BOXSCORE: 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1955 Cincinnati Reds           6/21/1955

  Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Mueller LF        5  0  0  0 .350     N.Fox 2B            6  1  1  3 .317  
D-C.Diering LF        0  1  0  0 .205     B.Virdon LF         4  1  0  0 .321  
  B.Klaus SS          3  1  1  0 .355     R.Crone P           0  0  0  0 .500  
B-C.Carrasquel PH,SS  3  1  0  0 .276   G-B.Morgan PH         1  0  0  0 .231  
  W.Mays CF           6  2  3  3 .288     D.Bessent P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  Y.Berra C           7  1  3  3 .244   I-J.Astroth PH        1  0  1  0 .259  
  W.Post RF           6  0  0  0 .254     T.Kluszewski 1B     3  0  2  0 .295  
  M.Vernon 1B         5  2  3  2 .328   F-W.Lockman PR,1B     2  1  0  0 .283  
  B.Kennedy 3B        5  0  1  1 .286     L.Doby CF           5  0  2  0 .351  
  R.Schoendienst 2B   6  0  0  0 .217     D.Crandall C        4  0  0  1 .204  
  B.Turley P          3  0  0  0 .200     J.Rivera RF,LF      5  0  0  0 .248  
C-B.Skowron PH        1  0  1  0 .329     P.Reese SS          3  1  0  1 .297  
  D.Donovan P         0  0  0  0 .222     G.McDougald 3B      6  1  1  0 .259  
  J.Konstanty P       1  0  0  0 .000     S.Rogovin P         2  0  0  0 .091  
H-B.Hofman PH         1  1  1  0 .317   A-E.Valo PH           1  0  1  0 .287  
  E.Kinder P          0  0  0  0 ----     J.Collum P          0  0  0  0 .200  
                                          W.Schmidt P         0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        E-H.Bauer PH,RF       2  0  0  0 .242  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      52  9 13  9                 Totals      45  5  8  5

A-Pinch Hit For Rogovin In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Klaus In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Turley In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Mueller In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Schmidt In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Ran For Kluszewski In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Crone In 10th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Konstanty In 12th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Bessent In 12th Inning

Pirates......... 0 0 2  0 0 2  0 1 0  0 0 4  -  9 13  2
Reds............ 0 0 1  0 0 1  0 2 1  0 0 0  -  5  8  5

Pirates (36-25)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Turley                  7       3   2   1   8   9   0 133   4.50  A1 D6
D.Donovan HOLD(3rd)       1       3   3   3   0   1   1  21   4.17  D7 E3
J.Konstanty W(3-1)B(5th)  3       1   0   0   2   0   0  45   2.78  E4 F7
E.Kinder                  1       1   0   0   1   0   0  17   3.45  F8
Totals                   12       8   5   4  11  10   1

Reds (39-34)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
S.Rogovin                 6       5   4   1   2   2   2 101   4.50  A1 C8
J.Collum                  0 2/3   0   0   0   1   1   0  18   2.73  C9 D4
W.Schmidt                 1 1/3   3   1   1   0   3   0  29   2.26  D5 E2
R.Crone                   2       2   0   0   2   2   0  31   4.36  E3 F2
D.Bessent LOSS(2-2)       2       3   4   0   2   2   0  48   2.05  F3
Totals                   12      13   9   2   7  10   2

ATTENDANCE- 14,318 DATE- Monday, June 21st 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 4:04
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates:14  Reds:16
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 0  Reds: 1
ERRORS- B.Klaus, W.Post, N.Fox-3, P.Reese, J.Collum
DOUBLES- Y.Berra-2(8th), L.Doby(13th), E.Valo(5th)
TRIPLES- M.Vernon(6th)
HOME RUNS- W.Mays(10th), M.Vernon(7th), N.Fox(3rd)
RBIs- W.Mays-3(27th), Y.Berra-3(39th), M.Vernon-2(32nd), B.Kennedy(19th),
      N.Fox-3(21st), D.Crandall(40th), P.Reese(15th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- N.Fox
WALKS- C.Diering-2, C.Carrasquel, W.Mays, W.Post, M.Vernon, B.Kennedy, B.Virdon,
       T.Kluszewski-2, L.Doby, D.Crandall-2, J.Rivera, P.Reese-3, H.Bauer
STRIKE OUTS- D.Mueller, C.Carrasquel, W.Mays, Y.Berra, W.Post-2, M.Vernon,
             B.Kennedy, R.Schoendienst, J.Konstanty, N.Fox, J.Rivera-3, P.Reese,
             G.McDougald-3, S.Rogovin-2
2-out RBI- W.Mays-3, N.Fox-2, Y.Berra-3
RLISP 2-out- R.Schoendienst, S.Rogovin, M.Vernon, P.Reese-2, J.Rivera-3,
             B.Virdon, W.Post-3, C.Carrasquel, B.Kennedy, H.Bauer-2, L.Doby,
             W.Lockman
TEAM RISP- Pirates: 3 for 15  Reds: 0 for 15

The Pittsburgh Pirates readily handled Cincinnati Reds in 12 innings by a
score of 9 to 5 at Crosley Field.

