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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
April 29, 1956
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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 April 29, 1956 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 29, 1956 |
|---|---|
| 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 | April 29, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Law |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Billy Loes |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 22,609 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: Frank Dascoli 3B: Frank Secory |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Curt Roberts | Second Baseman |
| Bob Skinner | Right Fielder |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Preston Ward | Third Baseman |
| Lee Walls | Center Fielder |
| Dick Cole | Shortstop |
| Jack Shepard | Catcher |
| Vern Law | Pitcher |
| Bobby Bragan | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Left Fielder |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Sandy Amoros | Center Fielder |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| Billy Loes | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
April 29, 1956
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Loes
Roberts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Loes
Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Loes
Long strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Loes
Thomas hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Loes
Ward hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam 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: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Law
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Law
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Law
Amoros hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Law
Campanella hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Loes
Walls strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Loes
Cole hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Shepard vs. Loes
Shepard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cole moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Law vs. Loes
Law bunts towards the mound. Loes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cole scores. Shepard moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Roberts vs. Loes
Roberts takes first base on ball four. Shepard moves to third. Law moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Clemente vs. Lehman
Ken Lehman now pitching. Roberto Clemente pinch hits for Bob Skinner.
Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shepard scores. Law scores. Roberts moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Long vs. Lehman
Long hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Roberts tags and scores. Clemente tags and moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Lehman
Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Law
Roberto Clemente now playing center field. Lee Walls now playing right field. Dick Groat now playing shortstop. Dick Cole now playing third base.
Hodges hits a line drive into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Law
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Law
Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Lehman
Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Lehman
Walls hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cole vs. Lehman
There goes Groat. The throw from Campanella and he is out, Reese applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Lehman
Cole hits a fly ball into center field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Law
Neal hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clemente. Neal reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Lehman vs. Law
Lehman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Neal scores. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Law
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lehman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Law
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Amoros vs. Law
Amoros 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, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Lehman
Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Law vs. Lehman
Law hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Lehman
Roberts hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Lehman
Clemente takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Lehman
Long hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Lehman
Thomas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Law
Campanella hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Law
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Law
Jackson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Law
Furillo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Furillo reaches second base with a double. Jackson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Neal vs. King
Nellie King now pitching.
The umpire calls a balk on King Furillo moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Neal vs. King
Neal hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Newcombe vs. King
Don Newcombe pinch hits for Ken Lehman.
Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Roebuck
Ed Roebuck now pitching.
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Roebuck
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Roebuck
Cole hits a fly ball into center field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. King
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. King
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cole fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. King
Amoros hits a popup towards third. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. King
Campanella hits a fly ball into center field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Roebuck
Shepard strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Roebuck
King hits a fly ball into center field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Roebuck
Roberts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Roebuck
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. King
Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. King
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cole fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. King
Furillo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. King
Neal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Roberts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Long vs. Roebuck
Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges juggles the ball. That's an error on Hodges. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Roebuck
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Long moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Groat vs. Roebuck
Groat bunts towards the mound. Roebuck fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Long moves to third. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Walls vs. Roebuck
Walls hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo who is chasing the ball. Walls reaches third base with a triple. Long scores. Thomas scores. Groat goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cole vs. Roebuck
Cole hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walls scores. View Play -
Pirates, 11 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Shepard vs. Roebuck
Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Neal fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 11 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
King vs. Roebuck
King bunts towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Neal covering, for the out. Shepard moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 11 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Roberts vs. Roebuck
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 11 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. King
Gino Cimoli pinch hits for Ed Roebuck.
Cimoli strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 11 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. King
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 11 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. King
Reese strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 11 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching.
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 11 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Long vs. Labine
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 11 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Labine
Thomas 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, 11 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. King
Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 11 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. King
Campanella hits a fly ball into center field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 11 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. King
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 11 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Labine
Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 11 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Labine
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 11 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Labine
Cole hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 11 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Shepard vs. Labine
Shepard strikes out. Campanella drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Shepard out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 11 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. King
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 11 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. King
Furillo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls. Furillo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 11 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Neal vs. King
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 11 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. King
Dick Williams pinch hits for Clem Labine.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/29/1956, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Roberts C, 2b 4 2 2 0 Gilliam J, lf 3 0 0 0
Skinner B, rf 1 0 0 0 Reese P, ss 3 0 0 0
Clemente R, ph-cf 3 0 1 2 Amoros S, cf 4 0 0 0
Long D, 1b 4 1 1 1 Campanella R, c 4 1 1 1
Thomas F, lf 5 2 2 2 Hodges G, 1b 4 0 0 0
Ward P, 3b 1 0 0 0 Jackson R, 3b 4 1 1 0
Groat D, ss 4 1 3 0 Furillo C, rf 4 0 3 1
Walls L, cf-rf 5 1 1 3 Neal C, 2b 4 1 1 0
Cole D, ss-3b 5 1 3 1 Loes B, p 0 0 0 0
Shepard J, c 5 1 1 0 Lehman K, p 1 0 1 1
Law V, p 2 2 2 2 Newcombe D, ph 1 0 0 0
King N, p 1 0 0 0 Roebuck E, p 0 0 0 0
Cimoli G, ph 1 0 0 0
Labine C, p 0 0 0 0
Williams D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 11 16 11 34 3 7 3
Pittsburgh 240 100 400 -- 11
Brooklyn 001 200 000 -- 3
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Law V 3.1 5 3 3 1 2
King N (W) 5.2 2 0 0 1 3
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Loes B (L) 1.1 5 6 6 1 2
Lehman K 2.2 4 1 1 1 1
Roebuck E 3.0 5 4 3 0 1
Labine C 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
E -- Hodges G
DP -- Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, Brooklyn 6
2B -- Neal C, Furillo C 2
3B -- Walls L
HR -- Thomas F, Law V, Campanella R
CS -- Groat D
SH -- King N
SF -- Long D
Balk -- King N
T -- 2:33
A -- 22609
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