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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 30, 1956
(1 Comment)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on September 30, 1956 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 30, 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 | September 30, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Law |
Home Starting Pitcher | Don Newcombe |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | 31,983 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Vic Delmore 2B: Jocko Conlan 3B: Stan Landes |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
Bob Skinner | First Baseman |
Frank Thomas | Third Baseman |
Lee Walls | Left Fielder |
Dick Groat | Shortstop |
Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
Jack Shepard | Catcher |
Vern Law | Pitcher |
Bobby Bragan | 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 |
Sandy Amoros | Left Fielder |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
Roy Campanella | Catcher |
Don Newcombe | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 30, 1956
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Newcombe
Clemente bunts towards the mound. Newcombe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Newcombe
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Newcombe, and towards Reese, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Newcombe
Skinner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Law
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Law
Reese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Snider vs. Law
Snider hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Law
Robinson hits a line drive into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Law
Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Law
Hodges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Face
Roy Face now pitching.
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Newcombe
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Newcombe
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Newcombe
Groat hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Newcombe
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Face
Campanella hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Face
Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Face fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Face
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Newcombe
Shepard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newcombe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Cole vs. Newcombe
Dick Cole pinch hits for Roy Face.
Cole takes first base on ball four. Shepard moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Clemente vs. Newcombe
There's a wild pitch. Shepard moves to third. Cole moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Clemente vs. Newcombe
Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Shepard scores. Cole scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Newcombe
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newcombe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Newcombe
Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Purkey
Bob Purkey now pitching.
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Purkey
Snider hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Purkey
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Purkey
Amoros hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Newcombe
Thomas hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Newcombe
Walls hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo who is chasing the ball. Walls reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Groat vs. Newcombe
Groat hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Mazeroski vs. Newcombe
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Purkey
Hodges hits a line drive into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Purkey
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Purkey
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Newcombe
Shepard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Powers vs. Newcombe
John Powers pinch hits for Bob Purkey.
Powers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, throws to second, with Reese covering, for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Newcombe
Clemente hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Kline
Ron Kline now pitching.
Newcombe hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Walls. Newcombe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Kline
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skinner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilliam for the out. Newcombe moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Reese vs. Kline
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Newcombe tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Kline
Snider hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Kline
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Newcombe
Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Newcombe
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Newcombe
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Newcombe
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Kline
Amoros hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Kline
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Kline
Furillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Kline
Campanella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Newcombe vs. Kline
Newcombe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Newcombe
Groat hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Groat reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Mazeroski vs. Newcombe
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shepard vs. Newcombe
Shepard bunts towards the mound. Newcombe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Groat moves to third. Mazeroski moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Long vs. Newcombe
Dale Long pinch hits for Ron Kline.
Long hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Clemente vs. Newcombe
Clemente strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Virdon vs. Newcombe
Virdon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Virdon reaches second base with a double. Groat scores. Mazeroski scores. Shepard goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Skinner vs. Newcombe
Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Friend
Bob Friend now pitching. Dale Long now playing first base.
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Friend
Reese hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Friend
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Friend
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Newcombe
Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Newcombe
Walls hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Bessent
Don Bessent now pitching.
Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Bessent
Eddie O'Brien pinch runs for Dick Groat. Gene Freese pinch hits for Bill Mazeroski.
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson juggles the ball. That's an error on Robinson. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Shepard vs. Bessent
Shepard hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. O'Brien moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Long vs. Bessent
Long strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Friend
Eddie O'Brien now playing shortstop. Gene Freese now playing second base.
Amoros hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Friend
Hodges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Friend
Furillo hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Friend
Campanella hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hodges moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Bessent vs. Friend
Bessent hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Hodges trying to get to home. Clemente throws the ball in to Shepard who tags Hodges for the out. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gilliam vs. Friend
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Bessent
Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Bessent
Virdon 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 -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Bessent
Hank Foiles pinch hits for Bob Friend.
Foiles strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/30/1956 -- Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Clemente R, rf 5 0 2 2 Gilliam J, 2b 4 1 0 0 Virdon B, cf 5 0 2 3 Reese P, ss 3 1 2 1 Skinner B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Snider D, cf 4 2 2 4 Friend B, p 0 0 0 0 Robinson J, 3b 4 1 1 1 Foiles H, ph 1 0 0 0 Amoros S, lf 4 2 2 2 Thomas F, 3b 4 0 1 0 Hodges G, 1b 4 0 2 0 Walls L, lf 4 1 2 1 Furillo C, rf 4 0 0 0 Groat D, ss 4 1 2 0 Campanella R, c 3 0 1 0 O'Brien E, pr-ss 0 0 0 0 Newcombe D, p 3 1 1 0 Mazeroski B, 2b 3 1 1 0 Bessent D, p 1 0 1 0 Freese G, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Shepard J, c 4 2 3 0 Law V, p 0 0 0 0 Face R, p 0 0 0 0 Cole D, ph 0 1 0 0 Purkey B, p 0 0 0 0 Powers J, ph 1 0 0 0 Kline R, p 0 0 0 0 Long D, ph-1b 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 6 13 6 34 8 12 8 Pittsburgh 002 000 310 -- 6 Brooklyn 301 021 01x -- 8 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Law V (L) 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 Face R 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 Purkey B 2.0 1 1 1 0 0 Kline R 2.0 3 3 3 1 2 Friend B 2.0 5 1 1 0 0 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Newcombe D (W) 7.1 11 6 6 1 2 Bessent D (S) 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 E -- Robinson J DP -- Brooklyn 3 LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, Brooklyn 5 2B -- Newcombe D, Groat D, Virdon B 3B -- Walls L HR -- Snider D 2, Robinson J, Amoros S 2, Walls L SF -- Reese P WP -- Newcombe D T -- 2:30 A -- 31983
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