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Reds
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 16, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 16, 1954 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 16, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 16, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bud Podbielan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Russ Meyer |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 32,807 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Hal Dixon |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Harmon | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Jim Greengrass | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Hobie Landrith | Catcher |
| Bud Podbielan | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
| Tim Thompson | Catcher |
| Russ Meyer | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 16, 1954
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Meyer
Harmon hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Meyer
McMillan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Meyer
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Podbielan
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Podbielan
Gilliam bunts towards the mound. Podbielan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Podbielan
Snider hits a popup towards third. Harmon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Meyer
Kluszewski 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 -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Meyer
Greengrass 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 -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Meyer
Temple hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Temple reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Post vs. Meyer
Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Podbielan
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Podbielan
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Podbielan
Furillo hits a line drive into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Meyer
Landrith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Podbielan vs. Meyer
Podbielan bunts towards the mound. Meyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Landrith moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Harmon vs. Meyer
Harmon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Cox. Landrith moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
McMillan vs. Meyer
McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Harmon moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Meyer
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Landrith scores. Harmon scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Meyer
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Kluszewski reaches second base with a double. Bell goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Greengrass vs. Meyer
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Podbielan
Cox strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Podbielan
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Podbielan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Podbielan
Meyer hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Meyer
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Post vs. Meyer
Post hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Meyer
Landrith 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 4
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Podbielan
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Podbielan
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Podbielan
Snider strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Podbielan vs. Meyer
Podbielan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Meyer
Harmon hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Meyer
McMillan hits a popup towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Podbielan
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Podbielan
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Podbielan
Furillo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Podbielan
Cox strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Meyer
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Meyer
Kluszewski hits a line drive towards right. Furillo catches it and throws to first to double up Bell. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Meyer
Greengrass hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Podbielan
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Belardi vs. Podbielan
Wayne Belardi pinch hits for Russ Meyer.
Belardi strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Podbielan
Reese hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greengrass. Reese reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Podbielan
Gilliam strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Wade
Ben Wade now pitching.
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Post vs. Wade
Post strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Wade
Landrith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Podbielan vs. Wade
Podbielan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Podbielan
Snider hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Podbielan
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Podbielan
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Podbielan
Furillo hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Cox vs. Podbielan
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Wade
Harmon 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 -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Wade
McMillan hits a line drive into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wade
Bell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Kluszewski vs. Wade
Kluszewski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Greengrass vs. Wade
Greengrass hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell scores. Kluszewski moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Temple vs. Wade
Temple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kluszewski scores. Greengrass moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Post vs. Wade
There goes Temple. The throw from Thompson and he is safe. Temple steals second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Post vs. Wade
Post hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Greengrass scores. Temple scores. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Landrith vs. Wade
Landrith hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Podbielan
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Podbielan covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Podbielan
Don Thompson pinch hits for Ben Wade.
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Podbielan
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Podbielan
Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Podbielan vs. Podres
Johnny Podres now pitching.
Podbielan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Podbielan for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Podres
Harmon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Podres
McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Podbielan
Snider hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Podbielan
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Podbielan
Erv Palica pinch runs for Jackie Robinson.
Hodges hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Palica moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Furillo vs. Podbielan
Furillo hits a popup towards third. Harmon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cox vs. Podbielan
Cox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Palica scores. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Podbielan
Thompson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greengrass. Thompson reaches second base with a double. Hodges scores. Cox moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Shuba vs. Podbielan
George Shuba pinch hits for Johnny Podres.
Shuba hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shuba for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/16/1954, game 2 -- Cincinnati at Brooklyn (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Harmon C, 3b 5 1 0 0 Reese P, ss 3 0 1 0
McMillan R, ss 5 0 0 0 Gilliam J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Bell G, cf 4 2 3 2 Snider D, cf 4 0 1 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 3 1 1 1 Robinson J, lf 3 0 1 0
Greengrass J, lf 4 1 1 1 Palica E, pr 0 1 0 0
Temple J, 2b 4 1 2 1 Hodges G, 1b 4 1 1 0
Post W, rf 4 0 1 2 Furillo C, rf 4 0 1 0
Landrith H, c 2 1 0 0 Cox B, 3b 4 0 1 1
Podbielan B, p 3 0 0 0 Thompson T, c 4 0 1 1
Meyer R, p 1 0 0 0
Belardi W, ph 1 0 0 0
Wade B, p 0 0 0 0
Thompson D, ph 1 0 0 0
Podres J, p 0 0 0 0
Shuba G, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 7 8 7 34 2 7 2
Cincinnati 003 000 040 -- 7
Brooklyn 000 000 002 -- 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Podbielan B (W) 9.0 7 2 2 2 8
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Meyer R (L) 6.0 4 3 0 1 2
Wade B 2.0 4 4 4 2 1
Podres J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Cox B, McMillan R
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 4, Brooklyn 7
2B -- Temple J, Kluszewski T, Reese P, Bell G, Thompson T
SB -- Temple J
SH -- Podbielan B
T -- 2:24
A -- 32807
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