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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 28, 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 May 28, 1955 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 28, 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 | May 28, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Billy Loes |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 34,711 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lon Warneke 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Larry Goetz 3B: Frank Dascoli |
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 |
| Billy Loes | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 28, 1955
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Hearn
Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hearn
Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Hearn
Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Hearn
Campanella hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Amoros vs. Hearn
Amoros hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reese scores. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Hearn
Hodges hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Hearn
Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Loes
Lockman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, 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 -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Loes
Mueller 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, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Loes
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Loes
Mays strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hearn
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Loes vs. Hearn
Loes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Hearn
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Loes
Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Loes
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Loes
Westrum hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hearn vs. Loes
Hearn hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
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
Top 3
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hearn
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Hearn
Snider hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Snider reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Campanella vs. Hearn
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. Snider moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Amoros vs. Hearn
Amoros hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, 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, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Loes
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Loes
Thompson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Hearn
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Hearn
Furillo takes first base on ball four. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Hearn
Robinson hits a popup towards second. Williams catches it and throws to second to double up Hodges. The throw to first to get Furillo, and that's a triple play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Loes
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Loes
Irvin hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Loes
Williams 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 5
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Loes vs. Hearn
Loes 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, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Hearn
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hearn
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Loes
Westrum hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Loes
Hearn hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Loes
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Loes
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Loes
Mueller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo who is chasing the ball. Mueller reaches third base with a triple. Lockman scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Loes
Thompson hits a line drive towards first. Hodges reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Hearn
Snider hits a line drive into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Hearn
Campanella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Hearn
Amoros 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 6
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Loes
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Loes
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Monte Irvin.
Rhodes takes first base on ball four. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Roebuck
Ed Roebuck now pitching.
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Westrum vs. Roebuck
Westrum hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Roebuck
Sid Gordon pinch hits for Jim Hearn.
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Grissom
Dusty Rhodes now playing left field. Marv Grissom now pitching.
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Grissom
Furillo 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 -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Grissom
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roebuck vs. Grissom
Roebuck hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Roebuck
Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Roebuck
Dark hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Roebuck
Mueller hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Roebuck
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Roebuck
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Grissom
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Grissom
Reese bunts towards the mound. Grissom fields it and throws to first for the out. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Grissom
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snider for the out. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Campanella vs. Grissom
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grissom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Roebuck
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Roebuck covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Roebuck
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Roebuck
Bill Taylor pinch hits for Wes Westrum.
Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hofman vs. Roebuck
Joey Amalfitano pinch runs for Bill Taylor. Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Marv Grissom.
Hofman hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Wilhelm
Ray Katt now catching. Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Amoros hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Wilhelm
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Wilhelm
Furillo hits a line drive into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Wilhelm
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roebuck vs. Wilhelm
Roebuck hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Roebuck
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Roebuck
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Roebuck
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/28/1955 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Gilliam J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Lockman W, 1b 5 2 3 1
Reese P, ss 3 1 1 0 Dark A, ss 5 0 1 0
Snider D, cf 4 0 1 0 Mueller D, rf 5 0 1 1
Campanella R, c 4 1 2 0 Thompson H, 3b 4 0 1 0
Amoros S, lf 4 2 2 2 Mays W, cf 2 0 0 0
Hodges G, 1b 3 1 2 3 Irvin M, lf 2 0 0 0
Furillo C, rf 3 0 0 0 Rhodes D, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Robinson J, 3b 3 0 1 0 Williams D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Loes B, p 2 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 3 1 1 1
Roebuck E, p 2 0 0 0 Taylor B, ph 1 0 1 0
Amalfitano J, pr 0 0 0 0
Katt R, c 0 0 0 0
Hearn J, p 2 0 1 0
Gordon S, ph 1 0 0 0
Grissom M, p 0 0 0 0
Hofman B, ph 1 0 0 0
Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 5 10 5 35 3 9 3
Brooklyn 400 000 001 -- 5
New York 100 020 000 -- 3
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Loes B (W)* 5.0 6 3 3 4 2
Roebuck E (S) 4.0 3 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn J (L) 6.0 7 4 4 1 0
Grissom M 2.0 1 0 0 2 0
Wilhelm H 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
DP -- Brooklyn 1, New York 2
TP -- New York 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 4, New York 9
2B -- Snider D
3B -- Mueller D
HR -- Hodges G, Lockman W, Westrum W, Amoros S
SH -- Reese P
T -- 2:37
A -- 34711
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