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Phillies
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 9, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on May 9, 1953 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 9, 1953 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 9, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Robin Roberts |
Home Starting Pitcher | Preacher Roe |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | 19,257 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lon Warneke 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
Mel Clark | Right Fielder |
Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
Granny Hamner | Shortstop |
Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
Stan Lopata | Catcher |
Robin Roberts | Pitcher |
Steve O'Neill | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
Jackie Robinson | Third Baseman |
Roy Campanella | Catcher |
George Shuba | Left Fielder |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Don Thompson | Right Fielder |
Preacher Roe | Pitcher |
Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Phillies
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 9, 1953
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Roe
Ryan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Shuba. Ryan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashburn vs. Roe
Ashburn bunts towards the mound. Roe fields it and throws to first for the out. Ryan moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Clark vs. Roe
Clark 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 -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Ennis vs. Roe
Ennis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torgeson vs. Roe
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thompson. Torgeson reaches second base with a double. Ryan scores. Ennis moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Hamner vs. Roe
Hamner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Roberts
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Roberts
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson juggles the ball. That's an error on Torgeson. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Roberts
Snider hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Roberts
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gilliam moves to third. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Campanella vs. Roberts
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Roe
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Roe
Lopata hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Roe
Roberts is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Roberts
Shuba hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Shuba reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Roberts
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Roberts
Thompson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Roe vs. Roberts
Roe bunts towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. Shuba moves to third. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Gilliam vs. Roberts
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Shuba scores. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Roberts
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Roberts covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Roe
Ryan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Roe
Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ryan moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. Roe
Clark hits a line drive towards right. Thompson catches it and throws to Hodges who relays to second to double up Ashburn. Ryan scores. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Roe
Ennis hits a ball on the ground, foul, towards short. Reese misplays the ball. That's an error on Reese. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Roberts
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Roberts
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Roberts
Campanella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Shuba vs. Roberts
There goes Campanella. The throw from Lopata and he is safe. Campanella steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Shuba vs. Roberts
Shuba hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Campanella scores. Shuba moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Roberts
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Shuba scores. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Roberts
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Roe
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Roe
Hamner hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Roe
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Roe vs. Roberts
Roe hits a line drive into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Roberts
Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Roberts
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Roberts
Snider hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Snider reaches second base with a double. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Roberts
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan misplays the ball. That's an error on Ryan. Reese scores. Snider moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Campanella vs. Roberts
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Roe
Lopata hits a line drive into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Roe
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Roe
Ryan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Roberts
Shuba hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Roberts covering, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Roberts
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Roberts
Thompson hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Roe
Ashburn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Roe
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ashburn moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ennis vs. Roe
Ennis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Ashburn scores. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Torgeson vs. Roe
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam misplays the ball. That's an error on Gilliam. Clark moves to third. Ennis moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Hamner vs. Erskine
Carl Erskine now pitching.
Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clark scores. Ennis moves to third. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Jones vs. Erskine
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Nicholson vs. Erskine
Bill Nicholson pinch hits for Stan Lopata.
Nicholson strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Roberts vs. Erskine
Roberts strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Roberts
Smoky Burgess now catching.
Erskine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Roberts
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Roberts
Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Roberts
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snider for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Erskine
Ryan hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Erskine
Ashburn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Erskine
Johnny Wyrostek pinch hits for Mel Clark.
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Roberts
Johnny Wyrostek now playing right field.
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Roberts
Campanella hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Roberts
Shuba hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Roberts
Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Erskine
Carl Furillo now playing right field. Don Thompson now playing left field.
Ennis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Erskine
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Erskine
Hamner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Erskine
Erskine fires over to first and Gilliam covering first, drops the ball. That's an error on Gilliam. Torgeson moves to third. Hamner moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Jones vs. Erskine
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torgeson scores. Hamner scores. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Erskine
Burgess hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Burgess reaches second base with a double. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Roberts vs. Hughes
Jim Hughes now pitching.
Roberts is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Ryan vs. Hughes
Ryan hits a fly ball into left field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Roberts
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Roberts
Rube Walker pinch hits for Jim Hughes.
Walker hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Walker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Roberts
Bill Antonello pinch runs for Rube Walker.
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Roberts
There goes Gilliam. The throw from Burgess and he is out, Ryan applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Wade
Ben Wade now pitching.
Ashburn hits a fly ball into left field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Wade
Wyrostek hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Wade
Ennis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Wade
Torgeson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Roberts
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Roberts
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Roberts
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Roberts
Campanella hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/9/1953, game 1 -- Philadelphia at Brooklyn (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Ryan C, 2b 4 2 1 0 Gilliam J, 2b 5 0 2 1 Ashburn R, cf 4 1 3 0 Reese P, ss 3 1 1 0 Clark M, rf 3 1 1 1 Snider D, cf 5 0 1 0 Wyrostek J, ph-rf 2 0 0 0 Robinson J, 3b 4 2 1 1 Ennis D, lf 3 0 1 1 Campanella R, c 5 2 2 2 Torgeson E, 1b 5 1 2 1 Shuba G, lf 4 2 2 1 Hamner G, ss 4 1 1 1 Furillo C, rf 0 0 0 0 Jones W, 3b 3 0 1 2 Hodges G, 1b 4 0 1 1 Lopata S, c 2 0 0 0 Thompson D, rf-lf 3 0 0 0 Nicholson B, ph 1 0 0 0 Roe P, p 1 0 0 0 Burgess S, c 1 0 1 0 Erskine C, p 1 0 0 0 Roberts R, p 4 0 0 0 Hughes J, p 0 0 0 0 Walker R, ph 1 0 1 0 Antonello B, pr 0 0 0 0 Wade B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 6 11 6 36 7 11 6 Philadelphia 101 002 020 -- 6 Brooklyn 012 100 102 -- 7 2 outs when winning run was scored. Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Roberts R (L) 8.2 11 7 6 4 1 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Roe P* 5.0 6 4 4 2 1 Erskine C 2.1 5 2 2 1 3 Hughes J 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 Wade B (W) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 * Pitched to 4 batters in 6th E -- Torgeson E, Reese P, Ryan C, Gilliam J 2 DP -- Philadelphia 1, Brooklyn 2 LOB -- Philadelphia 8, Brooklyn 8 2B -- Ryan C, Torgeson E, Shuba G, Snider D, Burgess S, Walker R HR -- Robinson J, Campanella R SB -- Campanella R CS -- Gilliam J SH -- Ashburn R, Roe P T -- 2:50 A -- 19257
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