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Braves
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 28, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Milwaukee Braves, played on August 28, 1955 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 28, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Braves
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 28, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Crone |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Hall |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Bill Jackowski 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| George Crowe | First Baseman |
| Chuck Tanner | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Ray Crone | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie O'Brien | Center Fielder |
| Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Lynch | Right Fielder |
| Preston Ward | First Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Toby Atwell | Catcher |
| Johnny O'Brien | Second Baseman |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Dick Hall | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 28, 1955
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Hall
Bruton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Hall
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Hall
Mathews hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Crone
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Crone
Freese hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Crone
Lynch strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Hall
Logan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Hall
Crowe hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tanner vs. Hall
Tanner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of O'Brien who is chasing the ball. Tanner reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Hall
Thomson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Crone
Ward hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Ward reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Crone
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Atwell vs. Crone
Atwell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Ward moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
O'Brien vs. Crone
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Hall
Rice hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crone vs. Hall
Crone strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Hall
Bruton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Crone
Groat hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Crone
Hall strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Crone
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Hall
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Hall
Mathews hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Hall
Logan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Hall
Crowe hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Crone
Freese hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Crone
Lynch hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Crone
Ward hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tanner vs. Hall
Tanner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Hall
Thomson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Hall
Rice hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crone vs. Hall
Crone strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Hall
Bruton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Crone
Thomas hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Crone
Atwell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Crone
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Hall
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Hall
Mathews strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Hall
Logan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crowe vs. Hall
Crowe hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Crone
Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Crone
Hall hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Crone
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Crone
Freese hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tanner vs. Hall
Tanner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Hall
Thomson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Hall
Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crone vs. Hall
Crone hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Crone
Lynch hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Lynch reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. Crone
Ward hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Lynch moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomas vs. Crone
Thomas hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Lynch tags and scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Crone
Atwell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Hall
Bruton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of O'Brien. Bruton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Connell vs. Hall
O'Connell bunts for an out with unknown description. Bruton moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mathews vs. Hall
Mathews is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Logan vs. Hall
Logan strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Crowe vs. Hall
Crowe hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Crone
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Crone
Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Saffell vs. Crone
Tom Saffell pinch hits for Dick Hall.
Saffell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Long vs. Crone
Dale Long pinch hits for Eddie O'Brien.
Long strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freese vs. Crone
Freese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Groat scores. Saffell moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lynch vs. Crone
Lynch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Saffell scores. Freese moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Shepard vs. Nichols
Chet Nichols now pitching. Jack Shepard pinch hits for Preston Ward.
Shepard takes first base on ball four. Lynch moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomas vs. Johnson
Roy Face pinch runs for Jack Shepard. Ernie Johnson now pitching.
Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Freese scores. Lynch scores. Face moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Atwell vs. Johnson
Atwell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tanner vs. Kline
Dale Long now playing first base. Tom Saffell now playing center field. Ron Kline now pitching.
Tanner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Kline
Thomson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Kline
Hank Aaron pinch hits for Del Rice.
Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Kline
Lew Burdette pinch runs for Hank Aaron. Del Crandall pinch hits for Ernie Johnson.
Crandall hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/28/1955, game 1 -- Milwaukee at Pittsburgh (D)
Milwaukee AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Bruton B, cf 4 0 1 0 O'Brien E, cf 3 0 0 0
O'Connell D, 2b 2 0 0 0 Long D, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Mathews E, 3b 3 1 1 1 Freese G, 3b 4 1 1 1
Logan J, ss 4 0 0 0 Lynch J, rf 4 2 2 1
Crowe G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Ward P, 1b 3 0 1 0
Tanner C, rf 4 1 2 0 Shepard J, ph 0 0 0 0
Thomson B, lf 4 1 1 2 Face R, pr 0 0 0 0
Rice D, c 3 0 1 0 Kline R, p 0 0 0 0
Aaron H, ph 1 0 1 0 Thomas F, lf 3 0 1 3
Burdette L, pr 0 0 0 0 Atwell T, c 4 0 0 0
Crone R, p 3 0 0 0 O'Brien J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Nichols C, p 0 0 0 0 Groat D, ss 3 1 2 0
Johnson E, p 0 0 0 0 Hall D, p 2 0 0 0
Crandall D, ph 1 0 0 0 Saffell T, ph-cf 1 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 7 3 31 5 8 5
Milwaukee 000 120 000 -- 3
Pittsburgh 000 000 14x -- 5
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Crone R (L) 7.2 7 5 5 0 4
Nichols C* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Johnson E 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Hall D (W) 8.0 6 3 3 2 4
Kline R (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
LOB -- Milwaukee 6, Pittsburgh 4
2B -- Ward P, Lynch J, Bruton B
3B -- Tanner C
HR -- Mathews E, Thomson B
SH -- O'Connell D
SF -- Thomas F
T -- 2:05
A -- 0
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