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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 18, 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 August 18, 1955 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 18, 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 | August 18, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| 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 | 12,007 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: Hal Dixon 3B: Artie Gore |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Sandy Amoros | Left Fielder |
| Karl Spooner | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Gardner | Shortstop |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Gail Harris | First Baseman |
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 18, 1955
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Hearn
Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Hearn
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Hearn
Snider hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Hearn
Campanella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hoak moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Hodges vs. Hearn
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hoak scores. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Hearn
Furillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Campanella scores. Hodges moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Gilliam vs. Hearn
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hodges scores. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Amoros vs. Giel
Paul Giel now pitching.
Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Spooner
Gardner hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Spooner
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Spooner
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Spooner
Gordon hits a line drive into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Spooner vs. Giel
Spooner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman who is chasing the ball. Spooner reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Hoak vs. Giel
Hoak hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Giel
Reese hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Giel
Snider hits a line drive into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Giel
Campanella 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, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Spooner
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Spooner covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Spooner
Harris strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Spooner
Terwilliger strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Giel
Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Giel
Furillo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Giel
There goes Furillo. The throw from Katt and he is safe. Furillo steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Giel
Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Amoros vs. Giel
Amoros hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Spooner
Katt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Giel vs. Spooner
Giel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Spooner
Gardner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Spooner
Lockman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Spooner
Mays strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Spooner vs. Giel
Spooner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Giel
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Giel
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hoak moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Giel
Snider hits a line drive into center field. Mays picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mays. Hoak scores. Snider moves all the way to home. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Campanella bunts towards third. Gordon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Wilhelm
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Wilhelm
Furillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Campanella scores. Hodges moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Gilliam vs. Wilhelm
The ball gets by Katt for a passed ball. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Gilliam vs. Wilhelm
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Spooner
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Spooner
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hodges. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Harris vs. Spooner
Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Terwilliger vs. Spooner
Terwilliger hits a fly ball to center field. Snider throws towards third. Hoak fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hoak. Gordon scores. Mueller moves to third. Terwilliger moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Katt vs. Bessent
Don Bessent now pitching.
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Katt for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Rhodes vs. Bessent
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm.
Rhodes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Gardner vs. Bessent
Gardner takes first base on ball four. Mueller scores. Terwilliger moves to third. Rhodes moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Lockman vs. Bessent
Lockman hits a line drive towards short. Reese reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Grissom
Marv Grissom now pitching.
Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bessent vs. Grissom
Bessent strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Grissom
Hoak strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Bessent
Mays hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Bessent
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Bessent
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Bessent
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
Top 6
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Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Grissom
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Grissom
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Grissom
Campanella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Grissom
There goes Snider. The throw from Katt and he is safe. Snider steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Grissom
Hodges is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Grissom
Furillo hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Bessent
Terwilliger strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Bessent
Katt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Bessent
Hank Thompson pinch hits for Marv Grissom.
Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Bessent
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. McCall
Windy McCall now pitching.
Gilliam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. McCall
Amoros strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bessent vs. McCall
Bessent bunts towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Hoak vs. McCall
Hoak strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Bessent
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Bessent
Mays hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Bessent
Gordon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Bessent
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Bessent
Harris hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. McCall
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. McCall
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snider for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. McCall
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off McCall, and towards Terwilliger, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Bessent
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Bessent
Katt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Bessent
Bill Taylor pinch hits for Windy McCall.
Taylor hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Bessent
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Liddle
Don Liddle now pitching.
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Liddle
Furillo hits a line drive into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Liddle
Gilliam strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Bessent
Lockman hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Bessent
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Bessent
Gordon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/18/1955 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hoak D, 3b 5 3 2 2 Gardner B, ss 4 0 0 1
Reese P, ss 5 0 0 0 Lockman W, lf 4 1 1 2
Snider D, cf 4 1 1 1 Mays W, cf 5 0 0 0
Campanella R, c 5 2 2 0 Gordon S, 3b 4 2 1 1
Hodges G, 1b 4 1 2 1 Mueller D, rf 4 1 2 0
Furillo C, rf 5 0 3 2 Harris G, 1b 4 0 0 0
Gilliam J, 2b 5 0 2 1 Terwilliger W, 2b 4 0 1 1
Amoros S, lf 4 0 0 0 Katt R, c 2 0 1 0
Spooner K, p 1 1 1 0 Hearn J, p 0 0 0 0
Bessent D, p 1 0 0 0 Giel P, p 1 1 0 0
Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0
Rhodes D, ph 0 0 0 0
Grissom M, p 0 0 0 0
Thompson H, ph 1 0 0 0
McCall W, p 0 0 0 0
Taylor B, ph 1 0 0 0
Liddle D, p 0 0 0 0
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39 8 13 7 34 5 6 5
Brooklyn 320 300 000 -- 8
New York 002 200 100 -- 5
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Spooner K 3.1 2 4 2 3 3
Bessent D (W) 5.2 4 1 1 3 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn J (L) 0.2 5 3 3 0 0
Giel P 3.0 4 4 4 1 0
Wilhelm H 0.1 3 1 1 0 0
Grissom M 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
McCall W 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Liddle D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Mays W, Hodges G, Hoak D
LOB -- Brooklyn 8, New York 8
3B -- Spooner K
HR -- Hoak D, Lockman W, Gordon S
SB -- Furillo C, Snider D
SH -- Bessent D
HBP -- by Grissom M (Hodges G)
PB -- Katt R
T -- 2:47
A -- 12007
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