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Phillies
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 20, 1955
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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 September 20, 1955 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 20, 1955 |
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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 | September 20, 1955 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Robin Roberts |
Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Craig |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | 8,763 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 58 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Bill Jackowski |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
Granny Hamner | Second Baseman |
Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
Jim Greengrass | Right Fielder |
Bobby Morgan | Shortstop |
Andy Seminick | Catcher |
Robin Roberts | Pitcher |
Mayo Smith | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
Sandy Amoros | Center Fielder |
George Shuba | Left Fielder |
Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
Frank Kellert | First Baseman |
Rube Walker | Catcher |
Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
Don Zimmer | Shortstop |
Roger Craig | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Phillies
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 20, 1955
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Craig
Ashburn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kellert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Craig
Waitkus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Craig
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Craig
Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Roberts
Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Greengrass who is chasing the ball. Gilliam reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Amoros vs. Roberts
Amoros hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gilliam scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Shuba vs. Roberts
Shuba is hit by the pitch. Amoros moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Roberts
Furillo hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Greengrass. Furillo reaches second base with a double. Amoros scores. Shuba moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Kellert vs. Roberts
Kellert strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Walker vs. Roberts
Walker is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Hoak vs. Roberts
Hoak hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Zimmer vs. Roberts
Zimmer strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Craig
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greengrass vs. Craig
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Craig
Morgan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craig vs. Roberts
Craig hits a fly ball into right field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Roberts
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Roberts
Amoros hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shuba vs. Roberts
Shuba hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Craig
Seminick hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Craig
Roberts 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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Craig
Ashburn hits a line drive beyond third. Hoak can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Craig
Waitkus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ashburn moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Hamner vs. Craig
Hamner hits a popup towards short. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Roberts
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Roberts covering, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kellert vs. Roberts
Kellert hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Roberts
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Roberts covering, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Roberts
Hoak hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Craig
Ennis bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Craig
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Greengrass vs. Craig
Greengrass hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Craig
Morgan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Roberts
Zimmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Craig vs. Roberts
There goes Zimmer. The throw from Seminick and he is safe. Zimmer steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Craig vs. Roberts
Craig strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Roberts
There's a wild pitch. Zimmer moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Gilliam vs. Roberts
Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Zimmer tags and scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Roberts
Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Amoros for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Craig
Seminick strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Craig
Roberts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Craig
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Roberts moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Waitkus vs. Craig
Waitkus strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Hamner vs. Craig
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Roberts
Shuba hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Roberts
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kellert vs. Roberts
Kellert strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Craig
Ennis hits a popup towards short. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Craig
Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Craig
Greengrass takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Craig
Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Roberts
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Roberts
Hoak hits a line drive into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Roberts
Zimmer strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Craig
Walt Moryn now playing right field.
Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Craig
Roberts hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Craig
Ashburn hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Roberts moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Waitkus vs. Craig
Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Roberts moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Hamner vs. Craig
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kellert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hamner for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craig vs. Roberts
Craig hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Roberts
Gilliam bunts towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Craig moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Amoros vs. Roberts
Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. Craig moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Shuba vs. Roberts
Shuba hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Roberts
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Craig
Ennis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Craig
Jones hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kellert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greengrass vs. Craig
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Craig
Morgan hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kellert vs. Roberts
Kellert hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Seminick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Roberts
Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Roberts
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Command vs. Craig
Jim Command pinch hits for Andy Seminick.
Command 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, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Craig
Marv Blaylock pinch hits for Robin Roberts.
Blaylock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Shuba. Blaylock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Ashburn vs. Craig
Ashburn hits a line drive towards third. Hoak reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Waitkus vs. Craig
Waitkus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hamner vs. Craig
Hamner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Blaylock scores. Waitkus moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Ennis vs. Craig
Ennis 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
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/20/1955, game 2 -- Philadelphia at Brooklyn (N) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Ashburn R, cf 5 0 3 0 Gilliam J, 2b 1 1 1 1 Waitkus E, 1b 3 0 1 0 Amoros S, cf 4 1 1 1 Hamner G, 2b 5 0 1 1 Shuba G, lf 3 1 1 2 Ennis D, lf 5 0 1 0 Furillo C, rf 3 0 1 1 Jones W, 3b 3 0 1 0 Moryn W, rf 1 0 0 0 Greengrass J, rf 3 0 0 0 Kellert F, 1b 4 1 1 1 Morgan B, ss 4 0 0 0 Walker R, c 3 0 1 0 Seminick A, c 3 0 0 0 Hoak D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Command J, ph 1 0 0 0 Zimmer D, ss 3 1 1 0 Roberts R, p 2 0 1 0 Craig R, p 3 1 1 0 Blaylock M, ph 1 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 1 9 1 29 6 8 6 Philadelphia 000 000 001 -- 1 Brooklyn 201 100 20x -- 6 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Roberts R (L) 8.0 8 6 6 2 6 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Craig R (W) 9.0 9 1 1 5 3 DP -- Philadelphia 1, Brooklyn 1 LOB -- Philadelphia 12, Brooklyn 4 2B -- Furillo C, Blaylock M 3B -- Gilliam J HR -- Kellert F, Shuba G SB -- Zimmer D SH -- Gilliam J SF -- Gilliam J HBP -- by Roberts R (Shuba G) WP -- Roberts R T -- 1:58 A -- 8763
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