Reds @ Giants
July 24, 1955

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Bottom 8 R H E
Reds 1 6 1
Giants 2 7 0
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Reds 1 6 1
Giants 4 8 0

Willie Mays Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .297
OBP .333 .390
At Bats 2 330
Hits 1 98
• Singles 1 60
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 25
Walks 0 49
RBI’s 1 62

Gerry Staley Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 7 0
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Polo Grounds - July 24, 1955
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Home Run
Gerry Staley
Matt Batts
Ted Kluszewski
Bobby Adams
Milt Smith
Roy McMillan
Stan Palys
Gus Bell
Wally Post
Willie Mays
Al Dark
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Dark takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Terwilliger is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way.
Bottom 8 Bobby Adams now playing second base. Gerry Staley now pitching. Terwilliger takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bobby Adams pinch hits for Jackie Collum. Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Antonelli hits a popup in front of the plate. Batts catches it and throws to second to double up Katt.
Bottom 7 Katt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Lockman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Hofman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Batts trying to get to home. Mays throws the ball in to Katt who tags Batts who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Top 7 Batts hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Batts reaches second base with a double. Bell goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards second. Terwilliger can't make a play. That's a base hit.
Top 7 Post hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hofman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kluszewski for the out.
Bottom 6 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Collum fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mays hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Palys strikes out.
Top 6 Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Collum bunts towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. McMillan moves to second.
Top 6 McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 5 Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Antonelli hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Batts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Katt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Lockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Collum fires to first and picks off Hofman.
Bottom 4 Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith juggles the ball. That's an error on Smith.
Bottom 4 Mueller strikes out.
Top 4 Post hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hofman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kluszewski for the out.
Top 4 Palys hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Palys settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Terwilliger tags and scores.
Bottom 3 Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Terwilliger moves to third.
Bottom 3 Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Antonelli strikes out.
Top 3 Bridges hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Collum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it, throws to second, with Dark covering, for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Katt hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Hofman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Batts hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Post hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Collum fires to first and has Terwilliger trapped. There's the throw to Bridges who tags Terwilliger for the out.
Bottom 1 Terwilliger takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Palys hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bridges hits a line drive towards short. Dark reaches out and makes the catch for the out.