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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 1, 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 September 1, 1955 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 1, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 1, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Nuxhall |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 2,262 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Lee Ballanfant 3B: Al Barlick |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Hobie Landrith | 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 Nuxhall | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Gardner | Third Baseman |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Dusty Rhodes | Left Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Gail Harris | First Baseman |
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 1, 1955
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Hearn
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrith vs. Hearn
Landrith hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Hearn
Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. Landrith moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Post vs. Hearn
Post hits a popup towards third. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Hearn
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Nuxhall
Gardner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Nuxhall
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Harmon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Nuxhall
Mays hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Nuxhall
Rhodes hits a line drive into center field. Bell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bell. McMillan fumbles the ball. That's an error on McMillan. Gardner goes all the way around to score. Rhodes moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dark vs. Nuxhall
Dark 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
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Hearn
Harmon hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Hearn
Bridges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Hearn
McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bridges moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nuxhall vs. Hearn
Nuxhall hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bridges tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Hearn
There goes McMillan. The throw from Katt and he is safe. McMillan steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Temple vs. Hearn
Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Nuxhall
Harris hits a popup in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Nuxhall
Terwilliger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Katt vs. Nuxhall
There goes Terwilliger. The throw from Landrith and he is out, Temple applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Nuxhall
Katt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hearn vs. Nuxhall
Hearn is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Hearn
Landrith hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Hearn
Kluszewski hits a popup in front of the plate. Katt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Hearn
Post hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Hearn
Bell takes first base on ball four. Post moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harmon vs. Hearn
Harmon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Hearn
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Nuxhall
Gardner hits a popup in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Nuxhall
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Harmon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Nuxhall
Mays 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, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Hearn
McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nuxhall vs. Hearn
Nuxhall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Nuxhall reaches second base with a double. McMillan moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Temple vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McMillan tags and scores. Nuxhall tags and moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Landrith vs. Wilhelm
Landrith hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kluszewski vs. Wilhelm
There's a wild pitch. Nuxhall scores. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Wilhelm
Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Kluszewski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Post vs. Wilhelm
Post hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilhelm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Nuxhall
Rhodes hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Nuxhall
Dark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Nuxhall
Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Nuxhall
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bridges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wilhelm
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Wilhelm
Harmon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Harmon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bridges vs. Wilhelm
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Wilhelm
McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Harmon scores. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nuxhall vs. Wilhelm
The ball gets by Katt for a passed ball. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nuxhall vs. Wilhelm
Nuxhall hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Nuxhall
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bridges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Nuxhall
Gil Coan pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm.
Coan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Nuxhall
Gardner hits a fly ball into left field. Harmon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Giel
Paul Giel now pitching.
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrith vs. Giel
Landrith strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Giel
Kluszewski is hit by the pitch. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Post vs. Giel
Post hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Katt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Giel
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Nuxhall
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Nuxhall
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Nuxhall
Rhodes hits a fly ball into left field. Harmon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Nuxhall
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Giel
Harmon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Giel
Bridges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Giel
McMillan hits a fly ball towards center. Mays catches it and throws to first to double up Bridges. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Nuxhall
Harris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Nuxhall
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bridges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Nuxhall
Katt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hofman vs. Nuxhall
Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Paul Giel.
Hofman hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nuxhall vs. Monzant
Ramon Monzant now pitching.
Nuxhall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Monzant
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrith vs. Monzant
Landrith strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Monzant
There's a wild pitch. Nuxhall moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluszewski vs. Monzant
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Nuxhall
Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Nuxhall
Mueller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Nuxhall
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Harmon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Monzant
Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Monzant
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harmon vs. Monzant
There goes Bell. The throw from Katt and he is out, Dark applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Monzant
Harmon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Nuxhall
Rhodes hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Nuxhall
Dark hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Nuxhall
Harris hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Nuxhall
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Nuxhall
Katt strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/1/1955 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 2 0 0 1 Gardner B, 3b 4 1 1 0
Landrith H, c 5 0 0 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 1 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 3 0 1 0 Mays W, cf 4 0 0 0
Post W, rf 5 1 1 0 Rhodes D, lf 4 2 3 2
Bell G, cf 3 1 0 0 Dark A, ss 4 1 1 1
Harmon C, lf 5 2 2 3 Harris G, 1b 4 0 0 0
Bridges R, 3b 3 1 1 0 Terwilliger W, 2b 3 0 0 0
McMillan R, ss 4 1 3 1 Katt R, c 3 0 1 0
Nuxhall J, p 3 1 2 1 Hearn J, p 1 0 0 0
Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0
Coan G, ph 1 0 0 0
Giel P, p 0 0 0 0
Hofman B, ph 1 0 0 0
Monzant R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 7 10 6 33 4 7 3
Cincinnati 013 210 000 -- 7
New York 100 100 002 -- 4
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall J (W) 9.0 7 4 3 2 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn J (L)* 3.0 5 6 6 4 0
Wilhelm H 2.0 3 1 1 0 0
Giel P 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Monzant R 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 4th
E -- McMillan R, Bell G
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, New York 4
2B -- Nuxhall J, Kluszewski T, Harmon C
HR -- Harmon C, Rhodes D 2, Dark A
SB -- McMillan R
CS -- Terwilliger W, Bell G
SF -- Nuxhall J, Temple J
HBP -- by Giel P (Kluszewski T)
WP -- Wilhelm H, Monzant R
PB -- Katt R
T -- 2:35
A -- 2262
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