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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 30, 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 May 30, 1955 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 30, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 30, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ron Kline |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Newcombe |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 26,711 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: (none) 3B: Hal Dixon |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Gene Freese | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Lynch | Left Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Center Fielder |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| George Freese | Third Baseman |
| Jack Shepard | Catcher |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Ron Kline | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Sandy Amoros | Left Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Don Newcombe | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 30, 1955
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Newcombe
Clemente strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Newcombe
Freese strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Newcombe
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newcombe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Newcombe
There goes Lynch. The throw from Campanella and he is safe. Lynch steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Newcombe
Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Newcombe
Long hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Newcombe
Freese hits a line drive into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Kline
Gilliam bunts towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Kline
Reese hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Kline
Snider hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Kline
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Kline, and towards Groat, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Newcombe
Shepard strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Newcombe
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kline vs. Newcombe
Kline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Newcombe
Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kline moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Freese vs. Newcombe
Freese strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Kline
Amoros bunts towards third. Freese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Kline
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese juggles the ball. That's an error on Freese. Amoros moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Kline
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Amoros moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Kline
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Newcombe
Lynch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Newcombe
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Newcombe
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newcombe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Kline
Newcombe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Kline
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilliam for the out. Newcombe moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Kline
Reese hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Reese reaches second base with a double. Newcombe scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Kline
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Campanella vs. Kline
Campanella strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Amoros vs. Kline
Amoros hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Newcombe
Freese hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Newcombe
Shepard bunts towards the mound. Newcombe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Newcombe
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newcombe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Kline
Hodges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Kline
Furillo strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Kline
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to first for the out. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Newcombe vs. Kline
Newcombe hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Kline
Gilliam is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Kline
There goes Gilliam. The throw from Shepard and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Reese vs. Kline
Reese hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kline vs. Newcombe
Kline strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Newcombe
Clemente strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Newcombe
Freese strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Kline
Snider hits a popup, foul, towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Kline
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Kline covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Kline
Amoros takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Kline
There goes Amoros. The throw from Shepard and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Amoros goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Kline
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Kline
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Newcombe
Lynch hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Newcombe
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Newcombe
Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Newcombe covering. It's a double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Kline
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Kline
Newcombe hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Kline
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Gilliam reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Kline
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reese for the out. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Snider vs. Kline
Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Newcombe
Freese hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Shepard vs. Newcombe
Shepard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Freese moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Groat vs. Newcombe
Groat bunts in front of the plate. Campanella fields it and throws to first for the out. Freese moves to third. Shepard moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Ward vs. Newcombe
Preston Ward pinch hits for Ron Kline.
Ward hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Clemente vs. Newcombe
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Face
Roy Face now pitching.
Campanella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Face
Amoros strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Face
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Face
Furillo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Face
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Newcombe
Freese hits a ball on the ground into left field. Amoros picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Amoros. Freese moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Lynch vs. Newcombe
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Freese moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Thomas vs. Newcombe
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Long vs. Newcombe
Long hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Long reaches second base with a double. Freese scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Freese vs. Newcombe
Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Face
Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Face
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Face
Reese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Snider vs. Face
Snider hits a fly ball towards left. Lynch catches the ball. Reese is halfway down the line. There's the throw to Long and over to Freese who tags Reese for the out. Gilliam tags and scores. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Newcombe
Shepard hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Newcombe
Groat hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Newcombe
Roman Mejias pinch hits for Roy Face.
Mejias takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Newcombe
Clemente hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Mejias moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Freese vs. Newcombe
Freese strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/30/1955, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Clemente R, rf 5 0 2 0 Gilliam J, 2b 4 1 2 0
Freese G, 2b 5 1 1 0 Reese P, ss 5 0 2 1
Lynch J, lf 4 1 2 0 Snider D, cf 3 0 1 1
Thomas F, cf 4 1 2 2 Campanella R, c 4 1 1 1
Long D, 1b 4 0 2 1 Amoros S, lf 3 1 1 0
Freese G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Hodges G, 1b 4 1 1 0
Shepard J, c 4 0 2 0 Furillo C, rf 4 1 1 1
Groat D, ss 3 0 0 0 Robinson J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Kline R, p 1 0 0 0 Newcombe D, p 4 3 3 3
Ward P, ph 1 0 0 0
Face R, p 0 0 0 0
Mejias R, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 12 3 35 8 12 7
Pittsburgh 200 000 010 -- 3
Brooklyn 001 211 21x -- 8
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Kline R (L) 6.0 8 5 4 2 2
Face R 2.0 4 3 3 0 1
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe D (W) 9.0 12 3 3 2 9
E -- Freese G, Shepard J 2, Groat D, Amoros S
DP -- Pittsburgh 2, Brooklyn 3
LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, Brooklyn 7
2B -- Reese P, Gilliam J, Long D
HR -- Thomas F, Newcombe D 2, Campanella R, Furillo C
SB -- Lynch J, Gilliam J, Amoros S
SH -- Groat D
SF -- Snider D
HBP -- by Kline R (Gilliam J)
T -- 2:30
A -- 26711
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