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Pirates
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
April 24, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on April 24, 1955 at Connie Mack Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 24, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 24, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Max Surkont |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Owens |
| Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Lee Ballanfant 3B: Al Barlick |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roberto Clemente | Center Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Felipe Montemayor | Right Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Toby Atwell | Catcher |
| Gene Freese | Second Baseman |
| Max Surkont | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Mel Clark | Right Fielder |
| Granny Hamner | Shortstop |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Stan Lopata | Catcher |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Stan Palys | Center Fielder |
| Jim Owens | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
April 24, 1955
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Owens
Clemente takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Owens
Groat bunts towards the mound. Owens fields it and throws to first for the out. Clemente moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Montemayor vs. Owens
Montemayor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Owens
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Owens
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Surkont
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Surkont
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Surkont fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Surkont
Hamner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Hamner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ennis vs. Surkont
Ennis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torgeson vs. Surkont
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torgeson for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Owens
Long hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Atwell vs. Owens
Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Atwell for the out. Long moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freese vs. Owens
Freese hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis who is chasing the ball. Freese reaches third base with a triple. Long scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Surkont vs. Owens
Surkont hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Surkont for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clemente vs. Owens
Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Freese scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Owens
Groat takes first base on ball four. Clemente moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Montemayor vs. Ridzik
Steve Ridzik now pitching.
Montemayor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Montemayor for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Surkont
Lopata takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Surkont
Jones hits a line drive into right field. Montemayor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palys vs. Surkont
Palys hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ridzik vs. Surkont
Ridzik strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Ridzik
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Ridzik
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Ridzik
Long hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Surkont
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Surkont
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Surkont
Hamner hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Surkont
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Ridzik
Atwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Ridzik
Freese bunts towards the mound. Ridzik juggles the ball. That's an error on Ridzik. Atwell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Surkont vs. Ridzik
Surkont bunts in front of the plate. Lopata throws to third for one, and Jones throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Freese moves to third. Surkont moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clemente vs. Ridzik
Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Groat vs. Ridzik
Groat hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Groat reaches second base with a double. Freese scores. Surkont scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Montemayor vs. Ridzik
Montemayor hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Groat scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Kipper
Thornton Kipper now pitching.
Thomas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Surkont
Torgeson hits a line drive beyond second. Freese can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopata vs. Surkont
Lopata takes first base on ball four. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Surkont
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Torgeson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Palys vs. Surkont
Palys hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Kipper
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Kipper
Long hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Palys. Long reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Atwell vs. Kipper
Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kipper fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Long moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Freese vs. Kipper
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kipper vs. Surkont
Kipper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Surkont
Morgan strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Surkont
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Surkont
Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Surkont vs. Kipper
Surkont strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Kipper
Clemente hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopata settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Kipper
Groat hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montemayor vs. Kipper
Montemayor strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Surkont
Ennis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Surkont
Torgeson hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Surkont
Lopata hits a line drive into right field. Montemayor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Surkont
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Kipper
Thomas hits a line drive towards the mound. Kipper reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Kipper
Gordon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Kipper
Long hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Atwell vs. Kipper
Atwell 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
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palys vs. Surkont
Palys hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Surkont
Floyd Baker pinch hits for Thornton Kipper.
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Surkont
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Surkont fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Cole
Dave Cole now pitching.
Freese bunts in front of the plate. Lopata fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Surkont vs. Cole
Surkont bunts towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Morgan covering, for the out. Freese moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clemente vs. Cole
Clemente hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Palys. Clemente reaches second base with a double. Freese scores. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groat vs. Cole
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clemente moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Montemayor vs. Cole
Montemayor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Surkont
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Surkont
Hamner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ennis vs. Surkont
Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torgeson vs. Surkont
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Cole
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Cole
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones juggles the ball. That's an error on Jones. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Cole
Long hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Atwell vs. Cole
Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Surkont
Lopata strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Surkont
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palys vs. Surkont
Palys hits a fly ball into right field. Montemayor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blaylock vs. Surkont
Marv Blaylock pinch hits for Dave Cole.
Blaylock hits a line drive into right field. Montemayor 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 4/24/1955, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Clemente R, cf 4 0 2 2 Morgan B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Groat D, ss 3 1 2 2 Clark M, rf 3 0 0 0
Montemayor F, rf 4 0 1 1 Hamner G, ss 4 0 3 0
Thomas F, lf 5 0 0 0 Ennis D, lf 3 1 1 1
Gordon S, 3b 5 0 0 0 Torgeson E, 1b 4 0 1 0
Long D, 1b 5 1 4 0 Lopata S, c 2 0 0 0
Atwell T, c 4 0 1 0 Jones W, 3b 4 0 1 0
Freese G, 2b 3 3 2 1 Palys S, cf 4 0 1 0
Surkont M, p 3 1 0 0 Owens J, p 0 0 0 0
Ridzik S, p 1 0 0 0
Kipper T, p 1 0 1 0
Baker F, ph 1 0 0 0
Cole D, p 0 0 0 0
Blaylock M, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 6 12 6 32 1 8 1
Pittsburgh 020 300 010 -- 6
Philadelphia 000 001 000 -- 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Surkont M (W) 9.0 8 1 1 4 3
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Owens J (L) 1.2 3 2 2 3 1
Ridzik S 2.0 2 3 0 1 2
Kipper T 3.1 4 0 0 0 3
Cole D 2.0 3 1 1 0 0
E -- Ridzik S, Jones W 2
DP -- Pittsburgh 3, Philadelphia 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 10, Philadelphia 8
2B -- Hamner G, Groat D, Long D, Clemente R
3B -- Freese G
HR -- Ennis D
SH -- Groat D, Freese G, Surkont M
T -- 2:52
A -- 0
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