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Milwaukee Braves @
New York Giants
1955-07-18 Β· Night game Β· Polo Grounds V Β· Att: 14698 Β· 2:28
New York Giants defeated Milwaukee Braves 6β5. New York Giants put up 2 in the 3rd. Don Liddle earned the win and Windy McCall picked up the save. Al Dark went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ML1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| NY1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
W: Don Liddle L: Warren Spahn SV: Windy McCall
Umpires β HP: Bill Jackowski Β· 1B: Stan Landes Β· 2B: Lee Ballanfant Β· 3B: Al Barlick Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Milwaukee Braves β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Bruton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Johnny Logan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Eddie Mathews | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Hank Aaron | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Thomson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Andy Pafko | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Adcock | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Del Crandall | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Bob Buhl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
George Crowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Warren Spahn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al Dark | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Whitey Lockman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Willie Mays | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Hank Thompson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Don Mueller | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Wes Westrum | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Wayne Terwilliger | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Davey Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Milwaukee Braves β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Buhl | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Ernie Johnson | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Warren Spahn | 3.1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
New York Giants β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
Hoyt Wilhelm | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Windy McCall | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bill Bruton: 43
- Johnny Logan: 7
- Eddie Mathews: 9
Bot 1
- Al Dark: 3/FL
- Whitey Lockman: 9/L
- Willie Mays: 9
Top 2
- Hank Aaron: D7/7L
- Bobby Thomson: S7.2-H
- Andy Pafko: 3/P
- Joe Adcock: 5(B)3(1)/LDP
Bot 2
- Hank Thompson: HR/9
- Don Mueller: 7
- Gail Harris: K
- Wes Westrum: 8
Top 3
- Del Crandall: K
- Bob Buhl: K/C
- Bill Bruton: 63
Bot 3
- Wayne Terwilliger: K
- Ruben Gomez: D7
- Al Dark: HR/7.2-H
- Whitey Lockman: 53
- Willie Mays: W
- Hank Thompson: 43
Top 4
- Johnny Logan: 8
- Eddie Mathews: T/78
- Hank Aaron: 53
- Bobby Thomson: 8/P
Bot 4
- Don Mueller: 43
- Gail Harris: S8
- Wes Westrum: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 5
- Andy Pafko: S1/L1.B-2(E1/TH)
- Joe Adcock: W
- Del Crandall: S7.2-H;1-2
- George Crowe: 6/P
- Bill Bruton: S8.2-3;1-2
- Johnny Logan: S7.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Eddie Mathews: WP.2-3
- Eddie Mathews: 9/SF.3-H
- Hank Aaron: 6/P
Bot 5
- Wayne Terwilliger: S1/G.B-2(E1/TH)
- Don Liddle: 13/SH.2-3
- Al Dark: 63
- Whitey Lockman: S5/BG.3-H
- Willie Mays: S/78.1-3
- Hank Thompson: K
Top 6
- Bobby Thomson: K/C
- Andy Pafko: 9
- Joe Adcock: K
Bot 6
- Don Mueller: 63
- Gail Harris: W
- Wes Westrum: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 7
- Del Crandall: T/78
- Warren Spahn: 8
- Bill Bruton: 8(B)2(3)/DP
Bot 7
- Wayne Terwilliger: S7
- Davey Williams: 64(1)/FO
- Al Dark: CS2(26)
- Al Dark: W
- Whitey Lockman: W.1-2
- Willie Mays: E8/F89XD.2-H(NR)(UR);1-H(NR)(UR);B-3
- Hank Thompson: 13/BG
Top 8
- Johnny Logan: K
- Eddie Mathews: 43
- Hank Aaron: 6/P
Bot 8
- Don Mueller: S8
- Gail Harris: 36(1)/FO
- Wes Westrum: K/C
- Wayne Terwilliger: 5/L
Top 9
- Bobby Thomson: 2/FL
- Andy Pafko: 9
- Joe Adcock: 8





















