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August 20, 1955

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Bobby Hofman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .248
OBP .500 .339
At Bats 2 145
Hits 1 36
• Singles 1 22
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 19
RBI’s 1 20

Vern Law Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 6 1
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Forbes Field - August 20, 1955
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Single
Vern Law
Toby Atwell
Preston Ward
Johnny O'Brien
Dick Cole
Dick Groat
Frank Thomas
Tom Saffell
Roberto Clemente
Bobby Hofman
Wayne Terwilliger
Hank Thompson
Don Mueller
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Hofman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mueller scores. Thompson scores. Terwilliger moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 12 Vern Law now pitching. Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gordon scores. Mueller moves to third. Thompson moves to second.
Top 12 Thompson takes first base on ball four. Mays scores. Gordon moves to third. Mueller moves to second.
Top 12 Mueller takes first base on ball four. Gardner scores. Mays moves to third. Gordon moves to second.
Top 12 Gordon is walked intentionally.
Top 12 There's a wild pitch. Gardner moves to third. Mays moves to second.
Top 12 Mays is walked intentionally.
Top 12 Lockman bunts towards the mound. Littlefield fields it and throws to first for the out. Gardner moves to second.
Top 12 Gardner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 11 Atwell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 11 Littlefield strikes out.
Bottom 11 Groat bunts for an out with unknown description. O'Brien moves to second.
Bottom 11 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 11 Hearn strikes out.
Top 11 Hofman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 11 Terwilliger hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Clemente is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way.
Bottom 10 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 10 Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Saffell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Thompson hits a popup towards third. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Mueller hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 10 Gordon bunts for an out with unknown description. Mays moves to second.
Top 10 Dick Littlefield now pitching. Mays takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Cole strikes out.
Bottom 9 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. O'Brien tags and scores.
Bottom 9 Atwell is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Jack Shepard pinch hits for Roy Face. Jim Hearn now pitching. Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Brien moves to third. Groat moves to second.
Bottom 9 Groat bunts towards the mound. McCall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. O'Brien moves to second.
Bottom 9 Sid Gordon now playing left field. Windy McCall now pitching. O'Brien takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Lockman hits a popup towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Gardner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Terwilliger scores. Hofman moves to second.
Top 9 Bill Taylor pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm. Taylor hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description.
Top 9 Roy Face now pitching. Hofman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thompson scores. Terwilliger moves to second.
Top 9 Terwilliger takes first base on ball four. Thompson moves to second.
Top 9 Thompson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 9 Frank Thomas now playing left field. Tom Saffell now playing center field. Lino Donoso now pitching. Toby Atwell now catching. Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards second. Terwilliger scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 8 Tom Saffell pinch runs for Gene Freese. Ward takes first base on ball four. Thomas scores. Cole moves to third. Saffell moves to second.
Bottom 8 Don Liddle now pitching. Gene Freese pinch hits for Jerry Lynch. Freese is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Cole hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lockman. Atwell scores. Thomas moves to third. Cole moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Marv Grissom now pitching. Frank Thomas pinch hits for Eddie O'Brien. Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mejias scores. Atwell moves to third.
Bottom 8 Roman Mejias pinch runs for Hardy Peterson. Toby Atwell pinch hits for Max Surkont. Atwell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Peterson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Peterson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Bobby Hofman now catching. Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cole fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Mays hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lynch who is chasing the ball. Mays reaches third base with a triple. Amalfitano scores. Gardner goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Lockman hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gardner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Amalfitano moves to third.
Top 8 Joey Amalfitano pinch runs for Ray Katt. Gomez bunts towards the mound. Surkont fields it and throws to first for the out. Amalfitano moves to second.
Top 8 Katt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Clemente hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Clemente reaches third base with a triple. Ward scores.
Bottom 7 Ward hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Ward reaches second base with a double. Lynch goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Lynch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Cole hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 O'Brien hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mueller moves to second.
Top 7 Max Surkont now pitching. Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. Mays scores.
Top 7 Rhodes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gardner scores. Mays moves to third.
Top 7 Mays is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gardner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of O'Brien. Gardner reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Peterson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Groat moves to second.
Bottom 6 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 6 Gomez hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 6 Katt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Terwilliger scores.
Top 6 Terwilliger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of O'Brien. Terwilliger reaches second base with a double. Thompson goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rhodes strikes out.
Bottom 5 Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mays hits a popup towards third. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lockman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gardner hits a popup towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gomez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of O'Brien who is chasing the ball. Gomez reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Cole strikes out.
Bottom 4 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Peterson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Peterson reaches second base with a double. Groat scores.
Bottom 4 Groat hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Groat reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Katt hits a popup towards third. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Terwilliger hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Ward hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Ward reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rhodes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of O'Brien. Mays reaches second base with a double. Lockman moves to third.
Top 3 Lockman takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Gardner hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cole hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. Hall moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hall hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 2 Peterson takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Katt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hall fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Terwilliger takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cole fields it and throws to first for the out. Mueller scores. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Mueller hits a ball on the ground into left field. Lynch picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lynch. Mueller moves to third.
Top 2 Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 O'Brien takes first base on ball four. Clemente moves to second.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ward scores.
Bottom 1 Ward hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Ward reaches second base with a double. Lynch scores.
Bottom 1 There goes Lynch. The throw from Katt and he is safe. Lynch steals second.
Bottom 1 Lynch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Cole hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cole for the out.
Bottom 1 O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cole fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.