Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Bob Friend throws a 4 hitter as Pittsburgh edges Brooklyn 3-2.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers 9/3/1955
Pirates AB R H RBI AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG
E.O'Brien CF 3 2 1 0 .294 J.Gilliam LF 4 0 0 0 .267
B-J.Lynch PH 1 0 0 0 .279 P.Reese SS 3 1 0 0 .265
C-R.Clemente CF 0 0 0 0 .257 D.Snider CF 3 1 1 1 .299
G.Freese 3B 3 0 0 0 .227 R.Campanella C 4 0 0 0 .349
R.Mejias RF 4 0 1 1 .212 C.Furillo RF 3 0 1 1 .285
F.Thomas LF 3 1 2 1 .251 J.Robinson 3B 2 0 1 0 .292
J.Shepard C 3 0 1 0 .275 G.Hodges 1B 2 0 1 0 .286
P.Ward 1B 4 0 1 1 .227 D.Zimmer 2B 3 0 0 0 .275
J.O'Brien 2B 3 0 0 0 .258 S.Koufax P 2 0 0 0 .200
D.Groat SS 2 0 1 0 .261 A-S.Amoros PH 1 0 0 0 .294
B.Friend P 4 0 0 0 .106 C.Labine P 0 0 0 0 .000
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Totals 30 3 7 3 Totals 27 2 4 2
A-Pinch Hit For Koufax In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For O'Brien In 9th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Lynch In 9th Inning
Pirates......... 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 0
Dodgers......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 1
Pirates (47-88) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
B.Friend WIN(9-12) 9 4 2 2 3 2 0 3.74
Totals 9 4 2 2 3 2 0
Dodgers (82-51) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
S.Koufax LOSS(2-1) 8 7 3 3 5 8 0 2.45
C.Labine 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.96
Totals 9 7 3 3 5 8 0
ATTENDANCE- 29,638 DATE- Saturday, September 3rd 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Jocko Conlan, Arthur Gore, Augie Donatelli, Hal Dixon
T- 2:13
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 9 Dodgers: 2
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 1 Dodgers: 0
ERRORS- D.Zimmer
DOUBLES- D.Snider(42nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- D.Groat, J.Robinson
SACRIFICE HITS- G.Freese-2, R.Mejias, D.Groat, G.Hodges
WALKS- E.O'Brien, F.Thomas, J.Shepard, J.O'Brien, D.Groat, P.Reese, D.Snider,
J.Robinson
STRIKE OUTS- R.Mejias, F.Thomas, P.Ward-2, J.O'Brien, B.Friend-3, C.Furillo,
D.Zimmer
GIDP- D.Zimmer
Bob Friend tossed a complete game as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the
Brooklyn Dodgers 3 to 2 at Ebbets Field.
Pittsburgh scored 2 runs in the 5th inning when they had 3 base hits. They
would be enough to earn the win. Pittsburgh had a total of 7 hits for the
game.
The victory was credited to Friend(9-12) who went the distance, allowing 2
runs. Sandy Koufax(2-1) absorbed the loss. With this win, Pittsburgh has a
47-88 record. They have been 3-7 lately. With the loss, the Brooklyn
ballclub's record is 82-51.