Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 22, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 22, 1955 at Connie Mack Stadium. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Philadelphia Phillies 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Clemente cf 5 0 1 0
Freese 2b 5 1 1 0
Montemayor rf 5 1 1 1
Thomas lf 4 1 0 0
Gordon 3b 3 0 1 1
Ward 1b 3 1 1 0
Atwell c 1 0 0 1
Cole ss 4 0 1 0
Purkey p 4 0 1 0
  Bowman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0
Clark rf 4 1 1 0
Hamner ss 3 1 1 1
Burgess c 3 0 0 0
  Lowrey pr 0 1 0 0
Torgeson 1b 3 1 2 1
Ennis lf 4 1 1 3
Jones 3b 3 0 0 0
Palys cf 3 0 0 0
Wehmeier p 2 0 0 0
  Schell ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 6 5
Pittsburgh 012 001 000470
Philadelphia 000 000 005562
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey   8.1 4 3 3 3 2
  Bowman  L(0-1) 0.0 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.1
6
5
5
3
2
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Wehmeier   8.0 6 4 2 3 5
  Miller  W(1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
2
3
5

  E–Hamner (2), Jones (4).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Gene Freese-Cole-Ward.  PB–Burgess (1).  2B–Philadelphia Clark (1,off Purkey).  3B–Pittsburgh Clemente (1,off Wehmeier); Ward (1,off Wehmeier); Montemayor (1,off Wehmeier)., Philadelphia Hamner (2,off Purkey).  HR–Philadelphia Ennis (1,9th inning off Bowman 2 on 1 out).  SH–Ward (1,off Wehmeier).  SF–Atwell (1,off Wehmeier).  IBB–Atwell 2 (2,by Wehmeier 2).  Team LOB–8.  Team–3.  U-HP–Lee Ballanfant, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Stan Landes.
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