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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 24, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on September 24, 1955 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 24, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 24, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Carl Erskine |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Hall |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Artie Gore 3B: Hal Dixon |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Left Fielder |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Jackie Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Don Zimmer | Second Baseman |
| Carl Erskine | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie O'Brien | Center Fielder |
| Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Lynch | Catcher |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| John Powers | Right Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Johnny O'Brien | Second Baseman |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Dick Hall | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 24, 1955
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Hall
Gilliam hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lynch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hall
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Hall
Snider hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Hall
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Erskine
O'Brien hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Erskine
Freese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lynch vs. Erskine
Lynch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Freese moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Long vs. Erskine
Long hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Powers vs. Erskine
Powers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Powers for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Erskine
Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Erskine
O'Brien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Groat vs. Erskine
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Hall
Furillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Hall
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hall
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Hall
Zimmer hits a fly ball into center field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Erskine
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Erskine
O'Brien hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Erskine
Freese strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Hall
Erskine hits a fly ball into right field. Powers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Hall
Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Powers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hall
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Hall
Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Campanella vs. Hall
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Erskine
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lynch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Long vs. Erskine
Long hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Powers vs. Erskine
Powers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Hall
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Hall
Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Powers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hall
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Erskine
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Erskine
O'Brien 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 -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Erskine
Groat hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Hall
Zimmer bunts towards the mound. Hall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Shuba vs. Hall
George Shuba pinch hits for Carl Erskine.
Shuba hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Hall
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. Shuba moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Hall
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. Shuba moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Snider vs. Hall
Snider hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Powers. Snider reaches second base with a double. Shuba scores. Reese goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Campanella vs. Hall
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Freese. Snider moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Furillo vs. Hall
There goes Snider. The slide. Lynch applies the tag. Snider is out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Newcombe
Don Newcombe now pitching.
Hall hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Newcombe
O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Newcombe
Freese hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Hall
Furillo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Hall
Hodges hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Hall
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Furillo moves to third. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Zimmer vs. Hall
Zimmer hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Thomas. Furillo tags and scores. Hodges tags and moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Newcombe vs. Hall
Newcombe hits a fly ball into center field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Newcombe
Lynch strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Long vs. Newcombe
Long hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Powers vs. Newcombe
Powers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Hall
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hall
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Hall
Snider strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Bessent
Sandy Amoros now playing left field. Don Bessent now pitching.
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Bessent
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Bessent
Groat strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Hall
Campanella hits a line drive into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Hall
Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Hall
Hodges hits a line drive into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Bessent
Hall strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Bessent
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bessent fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Bessent
Freese hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Bessent
Lynch hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hall
Robinson hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Hall
Zimmer hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Hall
Walt Moryn pinch hits for Don Bessent.
Moryn strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/24/1955, game 1 -- Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (N)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Gilliam J, lf 3 0 0 0 O'Brien E, cf 4 0 0 0
Amoros S, lf 0 0 0 0 Freese G, 3b 3 2 1 1
Reese P, ss 2 1 0 0 Lynch J, c 4 1 1 0
Snider D, cf 4 0 2 2 Long D, 1b 3 1 1 3
Campanella R, c 4 0 0 0 Powers J, rf 3 0 0 0
Furillo C, rf 4 1 2 0 Thomas F, lf 3 0 1 0
Hodges G, 1b 4 0 1 0 O'Brien J, 2b 3 0 1 0
Robinson J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Groat D, ss 3 0 0 0
Zimmer D, 2b 3 0 1 1 Hall D, p 3 0 0 0
Erskine C, p 1 0 0 0
Shuba G, ph 1 1 0 0
Newcombe D, p 1 0 0 0
Bessent D, p 0 0 0 0
Moryn W, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 7 3 29 4 5 4
Brooklyn 000 021 000 -- 3
Pittsburgh 300 000 01x -- 4
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine C 4.0 4 3 3 1 1
Newcombe D 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Bessent D (L) 2.0 1 1 1 0 3
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Hall D (W) 9.0 7 3 3 3 2
E -- Freese G, Thomas F
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 6, Pittsburgh 2
2B -- Snider D
HR -- Long D, Freese G
SF -- Zimmer D
T -- 2:18
A -- 0
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