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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 24, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on July 24, 1955 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 24, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 24, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Art Fowler |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ruben Gomez |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Bill Engeln |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rocky Bridges | Second Baseman |
| Stan Palys | Left Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Milt Smith | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Art Fowler | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Gail Harris | First Baseman |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Ruben Gomez | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 24, 1955
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Gomez
Bridges strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palys vs. Gomez
Palys hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Gomez
Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Gomez
Post hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Gomez
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Fowler
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Fowler
Dark strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Fowler
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Gomez
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops it up and throws to first, with Gomez covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Gomez
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Gomez
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Dark. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fowler vs. Gomez
Fowler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Fowler
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Fowler
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Fowler
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fowler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Gomez
Bridges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palys vs. Gomez
Palys bunts between the mound and first base. Gomez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Palys for the out. Bridges moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluszewski vs. Gomez
Kluszewski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Post vs. Gomez
Post hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Gomez
Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burgess vs. Giel
Paul Giel now pitching.
Burgess takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Giel
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMillan vs. Giel
McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. Burgess moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fowler vs. Giel
Fowler hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Fowler
Harris hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Fowler
Katt hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giel vs. Fowler
Giel hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Giel
Bridges hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palys vs. Giel
Palys hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Giel
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Fowler
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Fowler
Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Terwilliger moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Fowler
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Palys settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Terwilliger moves to third. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thompson vs. Fowler
Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Terwilliger scores. Dark scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Fowler
Mueller hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Fowler
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Giel
Post hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Giel
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Giel
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Fowler
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Fowler
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giel vs. Fowler
Giel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Giel
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Giel
McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fowler vs. Giel
Fowler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Giel
Bridges takes first base on ball four. Fowler moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Palys vs. Giel
Palys hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Giel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Fowler
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Fowler
Dark hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Fowler
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Palys settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Fowler
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Giel
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Giel
Post hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Giel
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Giel
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Fowler
Mueller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Mueller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Fowler
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harris vs. Fowler
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mueller scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Fowler
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Fowler
Jim Hearn pinch runs for Ray Katt. Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Paul Giel.
Rhodes strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wilhelm
Bobby Hofman now catching. Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Smith hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Wilhelm
McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fowler vs. Wilhelm
Fowler bunts towards first. Harris juggles the ball. That's an error on Harris. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bridges vs. Wilhelm
Bridges bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thurman vs. McCall
Bob Thurman pinch hits for Stan Palys. Windy McCall now pitching.
Thurman hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. McCall
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops it up and throws to first, with McCall covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Fowler
Bob Thurman now playing left field. Bill Taylor pinch hits for Wayne Terwilliger.
Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Fowler
Dark hits a line drive towards the mound. Fowler reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Fowler
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. McCall
Davey Williams now playing second base.
Post hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. McCall
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Post moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burgess vs. McCall
Burgess hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Monzant
Ramon Monzant now pitching.
Smith hits a fly ball towards cemter. Mays catches it and throws to home to double up Post. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Fowler
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fowler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Fowler
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Fowler
Lockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Fowler
Harris takes first base on ball four. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hofman vs. Black
Joe Black now pitching.
Hofman strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/24/1955, game 1 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Bridges R, 2b 4 1 1 0 Terwilliger W, 2b 3 1 1 0
Palys S, lf 3 0 0 0 Taylor B, ph 1 0 0 0
Thurman B, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Williams D, 2b 0 0 0 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 4 2 1 1 Dark A, ss 4 2 2 1
Post W, rf 5 1 4 3 Mays W, cf 4 0 0 0
Bell G, cf 5 1 3 0 Thompson H, 3b 4 0 1 2
Burgess S, c 4 0 0 0 Mueller D, rf 4 1 1 0
Smith M, 3b 5 1 1 1 Lockman W, lf 4 0 1 0
McMillan R, ss 4 0 2 1 Harris G, 1b 3 0 0 1
Fowler A, p 3 0 1 0 Katt R, c 3 0 0 0
Black J, p 0 0 0 0 Hearn J, pr 0 0 0 0
Hofman B, c 1 0 0 0
Gomez R, p 0 0 0 0
Giel P, p 2 0 0 0
Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0
Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0
McCall W, p 0 0 0 0
Monzant R, p 0 0 0 0
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38 6 13 6 34 4 6 4
Cincinnati 104 000 010 -- 6
New York 000 201 100 -- 4
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Fowler A (W) 8.2 6 4 4 1 2
Black J (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez R (L) 2.1 5 5 5 1 1
Giel P 4.2 4 0 0 2 1
Wilhelm H 0.1 2 1 1 0 1
McCall W 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Monzant R 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Dark A, McMillan R, Harris G
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 10, New York 4
2B -- Bell G, Mueller D
HR -- Kluszewski T, Post W, Dark A, Smith M
SH -- Palys S, Fowler A
T -- 2:37
A -- 0
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