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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds
1955-07-31 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 9704 · 2:30
Cincinnati Redlegs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 6–5. Cincinnati Redlegs put up 2 in the 9th. Hersh Freeman earned the win. Ted Kluszewski went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| CIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
W: Hersh Freeman L: Lino Donoso SV: (none)
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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gene Freese | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Jerry Lynch | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Frank Thomas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jack Shepard | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Dale Long | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Johnny O'Brien | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Groat | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lino Donoso | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tom Saffell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny Temple | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Stan Palys | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Ted Kluszewski | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
 Wally Post | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gus Bell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt Batts | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Milt Smith | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Roy McMillan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Gross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Sam Mele | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Chuck Harmon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Smoky Burgess | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lino Donoso | 8.2 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
 Dick Littlefield | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Gross | 5.2 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
 Joe Nuxhall | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rudy Minarcin | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Hersh Freeman | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Roberto Clemente: 13
- Gene Freese: 63
- Jerry Lynch: 8/L
Bot 1
- Johnny Temple: S9
- Stan Palys: 13/SH.1-2
- Ted Kluszewski: S7.2-H;B-2(E4)#
- Wally Post: 3/FL
- Gus Bell: 63
Top 2
- Frank Thomas: 6/P
- Jack Shepard: 7
- Dale Long: K/C
Bot 2
- Matt Batts: S7
- Milt Smith: S9.1-2
- Roy McMillan: 3(B)6(1)/DP.2-3
- Don Gross: W
- Johnny Temple: 43
Top 3
- Johnny O'Brien: S7
- Dick Groat: 54(1)3/GDP
- Lino Donoso: K
Bot 3
- Stan Palys: 7
- Ted Kluszewski: E9/F.B-2
- Wally Post: 3/P
- Gus Bell: 7
Top 4
- Roberto Clemente: 4/P
- Gene Freese: 7
- Jerry Lynch: K
Bot 4
- Matt Batts: 2/FL
- Milt Smith: S9
- Roy McMillan: 7
- Don Gross: 2/FL
Top 5
- Frank Thomas: S7
- Jack Shepard: HR/8.1-H
- Dale Long: HP
- Johnny O'Brien: 46(1)3/GDP
- Dick Groat: 4/P
Bot 5
- Johnny Temple: D7
- Stan Palys: SB3#
- Stan Palys: W
- Ted Kluszewski: 8/SF.3-H
- Wally Post: E5.1-2
- Gus Bell: 46(1)/FO.2-3
- Matt Batts: 43
Top 6
- Lino Donoso: 6/P
- Roberto Clemente: S7
- Gene Freese: D7.1-H
- Jerry Lynch: 7/FL
- Frank Thomas: E4.2-H(NR)(UR)
- Jack Shepard: W.1-2
- Dale Long: 5/FL
Bot 6
- Milt Smith: 6/P
- Roy McMillan: 7
- Sam Mele: W
- Johnny Temple: S/89.1-2#
- Stan Palys: D7.2-H;1-3
- Ted Kluszewski: W
- Wally Post: 8
Top 7
- Johnny O'Brien: 53
- Dick Groat: E5
- Lino Donoso: 34/SH.1-2
- Roberto Clemente: W
- Gene Freese: S7.2-H(UR);1-2#
- Jerry Lynch: 9/L
Bot 7
- Gus Bell: 8
- Matt Batts: W
- Milt Smith: 6/P
- Roy McMillan: S9.1-2#
- Chuck Harmon: 8
Top 8
- Frank Thomas: 6/P
- Jack Shepard: 7
- Dale Long: 13
Bot 8
- Johnny Temple: 8/L
- Stan Palys: 63
- Ted Kluszewski: HR/9
- Wally Post: W
- Gus Bell: 9
Top 9
- Johnny O'Brien: 8
- Dick Groat: S7
- Lino Donoso: 54(1)/FO
- Roberto Clemente: S7.1-3(E7);B-2#
- Gene Freese: W
- Tom Saffell: 9
Bot 9
- Matt Batts: 7
- Milt Smith: K
- Roy McMillan: S7
- Smoky Burgess: S8.1-3#
- Johnny Temple: S6.3-H;1-2
- Stan Palys: S5.2-3;1-2
- Ted Kluszewski: S8.3-H;2-3;1-2