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 Cincinnati Redlegs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Redlegs 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 1 3 1
Bridges 3b 3 0 1 0
Bell cf 3 0 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 5 1 2 0
Post rf 5 0 1 1
Jablonski lf 4 1 1 1
  Borkowski lf 0 0 0 0
Landrith c 4 1 3 1
McMillan ss 3 0 1 1
Collum p 4 1 1 0
Totals 35 5 13 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Clemente rf 4 0 0 0
Freese G. 2b 4 0 1 0
Mejias lf 4 0 1 0
Thomas cf 4 0 2 0
Freese G. 3b 4 0 0 0
Groat ss 3 0 3 0
Long 1b 3 0 0 0
Koback c 3 0 1 0
Purkey p 2 1 1 1
  Cole ph 1 0 0 0
  Law p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 9 1
Cincinnati 000 210 0205130
Pittsburgh 001 000 000190
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Collum  W(3-1) 9.0 9 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
0
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey  L(2-6) 8.0 13 5 5 5 1
  Law   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
5
1

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 2. McMillan-Temple-Kluszewski, Temple-McMillan-Kluszewski, Pittsburgh 2. Groat-Long, Groat-Gene Freese-Long.  2B–Cincinnati Kluszewski (9,off Purkey); Temple (8,off Purkey), Pittsburgh Gene Freese (6,off Collum); Thomas (5,off Collum)..  HR–Cincinnati Jablonski (5,8th inning off Purkey 0 on 0 out), Pittsburgh Purkey (1,3rd inning off Collum 0 on 1 out).  SH–Bridges (1,off Purkey).  Team LOB–9.  Team–4.  U-HP–Larry Goetz, 1B–Frank Dascoli, 2B–Lon Warneke, 3B–Frank Secory.
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