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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 20, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on September 20, 1955 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 20, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 20, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Law |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Antonelli |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Artie Gore 3B: Hal Dixon |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie O'Brien | Center Fielder |
| Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Jack Shepard | Catcher |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Johnny O'Brien | Second Baseman |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Vern Law | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Gardner | Shortstop |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Gail Harris | First Baseman |
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Johnny Antonelli | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 20, 1955
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Antonelli
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Antonelli
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Antonelli
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Law
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Law
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Law
Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Law
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Law
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Law
Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terwilliger vs. Law
Terwilliger hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Clemente chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Groat. Groat fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Groat. Thompson scores. Harris goes all the way around to score. Terwilliger moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Katt vs. Donoso
Lino Donoso now pitching.
Katt hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of O'Brien. Katt reaches second base with a double. Terwilliger scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Antonelli vs. Donoso
Antonelli strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Antonelli
Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Antonelli
Shepard hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Antonelli
Long hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Antonelli
O'Brien is hit by the pitch. Shepard moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groat vs. Antonelli
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Donoso
Gardner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Donoso
Mueller hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Donoso
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Donoso
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Donoso
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donoso vs. Antonelli
Donoso strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Antonelli
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Antonelli
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Donoso
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Donoso
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Donoso
Katt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Katt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Antonelli vs. Donoso
Antonelli hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Antonelli
Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Antonelli
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Antonelli
Shepard hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Donoso
Gardner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Donoso
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Donoso
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gardner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Donoso
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Donoso
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gardner moves to third. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harris vs. Donoso
Harris hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of O'Brien. Harris reaches second base with a double. O'Brien throws the ball in to Freese who tags Harris trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Gardner scores. Mays scores. Lockman goes all the way around to score. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Antonelli
Long is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Antonelli
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Antonelli
Groat hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mejias vs. Antonelli
Roman Mejias pinch hits for Lino Donoso.
Mejias hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Brien vs. Antonelli
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. O'Brien moves to third. Mejias moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Freese vs. Antonelli
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Waters
Fred Waters now pitching.
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Waters
Katt hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. Waters
Antonelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Waters
Gardner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Antonelli moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Waters
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Waters
Mays hits a popup in front of the plate. Shepard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Antonelli
Clemente 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 -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Antonelli
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shepard vs. Antonelli
Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Antonelli
Long hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Waters
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Waters
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Waters
Harris hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Antonelli
Gil Coan now playing right field.
O'Brien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Antonelli
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waters vs. Antonelli
Waters hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Waters
Terwilliger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Katt vs. Waters
Katt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Terwilliger moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Antonelli vs. Waters
Antonelli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gardner vs. Waters
Gardner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Terwilliger scores. Katt moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coan vs. Waters
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Katt moves to third. Gardner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mays vs. Waters
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Antonelli
Sid Gordon now playing left field.
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Antonelli
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Antonelli
Clemente hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Clemente reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Antonelli
Thomas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Waters
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Waters
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Waters
Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Waters
Terwilliger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Katt vs. Waters
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Antonelli
Shepard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Antonelli
Jerry Lynch pinch runs for Jack Shepard.
Long is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Antonelli
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. Lynch moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groat vs. Antonelli
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. Lynch moves to third. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cole vs. Antonelli
Dick Cole pinch hits for Fred Waters.
Cole 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
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Box Score
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Game of 9/20/1955, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
O'Brien E, cf 3 0 0 0 Gardner B, ss 5 1 3 1
Freese G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Mueller D, rf 4 2 2 1
Clemente R, rf 4 0 1 0 Coan G, rf 1 0 0 0
Thomas F, lf 4 1 2 1 Mays W, cf 5 2 3 2
Shepard J, c 4 0 2 0 Thompson H, 3b 5 1 1 0
Lynch J, pr 0 0 0 0 Lockman W, lf 4 1 1 0
Long D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Gordon S, lf 1 0 0 0
O'Brien J, 2b 1 0 1 0 Harris G, 1b 5 1 3 3
Groat D, ss 4 0 0 0 Terwilliger W, 2b 4 2 2 1
Law V, p 0 0 0 0 Katt R, c 5 1 4 2
Donoso L, p 1 0 0 0 Antonelli J, p 3 0 0 0
Mejias R, ph 1 0 1 0
Waters F, p 1 0 0 0
Cole D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 8 1 42 11 19 10
Pittsburgh 010 000 000 -- 1
New York 510 310 10x -- 11
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Law V (L) 0.2 5 5 5 0 0
Donoso L 3.1 8 4 4 0 2
Waters F 4.0 6 2 2 2 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli J (W) 9.0 8 1 1 3 4
E -- Groat D
DP -- New York 3
LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, New York 9
2B -- Terwilliger W, Katt R 2, Harris G, Clemente R
HR -- Mays W, Thomas F, Mueller D, Katt R
HBP -- by Antonelli J (O'Brien J)
T -- 2:08
A -- 0
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