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Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 18, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants, played on September 18, 1955 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 18, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 18, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ruben Gomez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Erskine |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 13,491 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Frank Dascoli |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Gardner | Shortstop |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Gail Harris | First Baseman |
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Ruben Gomez | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Left Fielder |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Don Zimmer | Second Baseman |
| Carl Erskine | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 18, 1955
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Erskine
Gardner hits a line drive towards first. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Erskine
Mueller hits a line drive towards right. Furillo chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Furillo. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Erskine
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Erskine
Thompson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Thompson reaches second base with a double. Mueller scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Erskine
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Robinson. Thompson scores. Lockman moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Erskine
Harris hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Terwilliger vs. Erskine
Terwilliger hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Gomez
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Gomez
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Gomez
Snider hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Mueller who is chasing the ball. Snider reaches third base with a triple. Gilliam scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Campanella vs. Gomez
Campanella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Furillo vs. Gomez
Furillo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Gomez
Robinson hits a popup towards short. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Erskine
Katt hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Erskine
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Erskine, and towards Reese, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Erskine
Gardner 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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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Gomez
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Gomez
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Gomez
Erskine hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Erskine
Mueller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Mueller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Erskine
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Erskine
Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Erskine
Lockman hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Gomez
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Harris. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Gomez
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Snider vs. Gomez
Snider hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gilliam scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Gomez
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Snider trying to get to third. Gardner throws to Thompson who tags Snider for the out. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Gomez
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Erskine
Harris hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Erskine
Terwilliger hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Erskine
Katt hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Gomez
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Gomez
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Gomez
There goes Hoak. The throw from Katt and he is out, Terwilliger applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Gomez
Zimmer hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Erskine
Gomez hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Erskine
Gardner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Erskine
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Gomez
Erskine hits a popup towards short. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Gomez
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Gomez
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Erskine
Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Erskine
Thompson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Thompson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Erskine
Lockman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Erskine
Harris strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Terwilliger vs. Erskine
Terwilliger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thompson scores. Terwilliger moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Katt vs. Erskine
Katt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Terwilliger scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Erskine
There's a wild pitch. Katt moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gomez vs. Erskine
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gomez for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Gomez
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Gomez
Campanella hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Gomez
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Gomez
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Hoak vs. Gomez
Hoak strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Erskine
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Erskine
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Mueller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Bessent
Don Bessent now pitching.
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Bessent
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Gomez
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Gomez
George Shuba pinch hits for Don Bessent.
Shuba hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Shuba reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Gomez
Sandy Amoros pinch runs for George Shuba.
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Amoros scores. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Gomez
Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gilliam scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. McCall
Windy McCall now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. McCall
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Campanella vs. Monzant
Ramon Monzant now pitching.
Campanella hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Campanella reaches second base with a double. Reese scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Monzant
Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Labine
Rube Walker now catching. Clem Labine now pitching.
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Labine
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Labine
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Monzant
Robinson hits a line drive into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Monzant
Hoak hits a line drive into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Monzant
Zimmer strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Labine
Gil Coan pinch hits for Ray Katt.
Coan hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Labine
Bill Taylor pinch hits for Ramon Monzant.
Taylor hits a fly ball into left center field, beyond the reach of Snider. Taylor reaches second base with a double. Coan moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Rhodes vs. Labine
Joey Amalfitano pinch runs for Bill Taylor. Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Billy Gardner.
Rhodes strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Mueller vs. Labine
Mueller strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Mays vs. Labine
Mays hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/18/1955 -- New York at Brooklyn (D)
New York AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Gardner B, ss 4 0 0 0 Gilliam J, lf 3 3 3 1
Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0 Reese P, ss 4 1 1 1
Mueller D, rf 5 1 2 0 Snider D, cf 4 1 2 2
Mays W, cf 5 1 1 1 Campanella R, c 4 0 3 1
Thompson H, 3b 4 2 2 1 Walker R, c 0 0 0 0
Lockman W, lf 4 0 0 0 Furillo C, rf 4 1 1 2
Harris G, 1b 4 0 1 0 Robinson J, 1b 3 0 1 0
Terwilliger W, 2b 4 1 1 1 Hoak D, 3b 4 0 0 0
Katt R, c 3 0 1 1 Zimmer D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Coan G, ph 1 0 1 0 Erskine C, p 2 0 0 0
Gomez R, p 3 0 0 0 Bessent D, p 0 0 0 0
McCall W, p 0 0 0 0 Shuba G, ph 1 0 1 0
Monzant R, p 0 0 0 0 Amoros S, pr 0 1 0 0
Taylor B, ph 1 0 1 0 Labine C, p 0 0 0 0
Amalfitano J, pr 0 0 0 0
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39 5 10 4 33 7 12 7
New York 200 003 000 -- 5
Brooklyn 301 000 30x -- 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez R (L) 6.1 11 7 7 2 1
McCall W 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Monzant R 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine C 6.1 8 5 3 0 1
Bessent D (W) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Labine C (S) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
E -- Furillo C, Robinson J, Harris G
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 7, Brooklyn 4
2B -- Thompson H 2, Mueller D 2, Shuba G, Campanella R, Taylor B
3B -- Snider D
HR -- Furillo C, Mays W
CS -- Hoak D
WP -- Erskine C, McCall W
T -- 2:20
A -- 13491
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