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Scores
Standings
KCA
@CHW		4
7
CLE
@DET		2
3
BAL
@NYY		4
9
BOS
@WSH		0
1		 
(12)
PHI
@BRO		4
6
STL
@CIN		6
9
CHC
@MLN		2
1
NYG
@PIT		3
2
Saturday, May 21, 1955,
, Forbes Field
Attendance: 5,731, Time of Game: 2:20
Giants
3
19-14
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
 at Pirates
2
11-23
⇐ Lost 9 ⇒
W: Sal Maglie (4-3)
L: Ron Kline (2-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          1  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    3 10  1
Pirates         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    2  9  1
RetroSheet has deduced an incomplete play-by-play account of this game.

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Davey Williams 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .259 .672 0 2
Al Dark SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 .287 .683 4 4
Don Mueller RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .391 .874 0 0 2B
Willie Mays CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .285 .895 4 0 SB
Hank Thompson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .225 .828 0 4
Dusty Rhodes LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .135 .531 2 0 HR
   Monte Irvin LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .717 1 0
Whitey Lockman 1B 4 1 3 0 0 0 .267 .690 9 2
Ray Katt C 3 0 0 0 1 3 .160 .523 6 1
Sal Maglie P 4 0 1 0 0 1 .118 .284 1 0
   Hoyt Wilhelm P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0 0
   Marv Grissom P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
Team Totals 37 3 10 2 1 4 .270 .668 27 13
2B: D Mueller (8).
HR: D Rhodes (1).
TB: D Rhodes 4; W Lockman 3; D Mueller 3; A Dark; D Williams; W Mays; S Maglie.
RBI: D Rhodes (8); W Mays (22).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Katt-W Lockman-A Dark; D Williams-A Dark-W Lockman.
E: R Katt (2).
Baserunning
SB: W Mays (2, -1st base off  POCS).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Roberto Clemente RF 5 1 2 1 0 1 .292 .788 7 1 HR
Dick Cole 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .796 3 5 2B
   Gene Freese PR-2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .771 0 0
Felipe Montemayor LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .220 .738 0 0
Frank Thomas CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .154 .404 0 0
Preston Ward 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .195 .618 9 1
Jack Shepard C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .234 .602 4 0 GDP
George Freese 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .290 .795 1 0
Dick Groat SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .623 2 3
   Jerry Lynch PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .841
Ron Kline P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .077 .154 1 2
   Tom Saffell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .284
   Vern Law P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .833 0 0
   Dale Long 1 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .790
   Roy Face P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
   Sid Gordon PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .136 .333
   Roman Mejias PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .086 .307
Team Totals 35 2 9 1 2 6 .257 .669 27 12
2B: D Cole (3).
HR: R Clemente (3).
TB: R Clemente 5; D Cole 3; P Ward 2; F Thomas; F Montemayor; J Lynch.
GIDP: J Shepard (3).
RBI: R Clemente (13).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
E: D Cole (3).

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Sal Maglie, W (4-3) 8.2 9 2 1 2 6 1 2.23 35 64
Hoyt Wilhelm 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.19 1
Marv Grissom, S (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.07 1
Team Totals 9 9 2 1 2 7 1 1.00 37 64

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Ron Kline, L (2-5) 5 7 3 2 1 1 1 3.54 23 43
Vern Law 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.88 8
Roy Face 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.53 7
Team Totals 9 10 3 2 1 4 1 2.00 38 43
Balks: None.
WP: V Law (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Goetz, 1B - Frank Dascoli, 2B - Lon Warneke, 3B - Frank Secory.
Time of Game: 2:20.
Attendance: 5,731.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Giants         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Davey Williams 2B 1 Roberto Clemente RF
2 Al Dark SS 2 Dick Cole 2B
3 Don Mueller RF 3 Felipe Montemayor LF
4 Willie Mays CF 4 Frank Thomas CF
5 Hank Thompson 3B 5 Preston Ward 1B
6 Dusty Rhodes LF 6 Jack Shepard C
7 Whitey Lockman 1B 7 George Freese 3B
8 Ray Katt C 8 Dick Groat SS
9 Sal Maglie P 9 Ron Kline P

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