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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
April 27, 1956
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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 27, 1956 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | April 27, 1956 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 27, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ron Kline |
Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Craig |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | 7,056 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: Frank Secory 3B: Stan Landes |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Roberto Clemente | Center Fielder |
Dick Groat | Shortstop |
Dale Long | First Baseman |
Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
Preston Ward | Right Fielder |
Danny Kravitz | Catcher |
Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
Johnny O'Brien | Second Baseman |
Ron Kline | Pitcher |
Bobby Bragan | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Gilliam | Left Fielder |
Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
Roy Campanella | Catcher |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Jackie Robinson | Third Baseman |
Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
Roger Craig | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
April 27, 1956
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Craig
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Craig
Groat takes first base on ball four. Clemente moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Long vs. Craig
There's a wild pitch. Clemente moves to third. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Long vs. Craig
Long strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Thomas vs. Craig
Thomas is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ward vs. Craig
Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clemente tags and scores. Groat tags and moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Kravitz vs. Craig
Kravitz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Kline
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Kline
There goes Gilliam. The throw from Kravitz and he is safe. Gilliam steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Kline
Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Snider vs. Kline
There's a wild pitch. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Snider vs. Kline
Don Zimmer pinch runs for Pee Wee Reese.
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Campanella vs. Kline
There's a wild pitch. Gilliam scores. Zimmer moves to third. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Campanella vs. Kline
Campanella hits a fly ball into center field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Zimmer tags and scores. Snider tags and moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Hodges vs. Kline
The ball gets by Kravitz for a passed ball. Snider scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Kline
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Kline
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Kline
Furillo strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Craig
Don Zimmer now playing shortstop.
Freese strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Craig
O'Brien bunts towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kline vs. Craig
Kline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Kline
Bill Hall now catching.
Neal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Craig vs. Kline
Craig strikes out. There goes Neal. The throw from Hall to Groat, and Neal is out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Kline
Gilliam hits a popup, foul, towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Craig
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Craig fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Craig
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Craig
Long hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Craig
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Kline
Zimmer strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Kline
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Kline
Campanella strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Kline
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Craig
Ward takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Craig
Hall hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Craig
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson juggles the ball. That's an error on Robinson. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Walls vs. Craig
Lee Walls pinch hits for Johnny O'Brien.
There's a wild pitch. Ward moves to third. Freese moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Walls vs. Craig
Walls takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Skinner vs. Craig
Bob Skinner pinch hits for Ron Kline.
Skinner hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Neal catches it and throws to second with Zimmer covering, to double up Freese. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Swanson
Red Swanson now pitching. Curt Roberts now playing second base.
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Swanson
Furillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Swanson
Neal hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Craig vs. Swanson
Craig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Craig
Clemente strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Craig
Groat hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Long vs. Craig
Long hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Craig
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Craig covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Swanson
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Swanson
Zimmer hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Swanson
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Swanson
Campanella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Swanson
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Craig
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Craig
Hall strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Craig
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Swanson
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Swanson
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Swanson fields it and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Neal vs. Swanson
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Swanson fields it and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Craig vs. Swanson
Craig strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Craig
Roberts hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Craig
Dick Cole pinch hits for Red Swanson.
Cole hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Craig
Clemente hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Neal reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Craig
Groat takes first base on ball four. Cole moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Long vs. Craig
Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Long for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Munger
Red Munger now pitching.
Gilliam strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Munger
Zimmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Munger
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Craig
Gino Cimoli now playing left field.
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Craig
Ward hits a fly ball into left field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Craig
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Munger
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Munger
Hodges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Munger
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Munger
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Craig
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Craig
Roberts hits a popup towards short. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Craig
Bobby Del Greco pinch hits for Red Munger.
Del Greco hits a fly ball into left field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/27/1956 -- Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (N) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Clemente R, cf 4 1 1 0 Gilliam J, lf 2 2 0 0 Groat D, ss 2 0 1 0 Cimoli G, lf 0 0 0 0 Long D, 1b 4 1 1 1 Reese P, ss 1 0 1 0 Thomas F, lf 3 0 0 0 Zimmer D, pr-ss 3 1 1 0 Ward P, rf 2 0 0 1 Snider D, cf 2 1 0 0 Kravitz D, c 1 0 0 0 Campanella R, c 3 1 1 3 Hall B, c 3 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 4 1 1 1 Freese G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Robinson J, 3b 3 1 1 1 O'Brien J, 2b 1 0 0 0 Furillo C, rf 4 0 1 0 Walls L, ph 0 0 0 0 Neal C, 2b 2 0 0 0 Roberts C, 2b 2 0 0 0 Craig R, p 3 0 0 0 Kline R, p 1 0 0 0 Skinner B, ph 1 0 0 0 Swanson R, p 0 0 0 0 Cole D, ph 1 0 1 0 Munger R, p 0 0 0 0 Del Greco B, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 2 4 2 27 7 6 5 Pittsburgh 100 010 000 -- 2 Brooklyn 400 020 01x -- 7 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Kline R (L) 3.0 2 4 4 4 4 Swanson R 3.0 2 2 2 2 3 Munger R 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Craig R (W) 9.0 4 2 2 5 4 E -- Robinson J DP -- Pittsburgh 2, Brooklyn 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, Brooklyn 3 HR -- Robinson J, Long D, Campanella R, Hodges G SB -- Gilliam J CS -- Neal C SF -- Ward P, Campanella R WP -- Craig R 2, Kline R 2 PB -- Kravitz D T -- 2:35 A -- 7056
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