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Cincinnati Reds @ New York Giants

1955-07-23 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 4373 · 2:02

New York Giants defeated Cincinnati Redlegs 2–0. Jim Hearn earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
NY1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	6

W: Jim Hearn L: Joe Nuxhall SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Engeln · 1B: Babe Pinelli · 2B: Tom Gorman · 3B: Dusty Boggess · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Milt Smith	3	0	0	0
Johnny Temple	3	0	1	1
Gus Bell	4	0	0	0
Ted Kluszewski	3	0	0	0
Wally Post	3	0	0	0
Smoky Burgess	3	0	0	0
Sam Mele	1	0	0	0
Roy McMillan	2	0	0	0
Joe Nuxhall	2	0	0	0
Bob Thurman	1	0	0	0
Bobby Adams	1	0	0	0
Joe Brovia	1	0	0	0
Chuck Harmon	1	1	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Wayne Terwilliger	3	1	3	0	0	0
Al Dark	4	1	0	0	0	0
Willie Mays	3	0	1	0	1	0
Sid Gordon	1	0	0	2	1	0
Don Mueller	4	0	0	0	0	0
Whitey Lockman	4	0	0	0	0	0
Gail Harris	3	0	0	0	0	1
Ray Katt	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Hearn	3	0	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Nuxhall	8.0	6	2	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Hearn	9.0	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Milt Smith: 9
Johnny Temple: W
Gus Bell: 46(1)/FO
Ted Kluszewski: 5/FL

Bot 1

Wayne Terwilliger: D
Al Dark: E6.2-3#
Willie Mays: 6/P
Sid Gordon: 8/SF.3-H(UR)
Don Mueller: 8

Top 2

Wally Post: 5/P
Smoky Burgess: 43
Sam Mele: HP
Roy McMillan: 54(1)/FO

Bot 2

Whitey Lockman: 63
Gail Harris: K
Ray Katt: E6
Jim Hearn: 54(1)/FO

Top 3

Joe Nuxhall: 31
Milt Smith: 53
Johnny Temple: K/C

Bot 3

Wayne Terwilliger: S
Al Dark: 54(1)/FO
Willie Mays: S.1-3
Sid Gordon: 7/SF.3-H
Don Mueller: 4/P

Top 4

Gus Bell: 43
Ted Kluszewski: 43
Wally Post: 53

Bot 4

Whitey Lockman: 5/FL
Gail Harris: 43
Ray Katt: 8

Top 5

Smoky Burgess: 8
Sam Mele: 63
Roy McMillan: 9

Bot 5

Jim Hearn: S
Wayne Terwilliger: 3/SH.1-2
Al Dark: 9
Willie Mays: IW#
Sid Gordon: WP.2-3;1-2
Sid Gordon: W
Don Mueller: 13

Top 6

Joe Nuxhall: 7
Milt Smith: 13
Johnny Temple: 9

Bot 6

Whitey Lockman: 6/P
Gail Harris: 8
Ray Katt: S
Jim Hearn: 54(1)/FO

Top 7

Gus Bell: 63
Ted Kluszewski: 3/G
Wally Post: 53

Bot 7

Wayne Terwilliger: S
Al Dark: 4/LDP.1X1(43)
Willie Mays: 43

Top 8

Smoky Burgess: 31
Bob Thurman: 43
Bobby Adams: 63

Bot 8

Sid Gordon: 8
Don Mueller: 43
Whitey Lockman: 63

Top 9

Joe Brovia: 43
Chuck Harmon: S/78
Johnny Temple: 9
Gus Bell: 31