Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 18, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 1955 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
O'Brien E. cf 4 0 1 0
Freese 3b 3 1 1 0
Lynch rf 4 1 1 0
  Clemente rf 0 0 0 0
Long 1b 4 0 0 0
Atwell c 4 1 1 0
Thomas lf 4 2 2 4
O'Brien J. 2b 3 0 0 0
Groat ss 4 0 1 1
Friend p 3 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 7 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 3 0 1 1
Waitkus 1b 3 0 0 0
Hamner 2b 4 0 0 0
Ennis lf 4 0 1 0
Lopata c 4 0 0 0
Greengrass rf 4 0 1 0
Jones 3b 3 1 1 0
Morgan ss 3 1 1 1
Wehmeier p 1 0 1 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Gorbous ph 1 0 0 0
  Meyer p 0 0 0 0
  Command ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Pittsburgh 000 300 200570
Philadelphia 001 010 000261
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  W(13-9) 6.0 5 2 2 2 1
  Face  SV(2) 3.0 1 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
4
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Wehmeier  L(10-12) 6.0 6 5 5 2 0
  Miller   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Meyer   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
2
2

  E–Meyer (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. J. O'Brien-Groat-Long, Philadelphia 1. Hamner-Morgan-Waitkus.  2B–Pittsburgh Atwell (8,off Wehmeier), Philadelphia Ennis (24,off Friend).  3B–Philadelphia Jones (3,off Friend); Wehmeier (1,off Friend).  HR–Pittsburgh Thomas (23,4th inning off Wehmeier 2 on 2 out).  Team LOB–3.  SH–Wehmeier (3,off Friend).  Team–7.  CS–J. O'Brien (2,Home by Miller/Lopata).  SB–Morgan (6,3rd base off Friend/Atwell).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Hal Dixon, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Artie Gore.
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