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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 15, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on April 15, 1955 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | April 15, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 15, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Billy Loes |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ruben Gomez |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 17,894 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Lee Ballanfant 3B: Al Barlick |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Sandy Amoros | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Billy Loes | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Ruben Gomez | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 15, 1955
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Gomez
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Gomez
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Gomez
Snider hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Hodges vs. Gomez
Hodges hits a line drive into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reese tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Gomez
Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Loes
Lockman 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 -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Loes
Dark hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Loes
Mays hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Gomez
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Gomez
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Gomez
Campanella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Loes vs. Gomez
Loes hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Loes
Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Loes
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Loes
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Gomez
Gilliam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Gomez
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Gomez
Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Hodges vs. Gomez
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Loes
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Loes
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Loes
Gomez 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
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Gomez
Amoros hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Gomez
Robinson hits a line drive into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Gomez
Furillo hits a line drive into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Gomez
Campanella hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Loes
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Loes
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Loes
Mays hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Irvin vs. Loes
Irvin takes first base on ball four. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Thompson vs. Loes
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields it and throws to second for the out. Dark scores. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mueller vs. Loes
Loes fires to third and picks off Mays. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Loes vs. Gomez
Loes hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Gomez
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Williams. Loes moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Gomez
Reese bunts towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to third for the out. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Gomez
Snider hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Gomez
Hodges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Gomez
Amoros hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hodges moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Gomez
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Loes
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Loes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Loes
Williams hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Loes
Westrum hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Gomez
Furillo hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Gomez
Campanella hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Loes vs. Gomez
Loes strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Gomez
Gilliam is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Gomez
There goes Gilliam. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Gilliam steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Gomez
Reese strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Loes
Billy Gardner pinch hits for Ruben Gomez.
Gardner hits a popup in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Loes
Lockman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Loes
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Spencer
George Spencer now pitching.
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snider for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Spencer
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Spencer
Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Spencer
Robinson hits a line drive into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Loes
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Loes
Irvin strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Loes
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Loes
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Rhodes vs. Loes
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Davey Williams.
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Spencer
Foster Castleman now playing second base.
Furillo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Spencer
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Loes vs. Spencer
Loes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Castleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Spencer
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Spencer
Reese takes first base on ball four. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. McCall
Windy McCall now pitching.
Snider strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Loes
Bill Taylor pinch hits for Wes Westrum.
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Loes
Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Windy McCall.
Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Loes
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Giel
Mickey Grasso now catching. Paul Giel now pitching.
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Giel
Amoros bunts towards the mound. Giel fields it and throws to first for the out. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Giel
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Giel
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Loes
Dark 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 -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Loes
Mays hits a fly ball into left center field, beyond the reach of Snider. Mays reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Loes
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Loes
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Loes
Joey Amalfitano pinch runs for Hank Thompson.
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mays scores. Amalfitano moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Castleman vs. Loes
Castleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Amalfitano scores. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Katt vs. Loes
Ray Katt pinch hits for Mickey Grasso.
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/15/1955 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Gilliam J, 2b 3 1 1 0 Lockman W, 1b 4 0 0 0
Reese P, ss 4 2 1 0 Dark A, ss 3 1 0 0
Snider D, cf 5 1 2 3 Mays W, cf 4 1 2 0
Hodges G, 1b 2 0 1 1 Irvin M, lf 3 0 0 0
Amoros S, lf 4 0 2 0 Thompson H, 3b 2 0 1 1
Robinson J, 3b 5 0 0 0 Amalfitano J, pr 0 1 0 0
Furillo C, rf 5 2 2 2 Mueller D, rf 4 0 2 1
Campanella R, c 4 0 1 0 Williams D, 2b 2 0 0 0
Loes B, p 4 0 1 0 Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0
Castleman F, 2b 1 0 1 1
Westrum W, c 2 0 0 0
Taylor B, ph 1 0 0 0
Grasso M, c 0 0 0 0
Katt R, ph 1 0 0 0
Gomez R, p 1 0 0 0
Gardner B, ph 1 0 0 0
Spencer G, p 0 0 0 0
McCall W, p 0 0 0 0
Hofman B, ph 1 0 0 0
Giel P, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 6 11 6 31 3 6 3
Brooklyn 100 031 010 -- 6
New York 000 100 002 -- 3
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Loes B (W) 9.0 6 3 3 4 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez R (L) 6.0 10 5 4 0 3
Spencer G 1.2 1 1 1 3 0
McCall W 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Giel P 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
E -- Williams D
DP -- Brooklyn 1, New York 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 10, New York 5
2B -- Mays W
HR -- Snider D, Furillo C 2
SB -- Gilliam J
SH -- Amoros S
SF -- Hodges G
HBP -- by Gomez R (Gilliam J)
T -- 2:36
A -- 17894
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