New York Giants 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 (original) (raw)
Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Giants 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Game Played on Saturday, May 7, 1955 (D) at Polo Grounds V
Play by play events deduced from newspaper accounts. Fielding credits from box score event files.
PIT N 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 - 3 7 4 NY N 2 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 x - 11 14 2
BATTING
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Clemente rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 Groat ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 6 Montemayor cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 Shepard c 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 Atwell c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Long 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 7 0 Lynch lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 George Freese 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 Gene Freese 2b 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 3 Purkey p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Friend p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Saffell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bowman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grunwald ph,p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 33 3 7 3 2 5 24 15
FIELDING - DP: 2. Groat-Gene Freese-Long, Gene Freese-Groat-Long. E: Groat (5), Lynch (1), George Freese (2), Purkey (1).
BATTING - HR: Gene Freese (2,7th inning off Hearn 1 on 0 out). GDP: Groat (2,off Hearn); Lynch (1,off Hearn). Team LOB: 5.
New York Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Williams 2b 3 2 1 0 2 0 1 4 Castleman 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Dark ss 6 2 3 2 0 1 2 4 Mueller rf 5 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 Irvin lf 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 Mays cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 Lockman 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 11 0 Thompson 3b 2 0 1 2 1 1 1 2 Gardner ph,3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Westrum c 3 1 0 0 2 0 6 0 Hearn p 5 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 Totals 37 11 14 9 8 4 27 12
FIELDING - DP: 3. Dark-Williams-Lockman, Hearn-Lockman, Williams-Dark-Lockman. E: Dark (3), Thompson (6).
BATTING - 2B: Dark (4,off Purkey); Mueller (5,off Purkey). 3B: Mays (3,off Bowman). HR: Hearn (2,5th inning off Bowman 0 on 2 out). SH: Lockman (1,off Grunwald). HBP: Irvin (1,by Purkey). GDP: Irvin (2,off Friend); Dark (2,off Grunwald). Team LOB: 12.
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Purkey L(2-2) 3 6 6 3 3 1 0 21 Friend 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Bowman 2 6 5 5 3 3 1 15 Grunwald 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 Totals 8 14 11 8 8 4 1 47
Purkey faced 4 batters in the 4th inning WP: Bowman (1). HBP: Purkey (2,Irvin). Inherited Runners - Scored: Friend 2-1. .
New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hearn W(4-1) 9 7 3 2 2 5 1 35
Umpires: HP - Larry Goetz, 1B - Frank Dascoli, 2B - Lon Warneke, 3B - Frank Secory
Time of Game: 2:41 Attendance: 8926
Starting Lineups:
Pittsburgh Pirates New York Giants
- Clemente rf Williams 2b
- Groat ss Dark ss
- Montemayor cf Mueller rf
- Shepard c Irvin lf
- Long 1b Mays cf
- Lynch lf Lockman 1b
- George Freese 3b Thompson 3b
- Gene Freese 2b Westrum c
- Purkey p Hearn p
PIRATES 1ST: Clemente singled; Groat grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Clemente out at second]; Montemayor flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
GIANTS 1ST: Williams grounded out (pitcher to first); Dark doubled; Mueller doubled [Dark scored]; Irvin walked; Mays forced Irvin (pitcher to shortstop) [Mueller to third]; Lockman walked [Mays to second]; Thompson walked [Mueller scored, Mays to third, Lockman to second]; Westrum forced Lockman (third unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 2.
PIRATES 2ND: Shepard grounded out (shortstop to first); Long flied out to center; Lynch singled; George Freese made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 2.
GIANTS 2ND: Hearn popped to shortstop; Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Dark was called out on strikes (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 2.
PIRATES 3RD: Gene Freese grounded out (third to first); Purkey popped to first in foul territory; Clemente grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 2.
GIANTS 3RD: Mueller singled [Mueller to second (error by Lynch)]; Irvin was hit by a pitch; Mays popped to shortstop; Lockman grounded out (pitcher to first) [Mueller to third, Irvin to second]; Thompson singled [Mueller scored, Irvin to third]; Westrum lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 3.
PIRATES 4TH: Groat walked; Montemayor singled [Groat to third]; Shepard lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Montemayor out at first]; Long was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 3.
GIANTS 4TH: Hearn reached on an error by George Freese [Hearn to second]; the throw went into the stands; Williams singled to pitcher [Hearn to third]; Dark reached on a fielder's choice [Hearn scored (unearned) (RBI), Williams to third (error by Purkey)]; Mueller singled [Williams scored (unearned), Dark to third]; FRIEND REPLACED PURKEY (PITCHING); Irvin grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Dark scored (unearned) (no RBI), Mueller out at second]; Mays singled [Mays to third (error by Groat)]; Lockman reached on a fielder's choice [Mays out at home (third to catcher)]; Willie Mays spiked Jack Shepard and benches cleared but HP umpire Larry Goetz kept peace; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 3 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 6.
PIRATES 5TH: Lynch out on an unknown play; George Freese out on an unknown play; Gene Freese singled; SAFFELL BATTED FOR FRIEND; Saffell reached on an error by Dark [Gene Freese to second]; Clemente struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 6.
GIANTS 5TH: BOWMAN REPLACED SAFFELL (PITCHING); Thompson struck out (catcher to first); Westrum out on an unknown play; Hearn homered; Williams walked; Dark singled [Williams to second]; Mueller singled [Williams scored, Dark to second]; Irvin out on an unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 8.
PIRATES 6TH: Groat struck out; Montemayor walked; Shepard reached on an error by Thompson [Montemayor to second]; Long singled [Montemayor scored (unearned), Shepard to second]; Lynch grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Long out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 8.
GIANTS 6TH: Mays tripled; Lockman singled [Mays scored]; GARDNER BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Gardner struck out; Westrum walked [Lockman to second]; Hearn struck out; Williams walked [Lockman to third, Westrum to second]; Dark singled to shortstop [Lockman scored, Westrum to third, Williams to second]; Bowman threw a wild pitch [Westrum scored, Williams to third, Dark to second]; Mueller out on an unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 11.
PIRATES 7TH: CASTLEMAN REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING 2B); GARDNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); George Freese singled; Gene Freese homered [George Freese scored]; GRUNWALD BATTED FOR BOWMAN; Grunwald struck out; Clemente out on an unknown play; Groat out on an unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 11.
GIANTS 7TH: GRUNWALD STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); ATWELL REPLACED SHEPARD (PLAYING C ); Irvin walked; Mays out on an unknown play; Lockman out on a sacrifice bunt [Irvin to second]; Gardner out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 11.
PIRATES 8TH: Montemayor out on an unknown play; Atwell struck out; Long out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 11.
GIANTS 8TH: Westrum walked; Hearn out on an unknown play; Castleman singled [Westrum to second]; Dark grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Castleman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 11.
PIRATES 9TH: Lynch out on an unknown play; George Freese out on an unknown play; Gene Freese out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 11.
Final Totals R H E LOB Pirates 3 7 4 5 Giants 11 14 2 12