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New York Giants @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1955-08-20 · Day game · Forbes Field · 12 innings · Att: 4336 · 98°F · 3:59

New York Giants defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 14–9. New York Giants put up 5 in the 12th. Jim Hearn earned the win. Preston Ward went 3-for-6 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
NY1	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	0	0	5	14	19
PIT	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	0	9	17

W: Jim Hearn L: Dick Littlefield SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Hal Dixon · 1B: Artie Gore · 2B: Augie Donatelli · 3B: Jocko Conlan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Gardner	8	3	4	1	0	0
Whitey Lockman	5	0	0	0	1	0
Willie Mays	4	2	2	2	3	0
Dusty Rhodes	5	0	1	1	0	1
Don Mueller	6	2	3	2	1	0
Hank Thompson	6	3	2	2	1	0
Wayne Terwilliger	5	2	2	2	2	0
Ray Katt	4	0	2	1	0	0
Ruben Gomez	3	0	1	0	0	0
Bobby Hofman	3	0	2	3	0	0
Bill Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sid Gordon	0	1	0	0	1	0
Jim Hearn	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie O'Brien	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Cole	7	0	0	0	0	2
Jerry Lynch	4	2	2	0	0	0
Preston Ward	6	2	3	3	1	0
Roberto Clemente	6	0	3	2	0	0
Johnny O'Brien	4	1	1	0	2	0
Dick Groat	5	1	3	0	0	0
Hardy Peterson	3	0	3	1	1	0
Dick Hall	3	0	0	0	0	0
Toby Atwell	1	1	0	0	2	0
Frank Thomas	2	1	2	2	0	0
Gene Freese	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jack Shepard	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Saffell	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Littlefield	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ruben Gomez	7.1	12	3	1
Marv Grissom	0.0	1	0	0
Don Liddle	0.0	0	2	0
Hoyt Wilhelm	0.2	0	0	0
Windy McCall	0.0	1	1	0
Jim Hearn	4.0	3	1	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Hall	6.1	9	3	1
Max Surkont	1.2	4	0	0
Lino Donoso	0.1	1	1	0
Roy Face	0.2	2	0	0
Dick Littlefield	2.1	1	5	1
Vern Law	0.2	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Gardner: 63
Whitey Lockman: 9
Willie Mays: 53

Bot 1

Eddie O'Brien: 8
Dick Cole: 3/G
Jerry Lynch: S8
Preston Ward: SB2
Preston Ward: D7.2-H
Roberto Clemente: S7.2-H
Johnny O'Brien: W.1-2
Dick Groat: 8

Top 2

Dusty Rhodes: 43
Don Mueller: S7.B-3(E7)
Hank Thompson: 53.3-H(UR)
Wayne Terwilliger: W
Ray Katt: 13

Bot 2

Hardy Peterson: W
Dick Hall: 16(1)/FO/BG
Eddie O'Brien: 13.1-2
Dick Cole: 53

Top 3

Ruben Gomez: 43
Billy Gardner: 7
Whitey Lockman: W
Willie Mays: D/F89S.1-3
Dusty Rhodes: 4/P

Bot 3

Jerry Lynch: 43
Preston Ward: T7
Roberto Clemente: 63
Johnny O'Brien: 53

Top 4

Don Mueller: S8
Hank Thompson: 9
Wayne Terwilliger: 9
Ray Katt: 5/P

Bot 4

Dick Groat: D7
Hardy Peterson: D7.2-H
Dick Hall: 63
Eddie O'Brien: 63
Dick Cole: K

Top 5

Ruben Gomez: T8
Billy Gardner: 3/FL
Whitey Lockman: 4/P
Willie Mays: 5/FL

Bot 5

Jerry Lynch: 13
Preston Ward: 8
Roberto Clemente: 8

Top 6

Dusty Rhodes: K
Don Mueller: 8
Hank Thompson: S9
Wayne Terwilliger: D/F89.1-H
Ray Katt: S8/G46.2-H
Ruben Gomez: 64(1)/FO

Bot 6

Johnny O'Brien: S7
Dick Groat: 34/SH.1-2
Hardy Peterson: S9.2-3
Dick Hall: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Billy Gardner: D7/F7DW
Whitey Lockman: 8/F
Willie Mays: IW
Dusty Rhodes: S9.2-H;1-3
Don Mueller: 64(1)/FO.3-H
Hank Thompson: S9.1-2
Wayne Terwilliger: 63

Bot 7

Eddie O'Brien: 7
Dick Cole: 53
Jerry Lynch: S8
Preston Ward: D7/P5D.1-H
Roberto Clemente: T7/F7DW.2-H
Johnny O'Brien: 63

Top 8

Ray Katt: S7
Ruben Gomez: 14/SH.1-2
Billy Gardner: S1.2-2
Whitey Lockman: 6/P
Willie Mays: T/78XDW.2-H;1-H
Dusty Rhodes: 53

Bot 8

Dick Groat: 53
Hardy Peterson: D
Toby Atwell: W
Frank Thomas: S.2-H;1-3
Dick Cole: FC3/BG.3-H(E3/THH)(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2
Gene Freese: IW
Preston Ward: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Roberto Clemente: 4(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Don Mueller: S
Hank Thompson: 46(1)/FO
Wayne Terwilliger: W.1-2
Bobby Hofman: S.2-H;1-2
Bill Taylor: 7/F
Billy Gardner: S.2-H;1-2
Whitey Lockman: 3/P

Bot 9

Johnny O'Brien: W
Dick Groat: S1/BG.1-2
Jack Shepard: 53.2-3;1-2
Toby Atwell: IW
Frank Thomas: 7/F7DW/SF.3-H
Dick Cole: K

Top 10

Willie Mays: W
Sid Gordon: 13/SH.1-2
Don Mueller: 8
Hank Thompson: 43

Bot 10

Tom Saffell: 43
Preston Ward: 8
Roberto Clemente: S
Johnny O'Brien: CS2(24)

Top 11

Wayne Terwilliger: 9
Bobby Hofman: 8/F
Jim Hearn: K

Bot 11

Johnny O'Brien: 63
Dick Groat: S
Dick Littlefield: K
Toby Atwell: 43

Top 12

Billy Gardner: S7
Whitey Lockman: 14/SH.1-2
Willie Mays: IW
Sid Gordon: WP.2-3;1-2
Sid Gordon: IW
Don Mueller: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Hank Thompson: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Wayne Terwilliger: S6/G56.3-H;2-3;1-2
Bobby Hofman: S7/7S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Jim Hearn: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Billy Gardner: 7/F

Bot 12

Frank Thomas: S8
Dick Cole: 8/F
Tom Saffell: 43.1-2
Preston Ward: 43

Notes & reviews

Clemente dove and collided with E.O'Brien
Giants 3bman Thompson slipped and fell between railing and tarp, was knocked unconscious, but remained in game

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