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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 20, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 20, 1955 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 20, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Luis Arroyo |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Black |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 16,856 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Engeln 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Dusty Boggess |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Solly Hemus | Third Baseman |
| Wally Moon | First Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Luis Arroyo | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | 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 |
| Chuck Harmon | Left Fielder |
| Rocky Bridges | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Joe Black | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 20, 1955
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Black
Hemus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Black
Moon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hemus moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Musial vs. Black
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Hemus scores. Moon moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Virdon vs. Black
Virdon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. Virdon reaches third base with a triple. Moon scores. Musial goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schoendienst vs. Nuxhall
Joe Nuxhall now pitching.
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Repulski vs. Nuxhall
Repulski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sarni vs. Nuxhall
Sarni hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grammas vs. Nuxhall
Grammas is walked intentionally. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Arroyo vs. Nuxhall
Arroyo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Arroyo
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Arroyo
Burgess hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Arroyo
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burgess moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Post vs. Arroyo
Post hits a popup, foul, towards first. Moon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Arroyo
Bell hits a line drive into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Nuxhall
Hemus hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Nuxhall
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Nuxhall
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to third for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Nuxhall
Virdon hits a line drive into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Arroyo
Harmon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Arroyo
Bridges is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Arroyo
McMillan hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Nuxhall
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Nuxhall
There goes Schoendienst. The throw from Burgess and he is out, Temple applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Nuxhall
Repulski hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Nuxhall
Sarni hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Nuxhall
Grammas hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nuxhall vs. Arroyo
Nuxhall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Arroyo
Temple takes first base on ball four. Nuxhall moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burgess vs. Arroyo
Burgess is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Arroyo
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arroyo vs. Nuxhall
Arroyo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nuxhall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Nuxhall
Hemus hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harmon. Hemus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Nuxhall
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hemus moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Musial vs. Nuxhall
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nuxhall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Arroyo
Ken Boyer now playing third base.
Post takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Arroyo
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Post moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harmon vs. Arroyo
Harmon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Post scores. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bridges vs. Mackinson
John Mackinson now pitching.
Bridges hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bell tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Mackinson
McMillan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harmon moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nuxhall vs. Mackinson
There goes McMillan. The throw from Sarni and he is safe. McMillan steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nuxhall vs. Mackinson
Nuxhall hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Harmon tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Temple vs. Mackinson
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Nuxhall
Virdon 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 -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Nuxhall
Schoendienst 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 -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Nuxhall
Repulski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sarni vs. Nuxhall
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bridges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Mackinson
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mackinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Mackinson
Kluszewski hits a line drive into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Mackinson
Post hits a fly ball into right field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Nuxhall
Grammas hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Bell. Grammas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mackinson vs. Nuxhall
Mackinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nuxhall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Nuxhall
Boyer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Nuxhall
Moon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grammas scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Nuxhall
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Mackinson
Bell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Mackinson
Harmon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Mackinson
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Mackinson
McMillan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nuxhall vs. Mackinson
Nuxhall strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Nuxhall
Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Nuxhall
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Nuxhall
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bridges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Mackinson
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Mackinson
Burgess bunts towards the mound. Mackinson fields it and throws to first for the out. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluszewski vs. Mackinson
Kluszewski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Post vs. Mackinson
Post hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Mackinson
Bell takes first base on ball four. Temple moves to third. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harmon vs. Mackinson
Harmon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Temple scores. Kluszewski scores. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bridges vs. Mackinson
Bridges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell scores. Harmon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMillan vs. Mackinson
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer juggles the ball. That's an error on Boyer. Harmon moves to third. Bridges moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nuxhall vs. LaPalme
Paul LaPalme now pitching.
Nuxhall strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Nuxhall
Sarni is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Nuxhall
Grammas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Nuxhall
Harry Elliott pinch hits for Paul LaPalme.
Elliott is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Poholsky
Tom Poholsky now pitching.
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Poholsky
Burgess hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Poholsky
Kluszewski hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Nuxhall
Boyer hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Nuxhall
Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Nuxhall
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Nuxhall
Virdon takes first base on ball four. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schoendienst vs. Nuxhall
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/20/1955 -- St.Louis at Cincinnati (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Hemus S, 3b 3 1 2 0 Temple J, 2b 3 1 0 0
Boyer K, 3b 2 0 0 0 Burgess S, c 4 0 1 0
Moon W, 1b 4 1 3 1 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 1 1 0
Musial S, rf 5 1 0 1 Post W, rf 3 1 0 0
Virdon B, cf 4 0 1 2 Bell G, cf 3 3 2 1
Schoendienst R, 2b 4 0 2 0 Harmon C, lf 4 1 2 3
Repulski R, lf 3 0 0 0 Bridges R, 3b 3 0 1 2
Sarni B, c 4 0 1 0 McMillan R, ss 3 0 1 0
Grammas A, ss 3 1 1 0 Black J, p 0 0 0 0
Arroyo L, p 2 0 0 0 Nuxhall J, p 2 0 0 1
Mackinson J, p 1 0 0 0
LaPalme P, p 0 0 0 0
Elliott H, ph 1 0 0 0
Poholsky T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 10 4 29 7 8 7
St.Louis 300 001 000 -- 4
Cincinnati 000 301 30x -- 7
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Arroyo L* 3.0 4 3 3 3 2
Mackinson J (L) 3.2 4 4 4 4 1
LaPalme P 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Poholsky T 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Black J+ 0.0 3 3 3 0 0
Nuxhall J (W) 9.0 7 1 1 5 3
* Pitched to 3 batters in 4th
+ Pitched to 4 batters in 1st
E -- Boyer K
DP -- St.Louis 1, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- St.Louis 10, Cincinnati 8
2B -- Hemus S, Grammas A
3B -- Virdon B
HR -- Bell G
SB -- McMillan R
CS -- Schoendienst R
SH -- Burgess S
SF -- Bridges R, Nuxhall J
T -- 2:37
A -- 16856
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