third.
Bottom 8 Paul LaPalme now pitching. Stan Lopata pinch hits for Robin Roberts. Lopata hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Lopata reaches second base with a double. Seminick moves to third.
Bottom 8 Seminick takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Gettel hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Greengrass hits a popup, foul, towards first. Moon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones juggles the ball. That's an error on Jones.
Top 7 Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Ennis hits a line drive towards the mound. Gettel reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hamner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Morgan strikes out.
Bottom 6 Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Roberts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Musial hits a line drive towards short. Morgan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Seminick hits a popup towards first. Moon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Greengrass hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Waitkus hits a line drive towards the mound. Gettel reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Ken Boyer now playing third base. Ennis bunts towards the mound. Gettel picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gettel. Ennis moves to second.
Top 5 Hemus hits a line drive towards first. Waitkus reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gettel bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 5 Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 There goes Sarni. The throw from Seminick and he is out, Hamner applying the tag.
Top 5 Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Hamner hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Greengrass moves to third. Seminick moves to second.
Bottom 4 Ashburn hits a popup towards third. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Roberts strikes out.
Bottom 4 Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hemus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Greengrass moves to second.
Bottom 4 Greengrass hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Repulski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Moon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 4 Virdon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gettel scores. Hemus moves to third. Schoendienst moves to second.
Top 4 Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. Gettel moves to third. Hemus moves to second.
Top 4 Hemus takes first base on ball four. Gettel moves to second.
Top 4 Gettel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Grammas hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Waitkus hits a line drive towards first. Moon reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jones hits a line drive into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Ennis. The throw from Sarni and he is out, Grammas applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Ennis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Moon hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Hamner hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Morgan moves to second.
Bottom 2 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hemus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Musial hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Musial reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Schoendienst hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ennis scores. Waitkus moves to second.
Bottom 1 Waitkus takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Al Gettel now pitching. Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ennis moves to third.
Bottom 1 Ennis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Musial. Ennis reaches second base with a double. Morgan scores. Hamner goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Hamner takes first base on ball four. Morgan moves to second.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Ashburn takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Mackinson hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts has Repulski trapped. He runs over and tags Repulski for the out. Sarni moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Sarni hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moon scores. Repulski moves to third.
Top 1 Repulski hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Virdon scores. Moon moves to second.
Top 1 Moon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Virdon moves to second.
Top 1 Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hemus scores. Schoendienst scores.
Top 1 Musial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Hemus moves to third. Schoendienst moves to second.
Top 1 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hemus moves to second.
Top 1 Hemus takes first base on ball four.