Pittsburgh Pirates vs Brooklyn Dodgers
July 2, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 1955 at Ebbets Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Saffell lf 2 2 0 0
Cole 3b 5 0 1 1
Lynch rf 2 1 2 1
Thomas cf 5 1 2 4
Long 1b 5 0 0 0
Atwell c 4 0 1 0
  Peterson c 1 0 0 0
Groat ss 5 1 0 0
O'Brien 2b 5 0 1 1
Friend p 0 0 0 0
  Littlefield p 0 1 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
  Freese ph 1 0 1 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Clemente ph 1 1 1 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 9 7
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Hoak 3b 4 2 2 1
  Shuba ph 1 0 0 0
Amoros lf 4 1 1 0
Snider cf 4 1 2 3
Robinson 2b 4 1 0 0
Hodges 1b 2 0 0 1
Furillo rf 5 1 1 0
Howell c 5 0 2 0
Zimmer ss 4 0 2 1
Erskine p 3 0 0 0
  Newcombe p 1 0 1 0
  Labine p 0 0 0 0
  Reese ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 11 6
Pittsburgh 002 000 022 1791
Brooklyn 410 100 000 06111
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend   0.2 3 4 4 2 0
  Littlefield   2.1 2 1 1 1 2
  Face   3.0 3 1 1 0 2
  Martin   2.0 2 0 0 3 3
  Kline  W(5-10) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
10.0
11
6
6
7
7
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine   7.0 5 3 3 5 5
  Newcombe   1.2 3 3 3 1 1
  Labine  L(6-2) 1.1 1 1 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
9
7
6
6
7

  E–Saffell (1), Furillo (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. J. O'Brien-Groat-Long, Long-J. O'Brien, Brooklyn 1. Zimmer-Robinson-Hodges.  2B–Pittsburgh Gene Freese (8,off Erskine); Lynch (6,off Erskine)., Brooklyn Snider (16,off Face); Hoak (4,off Face).  HR–Pittsburgh Thomas (9,8th inning off Newcombe 1 on 0 out), Brooklyn Snider (25,1st inning off Friend 1 on 1 out); Hoak (1,2nd inning off Littlefield 0 on 0 out).  SF–Lynch (2,off Newcombe); Hodges (5,off Friend).  Team LOB–7.  Team–10.  SB–Robinson 2 (7,2nd base off Friend/Atwell,3rd base off Friend/Atwell); Robinson 2 (7,2nd base off Friend/Atwell,3rd base off Friend/Atwell).  CS–Hoak (2,2nd base by Martin/Peterson); Hoak (2,2nd base by Martin/Peterson).  U-HP–Bill Engeln, 1B–Babe Pinelli, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Dusty Boggess.  T–3:05.  A–6,158.
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