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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds
1955-07-31 · Day game · Crosley Field · 2:10
Cincinnati Redlegs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 7–4. Cincinnati Redlegs put up 3 in the 1st. Joe Black earned the win and Hersh Freeman picked up the save. Dale Long went 3-for-4 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| CIN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
W: Joe Black L: Dick Littlefield SV: Hersh Freeman
Umpires — HP: Larry Goetz · 1B: Frank Dascoli · 2B: Lon Warneke · 3B: Frank Secory · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tom Saffell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gene Freese | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jerry Lynch | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dale Long | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Toby Atwell | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Frank Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Johnny O'Brien | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dick Groat | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roy Face | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jack Shepard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Preston Ward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny Temple | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Smoky Burgess | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ted Kluszewski | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Wally Post | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gus Bell | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Sam Mele | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Milt Smith | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roy McMillan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Black | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dick Littlefield | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Roy Face | 5.2 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
 Vern Law | 0.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
 Ron Kline | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Friend | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Black | 7.0 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
 Hersh Freeman | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Tom Saffell: 43
- Gene Freese: 2/FL
- Jerry Lynch: 4/P
Bot 1
- Johnny Temple: S
- Smoky Burgess: S9.1-2
- Ted Kluszewski: 16(1)/FO.2-3
- Wally Post: W.1-2
- Gus Bell: S8.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Sam Mele: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Milt Smith: 3/FL
- Roy McMillan: S6.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Joe Black: 64(1)/FO
Top 2
- Dale Long: 9
- Toby Atwell: HR
- Frank Thomas: 7
- Johnny O'Brien: S8
- Dick Groat: S8.1-2#
- Roy Face: 8
Bot 2
- Johnny Temple: S7
- Smoky Burgess: K
- Ted Kluszewski: 4/P
- Wally Post: 54(1)/FO
Top 3
- Tom Saffell: K
- Gene Freese: 53
- Jerry Lynch: 43
Bot 3
- Gus Bell: D/78
- Sam Mele: S7.2-3
- Milt Smith: FC5.3XH(52);1-2#
- Roy McMillan: 5/P
- Joe Black: 54(1)/FO
Top 4
- Dale Long: S8
- Toby Atwell: 9
- Frank Thomas: K/C
- Johnny O'Brien: 64(1)/FO
Bot 4
- Johnny Temple: W
- Smoky Burgess: E4.1-2#
- Ted Kluszewski: K
- Wally Post: 6/P
- Gus Bell: S9.2-H(UR);1X3(92454)
Top 5
- Dick Groat: 4/P
- Roy Face: K
- Tom Saffell: S8
- Gene Freese: 3/G
Bot 5
- Sam Mele: 8
- Milt Smith: 8
- Roy McMillan: 9
Top 6
- Jerry Lynch: E1
- Dale Long: HR/9.1-H(UR)
- Toby Atwell: 43
- Frank Thomas: 63
- Johnny O'Brien: D9
- Dick Groat: 53
Bot 6
- Joe Black: K
- Johnny Temple: 8/L
- Smoky Burgess: S9
- Ted Kluszewski: W.1-2
- Wally Post: 43
Top 7
- Jack Shepard: W
- Tom Saffell: 16(1)/FO/BG
- Gene Freese: E1.1-2
- Jerry Lynch: 36(1)1/GDP
Bot 7
- Gus Bell: D7
- Sam Mele: K/C
- Milt Smith: PB.2-3
- Milt Smith: FC1.3XH(12)
- Roy McMillan: IW.1-2
- Joe Black: S8.2-H;1-3
- Johnny Temple: S1.3-H;1-2
- Smoky Burgess: S8.2-H;1-2#
- Ted Kluszewski: 63
Top 8
- Dale Long: HR/9
- Toby Atwell: W
- Frank Thomas: 54(1)/FO
- Johnny O'Brien: K/C
- Dick Groat: S8.1-2#
- Preston Ward: 8
Bot 8
- Wally Post: 63
- Gus Bell: W
- Sam Mele: 8/L
- Milt Smith: 46(1)/FO
Top 9
- Tom Saffell: 2/FL
- Gene Freese: 2/FL
- Jerry Lynch: 63