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Braves
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 30, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Milwaukee Braves, played on August 30, 1955 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 30, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 30, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lew Burdette |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Newcombe |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 21,995 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Bill Engeln 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| George Crowe | First Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
| Del Crandall | Catcher |
| Lew Burdette | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | 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 |
| Don Newcombe | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 30, 1955
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Newcombe
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bruton for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Newcombe
O'Connell strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Newcombe
Mathews hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Burdette
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Burdette
There goes Gilliam. The throw from Crandall and he is out, O'Connell applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Burdette
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Burdette
Snider hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Campanella vs. Burdette
Campanella hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Burdette
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards second base. O'Connell fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Newcombe
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Newcombe
Logan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Newcombe
Crowe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Newcombe
Thomson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Newcombe
Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Burdette
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Burdette
Hodges hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Burdette
Amoros takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Newcombe vs. Burdette
Newcombe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Amoros moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Gilliam vs. Burdette
Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Burdette vs. Newcombe
Burdette hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Amoros. Burdette reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bruton vs. Newcombe
Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
O'Connell vs. Newcombe
O'Connell strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Newcombe
Mathews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aaron vs. Newcombe
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Burdette
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Burdette
Snider hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Burdette
Campanella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Johnson
Ernie Johnson now pitching.
Furillo hits a line drive into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Johnson
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Johnson
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Newcombe
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Newcombe
Crowe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crowe for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Newcombe
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Johnson
Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Johnson
Newcombe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Johnson
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. Newcombe moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Johnson
Reese takes first base on ball four. Newcombe moves to third. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Snider vs. Johnson
Snider hits a line drive into left field. Thomson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Thomson. Newcombe scores. Gilliam scores. Reese moves to third. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Campanella vs. Johnson
Campanella is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Furillo vs. Johnson
Furillo hits a line drive into left field. Thomson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Thomson. Reese scores. Snider scores. Campanella moves to third. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Johnson
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to home to get Campanella. Furillo moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Hodges vs. Johnson
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Newcombe
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Newcombe
Ben Taylor pinch hits for Ernie Johnson.
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Newcombe covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Newcombe
Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Jolly
Del Rice now catching. Dave Jolly now pitching.
Amoros hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Jolly
Newcombe hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Jolly
Gilliam strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Newcombe
O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Newcombe
Mathews hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Mathews reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Newcombe
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Logan vs. Newcombe
Logan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Newcombe
Crowe 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 6
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Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Jolly
Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Jolly
Snider hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Jolly
Campanella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Jolly
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Jolly
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Jolly
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Amoros vs. Jolly
Amoros hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Bessent
Don Bessent now pitching.
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Bessent
Rice hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tanner vs. Bessent
Chuck Tanner pinch hits for Dave Jolly.
Tanner 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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Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bessent vs. Paine
Phil Paine now pitching.
Bessent strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Paine
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilliam for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Paine
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Bessent
Bruton strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Bessent
O'Connell 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 -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Bessent
Mathews hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Paine
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Paine
Campanella bunts towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Paine
Furillo strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Paine
Rice throws to third and has Snider trapped. There's the throw to O'Connell who tags Snider for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Paine
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Bessent
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Bessent
Logan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Crowe vs. Bessent
Crowe hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Bessent
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Bessent
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Labine
Warren Spahn pinch runs for Del Rice. Andy Pafko pinch hits for Phil Paine. Clem Labine now pitching.
Pafko strikes out. Campanella drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Pafko out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/30/1955 -- Milwaukee at Brooklyn (N)
Milwaukee AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Bruton B, cf 4 0 0 0 Gilliam J, 2b 3 1 0 0
O'Connell D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Reese P, ss 3 2 1 0
Mathews E, 3b 3 1 1 0 Snider D, cf 5 2 4 3
Aaron H, rf 4 0 0 0 Campanella R, c 4 2 3 3
Logan J, ss 4 2 2 2 Furillo C, rf 5 0 2 2
Crowe G, 1b 4 2 2 2 Robinson J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Thomson B, lf 4 1 1 2 Hodges G, 1b 4 0 1 0
Crandall D, c 2 0 0 0 Amoros S, lf 3 0 0 0
Rice D, c 2 0 1 0 Newcombe D, p 2 1 1 0
Spahn W, pr 0 0 0 0 Bessent D, p 1 0 0 0
Burdette L, p 1 0 1 0 Labine C, p 0 0 0 0
Johnson E, p 0 0 0 0
Taylor B, ph 1 0 0 0
Jolly D, p 0 0 0 0
Tanner C, ph 1 0 0 0
Paine P, p 0 0 0 0
Pafko A, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 6 8 6 34 8 12 8
Milwaukee 020 002 002 -- 6
Brooklyn 002 402 00x -- 8
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette L 2.1 4 2 2 3 0
Johnson E (L) 1.2 3 4 4 4 2
Jolly D 2.0 3 2 2 1 1
Paine P 2.0 2 0 0 0 3
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe D (W) 6.0 5 4 4 1 2
Bessent D 2.2 3 2 2 0 1
Labine C (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Thomson B 2
LOB -- Milwaukee 3, Brooklyn 10
2B -- Burdette L, Mathews E
HR -- Thomson B, Snider D, Campanella R 2, Logan J, Crowe G
CS -- Gilliam J
T -- 2:41
A -- 21995
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