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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 15, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 15, 1955 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 15, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 15, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Max Surkont |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gordon Jones |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 10,996 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hal Dixon 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: Artie Gore 3B: Augie Donatelli |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Saffell | Center Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Felipe Montemayor | Right Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Toby Atwell | Catcher |
| George Freese | Third Baseman |
| Gene Freese | Second Baseman |
| Max Surkont | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Gordon Jones | Pitcher |
| Eddie Stanky | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 15, 1955
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saffell vs. Jones
Saffell hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Jones
Groat strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montemayor vs. Jones
Montemayor strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Surkont
Virdon strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Surkont
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Surkont
There goes Moon. The throw from Atwell and he is safe. Moon steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Surkont
Musial strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Repulski vs. Surkont
Repulski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Atwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Jones
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Jones
Long hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Jones
Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Surkont
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Surkont fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Surkont
Sarni strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Surkont
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Surkont fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Jones
Freese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Jones
Freese strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Surkont vs. Jones
Surkont strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Saffell vs. Jones
Saffell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Surkont
Grammas hits a fly ball into center field. Saffell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Surkont
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Surkont
Virdon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Jones
Groat hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montemayor vs. Jones
Montemayor hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Jones
Thomas hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Surkont
Moon hits a fly ball into center field. Saffell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Surkont
Musial strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Surkont
Repulski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Surkont
Schoendienst strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Jones
Long hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Jones
Atwell hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Jones
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Jones
Freese strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Surkont
Sarni strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Surkont
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Surkont
Grammas strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Surkont vs. Jones
Surkont strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saffell vs. Jones
Saffell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Jones
Groat hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Groat reaches second base with a double. Saffell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Montemayor vs. Jones
Montemayor is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomas vs. Jones
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Long vs. Jones
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Surkont
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Montemayor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Surkont
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long juggles the ball. That's an error on Long. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Surkont
Moon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Virdon moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Surkont
Musial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Virdon scores. Moon moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Repulski vs. Surkont
Repulski hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schoendienst vs. Surkont
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Saffell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Jones
Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Jones
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Jones
Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Surkont
Jack Shepard now catching.
Sarni takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Surkont
Boyer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sarni moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hemus vs. Surkont
Solly Hemus pinch hits for Alex Grammas.
Hemus bunts towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. Sarni moves to third. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jones vs. Surkont
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat. Sarni scores. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Virdon vs. Surkont
Virdon takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moon vs. Surkont
Moon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Saffell. Moon reaches second base with a double. Boyer scores. Jones scores. Virdon moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Musial vs. Bowman
Roger Bowman now pitching.
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freese fields it and throws to home to get Virdon. Moon moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Repulski vs. Bowman
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Jones
Bob Stephenson now playing shortstop. Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Roger Bowman.
Lynch hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saffell vs. Jones
Saffell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst misplays the ball. That's an error on Schoendienst. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Jones
Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montemayor vs. Jones
Montemayor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Friend
Bob Friend now pitching.
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sarni vs. Friend
Sarni bunts towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Friend
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephenson vs. Friend
Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese juggles the ball. That's an error on Freese. Schoendienst moves to third. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jones vs. Friend
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Saffell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Schoendienst tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Virdon vs. Friend
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Jones
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Jones
Long takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shepard vs. Jones
Shepard hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Jones
Freese takes first base on ball four. Long moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freese vs. Schultz
Barney Schultz now pitching.
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephenson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/15/1955 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Saffell T, cf 4 0 1 0 Virdon B, cf 4 1 0 0
Groat D, ss 4 0 1 0 Moon W, rf 3 0 2 2
Montemayor F, rf 3 0 0 0 Musial S, 1b 4 0 1 1
Thomas F, lf 4 0 0 0 Repulski R, lf 3 0 0 0
Long D, 1b 3 1 1 1 Schoendienst R, 2b 4 1 1 0
Atwell T, c 3 0 0 0 Sarni B, c 2 1 0 0
Shepard J, c 1 0 0 0 Boyer K, 3b 3 1 1 0
Freese G, 3b 2 0 0 0 Grammas A, ss 2 0 0 0
Freese G, 2b 4 0 0 0 Hemus S, ph 0 0 0 0
Surkont M, p 2 0 0 0 Stephenson B, ss 1 0 0 0
Bowman R, p 0 0 0 0 Jones G, p 3 1 0 1
Lynch J, ph 1 0 0 0 Schultz B, p 0 0 0 0
Friend B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 3 1 29 5 5 4
Pittsburgh 000 010 000 -- 1
St.Louis 000 001 31x -- 5
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Surkont M (L) 6.1 4 4 2 4 8
Bowman R 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Friend B 1.0 1 1 0 1 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Jones G (W) 8.2 3 1 1 4 9
Schultz B (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Long D, Groat D, Schoendienst R, Freese G
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, St.Louis 8
2B -- Groat D, Moon W
HR -- Long D
SB -- Moon W
SH -- Hemus S, Sarni B
SF -- Jones G
T -- 2:14
A -- 10996
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