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Pirates
@ Reds
Crosley Field
July 31, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on July 31, 1955 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 31, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 31, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lino Donoso |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Gross |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 9,704 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Lon Warneke 2B: Frank Secory 3B: Larry Goetz |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roberto Clemente | Center Fielder |
| Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Lynch | Right Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Jack Shepard | Catcher |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Johnny O'Brien | Second Baseman |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Lino Donoso | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Stan Palys | Left Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Matt Batts | Catcher |
| Milt Smith | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Don Gross | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Reds
Crosley Field
July 31, 1955
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Gross
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Gross
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Gross
Lynch hits a line drive into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Donoso
Temple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palys vs. Donoso
Palys bunts towards the mound. Donoso fields it and throws to first for the out. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluszewski vs. Donoso
Kluszewski hits a line drive to left field. Thomas throws towards O'Brien. O'Brien fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on O'Brien. Temple scores. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Post vs. Donoso
Post hits a popup, foul, towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Donoso
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Gross
Thomas hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Gross
Shepard hits a fly ball into left field. Palys settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Gross
Long is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Donoso
Batts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Donoso
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Batts moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMillan vs. Donoso
McMillan hits a popup towards first. Long reaches out to catch the ball, and throws to second to catch Smith attempting to get to second, for the double play. Batts moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gross vs. Donoso
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Temple vs. Donoso
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Gross
O'Brien hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Gross
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donoso vs. Gross
Donoso strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palys vs. Donoso
Palys hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Donoso
Kluszewski hits a fly ball towards right. Lynch settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Lynch. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Post vs. Donoso
Post hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Donoso
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Gross
Clemente hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Gross
Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Palys settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Gross
Lynch strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Donoso
Batts hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Shepard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Donoso
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Donoso
McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Donoso
Gross hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Shepard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Gross
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shepard vs. Gross
Shepard hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Gross
Long is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Gross
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Gross
Groat hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Donoso
Temple hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Temple reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Palys vs. Donoso
There goes Temple. The throw from Shepard and he is safe. Temple steals third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Palys vs. Donoso
Palys takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kluszewski vs. Donoso
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Temple tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Donoso
Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese juggles the ball. That's an error on Freese. Palys moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Donoso
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien fields it and throws to second for the out. Palys moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Batts vs. Donoso
Batts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donoso vs. Gross
Donoso hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Gross
Clemente hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Gross
Freese hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Palys. Freese reaches second base with a double. Clemente goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynch vs. Gross
Lynch hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Palys settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Gross
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple misplays the ball. That's an error on Temple. Freese scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shepard vs. Gross
Shepard takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Long vs. Nuxhall
Joe Nuxhall now pitching.
Long hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Donoso
Smith hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Donoso
McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Donoso
Sam Mele pinch hits for Joe Nuxhall.
Mele takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Donoso
Temple hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Mele moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Palys vs. Donoso
Palys hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Palys reaches second base with a double. Mele scores. Temple moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kluszewski vs. Donoso
Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Post vs. Donoso
Post hits a fly ball into center field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Minarcin
Rudy Minarcin now pitching.
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Minarcin
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith juggles the ball. That's an error on Smith. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Donoso vs. Minarcin
Donoso bunts towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Temple covering, for the out. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clemente vs. Minarcin
Clemente takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freese vs. Minarcin
Freese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Groat scores. Clemente moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lynch vs. Minarcin
Lynch hits a line drive into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Donoso
Tom Saffell now playing center field. Roberto Clemente now playing right field.
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Saffell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Donoso
Batts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Donoso
Smith hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Donoso
McMillan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Batts moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harmon vs. Donoso
Chuck Harmon pinch hits for Rudy Minarcin.
Harmon hits a fly ball into center field. Saffell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Freeman
Hersh Freeman now pitching.
Thomas hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Freeman
Shepard hits a fly ball into left field. Palys settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Freeman
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Freeman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Donoso
Temple hits a line drive into center field. Saffell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palys vs. Donoso
Palys hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Donoso
Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Donoso
Post takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Donoso
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Freeman
O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Freeman
Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Donoso vs. Freeman
Donoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Freeman
Clemente hits a line drive into left field. Palys picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Palys. Donoso moves to third. Clemente moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Freese vs. Freeman
Freese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Saffell vs. Freeman
Saffell hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Donoso
Batts hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Donoso
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Donoso
McMillan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Donoso
Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Hersh Freeman.
Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McMillan moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Temple vs. Donoso
Rocky Bridges pinch runs for Smoky Burgess.
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McMillan scores. Bridges moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Palys vs. Donoso
Palys hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bridges moves to third. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kluszewski vs. Littlefield
Dick Littlefield now pitching.
Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bridges scores. Temple moves to third. Palys moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/31/1955, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Clemente R, cf-rf 4 1 2 0 Temple J, 2b 6 2 4 1
Freese G, 3b 4 1 2 2 Palys S, lf 4 0 2 1
Lynch J, rf 4 0 0 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 1 3 4
Saffell T, cf 1 0 0 0 Post W, rf 4 0 0 0
Thomas F, lf 4 1 1 0 Bell G, cf 5 0 0 0
Shepard J, c 3 1 1 2 Batts M, c 4 0 1 0
Long D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Smith M, 3b 5 0 2 0
O'Brien J, 2b 4 0 1 0 McMillan R, ss 5 1 2 0
Groat D, ss 4 1 1 0 Gross D, p 1 0 0 0
Donoso L, p 3 0 0 0 Nuxhall J, p 0 0 0 0
Littlefield D, p 0 0 0 0 Mele S, ph 0 1 0 0
Minarcin R, p 0 0 0 0
Harmon C, ph 1 0 0 0
Freeman H, p 0 0 0 0
Burgess S, ph 1 0 1 0
Bridges R, pr 0 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 8 4 40 6 15 6
Pittsburgh 000 022 100 -- 5
Cincinnati 100 011 012 -- 6
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Donoso L (L) 8.2 14 6 6 6 1
Littlefield D 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Gross D 5.2 5 4 3 1 3
Nuxhall J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Minarcin R 1.0 1 1 0 1 0
Freeman H (W) 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
E -- O'Brien J, Lynch J, Freese G, Temple J, Smith M, Palys S
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Cincinnati 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, Cincinnati 16
2B -- Temple J, Freese G, Palys S
HR -- Shepard J, Kluszewski T
SB -- Temple J
SH -- Palys S, Donoso L
SF -- Kluszewski T
HBP -- by Gross D (Long D)
T -- 2:30
A -- 9704
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