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Pittsburgh Pirates @ 
New York Giants
1955-05-06 · Night game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 10330 · night · 2:40
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated New York Giants 3–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 7th. Ron Kline earned the win and Ben Wade picked up the save.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| NY1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
W: Ron Kline L: Johnny Antonelli SV: Ben Wade
Umpires — HP: Frank Secory · 1B: Larry Goetz · 2B: (none) · 3B: Frank Dascoli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Roberto Clemente | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Dick Groat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Felipe Montemayor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Jack Shepard | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 George Freese | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dale Long | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Roman Mejias | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gene Freese | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ron Kline | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Tom Saffell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster Castleman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hank Thompson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Mueller | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Monte Irvin | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Willie Mays | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Dark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Whitey Lockman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wes Westrum | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Antonelli | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dusty Rhodes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Hofman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Billy Gardner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Kline | 8.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
 Ben Wade | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
New York Giants — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Antonelli | 6.2 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
 Hoyt Wilhelm | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Corwin | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Roberto Clemente: 63
- Dick Groat: W
- Felipe Montemayor: K/C
- Jack Shepard: 54(1)/FO
Bot 1
- Foster Castleman: 63
- Hank Thompson: 3/G
- Don Mueller: S
- Monte Irvin: 4
Top 2
- George Freese: 4
- Dale Long: 63
- Roman Mejias: E5
- Gene Freese: 5/FL
Bot 2
- Willie Mays: 63
- Al Dark: 9
- Whitey Lockman: 6
Top 3
- Ron Kline: K/C
- Roberto Clemente: K/C
- Dick Groat: HP
- Felipe Montemayor: W.1-2
- Jack Shepard: 4
Bot 3
- Wes Westrum: 6
- Johnny Antonelli: 43
- Foster Castleman: 8
Top 4
- George Freese: 7
- Dale Long: S
- Roman Mejias: 13.1-2
- Gene Freese: HP
- Ron Kline: K
Bot 4
- Hank Thompson: 2/FL
- Don Mueller: 8
- Monte Irvin: W
- Willie Mays: 23
Top 5
- Roberto Clemente: K
- Dick Groat: 53
- Felipe Montemayor: K/C
Bot 5
- Al Dark: 63
- Whitey Lockman: S
- Wes Westrum: 14(1)3/GDP
Top 6
- Jack Shepard: 53
- George Freese: 7
- Dale Long: K/C
Bot 6
- Johnny Antonelli: S
- Foster Castleman: 34/SH.1-2
- Hank Thompson: 3/G.2-2#
- Don Mueller: 43
Top 7
- Roman Mejias: 53
- Gene Freese: D7
- Ron Kline: E1/TH.2-H(NR);B-2
- Roberto Clemente: T8.2-H(UR)
- Dick Groat: 63
- Felipe Montemayor: S.3-H(UR)
- Jack Shepard: PB.1-2
- Jack Shepard: 53
Bot 7
- Monte Irvin: S
- Willie Mays: S.1-3
- Al Dark: 54(1)/FO.3-H
- Whitey Lockman: 4(B)3(1)/LDP
Top 8
- George Freese: S
- Dale Long: 16(1)/FO
- Tom Saffell: 2/FL
- Gene Freese: 5/FL
Bot 8
- Bill Taylor: K
- Dusty Rhodes: W
- Foster Castleman: 54(1)/FO
- Hank Thompson: 13
Top 9
- Ron Kline: K
- Roberto Clemente: W
- Dick Groat: E5/SH.1-2
- Felipe Montemayor: 9.2-2#
- Jack Shepard: K
Bot 9
- Don Mueller: S
- Monte Irvin: S.1-2#
- Willie Mays: D9/9L.2-H;1-3
- Al Dark: IW
- Whitey Lockman: 42(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
- Bobby Hofman: K
- Billy Gardner: 8