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Phillies
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 5, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on September 5, 1955 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 5, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 5, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Robin Roberts |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Erskine |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 33,451 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Bill Jackowski |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Morgan | Shortstop |
| Granny Hamner | Second Baseman |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Jim Greengrass | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Andy Seminick | Catcher |
| Robin Roberts | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Sandy Amoros | Left Fielder |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Rube Walker | Catcher |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Don Zimmer | Shortstop |
| Carl Erskine | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 5, 1955
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Erskine
Ashburn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Erskine
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Erskine
Hamner 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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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Roberts
Gilliam hits a popup towards short. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Roberts
Amoros hits a fly ball towards center. Ashburn settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Ashburn. Amoros moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Roberts
Snider hits a popup towards short. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Roberts
Furillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Amoros scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Roberts
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Erskine
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Erskine
Greengrass hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Erskine
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Roberts
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Roberts
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Roberts
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Erskine
Jones 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 -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Erskine
Seminick hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Snider. Seminick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roberts vs. Erskine
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Seminick moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Ashburn vs. Erskine
Ashburn 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 3
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Roberts
Erskine hits a line drive into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Roberts
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Greengrass. Gilliam reaches second base with a double. Erskine moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Amoros vs. Roberts
Amoros hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn who is chasing the ball. Amoros reaches third base with a triple. Ashburn throws the ball in to Seminick who tags Amoros trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Erskine scores. Gilliam scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Roberts
Snider hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Roberts
Furillo hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Erskine
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Erskine
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Erskine
Ennis hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Erskine
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
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Roberts
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Roberts
Walker hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Roberts
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Roberts
Zimmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hoak moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Erskine vs. Roberts
Erskine strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Erskine
Waitkus hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Erskine
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Seminick vs. Erskine
Seminick hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Erskine
Roberts hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Snider who is chasing the ball. Roberts reaches third base with a triple. Jones goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ashburn vs. Erskine
Ashburn hits a line drive towards first. Hodges reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Roberts
Bobby Morgan now playing third base. Roy Smalley now playing shortstop.
Gilliam bunts towards third. Morgan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Roberts
Amoros hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Greengrass. Amoros reaches second base with a double. Gilliam goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Wehmeier
Herm Wehmeier now pitching.
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Amoros moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Furillo vs. Wehmeier
There's a wild pitch. Amoros scores. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Wehmeier
Furillo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Wehmeier
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Wehmeier
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Erskine
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Erskine
Hamner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Erskine
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Wehmeier
Hoak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Wehmeier
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Wehmeier, and towards Hamner, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Hoak moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Erskine vs. Wehmeier
Erskine hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Hoak scores. Erskine moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Wehmeier
Wehmeier spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Wehmeier. Erskine scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Wehmeier
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Wehmeier
Amoros strikes out. There goes Gilliam. The throw from Seminick to Smalley, and Gilliam is out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Erskine
Greengrass hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Erskine
Waitkus hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Amoros. Waitkus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Erskine
Smalley 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 -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Blaylock vs. Erskine
Marv Blaylock pinch hits for Andy Seminick.
Blaylock strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Wehmeier
Gus Niarhos now catching.
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snider for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Wehmeier
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Wehmeier
Hodges hits a popup towards third. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gorbous vs. Erskine
Glen Gorbous pinch hits for Herm Wehmeier.
Gorbous hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Erskine
Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Erskine
Morgan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Miller
Bob Miller now pitching.
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Miller
Hoak hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Greengrass who is chasing the ball. Hoak reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Zimmer vs. Miller
Zimmer hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hoak tags and scores. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Miller
Erskine hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Erskine
Hamner bunts towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Erskine
Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Erskine
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/5/1955, game 2 -- Philadelphia at Brooklyn (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Ashburn R, cf 4 0 0 0 Gilliam J, 2b 3 2 2 0
Morgan B, ss-3b 4 0 0 0 Amoros S, lf 4 2 2 3
Hamner G, 2b 4 0 1 0 Snider D, cf 4 0 0 0
Ennis D, lf 4 1 1 1 Furillo C, rf 4 0 1 1
Greengrass J, rf 4 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 2 0 0 0
Waitkus E, 1b 3 0 1 0 Walker R, c 4 0 0 0
Jones W, 3b 1 1 0 0 Hoak D, 3b 4 2 2 0
Smalley R, ss 1 0 0 0 Zimmer D, ss 3 0 1 1
Seminick A, c 2 0 1 0 Erskine C, p 4 2 2 1
Blaylock M, ph 1 0 0 0
Niarhos G, c 0 0 0 0
Roberts R, p 2 0 1 1
Wehmeier H, p 0 0 0 0
Gorbous G, ph 1 0 0 0
Miller B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 5 2 32 8 10 6
Philadelphia 000 110 000 -- 2
Brooklyn 102 022 01x -- 8
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts R (L)* 4.0 7 5 4 1 1
Wehmeier H 3.0 2 2 1 2 1
Miller B 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine C (W) 9.0 5 2 2 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
E -- Ashburn R, Wehmeier H
DP -- Philadelphia 1, Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 3, Brooklyn 4
2B -- Seminick A, Gilliam J, Amoros S, Waitkus E
3B -- Amoros S, Roberts R, Hoak D
HR -- Ennis D
CS -- Gilliam J
SF -- Zimmer D
WP -- Wehmeier H
T -- 1:56
A -- 33451
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