Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Redlegs
September 13, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 13, 1955 at Crosley 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Cincinnati Redlegs 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
O'Brien E. cf 5 0 0 0
Freese 3b 5 1 1 1
Clemente rf 4 1 1 0
Thomas lf 4 1 3 2
Shepard c 4 0 0 0
Long 1b 4 1 2 0
O'Brien J. 2b 4 1 2 0
Groat ss 4 0 1 0
Friend p 3 0 2 1
Totals 37 5 12 4
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 1 1 0
Burgess c 4 0 1 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 0 1 0
Post rf 4 1 1 1
Bell cf 3 0 1 0
Harmon lf 3 0 0 0
  Jablonski ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Bridges 3b 2 0 0 0
  Thurman ph 0 0 0 0
  Smith 3b 0 0 0 0
  Bailey ph 1 0 0 0
McMillan ss 4 0 1 0
Nuxhall p 1 0 1 0
  Fowler p 0 0 0 0
  Hazle ph 1 0 0 0
  Freeman p 0 0 0 0
  Landrith ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 1
Pittsburgh 000 110 0215121
Cincinnati 000 100 010271
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  W(12-9) 9.0 7 2 1 2 4
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
2
4
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall  L(16-11) 7.2 10 4 4 0 0
  Fowler   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Freeman   1.0 2 1 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
4
0
1

  E–Groat (28).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. J. O'Brien-Groat-Long.  2B–Pittsburgh Friend (1,off Nuxhall); Clemente (22,off Nuxhall).  HR–Pittsburgh Thomas (22,4th inning off Nuxhall 0 on 2 out); Gene Freese (13,8th inning off Nuxhall 0 on 2 out).  SH–Friend (6,off Freeman).  Team LOB–6.  U-HP–Jocko Conlan, 1B–Artie Gore, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Hal Dixon.  T–1:56.  A–3,962.
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