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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 30, 1956
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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 September 30, 1956 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 30, 1956 |
|---|---|
| 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 | September 30, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Law |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Newcombe |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 31,983 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Vic Delmore 2B: Jocko Conlan 3B: Stan Landes |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Bob Skinner | First Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Lee Walls | Left Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Jack Shepard | Catcher |
| Vern Law | Pitcher |
| Bobby Bragan | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Sandy Amoros | Left Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Don Newcombe | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 30, 1956
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Newcombe
Clemente bunts towards the mound. Newcombe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Newcombe
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Newcombe, and towards Reese, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Newcombe
Skinner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Law
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Law
Reese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Snider vs. Law
Snider hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Law
Robinson hits a line drive into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Law
Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Law
Hodges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Face
Roy Face now pitching.
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Newcombe
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Newcombe
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Newcombe
Groat hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Newcombe
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Face
Campanella hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Face
Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Face fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Face
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Newcombe
Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newcombe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Cole vs. Newcombe
Dick Cole pinch hits for Roy Face.
Cole takes first base on ball four. Shepard moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Clemente vs. Newcombe
There's a wild pitch. Shepard moves to third. Cole moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Clemente vs. Newcombe
Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Shepard scores. Cole scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Newcombe
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newcombe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Newcombe
Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Purkey
Bob Purkey now pitching.
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Purkey
Snider hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Purkey
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Purkey
Amoros hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Newcombe
Thomas hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Newcombe
Walls hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo who is chasing the ball. Walls reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Groat vs. Newcombe
Groat hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Mazeroski vs. Newcombe
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Purkey
Hodges hits a line drive into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Purkey
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Purkey
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Newcombe
Shepard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Powers vs. Newcombe
John Powers pinch hits for Bob Purkey.
Powers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, throws to second, with Reese covering, for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Newcombe
Clemente 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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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Kline
Ron Kline now pitching.
Newcombe hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Walls. Newcombe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Kline
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skinner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilliam for the out. Newcombe moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Reese vs. Kline
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Newcombe tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Kline
Snider hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Kline
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Newcombe
Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Newcombe
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Newcombe
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Newcombe
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Kline
Amoros hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Kline
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Kline
Furillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Kline
Campanella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Newcombe vs. Kline
Newcombe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Newcombe
Groat hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Groat reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Mazeroski vs. Newcombe
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shepard vs. Newcombe
Shepard bunts towards the mound. Newcombe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Groat moves to third. Mazeroski moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Long vs. Newcombe
Dale Long pinch hits for Ron Kline.
Long hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Clemente vs. Newcombe
Clemente strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Virdon vs. Newcombe
Virdon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Virdon reaches second base with a double. Groat scores. Mazeroski scores. Shepard goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Skinner vs. Newcombe
Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Friend
Bob Friend now pitching. Dale Long now playing first base.
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Friend
Reese hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Friend
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Friend
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Newcombe
Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Newcombe
Walls hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Bessent
Don Bessent now pitching.
Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Bessent
Eddie O'Brien pinch runs for Dick Groat. Gene Freese pinch hits for Bill Mazeroski.
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson juggles the ball. That's an error on Robinson. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Shepard vs. Bessent
Shepard hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. O'Brien moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Long vs. Bessent
Long strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Friend
Eddie O'Brien now playing shortstop. Gene Freese now playing second base.
Amoros hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Friend
Hodges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Friend
Furillo hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Friend
Campanella hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hodges moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Bessent vs. Friend
Bessent hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Hodges trying to get to home. Clemente throws the ball in to Shepard who tags Hodges for the out. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gilliam vs. Friend
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Bessent
Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Bessent
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Bessent
Hank Foiles pinch hits for Bob Friend.
Foiles strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/30/1956 -- Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Clemente R, rf 5 0 2 2 Gilliam J, 2b 4 1 0 0
Virdon B, cf 5 0 2 3 Reese P, ss 3 1 2 1
Skinner B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Snider D, cf 4 2 2 4
Friend B, p 0 0 0 0 Robinson J, 3b 4 1 1 1
Foiles H, ph 1 0 0 0 Amoros S, lf 4 2 2 2
Thomas F, 3b 4 0 1 0 Hodges G, 1b 4 0 2 0
Walls L, lf 4 1 2 1 Furillo C, rf 4 0 0 0
Groat D, ss 4 1 2 0 Campanella R, c 3 0 1 0
O'Brien E, pr-ss 0 0 0 0 Newcombe D, p 3 1 1 0
Mazeroski B, 2b 3 1 1 0 Bessent D, p 1 0 1 0
Freese G, ph-2b 1 0 0 0
Shepard J, c 4 2 3 0
Law V, p 0 0 0 0
Face R, p 0 0 0 0
Cole D, ph 0 1 0 0
Purkey B, p 0 0 0 0
Powers J, ph 1 0 0 0
Kline R, p 0 0 0 0
Long D, ph-1b 2 0 0 0
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38 6 13 6 34 8 12 8
Pittsburgh 002 000 310 -- 6
Brooklyn 301 021 01x -- 8
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Law V (L) 0.2 3 3 3 1 0
Face R 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Purkey B 2.0 1 1 1 0 0
Kline R 2.0 3 3 3 1 2
Friend B 2.0 5 1 1 0 0
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe D (W) 7.1 11 6 6 1 2
Bessent D (S) 1.2 2 0 0 0 2
E -- Robinson J
DP -- Brooklyn 3
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, Brooklyn 5
2B -- Newcombe D, Groat D, Virdon B
3B -- Walls L
HR -- Snider D 2, Robinson J, Amoros S 2, Walls L
SF -- Reese P
WP -- Newcombe D
T -- 2:30
A -- 31983
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