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Cincinnati Reds @ Philadelphia Phillies

1955-07-21 · Night game · Shibe Park · Att: 8036 · 2:48

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Cincinnati Redlegs 5–3. Philadelphia Phillies put up 3 in the 8th. Jack Meyer earned the win. Gus Bell went 3-for-5 with 3 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	8
PHI	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3		5	10

W: Jack Meyer L: Gerry Staley SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Stan Landes · 1B: Lee Ballanfant · 2B: Al Barlick · 3B: Bill Jackowski · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Temple	4	0	1	0	1	0
Milt Smith	4	0	0	0	0	2
Gus Bell	5	3	3	3	0	0
Ted Kluszewski	4	0	1	0	0	0
Wally Post	3	0	0	0	1	0
Smoky Burgess	4	0	2	0	0	0
Chuck Harmon	3	0	0	0	1	1
Roy McMillan	2	0	1	0	1	0
Don Gross	2	0	0	0	0	1
Gerry Staley	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Adams	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Brovia	1	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Thurman	0	0	0	0	1	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Richie Ashburn	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bobby Morgan	4	0	1	1	0	0
Jim Greengrass	4	2	3	0	0	0
Del Ennis	3	1	2	0	1	0
Willie Jones	1	1	0	1	2	0
Andy Seminick	4	0	1	0	0	1
Roy Smalley	4	0	1	2	0	0
Marv Blaylock	3	0	1	1	1	0
Ron Negray	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Meyer	1	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Gross	5.0	6	3	0
Gerry Staley	2.1	2	1	0
Art Fowler	0.2	2	0	2

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ron Negray	7.0	8	3	3
Jack Meyer	2.0	0	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Temple: S9
Milt Smith: K
Gus Bell: 6/P
Ted Kluszewski: 8

Bot 1

Richie Ashburn: S9
Bobby Morgan: T8.1-H
Jim Greengrass: 63
Del Ennis: 63
Willie Jones: 9

Top 2

Wally Post: 6/P
Smoky Burgess: S7
Chuck Harmon: 8
Roy McMillan: W.1-2
Don Gross: K

Bot 2

Andy Seminick: 8
Roy Smalley: 53
Marv Blaylock: 31

Top 3

Johnny Temple: 43
Milt Smith: K
Gus Bell: HR/9
Ted Kluszewski: 43

Bot 3

Ron Negray: 3/FL
Richie Ashburn: 5/L
Bobby Morgan: 3/P

Top 4

Wally Post: 13
Smoky Burgess: S8
Chuck Harmon: W.1-2
Roy McMillan: 4/P
Don Gross: 43

Bot 4

Jim Greengrass: S7
Del Ennis: S9.1-3
Willie Jones: 9/SF.3-H
Andy Seminick: S1.1-2
Roy Smalley: 5(2)3/GDP

Top 5

Johnny Temple: 63
Milt Smith: 9/L
Gus Bell: HR/9
Ted Kluszewski: 9

Bot 5

Marv Blaylock: W
Ron Negray: 13/SH.1-2
Richie Ashburn: 5/FL
Bobby Morgan: 43

Top 6

Wally Post: W
Smoky Burgess: 8
Chuck Harmon: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Jim Greengrass: S7
Del Ennis: W.1-2
Willie Jones: W.2-3;1-2
Andy Seminick: 5(2)2(3)/GDP.1-2
Roy Smalley: 5(2)/FO

Top 7

Roy McMillan: S9
Gerry Staley: 36(1)/FO
Johnny Temple: 8
Milt Smith: 46(1)/FO

Bot 7

Marv Blaylock: 6/P
Ron Negray: 63
Richie Ashburn: 63

Top 8

Gus Bell: HR/9
Ted Kluszewski: S9
Wally Post: 7
Smoky Burgess: 8
Chuck Harmon: K

Bot 8

Bobby Morgan: 63
Jim Greengrass: S7
Del Ennis: S7.1-2
Willie Jones: W.2-3;1-2
Andy Seminick: K/C
Roy Smalley: S8.1-2;2-H;3-H
Marv Blaylock: S8.1-3;2-H
Jack Meyer: SB2
Jack Meyer: K

Top 9

Bobby Adams: 8
Joe Brovia: K
Johnny Temple: W
Bob Thurman: W.1-2
Gus Bell: 7