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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 27, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on May 27, 1955 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 27, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 27, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Carl Erskine |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sal Maglie |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 37,911 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Lon Warneke 2B: Frank Secory 3B: Larry Goetz |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Sandy Amoros | Left Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Carl Erskine | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Sal Maglie | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 27, 1955
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Maglie
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Maglie
Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Snider vs. Maglie
Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gilliam tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Maglie
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Maglie
Amoros hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Campanella moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Hodges vs. Maglie
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Erskine
Lockman strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Erskine
Dark hits a line drive into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Erskine
Mueller hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Maglie
Furillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Maglie
Robinson hits a line drive towards short. Dark reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Erskine vs. Maglie
Erskine hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Maglie
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Erskine
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Erskine
Mays hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Erskine
Irvin strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Maglie
Reese hits a line drive into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Maglie
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Maglie
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Amoros vs. Maglie
Amoros hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Erskine
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Erskine
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maglie vs. Erskine
Maglie bunts towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Erskine
Lockman 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
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Maglie
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Maglie
Furillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Maglie
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Erskine vs. Maglie
Erskine hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Erskine for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Erskine
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Erskine
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Erskine
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Erskine
Mays takes first base on ball four. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Irvin vs. Erskine
Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Maglie
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Maglie
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Maglie
Snider hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Erskine
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Erskine
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Maglie vs. Erskine
Maglie bunts towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Erskine
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Maglie
Campanella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Maglie
Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Maglie
Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Erskine
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dark for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Erskine
Mueller hits a line drive into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Erskine
Thompson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
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
Top 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Maglie
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Maglie
Robinson bunts towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Erskine vs. Maglie
Erskine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Maglie
Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Erskine
Irvin strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Erskine
Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Davey Williams.
Hofman hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Erskine
Westrum hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Maglie vs. Erskine
Maglie bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Erskine
Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Erskine
Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Westrum trying to get to home. Furillo throws the ball in to Campanella who tags Westrum who's trying to score from second, for the out. Lockman moves to second. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Maglie
Billy Gardner now playing second base.
Reese hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Maglie
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Maglie
Campanella hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Maglie
Amoros hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Erskine
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Erskine
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Erskine
Mays hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Roebuck
Ed Roebuck now pitching.
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Roebuck
Gardner hits a line drive into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Maglie
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Maglie
Furillo hits a line drive into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Maglie
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Kellert vs. Maglie
Frank Kellert pinch hits for Ed Roebuck.
Kellert hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/27/1955 -- Brooklyn at New York (N)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Gilliam J, 2b 3 1 0 0 Lockman W, 1b 4 0 1 0
Reese P, ss 4 0 1 0 Dark A, ss 4 0 1 0
Snider D, cf 1 0 0 1 Mueller D, rf 4 0 0 0
Campanella R, c 4 0 1 0 Thompson H, 3b 4 1 3 0
Amoros S, lf 4 0 1 0 Mays W, cf 3 1 1 2
Hodges G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Irvin M, lf 4 0 0 0
Furillo C, rf 4 0 3 0 Williams D, 2b 2 0 0 0
Robinson J, 3b 3 0 1 0 Hofman B, ph 1 1 1 1
Erskine C, p 3 0 0 0 Gardner B, 2b 1 0 0 0
Roebuck E, p 0 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 2 0 2 0
Kellert F, ph 1 0 0 0 Maglie S, p 1 0 0 0
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31 1 7 1 30 3 9 3
Brooklyn 100 000 000 -- 1
New York 000 000 12x -- 3
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine C (L) 7.1 9 3 3 2 4
Roebuck E 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie S (W) 9.0 7 1 1 3 3
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 8, New York 7
HR -- Hofman B, Mays W
SH -- Maglie S 2, Robinson J
SF -- Snider D
T -- 2:23
A -- 37911
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