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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 30, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on May 30, 1955 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 30, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 30, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Murry Dickson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ruben Gomez |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: Lon Warneke 3B: Frank Secory |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Glen Gorbous | Right Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Andy Seminick | Catcher |
| Bobby Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Murry Dickson | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Dusty Rhodes | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Hofman | Second Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Ruben Gomez | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 30, 1955
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Gomez
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gorbous vs. Gomez
Gorbous hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gorbous for the out. Ashburn moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Gomez
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ashburn scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Gomez
Ennis is hit by the pitch. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Gomez
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. Torgeson moves to third. Ennis moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Seminick vs. Gomez
Seminick hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Lockman. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Seminick vs. Gomez
Seminick 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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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Dickson
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Dickson
Dark hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Dickson
Mueller hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Gomez
Morgan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Gomez
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Gomez
Dickson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Dickson
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Dickson
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Dickson
Rhodes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hofman vs. Dickson
Hofman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis who is chasing the ball. Hofman reaches third base with a triple. Mays scores. Rhodes goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Westrum vs. Dickson
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gomez vs. Dickson
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hofman scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Dickson
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Gomez
Ashburn strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gorbous vs. Gomez
Gorbous hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Gomez
Torgeson hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Dickson
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Dickson
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Dickson
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Dickson
Mays hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Gomez
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Gomez
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Gomez
Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Dickson
Rhodes hits a fly ball into right field. Gorbous settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Dickson
Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Dickson
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Dickson covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Gomez
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Gomez
Smalley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Gomez
Dickson hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Gomez
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashburn for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Dickson
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Dickson covering, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Dickson
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Dickson
Dark hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Dickson
Mueller hits a line drive towards first. Torgeson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gorbous vs. Gomez
Gorbous hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Gomez
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Gomez
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Gomez
Jones hits a line drive into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Dickson
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Dickson
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Dickson
Rhodes strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Gomez
Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Gomez
Morgan hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Gomez
Smalley 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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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Dickson
Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Dickson
Westrum hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Dickson
Gomez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Dickson
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Gomez
Marv Blaylock pinch hits for Murry Dickson.
Blaylock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Gomez
Ashburn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gorbous vs. Gomez
Gorbous hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blaylock moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torgeson vs. Gomez
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman fields the ball and throws to Gomez covering. Safe. Blaylock scores. Gorbous moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ennis vs. Grissom
Davey Williams now playing second base. Marv Grissom now pitching.
Ennis hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Grissom
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gorbous scores. Torgeson moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Seminick vs. Grissom
Seminick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Simmons
Curt Simmons now pitching.
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Gorbous settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Simmons
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Simmons
Sid Gordon pinch hits for Hank Thompson.
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Simmons
Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Simmons
Monte Irvin pinch hits for Dusty Rhodes.
Irvin is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Grissom
Sid Gordon now playing third base. Monte Irvin now playing left field.
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Grissom
Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Grissom
Stan Lopata pinch hits for Curt Simmons.
Lopata hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Lopata reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ashburn vs. McCall
Windy McCall now pitching.
Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller 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 5/30/1955, game 1 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Ashburn R, cf 5 1 1 0 Lockman W, 1b 4 0 0 0
Gorbous G, rf 4 2 2 1 Dark A, ss 4 1 1 1
Torgeson E, 1b 4 0 2 2 Mueller D, rf 4 1 2 0
Ennis D, lf 3 0 0 0 Thompson H, 3b 2 0 0 0
Jones W, 3b 4 0 1 1 Gordon S, ph-3b 1 0 0 0
Seminick A, c 4 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 4 2 1 2
Morgan B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Rhodes D, lf 3 1 1 0
Smalley R, ss 4 1 1 1 Irvin M, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Dickson M, p 2 0 0 0 Hofman B, 2b 3 1 1 2
Blaylock M, ph 1 1 1 0 Williams D, 2b 0 0 0 0
Simmons C, p 0 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 3 0 0 0
Lopata S, ph 1 0 1 0 Gomez R, p 3 0 2 1
Grissom M, p 0 0 0 0
McCall W, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 10 5 32 6 8 6
Philadelphia 100 011 020 -- 5
New York 030 010 02x -- 6
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson M 7.0 6 4 4 1 2
Simmons C (L) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez R 7.1 8 5 5 0 1
Grissom M (W) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1
McCall W (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Lockman W
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 5, New York 3
3B -- Hofman B, Lopata S
HR -- Smalley R, Dark A, Gorbous G, Mays W
HBP -- by Gomez R (Ennis D)
T -- 2:16
A -- 0
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