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Phillies
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 4, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on August 4, 1955 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 4, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 4, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Herm Wehmeier |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Gross |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 2,793 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Bill Engeln |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Morgan | Shortstop |
| Granny Hamner | Second Baseman |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Jim Greengrass | Right Fielder |
| Stan Lopata | First Baseman |
| Andy Seminick | Catcher |
| Herm Wehmeier | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Bob Thurman | Left Fielder |
| Milt Smith | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Don Gross | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 4, 1955
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Gross
Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Gross
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Gross
Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Gross
Ennis hits a fly ball into left field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Wehmeier
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Wehmeier
Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Wehmeier
Kluszewski hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Gross
Jones hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Gross
Greengrass hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Bell. Greengrass reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopata vs. Gross
Lopata hits a line drive towards third. Smith reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seminick vs. Gross
There's a wild pitch. Greengrass moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Seminick vs. Gross
Seminick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Wehmeier
Post takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Wehmeier
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thurman vs. Wehmeier
Thurman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lopata scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thurman for the out. Post moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Wehmeier
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wehmeier vs. Gross
Wehmeier hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Gross
Ashburn hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Gross
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Wehmeier
McMillan hits a popup towards first. Lopata settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Wehmeier
Gross is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Wehmeier
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Gross
Hamner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Gross
Ennis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Gross
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Gross
Greengrass hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Gross
Lopata strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Wehmeier
Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Wehmeier
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Wehmeier
Post hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Wehmeier
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kluszewski scores. Post moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thurman vs. Wehmeier
Thurman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner fields it and throws to second for the out. Post moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Wehmeier
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Gross
Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wehmeier vs. Gross
Wehmeier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Gross
Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Gross
Morgan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Wehmeier
McMillan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Wehmeier
Gross hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Wehmeier
Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Wehmeier
Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Gross
Hamner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Gross
Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Gross
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Wehmeier
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Wehmeier
Post hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wehmeier
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Wehmeier
Thurman hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Gross
Greengrass hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Gross
Lopata hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Gross
Seminick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Seminick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wehmeier vs. Gross
Wehmeier hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashburn vs. Gross
Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wehmeier
Eddie Waitkus now playing first base.
Smith hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Ashburn. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Wehmeier
McMillan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Greengrass. McMillan reaches second base with a double. Smith scores. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harmon vs. Meyer
Chuck Harmon pinch hits for Don Gross. Jack Meyer now pitching.
Harmon strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Temple vs. Meyer
Temple hits a line drive into right field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burgess vs. Meyer
Burgess takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Meyer
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Minarcin
Rudy Minarcin now pitching.
Morgan hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Minarcin
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Minarcin
Ennis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Meyer
Post takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Meyer
Meyer fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Meyer. Post moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Meyer
Bell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thurman vs. Meyer
Thurman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Post scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Meyer
There goes Thurman. The throw from Seminick and he is out, Hamner applying the tag. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Meyer
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Minarcin
Stan Palys now playing left field.
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Minarcin
Greengrass hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post. Greengrass reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waitkus vs. Minarcin
Waitkus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gorbous vs. Nuxhall
Glen Gorbous pinch hits for Andy Seminick. Joe Nuxhall now pitching.
Gorbous takes first base on ball four. Greengrass moves to third. Waitkus moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lowrey vs. Nuxhall
Peanuts Lowrey pinch hits for Jack Meyer.
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nuxhall fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/4/1955 -- Philadelphia at Cincinnati (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Ashburn R, cf 4 0 1 0 Temple J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Morgan B, ss 4 0 0 0 Burgess S, c 3 0 0 0
Hamner G, 2b 4 1 2 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 1 1 0
Ennis D, lf 4 1 1 2 Post W, rf 2 2 2 1
Jones W, 3b 4 0 0 0 Bell G, cf 4 0 1 1
Greengrass J, rf 4 1 3 1 Thurman B, lf 4 0 1 1
Lopata S, 1b 3 0 0 0 Palys S, lf 0 0 0 0
Waitkus E, 1b 0 0 0 0 Smith M, 3b 4 1 1 0
Seminick A, c 3 0 1 0 McMillan R, ss 3 0 1 1
Gorbous G, ph 0 0 0 0 Gross D, p 2 0 0 0
Wehmeier H, p 3 0 1 0 Harmon C, ph 1 0 0 0
Meyer J, p 0 0 0 0 Minarcin R, p 0 0 0 0
Lowrey P, ph 1 0 0 0 Nuxhall J, p 0 0 0 0
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34 3 9 3 31 4 8 4
Philadelphia 000 200 100 -- 3
Cincinnati 000 101 11x -- 4
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Wehmeier H* 6.0 7 3 3 1 1
Meyer J (L) 2.0 1 1 0 2 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Gross D 7.0 8 3 3 0 2
Minarcin R (W) 1.1 1 0 0 1 0
Nuxhall J (S) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Meyer J
DP -- Cincinnati 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 6, Cincinnati 6
2B -- Greengrass J 2, Seminick A, Smith M, McMillan R
HR -- Ennis D, Post W, Greengrass J
CS -- Thurman B
WP -- Gross D
T -- 2:19
A -- 2793
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