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May 5, 1955

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Bob Speake Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .250
OBP .667 .318
At Bats 2 20
Hits 1 5
• Singles 0 2
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 1
Walks 1 2
RBI’s 2 7

Marv Grissom Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 2
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Polo Grounds - May 5, 1955
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Single
Marv Grissom
Wes Westrum
Whitey Lockman
Foster Castleman
Billy Gardner
Al Dark
Monte Irvin
Willie Mays
Don Mueller
Bob Speake
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Speake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Jackson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Miksis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Grissom strikes out.
Bottom 7 Westrum hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Gardner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Vicente Amor now pitching. Lockman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 7 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fondy for the out.
Top 7 Bolger strikes out.
Top 7 Ted Tappe pinch hits for John Andre. Tappe hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Marv Grissom now pitching. Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mays hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Irvin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Castleman moves to second.
Bottom 6 Mueller hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Dark hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Castleman takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Speake hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Jackson hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Jackson reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Miksis hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Maglie hits a fly ball into center field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 John Andre now pitching. Westrum is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Gardner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Speake. Gardner reaches second base with a double. Irvin scores. Mays scores. Lockman goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Lockman takes first base on ball four. Irvin moves to third. Mays moves to second.
Bottom 5 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perkowski fields it and has Mueller trapped. Perkowski throws to third, and Jackson tags Mueller for the out. Irvin moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson has Dark trapped. There's the throw to Chiti and back to Banks, who tags Dark for the out. Mueller moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dark moves to third.
Bottom 5 Dark takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Castleman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Castleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bolger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Perkowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Maglie hits a fly ball into center field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perkowski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Irvin moves to third. Lockman moves to second.
Bottom 4 Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Irvin moves to second.
Bottom 4 Mays is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Irvin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Chiti strikes out.
Top 4 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jackson moves to third.
Top 4 Speake takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to second.
Top 4 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Mueller hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Fondy hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bolger strikes out.
Top 3 Perkowski hits a line drive into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chiti moves to second.
Top 3 Chiti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Maglie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Westrum is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Gardner hits a line drive into right field. Miksis picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Miksis. Mays scores. Gardner moves to second.
Bottom 2 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perkowski fields it and throws to first for the out. Mays moves to second.
Bottom 2 Mays takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Irvin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Speake strikes out.
Top 2 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Perkowski covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perkowski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Miksis hits a line drive into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Fondy hits a popup towards third. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bolger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Castleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.