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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds

1955-06-17 Β· Night game Β· Crosley Field Β· Att: 6872 Β· 2:18

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincinnati Redlegs 3–1. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 7th. Max Surkont earned the win and Ron Kline picked up the save. Gus Bell went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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PIT00010020039
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W: Max Surkont   L: Jackie Collum   SV: Ron Kline

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

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Dick Groat402000
Dick Cole401000
Roberto Clemente400001
Frank Thomas411100
Gene Freese301000
Dale Long411000
Roman Mejias411000
Toby Atwell401200
Max Surkont301001
Ron Kline100000

Cincinnati Reds β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Johnny Temple403010
Bob Thurman402011
Ted Kluszewski500000
Wally Post400000
Gus Bell412100
Smoky Burgess301010
Bobby Adams300000
Roy McMillan301000
Jackie Collum201000
Ray Jablonski100001
Hobie Landrith100000
Stan Palys100000

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Max Surkont7.21021
Ron Kline1.1011

Cincinnati Reds β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Jackie Collum7.0901
Joe Black2.0001

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Dick Groat: 63
  • Dick Cole: 53
  • Roberto Clemente: 53

Bot 1

  • Johnny Temple: S8
  • Bob Thurman: S9.1-2
  • Ted Kluszewski: 9
  • Wally Post: 3/FL
  • Gus Bell: 8

Top 2

  • Frank Thomas: 3/FL
  • Gene Freese: S7
  • Dale Long: 46(1)/FO
  • Roman Mejias: 7

Bot 2

  • Smoky Burgess: W
  • Bobby Adams: 53.1-2
  • Roy McMillan: S8.2XH(82)#
  • Jackie Collum: 41

Top 3

  • Toby Atwell: 3
  • Max Surkont: K
  • Dick Groat: S8
  • Dick Cole: 7

Bot 3

  • Johnny Temple: S9
  • Bob Thurman: S.1-2
  • Ted Kluszewski: 5/FL
  • Wally Post: 9
  • Gus Bell: 43

Top 4

  • Roberto Clemente: 63
  • Frank Thomas: HR/7
  • Gene Freese: 63
  • Dale Long: 4/P

Bot 4

  • Smoky Burgess: 8
  • Bobby Adams: 7
  • Roy McMillan: 53

Top 5

  • Roman Mejias: 9
  • Toby Atwell: 13
  • Max Surkont: S/78
  • Dick Groat: 53

Bot 5

  • Jackie Collum: D9
  • Johnny Temple: S9.2-3
  • Bob Thurman: W.1-2
  • Ted Kluszewski: 9/DP.3XH(935)
  • Wally Post: 8

Top 6

  • Dick Cole: S8
  • Roberto Clemente: 7
  • Frank Thomas: 6
  • Gene Freese: 7

Bot 6

  • Gus Bell: HR/9
  • Smoky Burgess: 43
  • Bobby Adams: 63
  • Roy McMillan: 9

Top 7

  • Dale Long: S9
  • Roman Mejias: D8.1-3
  • Toby Atwell: S7.3-H;2-H;B-2(E7)#
  • Max Surkont: PO2(24)#
  • Max Surkont: 7/L
  • Dick Groat: S1
  • Dick Cole: 7

Bot 7

  • Ray Jablonski: K
  • Johnny Temple: 53
  • Bob Thurman: 6/P

Top 8

  • Roberto Clemente: K
  • Frank Thomas: E5
  • Gene Freese: 13/SH.1-2
  • Dale Long: 5/FL

Bot 8

  • Ted Kluszewski: 9
  • Wally Post: 8
  • Gus Bell: S7
  • Smoky Burgess: S7.1-2
  • Bobby Adams: HP.2-3;1-2
  • Hobie Landrith: 13

Top 9

  • Roman Mejias: 4/P
  • Toby Atwell: 9
  • Ron Kline: 3/G

Bot 9

  • Stan Palys: 63
  • Johnny Temple: W
  • Bob Thurman: K
  • Ted Kluszewski: 31