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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 31, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 31, 1953 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Hall |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Billy Loes |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 25,277 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: Artie Gore 3B: Lon Warneke |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cal Abrams | Right Fielder |
| George Metkovich | First Baseman |
| Danny O'Connell | Third Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Carlos Bernier | Center Fielder |
| Mike Sandlock | Catcher |
| Dick Cole | Shortstop |
| Johnny O'Brien | Second Baseman |
| Bob Hall | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Billy Loes | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 31, 1953
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Loes
Abrams hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Loes
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Loes
O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Hall
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hall
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Hall
There's a wild pitch. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Hall
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snider for the out. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Hall
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Loes
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bernier vs. Loes
Bernier hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sandlock vs. Loes
Sandlock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Cole vs. Loes
Cole hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields it and throws to second for the out. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
O'Brien vs. Loes
O'Brien strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Hall
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Hall
Hodges is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Hall
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Loes
Hall hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Loes
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Loes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Loes
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Loes covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Hall
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Loes vs. Hall
Loes hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Hall
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Hall
Reese hits a line drive into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Loes
O'Connell hits a line drive into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Loes
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bernier vs. Loes
Bernier hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Hall
Snider hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hall
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Hall
Campanella takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Hall
There goes Robinson. The throw from Sandlock and he is safe. Robinson steals third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Hodges vs. Hall
Hodges hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Cox vs. Hall
Cox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Campanella scores. Hodges moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Furillo vs. Hall
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sandlock vs. Loes
Sandlock hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Loes
Cole hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Loes
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Loes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Loes vs. Hall
Loes bunts towards the mound. Hall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Hall
Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hall
Reese is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Loes
Hall hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Loes
Abrams hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Loes
Metkovich hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Hall
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Hall
Robinson bunts towards the mound. Hall fields it and throws to first for the out. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Campanella vs. Hall
Campanella hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sandlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Hall
Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Loes
O'Connell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Loes
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bernier vs. Loes
Bernier hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sandlock vs. Loes
Sandlock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Hall
Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Hall
Furillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Loes vs. Hall
There goes Furillo. The throw from Sandlock and he is safe. Furillo steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Loes vs. Hall
Loes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Furillo moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Gilliam vs. Hall
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Loes
Cole hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Montemayor vs. Loes
Eddie O'Brien pinch runs for Dick Cole. Felipe Montemayor pinch hits for Johnny O'Brien.
Montemayor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Loes fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Loes
Paul Smith pinch hits for Bob Hall.
Smith hits a line drive to right field. Furillo throws towards the plate. Campanella fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Campanella. O'Brien scores. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Abrams vs. Loes
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Metkovich vs. Loes
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. LaPalme
Eddie O'Brien now playing shortstop. Danny O'Connell now playing second base. Paul LaPalme now pitching. Eddie Pellagrini now playing third base.
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaPalme fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. LaPalme
Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. LaPalme
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. LaPalme
Campanella takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. LaPalme
Hodges hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. Bernier fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Bernier. Robinson scores. Campanella goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Cox vs. LaPalme
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pellagrini fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Loes
O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. O'Connell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Loes
Thomas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Bernier vs. Loes
Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Loes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Lindell vs. Loes
Johnny Lindell pinch hits for Mike Sandlock.
Lindell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Castiglione vs. Loes
Vic Janowicz pinch runs for Johnny Lindell. Pete Castiglione pinch hits for Eddie O'Brien.
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Connell scores. Janowicz moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Pellagrini vs. Hughes
Bill Antonello now playing left field. Jim Hughes now pitching.
Pellagrini hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1953, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Abrams C, rf 4 0 0 0 Gilliam J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Metkovich G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Reese P, ss 3 0 0 0
O'Connell D, 3b-2b 4 2 2 1 Snider D, cf 3 0 0 0
Thomas F, lf 4 0 1 0 Robinson J, lf 3 2 2 0
Bernier C, cf 4 0 0 0 Antonello B, lf 0 0 0 0
Sandlock M, c 3 0 1 0 Campanella R, c 2 2 0 0
Lindell J, ph 0 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 4 0 2 2
Janowicz V, pr 0 0 0 0 Cox B, 3b 4 0 1 1
Cole D, ss 3 0 1 0 Furillo C, rf 2 0 0 0
O'Brien E, pr-ss 0 1 0 0 Loes B, p 3 0 0 0
Castiglione P, ph 1 0 1 1 Hughes J, p 0 0 0 0
O'Brien J, 2b 2 0 0 0
Montemayor F, ph 1 0 0 0
Pellagrini E, 3b 1 0 0 0
Hall B, p 2 0 0 0
Smith P, ph 1 0 1 1
LaPalme P, p 0 0 0 0
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34 3 7 3 28 4 6 3
Pittsburgh 000 000 111 -- 3
Brooklyn 000 200 02x -- 4
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Hall B 7.0 4 2 2 4 2
LaPalme P (L) 1.0 2 2 1 1 0
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Loes B (W) 8.2 7 3 3 1 1
Hughes J (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Campanella R, Bernier C
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, Brooklyn 6
2B -- Hodges G, O'Connell D
HR -- O'Connell D
SB -- Robinson J, Furillo C
SH -- Robinson J
WP -- Hall B
T -- 2:20
A -- 25277
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