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Reds
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 20, 1957
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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 20, 1957 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 20, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Acker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Podres |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 16,132 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Ken Burkhart 2B: Hal Dixon 3B: Tom Gorman |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Joe Taylor | Left Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | First Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Tom Acker | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Gino Cimoli | Right Fielder |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Elmer Valo | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Neal | Shortstop |
| Pee Wee Reese | Third Baseman |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Johnny Podres | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 20, 1957
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Podres
Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Podres
Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Podres
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Podres
Post hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valo who is chasing the ball. Post reaches third base with a triple. Taylor goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Bailey vs. Podres
Bailey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roseboro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Acker
Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Acker
Cimoli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Acker
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Acker
Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Podres
Hoak hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valo. Hoak reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Podres
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hoak moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
McMillan vs. Podres
McMillan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hoak scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Acker vs. Podres
Acker strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Podres
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Neal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Acker
Valo hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Acker
Neal hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Neal reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Acker
Reese hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Roseboro vs. Acker
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Neal moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Podres vs. Acker
Podres hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. McMillan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Podres
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Podres
Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valo. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Post vs. Podres
Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Bailey vs. Podres
Bailey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Acker
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cimoli vs. Acker
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Acker
There's a wild pitch. Gilliam moves to third. Cimoli moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Snider vs. Acker
Snider hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Acker
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Klippstein
Johnny Klippstein now pitching.
Valo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hodges moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Neal vs. Klippstein
Neal strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Klippstein
Reese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell throws the ball in to Temple who tags Reese trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Hodges scores. Valo moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Roseboro vs. Klippstein
Roseboro is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Podres vs. Klippstein
Podres hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Valo scores. Roseboro moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gilliam vs. Klippstein
Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Podres
Hoak hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Podres
Bell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cimoli. Bell reaches second base with a double. Hoak moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McMillan vs. Podres
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hoak scores. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Crowe vs. Podres
George Crowe pinch hits for Johnny Klippstein.
Crowe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Temple vs. Roebuck
Ed Roebuck now pitching.
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reese fields it and throws to first for the out. Bell scores. Crowe moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Roebuck
Taylor strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Amor
George Crowe now playing first base. Frank Robinson now playing left field. Vicente Amor now pitching.
Cimoli hits a popup towards the mound. Amor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Amor
Snider hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Snider reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Amor
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Valo vs. Amor
Valo hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Neal vs. Amor
Neal hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Roebuck
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Post vs. Roebuck
Post hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Roebuck
Bailey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Amor
Reese hits a line drive into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Amor
Roseboro strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Roebuck vs. Amor
Roebuck strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Roebuck
Hoak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Roebuck
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hoak moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
McMillan vs. Roebuck
McMillan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Crowe vs. Roebuck
Crowe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges throws to second for one, and Neal throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Hoak scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Roebuck
Temple hits a line drive towards the mound. Roebuck reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Amor
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cimoli vs. Amor
Cimoli hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Amor
Snider takes first base on ball four. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Amor
Hodges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gilliam scores. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Valo vs. Amor
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops it up and throws to first, with Amor covering, for the out. Snider moves to third. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Neal vs. Amor
Neal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Roebuck
Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Vicente Amor.
Burgess 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 -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Roebuck
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Post vs. Roebuck
Post hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cimoli. Post reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bailey vs. Roebuck
Bailey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Hoak vs. Roebuck
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Neal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Sanchez
Smoky Burgess now catching. Raul Sanchez now pitching.
Reese 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 -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Sanchez
Roseboro strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roebuck vs. Sanchez
Roebuck hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Sanchez
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 8
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Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Roebuck
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Roebuck
Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Roy McMillan.
Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Crowe vs. Roebuck
Alex Grammas pinch runs for Ted Kluszewski.
Crowe hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam catches it and throws to first to double up Grammas. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Sanchez
Alex Grammas now playing shortstop.
Cimoli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Sanchez
Snider bunts towards the mound. Sanchez fields it and throws to first for the out. Cimoli moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Sanchez
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanchez fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Sanchez. Cimoli moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Valo vs. Sanchez
Valo takes first base on ball four. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Neal vs. Sanchez
Sandy Amoros pinch runs for Elmer Valo.
Neal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cimoli scores. Hodges scores. Amoros moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Sanchez
Reese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Amoros scores. Neal moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Roseboro vs. Fowler
Art Fowler now pitching.
Roseboro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Roebuck vs. Fowler
Roebuck hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Neal scores. Reese moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Gilliam vs. Fowler
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fowler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Roebuck
Sandy Amoros now playing left field.
Temple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Roebuck
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Gilliam fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Roebuck
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Neal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Roebuck
Post strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/20/1957, game 1 -- Cincinnati at Brooklyn (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 5 0 1 1 Gilliam J, 2b 4 2 0 0
Taylor J, lf 3 1 1 0 Cimoli G, rf 4 2 2 0
Amor V, p 0 0 0 0 Snider D, cf 3 1 2 3
Burgess S, ph-c 2 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 3 2 1 1
Robinson F, 1b-lf 5 0 1 0 Valo E, lf 4 1 1 0
Post W, rf 5 0 2 1 Amoros S, pr-lf 0 1 0 0
Bailey E, c 3 0 0 0 Neal C, ss 5 1 2 2
Sanchez R, p 0 0 0 0 Reese P, 3b 5 0 2 2
Fowler A, p 0 0 0 0 Roseboro J, c 4 0 1 0
Hoak D, 3b 3 3 2 0 Podres J, p 2 0 1 1
Bell G, cf 4 1 2 0 Roebuck E, p 3 1 2 2
McMillan R, ss 3 0 1 2
Kluszewski T, ph 0 0 0 0
Grammas A, pr-ss 0 0 0 0
Acker T, p 1 0 0 0
Klippstein J, p 0 0 0 0
Crowe G, ph-1b 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 10 4 37 11 14 11
Cincinnati 110 201 000 -- 5
Brooklyn 005 001 14x -- 11
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Acker T* 2.0 4 4 4 3 1
Klippstein J 1.0 3 1 1 1 1
Amor V (L) 3.0 2 1 1 3 2
Sanchez R 1.1 4 5 3 1 1
Fowler A 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Podres J 3.1 7 4 4 1 4
Roebuck E (W) 5.2 3 1 0 3 7
* Pitched to 4 batters in 3rd
E -- Neal C, Sanchez R
DP -- Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, Brooklyn 11
2B -- Hoak D, Neal C, Robinson F, Bell G, Snider D, Post W
3B -- Post W
HR -- Snider D, Roebuck E
SH -- Snider D
WP -- Acker T
T -- 3:06
A -- 16132
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