Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 29, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 29, 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."

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Philadelphia Phillies 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 3 1 1 0
Gorbous rf 4 1 0 0
Torgeson 1b 5 2 4 1
Ennis lf 4 1 3 3
Jones 3b 4 0 0 0
Seminick c 3 0 0 1
Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0
Smalley ss 4 0 3 0
Roberts p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 11 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Saffell cf 3 0 0 0
Freese G. 2b 3 0 0 0
Lynch rf 4 1 1 0
Ward 1b 4 0 1 0
Thomas lf 4 1 2 2
Shepard c 4 0 2 0
Freese G. 3b 4 0 1 0
Groat ss 4 0 0 0
Pepper p 0 0 0 0
  King p 2 0 0 0
  Mejias ph 1 0 1 0
  Law p 0 0 0 0
  Long ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Philadelphia 401 000 0005110
Pittsburgh 100 100 000280
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  W(7-3) 9.0 8 2 2 1 4
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Pepper  L(0-1) 0.0 2 4 4 2 0
  King   7.0 8 1 1 1 2
  Law   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
4
2

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Lynch-Ward.  2B–Philadelphia Ennis (7,off Pepper); Smalley 2 (6,off King 2)., Pittsburgh George Freese (6,off Roberts); Shepard (6,off Roberts)..  3B–Philadelphia Torgeson (2,off King).  HR–Pittsburgh Thomas (1,4th inning off Roberts 0 on 0 out).  SH–Roberts (3,off King); Saffell (1,off Roberts).  SF–Ennis (4,off King).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  U–Augie Donatelli, Jocko Conlan, Hal Dixon.
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