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Reds
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 27, 1955
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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 August 27, 1955 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 27, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 27, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Art Fowler |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sandy Koufax |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 7,204 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Secory 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: Frank Dascoli 3B: Lon Warneke |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Sam Mele | Left Fielder |
| Rocky Bridges | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Art Fowler | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Sandy Amoros | Left Fielder |
| Sandy Koufax | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 27, 1955
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Koufax
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Koufax
Burgess strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Koufax
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Koufax
Post hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo 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: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Fowler
Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Post. Gilliam reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Fowler
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Fowler
There's a wild pitch. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Snider vs. Fowler
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Campanella vs. Fowler
Campanella hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gilliam tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Fowler
Furillo hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Fowler
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Koufax
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Koufax
Mele hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Koufax
Bridges strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Fowler
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Fowler
Amoros hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Koufax vs. Fowler
Koufax strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Fowler
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Fowler
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Koufax
McMillan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fowler vs. Koufax
Fowler strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Koufax
Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Fowler
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Fowler
Campanella hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Fowler
Furillo hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Koufax
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burgess for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Koufax
Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Koufax
Post hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Koufax
Bell strikes out. Campanella drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bell out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Fowler
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Fowler
There goes Robinson. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Robinson steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Fowler
There goes Robinson. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Robinson steals third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Hodges vs. Fowler
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Amoros vs. Fowler
Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. Robinson scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Koufax vs. Fowler
Koufax bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Fowler
There goes Amoros. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Amoros steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Fowler
Gilliam 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
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Koufax
Mele strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Koufax
Bridges hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Koufax
McMillan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Fowler
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Fowler
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Fowler
Campanella takes first base on ball four. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Staley
Gerry Staley now pitching.
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bridges fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Snider moves to third. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Staley
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Snider scores. Campanella moves to third. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Hodges vs. Staley
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bridges fields it and throws to home to get Campanella. Furillo moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Amoros vs. Staley
Amoros strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Koufax
Milt Smith pinch hits for Gerry Staley.
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Koufax
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Koufax
Burgess takes first base on ball four. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Koufax
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Post vs. Koufax
The umpire calls a balk on Koufax Temple moves to third. Burgess moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Post vs. Koufax
Post hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Koufax vs. Podbielan
Bud Podbielan now pitching.
Koufax strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Podbielan
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Post throws the ball in to McMillan who tags Gilliam trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Podbielan
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bridges fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Podbielan
Snider strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Koufax
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Koufax
Mele hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Koufax
Bridges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Koufax
McMillan takes first base on ball four. Bridges moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Harmon vs. Koufax
Chuck Harmon pinch hits for Bud Podbielan.
Harmon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Minarcin
Rudy Minarcin now pitching.
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bridges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Minarcin
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Minarcin
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Minarcin
Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Minarcin
Amoros takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Koufax vs. Minarcin
Koufax strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Koufax
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Koufax
Burgess strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Koufax
Kluszewski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Minarcin
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Minarcin
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Minarcin
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Minarcin
Campanella hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Post vs. Koufax
Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Koufax
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Koufax
Mele hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Amoros. Mele reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bridges vs. Koufax
Bridges 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 8/27/1955 -- Cincinnati at Brooklyn (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Gilliam J, 2b 4 1 2 0
Burgess S, c 3 0 0 0 Reese P, ss 5 0 1 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 3 0 1 0 Snider D, cf 2 2 0 0
Post W, rf 4 0 0 0 Campanella R, c 3 0 0 1
Bell G, cf 4 0 0 0 Furillo C, rf 4 2 2 2
Mele S, lf 4 0 1 0 Robinson J, 3b 3 2 2 3
Bridges R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 3 0 1 0
McMillan R, ss 2 0 0 0 Amoros S, lf 3 0 0 1
Fowler A, p 1 0 0 0 Koufax S, p 4 0 0 0
Staley G, p 0 0 0 0
Smith M, ph 1 0 0 0
Podbielan B, p 0 0 0 0
Harmon C, ph 1 0 0 0
Minarcin R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 0 2 0 31 7 8 7
Cincinnati 000 000 000 -- 0
Brooklyn 300 110 20x -- 7
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Fowler A (L) 4.1 4 5 5 5 4
Staley G 0.2 1 0 0 1 1
Podbielan B 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Minarcin R 2.0 1 2 1 2 2
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Koufax S (W) 9.0 2 0 0 5 14
E -- McMillan R
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Brooklyn 9
2B -- Gilliam J, Mele S
HR -- Furillo C, Robinson J
SB -- Robinson J 2, Amoros S
SF -- Campanella R
WP -- Fowler A
Balk -- Koufax S
T -- 2:37
A -- 7204
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