Pirates @ Braves
August 7, 1955

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Pirates 2 7 1
Braves 3 7 1
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Pirates 2 7 1
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Eddie Mathews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .286
OBP .333 .414
At Bats 3 325
Hits 1 93
• Singles 0 44
• Doubles 1 17
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 27
Walks 0 73
RBI’s 0 70

Vern Law Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 5 1
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County Stadium - August 7, 1955
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Single
Vern Law
Toby Atwell
Preston Ward
Johnny O'Brien
Gene Freese
Dick Groat
Frank Thomas
Tom Saffell
Jerry Lynch
Eddie Mathews
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Mathews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Tom Saffell now playing center field. Vern Law now pitching. Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Saffell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jack Shepard pinch hits for Eddie O'Brien. Shepard strikes out.
Top 8 Tom Saffell pinch hits for Dick Littlefield. Saffell hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buhl fields it and throws to third for the out. O'Brien moves to second.
Top 8 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomas moves to second.
Top 8 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Bruton strikes out.
Bottom 7 Buhl strikes out.
Bottom 7 Crandall strikes out.
Top 7 Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ward hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Ward reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Lynch strikes out.
Top 7 Freese strikes out.
Bottom 6 Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Crowe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crowe for the out.
Bottom 6 Dick Littlefield now pitching. Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Roman Mejias pinch runs for Dale Long. O'Brien hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Aaron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dale Long pinch hits for Roy Face. Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Atwell scores. Groat moves to third.
Top 6 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Atwell moves to second.
Top 6 O'Brien hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Atwell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Logan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pafko scores. Crandall scores. Bruton moves to third.
Bottom 5 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien misplays the ball. That's an error on O'Brien. Crandall moves to second.
Bottom 5 Buhl strikes out.
Bottom 5 Crandall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pafko moves to third.
Bottom 5 Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Freese hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Freese reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Crowe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of O'Brien. Crowe reaches second base with a double. Aaron goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Mathews hits a popup towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Logan hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Face hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aaron scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Groat is walked intentionally.
Top 4 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews juggles the ball. That's an error on Mathews. Atwell scores. Thomas moves to third. O'Brien moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Atwell moves to second.
Top 4 Atwell takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ward for the out.
Top 4 Lynch hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Aaron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Bruton. The throw from Atwell and he is out, O'Brien applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Bruton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Buhl strikes out.
Bottom 3 Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Freese strikes out.
Top 3 There goes O'Brien. The throw from Crandall and he is out, Logan applying the tag.
Top 3 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Face takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Pafko hits a popup in front of the plate. Atwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Crowe strikes out.
Top 2 Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aaron scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a popup in front of the plate. Atwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of O'Brien. Mathews reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Logan strikes out.
Bottom 1 Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards second. Aaron scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 1 Ward takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Lynch hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Lynch reaches second base with a double. O'Brien moves to third.
Top 1 Freese strikes out.
Top 1 O'Brien takes first base on ball four.