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Scores
Standings
DET
@BAL		3
8
CLE
@BOS		3
1
CHW
@NYY		4
5
KCA
@WSH		5
6
KCA
@WSH		7
6
BRO
@CHC		4
11
BRO
@CHC		16
9
NYG
@CIN		0
5
PIT
@MLN		2
3
PHI
@STL		2
11
Friday, September 9, 1955,
, County Stadium
Attendance: 15,614, Time of Game: 1:52
Pirates
2
55-85
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Braves
3
77-64
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Warren Spahn (14-14)
L: Dick Hall (5-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  8  1
Braves          0  0  0   0  1  1   1  0  X    3 10  1
RetroSheet has deduced an incomplete play-by-play account of this game.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Eddie O'Brien CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 .242 .566 2 1 GDP
Gene Freese 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .256 .733 0 0 2B
Roberto Clemente RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .257 .668 3 0 2B
Frank Thomas LF 1 1 1 0 3 0 .237 .722 4 0 IW
Jack Shepard C 4 1 1 1 0 0 .247 .651 8 2 3B
Dale Long 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .290 .866 3 0
Johnny O'Brien 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .304 .727 2 1
Dick Groat SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .275 .687 2 0 2B
Dick Hall P 2 0 0 0 1 1 .206 .649 0 1
   Roman Mejias PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .586
   Max Surkont P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .149 .401 0 0
Team Totals 34 2 8 2 5 2 .235 .716 24 5
2B: R Clemente (21); G Freese (19); D Groat (26).
3B: J Shepard (2).
IBB: F Thomas (10).
TB: J Shepard 3; R Clemente 2; D Groat 2; G Freese 2; F Thomas; E O'Brien; D Long; J O'Brien.
GIDP: E O'Brien (2).
RBI: J Shepard (23); D Long (67).
Team LOB: 10.
Fielding
E: D Long (12).

Milwaukee Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Bill Bruton CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 .711 4 0 CS
Danny O'Connell 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .605 3 1
Eddie Mathews 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .290 1.011 2 3
Hank Aaron RF-LF 4 1 2 0 0 2 .309 .899 4 0
Johnny Logan SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 .293 .790 0 2 SH
George Crowe 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .276 .843 9 0
Chuck Tanner LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 .265 .739 2 0
   Andy Pafko RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .685 1 0
Del Crandall C 3 1 2 1 0 0 .241 .769 4 0 HR
Warren Spahn P 3 0 2 1 0 0 .169 .541 0 1
Team Totals 32 3 10 3 0 7 .312 .719 * 7
* - Putouts and assists are not known for the fielders.
HR: D Crandall (24).
SH: J Logan (16).
TB: D Crandall 5; W Spahn 2; H Aaron 2; G Crowe; B Bruton; C Tanner; J Logan.
RBI: W Spahn (13); G Crowe (41); D Crandall (56).
Team LOB: 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Mathews-G Crowe.
E: D O'Connell (13).
Baserunning
CS: B Bruton (11, -1st base by  POCS).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Dick Hall, L (5-5) 7 9 3 3 0 6 1 4.31 29 53
Max Surkont 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.33 4
Team Totals 8 10 3 3 0 7 1 3.38 33 53

Milwaukee Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Warren Spahn, W (14-14) 9 8 2 2 5 2 0 3.49 39 60
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 5 2 0 2.00 39 60
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: W Spahn (4).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jocko Conlan, 1B - Artie Gore, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Hal Dixon.
Time of Game: 1:52.
Attendance: 15,614.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Milwaukee Braves
1 Eddie O'Brien CF 1 Bill Bruton CF
2 Gene Freese 3B 2 Danny O'Connell 2B
3 Roberto Clemente RF 3 Eddie Mathews 3B
4 Frank Thomas LF 4 Hank Aaron RF
5 Jack Shepard C 5 Johnny Logan SS
6 Dale Long 1B 6 George Crowe 1B
7 Johnny O'Brien 2B 7 Chuck Tanner LF
8 Dick Groat SS 8 Del Crandall C
9 Dick Hall P 9 Warren Spahn P

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