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Reds
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 16, 1955
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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 July 16, 1955 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 16, 1955 |
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Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 16, 1955 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Art Fowler |
Home Starting Pitcher | Billy Loes |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | 6,655 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Artie Gore 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Jocko Conlan 3B: Hal Dixon |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
Sam Mele | Left Fielder |
Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
Wally Post | Right Fielder |
Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
Art Fowler | Pitcher |
Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
Jim Gilliam | Left Fielder |
Don Zimmer | Second Baseman |
Rube Walker | Catcher |
Billy Loes | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Reds
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 16, 1955
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Loes
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Loes
Mele hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Loes
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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Post vs. Loes
Post takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Loes
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Fowler
Hoak 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: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Fowler
Reese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Fowler
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Fowler
There goes Reese. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Reese steals third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Hodges vs. Fowler
Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Post 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: 3-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Loes
Burgess takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Loes
Adams bunts towards the mound. Loes fields it and throws to first for the out. Burgess moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Loes
McMillan hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Fowler vs. Loes
Fowler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Fowler
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Fowler
Gilliam 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: 3-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Fowler
Zimmer hits a fly ball into left field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Loes
Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Loes
Mele hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Loes
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mele moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Post vs. Loes
Post hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Loes
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Loes
Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Loes
Adams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Bell trying to get to third. Furillo throws the ball in to Hoak, who tags Bell for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Fowler
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Loes vs. Fowler
Loes takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Hoak vs. Fowler
Hoak 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. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Reese vs. Fowler
Reese hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Loes
McMillan hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fowler vs. Loes
Fowler strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Loes
Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Fowler
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Fowler
Hodges hits a line drive towards short. McMillan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Fowler
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Fowler
Gilliam hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. Gilliam reaches third base with a triple. Furillo goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Zimmer vs. Fowler
Zimmer strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Loes
Mele hits a line drive into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Loes
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Post vs. Loes
Post hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Fowler
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Loes vs. Fowler
Loes strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Fowler
Hoak strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Loes
Bell hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Loes
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Loes
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Fowler
Reese hits a popup towards the mound. Fowler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Fowler
Snider hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Fowler
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Fowler
Furillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Fowler
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski juggles the ball. That's an error on Kluszewski. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Zimmer vs. Fowler
Zimmer hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Furillo scores. Gilliam moves to third. Zimmer moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Walker vs. Fowler
Walker is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Newcombe vs. Fowler
Don Newcombe pinch hits for Billy Loes.
Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. McMillan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching.
McMillan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fowler vs. Labine
Fowler strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Labine
Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Fowler
Hoak hits a line drive into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Fowler
Reese bunts towards the catcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Hoak moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Fowler
Snider bunts towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. Hoak moves to third. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Hodges vs. Fowler
Hodges is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Furillo vs. Fowler
Furillo hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Hoak scores. Reese moves to third. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gilliam vs. Freeman
Hersh Freeman now pitching.
Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Zimmer vs. Freeman
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Labine
Mele hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Labine
Chuck Harmon pinch runs for Sam Mele.
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Post vs. Labine
Post hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Freeman
Chuck Harmon now playing left field.
Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Labine vs. Freeman
Labine bunts towards the mound. Freeman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Freeman
Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Labine moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Freeman
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Freeman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Labine
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Labine covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Labine
Burgess hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Snider. Burgess reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brovia vs. Labine
Rocky Bridges pinch runs for Smoky Burgess. Joe Brovia pinch hits for Bobby Adams.
There's a wild pitch. Bridges moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Brovia vs. Labine
Brovia hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bridges tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Labine
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Freeman
Rocky Bridges now playing third base. Matt Batts now catching.
Snider hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/16/1955 -- Cincinnati at Brooklyn (D) Cincinnati AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Temple J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Hoak D, 3b 5 1 2 0 Mele S, lf 4 1 2 0 Reese P, ss 4 0 1 0 Harmon C, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Snider D, cf 3 2 2 2 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 1 2 0 Hodges G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Post W, rf 3 1 1 3 Furillo C, rf 4 2 2 1 Bell G, cf 4 0 1 0 Gilliam J, lf 4 0 1 1 Burgess S, c 3 0 1 0 Zimmer D, 2b 4 0 1 1 Bridges R, pr-3b 0 1 0 0 Walker R, c 2 0 1 0 Adams B, 3b 2 0 1 0 Loes B, p 1 0 0 0 Brovia J, ph 0 0 0 1 Newcombe D, ph 1 0 0 0 Batts M, c 0 0 0 0 Labine C, p 1 0 0 0 McMillan R, ss 4 0 0 0 Fowler A, p 3 0 0 0 Freeman H, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 4 8 4 32 5 10 5 Cincinnati 003 000 001 -- 4 Brooklyn 000 102 101 -- 5 0 outs when winning run was scored. Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Fowler A 6.1 7 4 3 5 4 Freeman H (L) 1.2 3 1 1 0 0 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Loes B 6.0 6 3 3 2 1 Labine C (W) 3.0 2 1 1 0 2 E -- Kluszewski T DP -- Cincinnati 2, Brooklyn 1 LOB -- Cincinnati 4, Brooklyn 10 2B -- Kluszewski T, Burgess S 3B -- Gilliam J HR -- Post W, Snider D 2 SB -- Reese P SH -- Adams B, Reese P, Snider D SF -- Brovia J WP -- Labine C T -- 2:25 A -- 6655
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