BOXSCORE: 1955 Washington Nationals At 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates 8/2/1955
Nationals AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG
A.Smith RF 5 0 0 0 .265 M.Minoso LF 5 1 2 1 .270
H.Kuenn SS 3 1 0 0 .299 B.Hofman 2B 5 0 2 1 .342
R.Boone 3B 2 2 1 0 .291 W.Mays CF 3 0 0 1 .275
G.Bell CF 3 2 1 0 .285 Y.Berra C 4 0 0 0 .239
J.Adcock 1B 4 3 2 6 .295 W.Post RF 4 1 1 0 .277
R.Repulski LF 4 2 2 2 .258 M.Vernon 1B 3 1 1 0 .301
W.Terwilliger 2B 4 0 2 1 .243 B.Kennedy 3B 4 0 0 1 .231
A.Seminick C 5 0 1 0 .313 A.Dark SS 4 1 1 0 .261
D.Newcombe P 4 0 2 1 .400 H.Score P 1 0 0 0 .157
A-B.Skowron PH 1 1 1 0 .344
J.Harshman P 0 0 0 0 .053
B-D.Mueller PH 1 0 0 0 .326
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Totals 34 10 11 10 Totals 35 5 8 4
A-Pinch Hit For Score In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Harshman In 9th Inning
Nationals....... 3 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 - 10 11 2
Pirates......... 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 - 5 8 0
Nationals (65-62) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
D.Newcombe WIN(13-10) 9 8 5 2 2 3 0 137 4.07 A1
Totals 9 8 5 2 2 3 0
Pirates (73-58) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
H.Score LOSS(8-11) 5 8 8 8 7 1 2 114 3.21 A1 D1
J.Harshman 4 3 2 2 3 3 1 63 4.66 D2
Totals 9 11 10 10 10 4 3
ATTENDANCE- 29,869 DATE- Monday, August 2nd 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 3:09
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 7 Pirates: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 1 Pirates: 3
ERRORS- H.Kuenn, R.Boone
DOUBLES- R.Boone(16th), G.Bell(17th), A.Seminick(2nd), D.Newcombe,
M.Minoso(20th), W.Post(22nd)
HOME RUNS- J.Adcock-2(13th), R.Repulski(2nd)
RBIs- J.Adcock-6(33rd), R.Repulski-2(15th), W.Terwilliger(12th), D.Newcombe,
M.Minoso(42nd), B.Hofman(12th), W.Mays(72nd), B.Kennedy(27th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- W.Mays
WALKS- H.Kuenn-2, R.Boone-3, G.Bell-2, J.Adcock, R.Repulski, W.Terwilliger,
M.Vernon, J.Harshman
STRIKE OUTS- H.Kuenn, G.Bell, R.Repulski, W.Terwilliger, B.Hofman, W.Mays,
W.Post
GIDP- R.Boone, A.Seminick, A.Dark
2-out RBI- J.Adcock-6, D.Newcombe, M.Minoso
RLISP 2-out- A.Seminick, A.Smith-2, Y.Berra, B.Hofman, J.Adcock-2
TEAM RISP- Nationals: 4 for 10 Pirates: 3 for 9
WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: Harvey Kuenn robbed Minnie Minoso of a base hit.
Top 4th: Yogi Berra blocked the plate, saving a run!
Bot 6th: Harvey Kuenn robbed Al Dark of a base hit.
Bot 9th: Wayne Terwilliger robbed Don Mueller of a base hit.
Joe Adcock knocked 2 homeruns and had 6 RBI and Don Newcombe allowed Gordy
Renaud to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game as the Washington
Nationals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 10 to 5 at Forbes Field.
Adcock had a big day at the plate. He launched a three-run homer in the 1st
inning and lofted a three-run bomb in the 3rd inning. Washington rapped out
11 hits for the afternoon.
Newcombe(13-10) lasted until the end allowing 5 runs for the win. Herb
Score(8-11) took the loss. He allowed a few too many baserunners giving up 8
hits and 7 walks in 5 innings.
SCORESHEET: 1955 Washington Nationals at 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates
A.Smith-A1 A1:G/53 *3*:F/7 C1:F/9 D1:G/43 *8*:F/8
H.Kuenn-A1 A2:L/6 B2:W>b1 C2:Force/ *6*:W>b1 E2:K
26>1o b1
R.Boone-A1 A3:W>b1 B3:W>12 b C3:Do>1o D3:G-DP/5 E3:W>b1
1 43>1o
G.Bell-A1 A4:W>12 b B4:K *5*:W>b1 D4:G/31 E4:Do>13
1
J.Adcock-A1 A5:HR>2# B5:HR>2# C5:F/8 *7*:W>b1 E5:G/43
1# b# 1# b#
R.Repuls-A1 A6:F/7 B6:W>b1 C6:Si>12 D6:HR>1# *9*:K
b#
W.Terwil-A1 *2*:L/5 B7:W>12 b C7:Si>2# D7:K E7:Si
1 12
A.Semini-A1 A8:Do B8:G/63 C8:F/7 D8:F/9 E8:G-DP/6
43>1o
D.Newcom-A1 A9:F-DP/8 *4*:Si C9:Do>2# D9:L/4
5>2o 13
M.Minoso-A1 A1:Do B1:G/63 C1:P/6 D1:Si>3# E1:G/53
12
B.Hofman-A1 A2:Si>2# B2:Si C2:E/5>2# D2:P/6 E2:K
13 b2
W.Mays-A1 A3:K B3:Force/ C3:SF/8>3 *7*:F/7
54>1o b1 #
Y.Berra-A1 A4:P/4 *4*:FO/2 C4:L/4 D4:G/53
W.Post-A1 A5:G/63 B5:G/13 *6*:Do D5:K
M.Vernon-A1 *2*:G/31 B6:W>b1 C6:Si>23 *8*:F/9
B.Kenned-A1 A7:G/63 B7:F/8 C7:E/6>3# D7:G/63
12
A.Dark-A1 A8:F/8 *5*:Si C8:G-DP/6 D8:F/8
43>23 1o
H.Score-A1 *3*:F/7 B9:Si>12 C9:W>b1 *9*:G/43
B.Skowro-B9
J.Harshm-C5+