BOXSCORE: 1955 Cincinnati Reds At 1955 Washington Nationals 7/6/1955
Reds AB R H RBI AVG Nationals AB R H RBI AVG
N.Fox 2B 5 0 0 0 .304 J.Temple 2B 6 0 1 0 .248
B.Virdon LF 5 0 1 0 .318 H.Kuenn SS 5 0 0 0 .314
T.Kluszewski 1B 5 0 0 0 .286 G.Bell CF 5 0 1 0 .293
L.Doby CF 5 1 1 1 .339 R.Campanella C 4 0 0 0 .302
E.Valo RF 3 0 1 0 .281 R.Boone 3B 5 1 2 0 .292
A-H.Bauer RF 2 1 1 0 .258 A.Smith RF 5 0 3 1 .272
J.Astroth C 5 0 1 1 .244 H.Simpson 1B 5 0 2 0 .231
F-J.Demaestri SS 0 0 0 0 .250 R.Sievers LF 5 0 0 0 .228
P.Reese SS 4 0 0 0 .285 B.Rush P 4 0 0 0 .019
C-J.Rivera PR 0 0 0 0 .235 R.Face P 0 0 0 0 .000
D.Bessent P 0 0 0 0 ---- G-J.Adcock PH 1 0 0 0 .308
B.Morgan 3B 2 0 0 0 .206
B-G.McDougald 3B 1 0 0 0 .267
D-J.Phillips PR,3B 0 0 0 0 .333
W.Nixon P 2 0 0 0 .216
J.Collum P 1 0 1 0 .429
W.Schmidt P 0 0 0 0 .000
E-D.Crandall PH,C 1 0 0 0 .202
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Totals 41 2 6 2 Totals 45 1 9 1
A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Valo In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Morgan In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Reese In 12th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For McDougald In 12th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Schmidt In 12th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Astroth In 12th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Face In 12th Inning
INJURY: Pee Wee Reese INJURED (for 0 more games) in 12th inning
INJURY: Gil McDougald INJURED (for 0 more games) in 12th inning
Reds............ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 6 0
Nationals....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 9 1
Reds (43-36) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
W.Nixon 8 1/3 7 1 1 1 4 0 123 3.68 A1 D6
J.Collum 1 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 23 2.78 D7 E3
W.Schmidt WIN(9-2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.13 E4 E6
D.Bessent SAVE(24th) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 1.87 E7
Totals 12 9 1 1 2 6 0
Nationals (38-41) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Rush 10 2/3 4 1 1 1 10 1 125 3.40 A1 E2
R.Face LOSS(1-4) 1 1/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 28 4.47 E3
Totals 12 6 2 2 1 10 1
ATTENDANCE- 7,275 DATE- Tuesday, July 6th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 3:04
LEFT ON BASE- Reds: 7 Nationals:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 0 Nationals: 1
ERRORS- J.Temple
DOUBLES- E.Valo(6th), H.Bauer(6th), G.Bell(10th), R.Boone(10th)
HOME RUNS- L.Doby(27th)
RBIs- L.Doby(56th), J.Astroth(6th), A.Smith(22nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- W.Nixon
WALKS- B.Morgan, H.Kuenn, R.Campanella
HIT BY PITCH- P.Reese, G.McDougald
STRIKE OUTS- N.Fox, B.Virdon, T.Kluszewski, H.Bauer, J.Astroth-2, P.Reese,
B.Morgan-2, W.Nixon, J.Temple, R.Boone, H.Simpson, R.Sievers,
B.Rush-2
GIDP- D.Crandall
RLISP 2-out- T.Kluszewski-3, P.Reese, B.Rush-3, R.Boone, H.Kuenn
TEAM RISP- Reds: 2 for 8 Nationals: 2 for 9
One run was the difference at Griffith Stadium as the Cincinnati Reds defeated
the Washington Nationals in 12 innings 2 to 1.
Both teams had scored 1 runs after nine full innings. Cincinnati came out the
victor in the 12th inning. After an out was recorded, Hank Bauer doubled.
Joe Astroth came next and he laced a one-base hit scoring the run. Astroth
took second on the throw. Cincinnati won despite being out-hit by Washington
9 hits to 6.
Willard Schmidt(9-2) went 1 inning allowing no runs for the victory. Don
Bessent gained credit for his 24th save. Roy Face(1-4) was tagged with the
loss in relief.
The Cincinnati ballclub's record now stands at 43-36. With the loss Washington
now has a record of 38-41.
SCORESHEET: 1955 Cincinnati Reds at 1955 Washington Nationals
N.Fox-A1 A1:F/8 B1:F/9 C1:K D1:G/43 E1:F/8
B.Virdon-A1 A2:F/8 B2:Si>23 *6*:K *9*:F/7 E2:E/4>13
b2
T.Klusze-A1 A3:F/9 B3:K C3:F/7 D3:G/43 E3:F/7
L.Doby-A1 *2*:HR>b# *4*:G/43 C4:F/9 D4:G/63 *12*:G/3
E.Valo-A1 A5:F/9 B5:Do *7*:F/9 *10*:K E5:Do
H.Bauer-D2
J.Astrot-A1 A6:G/43 B6:K C6:L/5 D6:K E6:Si>2#
J.Demaes-F1
P.Reese-A1 A7:G/63 B7:K C7:F/7 D7:G/23 E7:HBP
J.Rivera-E8
D.Bessen-F1
B.Morgan-A1 *3*:W>b1 *5*:K *8*:K *11*:F/9 E8:HBP>23
G.McDoug-D2 12
J.Philli-E9
W.Nixon-A1 A9:Sac/34 B9:G/43 C9:K D9:Si E9:G-DP/5
J.Collum-D5 >12 23>3o
W.Schmid-E4+
J.Temple-A1 A1:G/3 B1:K *6*:G/53 *8*:G/53 E1:G/43 F1:Si>23
H.Kuenn-A1 A2:F/8 *4*:L/5 C2:F/9 D2:F/8 E2:W>b1 F2:F/8
G.Bell-A1 A3:F/8 B3:G/43 C3:Do D3:F/9 E3:L/4
R.Campan-A1 *2*:F/8 B4:G/63 C4:W>b1 *9*:G/53 *11*:G/53
R.Boone-A1 A5:Si *5*:G/31 C5:K D5:Do E5:P/6
A.Smith-A1 A6:F/7 B6:Si *7*:Si D6:Si>2# E6:L/5
H.Simpso-A1 A7:G/53 B7:Si>12 C7:G/3>12 D7:K *12*:Si
R.Siever-A1 *3*:L/6 B8:G/23>2 C8:G/53 D8:K E8:G/13>1
3 12 2
B.Rush-A1 A9:G/63 B9:K C9:K *10*:P/6 E9:G/13
R.Face-E4
J.Adcock-E9