Pirates @ Giants
May 8, 1955

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Hank Thompson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .180
OBP .000 .346
At Bats 2 61
Hits 0 11
• Singles 0 6
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 0 11

Vern Law Season Stats

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0 0 1
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Polo Grounds - May 8, 1955
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Single
Vern Law
Jack Shepard
Dale Long
Gene Freese
George Freese
Dick Groat
Roman Mejias
Felipe Montemayor
Roberto Clemente
Hank Thompson
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 5 Rhodes hits a line drive towards first. Long catches it and steps on first to double up Mueller.
Bottom 5 Mueller takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Sal Maglie now pitching. Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Shepard takes first base on ball four. Groat moves to third. Montemayor moves to second.
Top 5 Montemayor takes first base on ball four. Groat moves to second.
Top 5 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Clemente hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Law hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilhelm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground into right field. Clemente picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Clemente. Katt scores. Wilhelm moves to third. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 4 Wilhelm hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Katt moves to second.
Bottom 4 Katt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freese has Mays trapped. There's the throw to Freese, who tags Mays for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mays moves to third.
Bottom 4 The ball gets by Shepard for a passed ball. Mays moves to second.
Bottom 4 Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Long strikes out.
Top 4 Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 The ball gets by Katt for a passed ball. Mejias moves to third.
Top 4 There goes Mejias. The throw from Katt and he is safe. Mejias steals second.
Top 4 Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Freese takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out.
Bottom 3 Rhodes hits a fly ball into center field. Montemayor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dark tags and scores.
Bottom 3 Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dark moves to third.
Bottom 3 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Law fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Shepard hits a fly ball towards right. Mueller catches it and throws to home to double up Clemente.
Top 3 Montemayor takes first base on ball four. Clemente moves to third. Groat moves to second.
Top 3 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Law scores. Clemente moves to second.
Top 3 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson juggles the ball. That's an error on Thompson. Freese scores. Law moves to second.
Top 3 Law hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Freese moves to third.
Top 3 Long hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Freese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Liddle hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Katt hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Mays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Montemayor who is chasing the ball. Mays reaches third base with a triple.
Top 2 Mejias hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rhodes hits a fly ball into left field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Shepard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Montemayor strikes out.
Top 1 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.