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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 28, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on April 28, 1955 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | April 28, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 28, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harvey Haddix |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 2,662 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Artie Gore 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Hal Dixon |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Rip Repulski | Right Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Harvey Haddix | Pitcher |
| Eddie Stanky | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Foster Castleman | Third Baseman |
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 28, 1955
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Hearn
Moon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Hearn
There goes Moon. The throw from Katt and he is safe. Moon steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. Hearn
Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Hearn
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Repulski vs. Hearn
Repulski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Haddix
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Haddix
Dark hits a line drive towards first. Musial reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Haddix
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Haddix
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Hearn
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Hearn
Boyer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Hearn
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grammas vs. Hearn
Grammas bunts in front of the plate. Katt fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Katt. Schoendienst scores. Boyer moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haddix vs. Hearn
Haddix hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Hearn
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Haddix
Mays hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Haddix
Castleman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Haddix
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Hearn
Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Hearn
Musial hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Hearn
Repulski strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Hearn
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Hearn
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Haddix
Katt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hearn vs. Haddix
Joey Amalfitano pinch runs for Ray Katt.
Hearn strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Haddix
Lockman hits a line drive into right field. Repulski picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Repulski. Amalfitano moves to third. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dark vs. Haddix
Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Amalfitano scores. Lockman scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Haddix
Mueller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Mueller reaches second base with a double. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Irvin vs. Haddix
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer juggles the ball. That's an error on Boyer. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mays vs. Haddix
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Grammas. Dark scores. Mueller moves to third. Irvin moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Castleman vs. Haddix
Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Mueller scores. Irvin moves to third. Mays moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Haddix
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Hearn
Wes Westrum now catching.
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Hearn
Grammas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haddix vs. Hearn
Haddix hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Haddix
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Haddix
Hearn strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Haddix
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haddix fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Hearn
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Hearn
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Hearn
Musial hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Haddix
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas misplays the ball. That's an error on Grammas. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Haddix
Mueller 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 -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Haddix
Irvin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Hearn
Repulski hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Hearn
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into left field. Irvin picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Irvin. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Hearn
Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Hearn
Rice hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Haddix
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Haddix
Castleman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Haddix
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Hearn
Billy Gardner now playing third base. Solly Hemus pinch hits for Alex Grammas.
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frazier vs. Hearn
Joe Frazier pinch hits for Harvey Haddix.
Frazier hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Hearn
Moon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Hearn
Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Hearn
Musial takes first base on ball four. Moon moves to third. Virdon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Repulski vs. Grissom
Marv Grissom now pitching.
Repulski hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Schultz
Solly Hemus now playing shortstop. Joe Frazier now playing right field. Barney Schultz now pitching.
Westrum hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Schultz
Grissom strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Schultz
Lockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Schultz
There goes Lockman. The throw from Rice and he is safe. Lockman steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Schultz
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schultz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Grissom
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Grissom
There goes Schoendienst. The throw from Westrum and he is out, Dark applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Grissom
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Grissom
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemus vs. Grissom
Bob Stephenson pinch runs for Del Rice.
Hemus hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Schultz
Bob Stephenson now playing shortstop. Bill Sarni now catching.
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Schultz
Irvin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Schultz
Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mueller scores. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gardner vs. Tiefenauer
Bobby Tiefenauer now pitching.
Gardner bunts towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Irvin moves to third. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Tiefenauer
Williams is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Westrum vs. Tiefenauer
Westrum hits a fly ball into right field. Frazier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Irvin tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grissom vs. Tiefenauer
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frazier vs. Grissom
Frazier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Grissom
Moon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Moon reaches second base with a double. Frazier moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Virdon vs. Grissom
Virdon hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Musial vs. Grissom
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Elliott vs. Grissom
Harry Elliott pinch hits for Bobby Tiefenauer.
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. Frazier scores. Moon moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schoendienst vs. Grissom
Dick Schofield pinch runs for Harry Elliott.
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/28/1955 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Moon W, lf 4 0 3 0 Lockman W, 1b 4 1 2 0
Virdon B, cf 5 1 2 0 Dark A, ss 4 1 1 2
Musial S, 1b 3 1 1 2 Mueller D, rf 4 2 3 0
Repulski R, rf 4 0 0 0 Irvin M, lf 4 1 1 0
Schultz B, p 0 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 4 0 1 2
Tiefenauer B, p 0 0 0 0 Castleman F, 3b 3 0 0 1
Elliott H, ph 1 0 0 1 Gardner B, 3b 0 0 0 0
Schofield D, pr 0 0 0 0 Williams D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Schoendienst R, 2b 5 1 3 0 Katt R, c 1 0 1 0
Boyer K, 3b 4 0 1 0 Amalfitano J, pr 0 1 0 0
Rice D, c 3 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 2 0 0 1
Stephenson B, pr-ss 0 0 0 0 Hearn J, p 2 0 0 0
Grammas A, ss 1 0 1 0 Grissom M, p 2 0 0 0
Hemus S, ph-ss 2 0 0 0
Sarni B, c 0 0 0 0
Haddix H, p 2 0 0 0
Frazier J, ph-rf 2 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 12 3 33 6 9 6
St.Louis 012 000 001 -- 4
New York 004 000 02x -- 6
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Haddix H (L) 6.0 5 4 2 0 5
Schultz B* 1.0 4 2 2 0 1
Tiefenauer B 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn J (W) 6.2 9 3 2 2 1
Grissom M (S) 2.1 3 1 1 2 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Katt R, Repulski R, Boyer K, Grammas A 2, Irvin M
DP -- St.Louis 1, New York 2
LOB -- St.Louis 10, New York 6
2B -- Mueller D, Moon W
HR -- Musial S
SB -- Moon W, Lockman W
CS -- Schoendienst R
SH -- Grammas A, Gardner B
SF -- Westrum W
T -- 2:37
A -- 2662
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