Cincinnati Redlegs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 5, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 1955 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Redlegs 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 7

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Adams 3b 2 1 1 0
  Thurman ph 1 0 1 0
  Bridges 3b 1 0 1 0
Burgess c 4 0 1 1
  Harmon pr 0 1 0 0
  Landrith c 0 0 0 0
Bell cf 4 0 1 1
Kluszewski 1b 4 0 1 1
Post rf 5 1 1 1
Jablonski lf 4 0 1 0
  Borkowski lf 0 0 0 0
Temple 2b 4 1 2 0
McMillan ss 4 1 3 0
Nuxhall p 2 1 1 0
  Freeman p 0 0 0 0
  Fowler p 0 0 0 0
  Palys ph 1 0 1 1
  Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 15 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Clemente rf 5 3 2 1
Cole 2b 4 0 2 2
  Freese G. pr 0 1 0 0
Mejias lf 5 0 2 2
Thomas cf 4 0 0 0
Freese G. 3b 3 1 0 0
Groat ss 4 0 0 0
Long 1b 4 1 3 1
Peterson c 2 0 1 0
  Saffell pr 0 1 0 0
  Koback c 1 0 0 0
Friend p 2 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 0 1
  Face p 0 0 0 0
  Surkont p 0 0 0 0
  Lynch ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 10 7
Cincinnati 100 010 1216151
Pittsburgh 000 001 4027101
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall   6.1 5 4 4 0 0
  Freeman   0.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Fowler   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Klippstein  L(1-3) 1.1 3 2 1 0 1
Totals
8.1
10
7
6
1
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend   7.0 9 3 3 2 1
  Face   0.2 3 2 2 0 1
  Surkont  W(6-5) 1.1 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
6
6
2
2

  E–Klippstein (1), Groat (11).  DP–Pittsburgh 3. Cole-Groat-Long, Friend-Groat-Long, Cole-Long.  2B–Cincinnati McMillan (8,off Friend); Nuxhall (2,off Friend)., Pittsburgh Cole (5,off Nuxhall); Long (8,off Klippstein)..  3B–Pittsburgh Long (4,off Nuxhall); Clemente (4,off Freeman); Cole (1,off Klippstein)..  HR–Cincinnati Post (12,8th inning off Face 0 on 1 out).  SH–Adams (1,off Friend); Nuxhall (1,off Friend)..  SF–Burgess (2,off Friend).  Team LOB–8.  HBP–George Freese (2,by Nuxhall); Peterson (1,by Nuxhall)..  Team–7.  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Larry Goetz, 2B–Frank Dascoli, 3B–Lon Warneke.
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