Braves @ Giants
June 8, 1955

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Bottom 8	R	H	E
Braves	2	6	1
Giants	4	10	1

Bottom 8	R	H	E
Braves	2	6	1
Giants	4	10	1

Ray Katt Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.333	.219
OBP	.333	.324
At Bats	3	64
Hits	1	14
• Singles	1	11
• Doubles	0	2
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	8
RBI’s	0	5

Ernie Johnson Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
2	1	1

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Polo Grounds - June 8, 1955

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Walk

Ernie Johnson

Del Crandall

George Crowe

Danny O'Connell

Eddie Mathews

Johnny Logan

Bobby Thomson

Bill Bruton

Hank Aaron

Ray Katt

Al Dark

Count: - , 2 Outs

Katt takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 8 Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thompson scores. There goes Mueller trying to get to third. Aaron throws the ball in to Mathews, who tags Mueller for the out.

Bottom 8 Harris hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thompson moves to second.

Bottom 8 Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 8 Aaron strikes out.

Top 8 Mathews strikes out.

Top 8 Marv Grissom now pitching. Logan hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Mays strikes out.

Bottom 7 Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Amalfitano moves to second.

Bottom 7 Joey Amalfitano pinch runs for Bill Taylor. Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Bill Taylor pinch hits for Ruben Gomez. Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Ernie Johnson now pitching. Katt hits a popup towards first. Crowe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Bruton hits a line drive towards center. Mays catches it and throws to first to double up Crandall.

Top 7 Chuck Tanner pinch hits for Lew Burdette. Tanner hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Crandall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Harris hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 6 Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Thompson takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 6 Mays hits a line drive into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Crowe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Lockman hits a line drive into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan misplays the ball. That's an error on Logan. Katt moves to third. Gomez moves to second.

Bottom 5 Gomez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark scores. Katt moves to second.

Bottom 5 Katt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dark moves to second.

Bottom 5 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 5 Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops it up and throws to first, with Burdette covering, for the out.

Bottom 5 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 5 Mathews takes first base on ball four. Burdette moves to second.

Top 5 Logan hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Crandall tags and scores. That run is unearned.

Top 5 Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Crandall moves to third.

Top 5 Crandall hits a line drive into left field. Lockman picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lockman. Crandall moves to second.

Bottom 4 Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Crowe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Mays hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops it up and throws to first, with Burdette covering, for the out.

Top 4 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Crowe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crowe for the out. Aaron moves to third.

Top 4 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. Aaron moves to second.

Top 4 Aaron takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Katt hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Mathews hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Dark hits a line drive towards first. Crowe reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Harris hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 2 Crandall strikes out.

Top 2 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 2 Crowe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Lockman bunts towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to second.

Bottom 1 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 1 Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mathews scores.

Top 1 Mathews hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman who is chasing the ball. Mathews reaches third base with a triple.

Top 1 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bruton for the out.

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Katt takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to second.

Braves @ Giants
June 8, 1955