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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 10, 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 10, 1955 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 10, 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 10, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| 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 | 34,790 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Bill Engeln 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Jackie Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Jim Gilliam | Right Fielder |
| Don Zimmer | Second Baseman |
| Rube Walker | Catcher |
| Carl Erskine | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Gail Harris | First Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Sal Maglie | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 10, 1955
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Maglie
Hoak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Maglie
Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hoak moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Snider vs. Maglie
Snider hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Snider reaches second base with a double. Hoak scores. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Hodges vs. Maglie
Hodges hits a popup towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Maglie
Robinson hits a popup towards the mound. Maglie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Gilliam vs. Maglie
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Erskine
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Erskine
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Erskine
Mays strikes out. There goes Lockman. The throw from Walker to second, and Lockman is out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Maglie
Zimmer hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Maglie
Walker hits a popup towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Maglie
Erskine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Erskine
Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Erskine
Mueller hits a line drive into right field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Erskine
Dark hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Dark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Erskine
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Maglie
Hoak hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Maglie
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Maglie
Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hoak moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Hodges vs. Maglie
The umpire calls a balk on Maglie Hoak scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Maglie
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Maglie
Robinson 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 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Erskine
Westrum hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Erskine
Maglie hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Erskine
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Maglie
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Maglie
Zimmer hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Maglie
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
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Erskine
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Erskine
Mays hits a line drive towards short. Reese reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Erskine
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Erskine
Mueller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Erskine
Erskine spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Erskine. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Dark vs. Erskine
Dark 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
Top 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Maglie
Erskine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Maglie
Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Maglie
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Erskine
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harris for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Erskine
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Erskine
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Sal Maglie.
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Erskine
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rhodes moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Erskine
Lockman 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
Top 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Grissom
Marv Grissom now pitching.
Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Grissom
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Grissom
Robinson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Grissom
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Erskine
Mays hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Erskine
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Erskine
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dark vs. Erskine
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thompson scores. There goes Mueller trying to get to third. Robinson throws the ball in to Hoak, who tags Mueller for the out. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Podres
Johnny Podres now pitching.
Harris strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Grissom
Zimmer hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Grissom
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Podres vs. Grissom
Podres 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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Grissom
Hoak hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Grissom
Reese takes first base on ball four. Hoak moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Snider vs. Grissom
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. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Podres
Westrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hofman vs. Podres
Ruben Gomez pinch runs for Wes Westrum. Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Marv Grissom.
Hofman bunts towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Podres
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hofman moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Podres
Wayne Terwilliger pinch runs for Bobby Hofman.
Lockman hits a line drive towards first. Hodges catches it and steps on first to double up Williams. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Giel
Ray Katt now catching. Paul Giel now pitching.
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Giel
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Giel
Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Giel
Zimmer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Podres
Bob Borkowski now playing left field.
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Podres
Thompson bunts towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Zimmer covering, for the out. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Podres
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Loes
Carl Furillo now playing right field. Billy Loes now pitching.
There goes Mays. The throw from Walker and he is safe. Mays steals third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Dark vs. Loes
Dark hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Giel
Walker hits a line drive into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Loes vs. Giel
Loes strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Giel
Hoak hits a line drive into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Loes
Harris strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Loes
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Loes
Bill Taylor pinch hits for Paul Giel.
Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Katt moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Loes
Jim Hearn pinch runs for Bill Taylor.
Williams hits a line drive into center field. Snider picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Snider. Katt scores. Hearn moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Lockman vs. Roebuck
Ed Roebuck now pitching.
Lockman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mays vs. Roebuck
Mays hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hearn scores. Williams moves to third. Lockman moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/10/1955 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hoak D, 3b 4 2 2 0 Williams D, 2b 5 0 4 0
Reese P, ss 3 0 1 0 Lockman W, lf 4 0 1 0
Snider D, cf 4 0 1 1 Mays W, cf 4 0 1 1
Hodges G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Thompson H, 3b 1 1 0 0
Robinson J, lf 3 0 1 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 1 0
Borkowski B, lf 0 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 4 0 2 1
Gilliam J, rf 4 0 1 0 Harris G, 1b 4 0 0 0
Furillo C, rf 0 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 2 0 1 0
Zimmer D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Gomez R, pr 0 0 0 0
Walker R, c 4 0 1 0 Katt R, c 1 1 1 0
Erskine C, p 2 0 0 0 Maglie S, p 1 0 1 0
Podres J, p 1 0 0 0 Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0
Loes B, p 1 0 0 0 Grissom M, p 0 0 0 0
Roebuck E, p 0 0 0 0 Hofman B, ph 1 0 0 0
Terwilliger W, pr 0 0 0 0
Giel P, p 0 0 0 0
Taylor B, ph 1 0 1 0
Hearn J, pr 0 1 0 0
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33 2 7 1 33 3 13 2
Brooklyn 101 000 000 -- 2
New York 000 001 002 -- 3
1 out when winning run was scored.
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine C 5.2 7 1 1 3 1
Podres J 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Loes B (L) 0.2 3 2 2 0 1
Roebuck E 0.0 1 0 0 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie S 5.0 4 2 2 2 0
Grissom M 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Giel P (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
E -- Erskine C, Snider D
DP -- Brooklyn 3, New York 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 8, New York 11
2B -- Snider D, Dark A, Hoak D
SB -- Mays W
CS -- Lockman W
SH -- Thompson H
HBP -- by Grissom M (Robinson J)
Balk -- Maglie S
T -- 2:44
A -- 34790
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