The score was knotted at 5 after nine innings.  Pittsburgh came out on top in
the 12th inning.  The big moment was provided by Yogi Berra who helped quiet
the crowd when he doubled clearing all three ducks off the pond.  Pittsburgh
had 13 hits for the afternoon while Cincinnati had 8.  

Jim Konstanty(3-1) went 3 innings allowing no runs for the win. Don
Bessent(2-2) took the loss in relief.  He was pinned with the loss despite
not allowing an earned run in his 2 innings of work.  

With this win, Pittsburgh has a 36-25 record.  They have been 5-5 lately.
With the loss, Cincinnati has a record of 7-3 lately, 39-34 overall.

SCORESHEET: 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates at 1955 Cincinnati Reds
D.Muelle-A1  A1:L/6     B1:G/63    *5*:G/43   D1:E/1     E1:K       F1:W>b1
C.Dierin-E3                                                         
                                                                    
B.Klaus-A1   A2:G/31    B2:E/4     C2:Si      D2:W>12 b  E2:K       F2:F/9
C.Carras-D2                                   1                     
                                                                    
W.Mays-A1    A3:K       B3:HR>1#   C3:L-DP/5  D3:E/6>23  *9*:Si     *11*:Si
                        b#         3>1o       12                    
                                                                    
Y.Berra-A1   *2*:F/8    B4:Si      *6*:E/4>b  D4:K       E4:PkOff/  F4:L/4
                                   2                     13>1o Do   
                                                                    
W.Post-A1    A5:K       B5:W>12 b  C5:F/9>23  D5:F/8     E5:F/8     F5:K
                        1                                           
                                                                    
M.Vernon-A1  A6:Si      B6:G/43    C6:HR>3#   *8*:Tr     E6:IW>b1   F6:K
                                   b#                               
                                                                    
B.Kenned-A1  A7:W>12 b  *4*:F/8    C7:P/2     D7:Si>3#   E7:K       *12*:L/5
             1                                                      
                                                                    
R.Schoen-A1  A8:L/6     B8:F/8     C8:G/43    D8:K       *10*:G/43  F8:E/4
                                                                    
                                                                    
B.Turley-A1  *3*:F/7    B9:F/7     *7*:G/63   D9:Si>12   E9:K       F9:Si>13
B.Skowro-D9                                                         
D.Donova-E3+                                                        

N.Fox-A1     A1:FO/3    *3*:G/43   C1:K       D1:SF/8>3  E1:HR>1#   *10*:FO/2
                                              #          b#         
                                                                    
B.Virdon-A1  A2:P/4     B2:E/6     *5*:W>b1   D2:P/4     E2:G/31    F2:G/63
R.Crone-E3                                                          
B.Morgan-F2+                                                        
T.Klusze-A1  A3:W>b1    B3:Si>13   C3:W>12 b  *7*:G/63   *9*:Si     F3:E/9>b2
W.Lockma-E4                        1                                
                                                                    
L.Doby-A1    A4:F/8     B4:W>12 b  C4:F/8     D4:Do      E4:Si>12   F4:G/3
                        1                                           
                                                                    
D.Cranda-A1  *2*:W>b1   B5:W>3# 2  C5:G/3>23  D5:G/63    E5:L/5     *11*:L/5
                        3 12 b1    12                               
                                                                    
J.Rivera-A1  A6:F/8     B6:K       C6:K       D6:K       E6:W>23 1  F6:F/7
                                                         2 b1       
                                                                    
P.Reese-A1   A7:W>12 b  B7:F/7     *6*:W>b1   *8*:K      E7:W>3# 2  F7:L/4
             1                                           3 12 b1    
                                                                    
G.McDoug-A1  A8:K       *4*:K      C8:K       D8:Si      E8:Force/  *12*:G/63
                                                         52>3o 23   
                                                         12 b1      
S.Rogovi-A1  A9:K       B9:K       C9:Do>13   D9:F/7     E9:F/9     F9:W>b1
E.Valo-C9                                                           
J.Collum-D3+                                                        



SCORESHEET: 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates at 1955 Cincinnati Reds
D.Muelle-A1  G1:W>12 b
C.Dierin-E3  1
             
B.Klaus-A1   G2:Force/
C.Carras-D2  52>3o 23
             12 b1
W.Mays-A1    G3:W>3# 2
             3 12 b1
             
Y.Berra-A1   G4:Do>3#
             2# 1#
             
W.Post-A1    G5:P/6
             
             
M.Vernon-A1


B.Kenned-A1


R.Schoen-A1


B.Turley-A1
B.Skowro-D9
D.Donova-E3+

N.Fox-A1     G1:F/7
             
             
B.Virdon-A1  G2:Si>12
R.Crone-E3   
B.Morgan-F2+ 
T.Klusze-A1  G3:G/13
W.Lockma-E4  
             
L.Doby-A1


D.Cranda-A1


J.Rivera-A1


P.Reese-A1


G.McDoug-A1


S.Rogovi-A1
E.Valo-C9
J.Collum-D3+