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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 3, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on September 3, 1955 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 3, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 3, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Friend |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sandy Koufax |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 7,767 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Stan Landes |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie O'Brien | Center Fielder |
| Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
| Roman Mejias | Right Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Jack Shepard | Catcher |
| Preston Ward | First Baseman |
| Johnny O'Brien | Second Baseman |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Bob Friend | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Left Fielder |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Don Zimmer | Second Baseman |
| Sandy Koufax | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 3, 1955
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Koufax
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Koufax
Freese strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Koufax
Mejias strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Friend
Gilliam bunts towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Friend
There goes Gilliam. The throw from Shepard and he is safe. Gilliam steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Friend
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Friend
Snider hits a line drive into left center field for a base hit. Gilliam scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Friend
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Koufax
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Shepard vs. Koufax
Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Koufax
Ward hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Koufax
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Friend
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Friend
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Friend
Hodges hits a line drive into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Koufax
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Koufax
Friend hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Koufax
O'Brien is hit by the pitch. Friend moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Freese vs. Koufax
Freese strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Mejias vs. Koufax
Mejias hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Friend
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Koufax vs. Friend
Koufax strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Friend
Gilliam hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Koufax
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Koufax
Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koufax fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Koufax
Ward 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
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Friend
Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Friend
The ball gets by Shepard for a passed ball. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Friend
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Campanella vs. Friend
Campanella hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Furillo vs. Friend
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Koufax
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Koufax
Groat 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Koufax
Friend bunts towards the mound. Koufax fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Koufax
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Friend
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Friend
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Friend
Zimmer strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Koufax
Freese bunts towards the mound. Koufax settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Koufax
Mejias hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Koufax
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Koufax vs. Friend
Koufax strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Friend
Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Friend
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Koufax
Shepard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Koufax
Ward strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Koufax
O'Brien strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Koufax
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Friend
Snider hits a line drive into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Friend
Campanella bunts towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Friend
Furillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Snider scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Friend
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Koufax
Roberto Clemente pinch hits for Bob Friend.
Clemente hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Koufax
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Koufax
Freese hits a line drive towards third. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mejias vs. Koufax
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Face
Roy Face now pitching.
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Face
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hodges moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Koufax vs. Face
The ball gets by Shepard for a passed ball. Hodges scores. Zimmer moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Koufax vs. Face
Koufax strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gilliam vs. Face
Gilliam bunts towards the mound. Face fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Zimmer scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Face
There goes Gilliam. The throw from Shepard and he is out, O'Brien applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Face
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Koufax
Thomas 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Koufax
Shepard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Koufax
Ward strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Koufax
O'Brien hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/3/1955 -- Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
O'Brien E, cf 3 0 1 0 Gilliam J, lf 4 1 2 1
Freese G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Reese P, ss 4 0 1 0
Mejias R, rf 4 0 0 0 Snider D, cf 3 1 2 1
Thomas F, lf 3 0 0 0 Campanella R, c 2 0 0 0
Shepard J, c 3 0 1 0 Furillo C, rf 3 0 1 1
Ward P, 1b 4 0 1 0 Robinson J, 3b 3 0 0 0
O'Brien J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Hodges G, 1b 3 1 1 0
Groat D, ss 3 0 0 0 Zimmer D, 2b 3 1 1 0
Friend B, p 2 0 1 0 Koufax S, p 3 0 0 0
Clemente R, ph 1 0 0 0
Face R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 5 0 28 4 8 3
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0
Brooklyn 100 000 12x -- 4
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Friend B (L) 7.0 5 2 2 0 4
Face R 1.0 3 2 1 0 1
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Koufax S (W) 9.0 5 0 0 2 6
DP -- Pittsburgh 2, Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, Brooklyn 1
SB -- Gilliam J
CS -- Gilliam J
SH -- Campanella R
HBP -- by Koufax S (O'Brien E)
PB -- Shepard J 2
T -- 1:51
A -- 7767
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