Pittsburgh Pirates 5 – 16 Cincinnati Reds
29 July 1955 · CIN07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game · 3 | Smoky Burgess | 1 in 321 games |
| 49 | final score 16–5 | 1 in 2,191 games | |
| 13 | 11 hits allowed | Joe Nuxhall | 1 in 41 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 22 | 2 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Groat | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Gene Freese | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roberto Clemente | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Dick Hall | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Johnny O'Brien | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Dale Long | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hardy Peterson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Frank Thomas | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Vern Law | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Laurin Pepper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Roman Mejias | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 38 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Law | 2.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Max Surkont | 0.2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Laurin Pepper | 5.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Smoky Burgess | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 HR |
| Ted Kluszewski | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Harmon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wally Post | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2B |
| Gus Bell | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bob Thurman | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | HR |
| Milt Smith | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Roy McMillan | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Nuxhall | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Totals | 45 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 7 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Nuxhall | 9.0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |