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Pittsburgh Pirates @ 
New York Giants
1955-05-08 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 2:44
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated New York Giants 7–5. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 4th. Dick Littlefield earned the win and Roy Face picked up the save. Jerry Lynch went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | |
| NY1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
W: Dick Littlefield L: Ruben Gomez SV: Roy Face
Umpires — HP: Frank Dascoli · 1B: Lon Warneke · 2B: Frank Secory · 3B: Larry Goetz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Roberto Clemente | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Dick Groat | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Felipe Montemayor | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Dale Long | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jack Shepard | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jerry Lynch | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 George Freese | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gene Freese | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Dick Littlefield | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dick Cole | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Preston Ward | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roy Face | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Saffell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Roman Mejias | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Davey Williams | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Dark | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Don Mueller | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Monte Irvin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Willie Mays | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Whitey Lockman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Gardner | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wes Westrum | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruben Gomez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Hofman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Foster Castleman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ray Katt | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hank Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dusty Rhodes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Littlefield | 6.1 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| Roy Face | 2.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
New York Giants — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Gomez | 3.2 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
 Hoyt Wilhelm | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Windy McCall | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
 Al Corwin | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Marv Grissom | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Sal Maglie | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Roberto Clemente: 7
- Dick Groat: HR
- Felipe Montemayor: 31
- Dale Long: 7
Bot 1
- Davey Williams: D
- Al Dark: FC1.2X3(15651);B-1#
- Don Mueller: 43.1-2
- Monte Irvin: 8
Top 2
- Jack Shepard: 63
- Jerry Lynch: S
- George Freese: K+CS2(26)/DP
Bot 2
- Willie Mays: 3
- Whitey Lockman: 2/FL
- Billy Gardner: 53
Top 3
- Gene Freese: 9
- Dick Littlefield: 3/G
- Roberto Clemente: 43
Bot 3
- Wes Westrum: S
- Ruben Gomez: 24/SH.1-2
- Davey Williams: E6/TH.2-H(UR)(NR);B-2
- Al Dark: 7
- Don Mueller: S.2-H(UR);B-2(TH)
- Monte Irvin: S.2-H(UR)
- Willie Mays: 9
Top 4
- Dick Groat: S
- Felipe Montemayor: T.1-H
- Dale Long: K
- Jack Shepard: 53
- Jerry Lynch: HR.3-H
- George Freese: S
- Gene Freese: W.1-2
- Dick Littlefield: 43
Bot 4
- Whitey Lockman: E1/TH.B-2
- Billy Gardner: 14/SH.2-3
- Wes Westrum: 6/FL
- Bobby Hofman: K
Top 5
- Roberto Clemente: K
- Dick Groat: 7
- Felipe Montemayor: W
- Dale Long: K/C
Bot 5
- Davey Williams: 63
- Al Dark: W
- Don Mueller: 8
- Monte Irvin: 7
Top 6
- Jack Shepard: 63
- Jerry Lynch: K
- George Freese: HP
- Gene Freese: WP.1-2
- Gene Freese: IW
- Dick Littlefield: K/C
Bot 6
- Willie Mays: 8
- Whitey Lockman: 53
- Billy Gardner: T
- Foster Castleman: K
Top 7
- Roberto Clemente: D
- Dick Groat: S.2-3
- Dick Cole: S/BG.3-H;1-2
- Preston Ward: 9.2-2#
- Jack Shepard: K/C
- Jerry Lynch: S.2-H;1-2#
- George Freese: 8
Bot 7
- Ray Katt: D
- Davey Williams: 8.2-2#
- Al Dark: D.2-H
- Don Mueller: S.2-H
- Monte Irvin: 54(1)/FO
- Willie Mays: W.1-2
- Whitey Lockman: 9
Top 8
- Gene Freese: HR/7D
- Roy Face: 7
- Roberto Clemente: W
- Dick Groat: 34/SH.1-2
- Tom Saffell: K
Bot 8
- Hank Thompson: 3/G
- Dusty Rhodes: 9
- Ray Katt: 4
Top 9
- Preston Ward: 13
- Jack Shepard: S
- Roman Mejias: 3/FL
- George Freese: 5
Bot 9
- Davey Williams: 8
- Al Dark: 3/FL
- Don Mueller: 8