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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
April 15, 1953
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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 15, 1953 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 15, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 15, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Lindell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Russ Meyer |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 3,149 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Hal Dixon 3B: Larry Goetz |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cal Abrams | Right Fielder |
| Pete Castiglione | Third Baseman |
| Felipe Montemayor | Center Fielder |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Paul Smith | First Baseman |
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Mike Sandlock | Catcher |
| Dick Cole | Shortstop |
| Johnny Lindell | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Don Thompson | Left Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Russ Meyer | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
April 15, 1953
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Meyer
Abrams hits a line drive into left field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Meyer
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Montemayor vs. Meyer
Montemayor strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Lindell
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Lindell
The ball gets by Sandlock for a passed ball. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Lindell
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Lindell
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lindell fields it and throws to first for the out. Gilliam moves to third. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Lindell
There's a wild pitch. Gilliam scores. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Lindell
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Campanella vs. Lindell
That's a pickoff. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Campanella vs. Lindell
Campanella strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Meyer
Kiner hits a popup in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Meyer
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Meyer
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lindell
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Lindell
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Lindell
Furillo hits a line drive into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyer vs. Lindell
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Gilliam vs. Lindell
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Montemayor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sandlock vs. Meyer
Sandlock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cole vs. Meyer
Cole hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lindell vs. Meyer
Lindell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Meyer
Abrams strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Meyer
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Montemayor vs. Meyer
Montemayor strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Lindell
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Lindell
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Lindell
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campanella vs. Lindell
Campanella hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Lindell
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Snider moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Hodges vs. Lindell
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Montemayor 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: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Meyer
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Meyer
Smith 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 -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Meyer
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sandlock vs. Meyer
Sandlock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cole vs. Meyer
Cole hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Lindell
Furillo hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Lindell
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lindell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Lindell
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Lindell
Reese hits a line drive into center field. Montemayor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Lindell
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lindell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Meyer
Lindell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Meyer
Abrams hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Meyer
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lindell
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lindell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Lindell
Campanella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Lindell
Thompson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sandlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Lindell
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Montemayor vs. Meyer
Montemayor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Meyer
Kiner hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Meyer
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Lindell
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Lindell
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lindell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Lindell
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Lindell
There goes Gilliam. The throw from Sandlock and he is out, O'Connell applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Meyer
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sandlock vs. Meyer
Sandlock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cole vs. Meyer
Cole hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindell vs. Meyer
Lindell hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Lindell
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lindell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Lindell
Snider hits a popup towards short. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lindell
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Lindell
Campanella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Lindell
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smith scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Meyer
Abrams strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Meyer
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Montemayor vs. Meyer
Montemayor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Meyer
Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Lindell
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Lindell
Furillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meyer vs. Lindell
Meyer bunts in front of the plate. Sandlock fields it and throws to first for the out. Hodges moves to third. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Gilliam vs. Lindell
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Reese vs. Lindell
Reese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hodges scores. Furillo scores. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Snider vs. Lindell
The ball gets by Sandlock for a passed ball. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Snider vs. Lindell
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lindell fields it and throws to home to get Gilliam. Reese moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Lindell
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smith scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Meyer
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Meyer
O'Connell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Meyer
George Metkovich pinch hits for Mike Sandlock.
Metkovich strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Garagiola vs. Meyer
Joe Garagiola pinch hits for Dick Cole.
Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garagiola for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/15/1953 -- Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Abrams C, rf 4 0 0 0 Gilliam J, 2b 2 1 1 0
Castiglione P, 3b 4 0 1 0 Reese P, ss 4 0 1 2
Montemayor F, cf 3 0 0 0 Snider D, cf 4 0 0 0
Kiner R, lf 4 0 0 0 Robinson J, 3b 2 0 0 0
Smith P, 1b 4 0 2 0 Campanella R, c 3 0 1 0
O'Connell D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Thompson D, lf 3 0 0 0
Sandlock M, c 3 0 3 0 Hodges G, 1b 4 1 1 0
Metkovich G, ph 1 0 0 0 Furillo C, rf 4 2 3 1
Cole D, ss 3 1 0 0 Meyer R, p 3 0 1 0
Garagiola J, ph 1 0 0 0
Lindell J, p 3 1 1 2
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 8 2 29 4 8 3
Pittsburgh 002 000 000 -- 2
Brooklyn 100 100 02x -- 4
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Lindell J (L) 8.0 8 4 4 10 4
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Meyer R (W) 9.0 8 2 2 1 7
DP -- Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, Brooklyn 12
HR -- Lindell J, Furillo C
CS -- Gilliam J
SH -- Meyer R
WP -- Lindell J
PB -- Sandlock M 2
T -- 2:18
A -- 3149
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