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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 9, 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 July 9, 1955 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 9, 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 | July 9, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Karl Spooner |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 24,891 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Bill Engeln |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| George Shuba | Left Fielder |
| Jim Gilliam | Right Fielder |
| Don Zimmer | Second Baseman |
| Rube Walker | Catcher |
| Karl Spooner | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Hofman | First Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 9, 1955
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Hearn
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hearn
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Hearn
Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Spooner
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Spooner
Lockman takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Spooner
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hofman vs. Spooner
Hofman hits a popup in front of the plate. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Spooner
Dark hits a fly ball into left center field, beyond the reach of Snider, who is chasing the ball. Dark reaches third base with a triple. Williams scores. Lockman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Mueller vs. Spooner
Mueller hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Hearn
Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Hearn
Shuba hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Hearn
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. Shuba moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Zimmer vs. Hearn
Zimmer hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Spooner
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Spooner
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Spooner
Hearn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Spooner
Williams hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Hearn
Walker hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Hearn
Sandy Amoros pinch hits for Karl Spooner.
Amoros hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Hoak vs. Hearn
Carl Erskine pinch runs for Sandy Amoros.
Hoak strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Hearn
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Snider vs. Hearn
Snider strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching.
Lockman strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Labine
Mays hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Shuba. Mays reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Hofman vs. Labine
Hofman hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Labine
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Hearn
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shuba vs. Hearn
Shuba hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Hearn
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 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Labine
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Labine
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Labine
Westrum hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hearn vs. Labine
Hearn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mueller scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Labine
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Hearn
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Hearn
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Labine vs. Hearn
Labine hits a line drive towards short. Dark reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Labine
Lockman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Labine
Mays strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Labine
Hofman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Labine
Dark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gilliam. Dark reaches second base with a double. Hofman moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Mueller vs. Labine
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hofman scores. Dark scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Labine
Gordon hits a line drive into left field. Shuba picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Shuba. Mueller moves to third. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Westrum vs. Labine
Westrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mueller scores. Gordon scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Hearn vs. Labine
Hearn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Snider is chasing the ball. Hearn rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Labine
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Hearn
Hoak hits a line drive into left field. Lockman picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lockman. Hoak moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Hearn
Reese hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hoak moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Snider vs. Hearn
There goes Reese. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Reese steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Snider vs. Hearn
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hoak scores. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Hodges vs. Hearn
Hodges hits a line drive into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reese tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Hearn
Shuba takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Hearn
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 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Hughes
Jim Hughes now pitching.
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Hughes drops the ball. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Hughes
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Hughes
Gail Harris pinch hits for Bobby Hofman.
Harris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Hughes
Dark hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Lockman moves to third. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mueller vs. Hughes
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Hearn
Gail Harris now playing first base.
Zimmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Hearn
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Hearn
Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Hughes
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Hughes
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hearn vs. Hughes
Hearn bunts, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Hughes
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Hearn
Hoak hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Hearn
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Hearn
Snider hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Hearn
Hodges hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hoak moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Shuba vs. Hearn
Shuba strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Hughes
Lockman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Hughes
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Hughes
Harris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Hearn
Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Hearn
Zimmer hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Hearn
Walker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/9/1955 -- Brooklyn at New York (N)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hoak D, 3b 4 1 2 0 Williams D, 2b 5 1 1 0
Reese P, ss 4 1 1 0 Lockman W, lf 4 1 1 0
Snider D, cf 4 0 0 1 Mays W, cf 5 0 1 0
Hodges G, 1b 2 0 1 1 Hofman B, 1b 2 1 0 0
Shuba G, lf 3 0 1 0 Harris G, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Gilliam J, rf 4 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 4 1 3 2
Zimmer D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Mueller D, rf 4 2 2 2
Walker R, c 4 0 1 0 Gordon S, 3b 3 1 1 0
Spooner K, p 0 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 3 1 1 2
Amoros S, ph 1 0 1 0 Hearn J, p 4 2 3 4
Erskine C, pr 0 0 0 0
Labine C, p 1 0 0 0
Hughes J, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 8 2 35 10 13 10
Brooklyn 000 002 000 -- 2
New York 210 160 00x -- 10
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Spooner K (L) 2.0 3 3 3 2 0
Labine C 3.0 8 7 7 1 2
Hughes J 3.0 2 0 0 2 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn J (W) 9.0 8 2 1 2 4
E -- Shuba G, Lockman W, Hughes J
DP -- Brooklyn 3, New York 2
LOB -- Brooklyn 6, New York 6
2B -- Mays W, Dark A
3B -- Dark A
HR -- Hearn J 2
SB -- Reese P
SF -- Hodges G
T -- 2:36
A -- 24891
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