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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 23, 1954
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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 23, 1954 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1954 |
|---|---|
| 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 23, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Friend |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Preacher Roe |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 7,061 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Lon Warneke |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gair Allie | Shortstop |
| Curt Roberts | Second Baseman |
| Bob Skinner | First Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Right Fielder |
| Jack Shepard | Catcher |
| Dick Cole | Third Baseman |
| Dick Hall | Center Fielder |
| Bob Friend | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| George Shuba | Left Fielder |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Billy Cox | Second Baseman |
| Tim Thompson | Catcher |
| Preacher Roe | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 23, 1954
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Allie vs. Roe
Allie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Roe
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Roe
Skinner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Roe
Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Skinner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Roe
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba 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: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Friend
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Allie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Friend
Reese bunts towards the mound. Friend juggles the ball. That's an error on Friend. Hoak moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Friend
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Friend
There's a wild pitch. Hoak moves to third. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Hodges vs. Friend
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cole fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hoak scores. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Shuba vs. Friend
Shuba hits a line drive into right field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reese tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Friend
Furillo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Shepard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Roe
Shepard hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo who is chasing the ball. Shepard reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Cole vs. Roe
Cole hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Shepard scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Roe
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Roe
Friend bunts and there's an error on the play. Hall moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Allie vs. Roe
Allie strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Roberts vs. Roe
Roberts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hall scores. Friend moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Skinner vs. Roe
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. Friend scores. There goes Roberts trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Friend
Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Friend
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Allie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Roe vs. Friend
Roe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hall. Roe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Hoak vs. Friend
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Roe
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Roe
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Roe
Shepard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snider. Shepard reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Cole vs. Roe
Cole takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Hall vs. Roe
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Friend
Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Friend
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skinner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Friend
Hodges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Friend
Shuba takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Friend
Furillo takes first base on ball four. Shuba moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Cox vs. Friend
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Roe
Friend hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Allie vs. Roe
Allie hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Roe
Roberts strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Friend
Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Roe vs. Friend
Roe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Allie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Friend
Hoak hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Roberts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Friend
Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Roe moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Snider vs. Friend
Snider hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Roe scores. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Hodges vs. Friend
Hodges takes first base on ball four. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Shuba vs. Friend
Shuba hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skinner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shuba for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Roe
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Roe
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Roe
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Friend
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cole fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Friend
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cole fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Friend
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Roe
Shepard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cole vs. Roe
Cole hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Shepard moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hall vs. Roe
Hall bunts towards the mound. Roe fields it and throws to third for the out. Cole moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Pellagrini vs. Roe
Eddie Pellagrini pinch hits for Bob Friend.
Pellagrini hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Allie vs. Roe
Allie strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Roe vs. Purkey
Bob Purkey now pitching.
Roe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Purkey
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Purkey
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skinner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reese for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Roe
Roberts hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Roe
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skinner for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Roe
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomas for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Purkey
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Purkey
Hodges hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Roberts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Purkey
Shuba strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Roe
Don Thompson now playing left field.
Gordon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Roe
Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Roe
Colehits a dribbler in front of the plate. Thompson interferes with Cole who is awarded first base. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Roe
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Purkey
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Allie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Purkey
Cox bunts towards first. Skinner scoops it up and throws to first, with Roberts covering, for the out. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Purkey
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out. Furillo moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Roe vs. Purkey
Roe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Allie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Janowicz vs. Roe
Vic Janowicz pinch hits for Bob Purkey.
Janowicz strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Roe
Preston Ward pinch hits for Gair Allie.
Ward strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Roe
Roberts hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/23/1954, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Allie G, ss 4 0 0 0 Hoak D, 3b 4 1 1 0
Ward P, ph 1 0 0 0 Reese P, ss 3 1 2 0
Roberts C, 2b 5 0 1 1 Snider D, cf 4 1 1 1
Skinner B, 1b 3 0 1 1 Hodges G, 1b 3 1 2 3
Thomas F, lf 4 0 1 0 Shuba G, lf 2 0 0 1
Gordon S, rf 4 1 1 1 Thompson D, lf 0 0 0 0
Shepard J, c 4 1 3 0 Furillo C, rf 3 0 1 0
Cole D, 3b 2 0 1 1 Cox B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Hall D, cf 4 1 1 0 Thompson T, c 4 0 0 0
Friend B, p 1 1 0 0 Roe P, p 3 1 2 0
Pellagrini E, ph 1 0 0 0
Purkey B, p 0 0 0 0
Janowicz V, ph 1 0 0 0
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34 4 9 4 29 5 9 5
Pittsburgh 030 000 010 -- 4
Brooklyn 202 100 00x -- 5
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Friend B (L) 5.0 8 5 4 3 1
Purkey B 3.0 1 0 0 1 2
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Roe P (W) 9.0 9 4 2 2 6
E -- Friend B, Cox B, Thompson T
DP -- Pittsburgh 2, Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, Brooklyn 7
2B -- Roe P, Shepard J
3B -- Shepard J
HR -- Hodges G, Gordon S
SH -- Reese P, Friend B, Cox B
SF -- Shuba G
WP -- Friend B
T -- 2:32
A -- 7061
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