Braves @ Dodgers
August 30, 1955

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Top 2	R	H	E
Braves	0	1	0
Dodgers	0	1	0

Top 2	R	H	E
Braves	2	2	0
Dodgers	0	1	0

Bobby Thomson Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.257
OBP	.000	.322
At Bats	0	296
Hits	0	76
• Singles	0	54
• Doubles	0	9
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	11
Walks	0	31
RBI’s	0	50

Don Newcombe Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
18	4	0

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Ebbets Field - August 30, 1955

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Home Run

Don Newcombe

Roy Campanella

Gil Hodges

Jim Gilliam

Jackie Robinson

Pee Wee Reese

Sandy Amoros

Duke Snider

Carl Furillo

Bobby Thomson

George Crowe

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 2 Outs

Thomson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Crowe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 2 Logan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards second base. O'Connell fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.

Bottom 1 Campanella hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Snider hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reese moves to second.

Bottom 1 Reese takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 There goes Gilliam. The throw from Crandall and he is out, O'Connell applying the tag.

Bottom 1 Gilliam takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Mathews hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 O'Connell strikes out.

Top 1 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bruton for the out.

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