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Reds
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 16, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 16, 1954 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 16, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 16, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Herm Wehmeier |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Preacher Roe |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 14,530 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hal Dixon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: Frank Dascoli 3B: Tom Gorman |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Jim Greengrass | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Andy Seminick | Catcher |
| Herm Wehmeier | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
| Rube Walker | Catcher |
| Preacher Roe | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 16, 1954
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Roe
Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Roe
McMillan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Roe
Bell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Wehmeier
Reese hits a popup towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Wehmeier
Gilliam hits a line drive towards short. McMillan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Wehmeier
Snider hits a line drive into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Roe
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greengrass vs. Roe
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Roe
Temple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Roe
Post strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Wehmeier
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Wehmeier
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Wehmeier
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wehmeier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Roe
Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Wehmeier vs. Roe
Wehmeier hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Roe
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Wehmeier
Cox hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Wehmeier
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Roe vs. Wehmeier
Roe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Wehmeier
Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walker moves to third. Roe moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Gilliam vs. Wehmeier
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Roe
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Roe
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Roe
Kluszewski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greengrass vs. Roe
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Temple vs. Roe
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Wehmeier
Snider hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Wehmeier
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Wehmeier
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Post vs. Roe
Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Roe
Seminick hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wehmeier vs. Roe
Wehmeier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Wehmeier
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wehmeier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Wehmeier
Cox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Wehmeier
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roe vs. Wehmeier
Roe hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. McMillan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Roe
Adams strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Roe
McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Roe
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Wehmeier
Reese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Wehmeier
Gilliam hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Wehmeier
Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Wehmeier
There's a wild pitch. Reese moves to third. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Wehmeier
Robinson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Hodges vs. Wehmeier
Hodges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Wehmeier
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wehmeier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Wehmeier
Cox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Wehmeier
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Roe
Don Thompson now playing left field.
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Kluszewski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greengrass vs. Roe
Greengrass hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Temple vs. Roe
Temple bunts towards third. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kluszewski moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Post vs. Roe
Post hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Kluszewski scores. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Seminick vs. Hughes
Jim Hughes now pitching.
Seminick hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merriman vs. Hughes
Lloyd Merriman pinch hits for Herm Wehmeier.
Merriman hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Thompson. Merriman reaches second base with a double. Temple scores. Post moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Adams vs. Hughes
Adams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Smith
Frank Smith now pitching.
Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Smith
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Smith
Gilliam hits a line drive towards short. McMillan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Escalera vs. Hughes
Nino Escalera pinch hits for Roy McMillan.
Escalera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Hughes
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Hughes
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greengrass vs. Hughes
Greengrass 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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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Smith
Rocky Bridges now playing shortstop.
Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Post throws the ball in to Bridges who tags Snider trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Smith
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Smith
Hodges hits a popup towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Hughes
Temple strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Post vs. Hughes
Post strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Hughes
Seminick hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/16/1954, game 1 -- Cincinnati at Brooklyn (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Adams B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Reese P, ss 4 1 2 0
McMillan R, ss 3 0 0 0 Gilliam J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Escalera N, ph 0 0 0 0 Snider D, cf 4 1 2 0
Bridges R, ss 0 0 0 0 Robinson J, lf 2 1 0 0
Bell G, cf 4 0 1 0 Thompson D, lf 1 0 0 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 4 1 2 0 Hodges G, 1b 4 1 1 4
Greengrass J, lf 4 0 1 0 Furillo C, rf 3 0 0 0
Temple J, 2b 4 1 2 0 Cox B, 3b 3 0 2 0
Post W, rf 4 0 1 1 Walker R, c 2 0 0 0
Seminick A, c 4 0 0 0 Roe P, p 2 0 1 0
Wehmeier H, p 2 0 0 0 Hughes J, p 1 0 0 0
Merriman L, ph 1 0 1 1
Smith F, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 8 2 30 4 8 4
Cincinnati 000 000 200 -- 2
Brooklyn 000 004 00x -- 4
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Wehmeier H (L) 6.0 7 4 4 2 0
Smith F 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Roe P (W) 6.1 7 2 2 0 3
Hughes J (S) 2.2 1 0 0 1 3
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, Brooklyn 4
2B -- Kluszewski T, Merriman L
HR -- Hodges G
WP -- Wehmeier H
T -- 2:08
A -- 14530
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