Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 14, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 14, 1955 at Forbes Field. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Philadelphia Phillies 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Lowrey cf 5 0 0 0
Clark rf 4 0 0 0
Hamner ss 4 0 1 0
Lopata c 3 0 1 0
Morgan 2b 4 1 2 0
Jones 3b 3 1 1 1
Palys lf 3 1 2 1
Torgeson 1b 4 1 1 0
Wehmeier p 3 0 0 1
Totals 33 4 8 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Smith cf 3 0 0 0
Roberts 2b 2 1 1 0
Mejias rf 4 1 1 2
Thomas lf 4 0 1 0
Gordon 3b 4 0 1 0
Ward 1b 4 1 1 1
Atwell c 4 0 0 0
Groat ss 3 0 0 0
Littlefield p 0 0 0 0
  Friend p 0 0 0 0
  Freese ph 1 0 1 0
  King p 1 0 0 0
  Shepard ph 1 0 0 0
  Wade p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Philadelphia 031 000 000480
Pittsburgh 200 000 001363
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Wehmeier  W(1-0) 9.0 6 3 3 3 5
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
3
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Littlefield  L(0-1) 1.0 3 3 1 3 0
  Friend   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
  King   4.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Wade   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
2
4
3

  E–Mejias (1), Groat 2 (2).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Morgan-Clark-Torgeson, Jones-Morgan-Torgeson, Pittsburgh 3. Gordon-Ward, Gordon-Roberts-Ward, King-Groat-Ward.  2B–Philadelphia Hamner (1,off Littlefield); Morgan (1,off Friend)., Pittsburgh Gene Freese (1,off Wehmeier).  HR–Philadelphia Jones (1,2nd inning off Littlefield 0 on 0 out), Pittsburgh Mejias (1,1st inning off Wehmeier 1 on 1 out); Ward (1,9th inning off Wehmeier 0 on 2 out).  SF–Wehmeier (1,off Friend).  HBP–Jones (1,by Friend).  IBB–Lopata (1,by Littlefield).  Team LOB–8.  Team–4.  U-HP–Dusty Boggess, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Bill Engeln, 3B–Babe Pinelli.  T–2:31.  A–23,540.
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