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Lineups and Summary (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Braves
County Stadium
August 31, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on August 31, 1954 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 31, 1954 |
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Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Home Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 31, 1954 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Newcombe |
Home Starting Pitcher | Gene Conley |
Ballpark | County Stadium |
City | Milwaukee |
State | WI |
Attendance | 35,398 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Jocko Conlan 3B: Artie Gore |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Sandy Amoros | Left Fielder |
Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
Jackie Robinson | Third Baseman |
Rube Walker | Catcher |
Don Newcombe | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
Danny O'Connell | Third Baseman |
Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
Andy Pafko | Right Fielder |
Del Crandall | Catcher |
Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
Jack Dittmer | Second Baseman |
Gene Conley | Pitcher |
Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Braves
County Stadium
August 31, 1954
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Conley
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Conley
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Conley
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Newcombe
Bruton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Newcombe
O'Connell strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Newcombe
Adcock hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Newcombe
There goes Bruton. The throw from Walker and he is safe. Bruton steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Newcombe
Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bruton scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Newcombe
Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Conley
Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Conley
Amoros strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Conley
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Newcombe
Crandall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Newcombe
Logan hits a popup, foul, towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dittmer vs. Newcombe
Dittmer hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Conley vs. Newcombe
Conley strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Conley
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Conley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Conley
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Conley
Newcombe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Conley
Gilliam hits a popup towards third. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Newcombe
Bruton strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Newcombe
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Newcombe
Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Newcombe
Thomson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Adcock moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Pafko vs. Newcombe
Pafko strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Conley
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Conley
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Conley
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Conley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Conley
Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Amoros for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Newcombe
Crandall hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Newcombe
Logan hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dittmer vs. Newcombe
Dittmer 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
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Conley
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Conley
Robinson hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Conley
Walker hits a line drive into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conley vs. Newcombe
Conley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Newcombe
Bruton strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Newcombe
O'Connell strikes out. Walker drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws O'Connell out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Conley
Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Conley
Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Conley
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Newcombe
Adcock hits a popup, foul, towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Newcombe
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Newcombe
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Newcombe
Crandall strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Conley
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Conley
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Conley
Amoros hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Newcombe
Logan hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dittmer vs. Newcombe
Dittmer hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Conley vs. Newcombe
Conley hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Conley
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Conley
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Conley
Walker is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Conley
Don Zimmer pinch runs for Rube Walker. Walt Moryn pinch hits for Don Newcombe.
Moryn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Wojey
Pete Wojey now pitching. Roy Campanella now catching.
Bruton strikes out. Campanella drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bruton out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Wojey
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Wojey
Adcock strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Wojey
There goes O'Connell. The throw from Campanella and he is safe. O'Connell steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Wojey
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Wojey
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Conley
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pafko. Gilliam reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Conley
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Conley
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Conley
Hodges hits a line drive into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/31/1954 -- Brooklyn at Milwaukee (D) Brooklyn AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI Gilliam J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Bruton B, cf 3 1 0 0 Reese P, ss 4 0 0 0 O'Connell D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Snider D, cf 4 0 0 0 Adcock J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Hodges G, 1b 4 0 1 0 Thomson B, lf 3 0 2 1 Amoros S, lf 3 0 0 0 Pafko A, rf 4 0 1 0 Furillo C, rf 3 0 0 0 Crandall D, c 3 1 1 1 Robinson J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Logan J, ss 3 0 0 0 Walker R, c 2 0 0 0 Dittmer J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Zimmer D, pr 0 0 0 0 Conley G, p 3 0 0 0 Campanella R, c 0 0 0 0 Newcombe D, p 2 0 1 0 Moryn W, ph 1 0 0 0 Wojey P, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 0 3 0 29 2 5 2 Brooklyn 000 000 000 -- 0 Milwaukee 110 000 00x -- 2 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Newcombe D (L) 7.0 5 2 2 1 8 Wojey P 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO Conley G (W) 9.0 3 0 0 0 6 LOB -- Brooklyn 4, Milwaukee 6 2B -- Gilliam J HR -- Crandall D SB -- Bruton B, O'Connell D HBP -- by Conley G (Walker R) T -- 2:01 A -- 35398
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