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Dodgers
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
June 17, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on June 17, 1955 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | June 17, 1955 |
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Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 17, 1955 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Newcombe |
Home Starting Pitcher | Gordon Jones |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 25,661 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lon Warneke 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Larry Goetz 3B: Frank Dascoli |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
Roy Campanella | Catcher |
Sandy Amoros | Left Fielder |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
Don Newcombe | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Solly Hemus | Third Baseman |
Wally Moon | Center Fielder |
Stan Musial | First Baseman |
Bill Virdon | Right Fielder |
Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
Bill Sarni | Catcher |
Ken Boyer | Shortstop |
Gordon Jones | Pitcher |
Harry Walker | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
June 17, 1955
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Jones
Gilliam hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Jones
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Jones
Snider strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Newcombe
Hemus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Newcombe
Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hemus moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Newcombe
Musial hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Virdon vs. Newcombe
Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Schoendienst vs. Newcombe
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. Hemus moves to third. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Repulski vs. Newcombe
Repulski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Jones
Campanella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Jones
Amoros hits a popup towards short. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Jones
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Jones
Furillo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Newcombe
Sarni strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Newcombe
Boyer hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Newcombe
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newcombe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Newcombe
Hemus hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Jones
Hoak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Newcombe vs. Jones
Newcombe hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Jones
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Jones
Reese hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Jones
Snider hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Lawrence
Brooks Lawrence now pitching.
Campanella hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Lawrence
Amoros hits a popup towards short. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Lawrence
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Newcombe
Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Newcombe
Musial hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Newcombe
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Lawrence
Furillo hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Lawrence
Hoak hits a ball on the ground into center field, out of the reach of Moon. Hoak reaches second base with a double. Furillo moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Newcombe vs. Lawrence
Newcombe strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Gilliam vs. Lawrence
Gilliam is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reese vs. Lawrence
Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Furillo scores. Hoak scores. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Snider vs. Lawrence
Snider strikes out. The ball gets by Sarni. He chases the ball to the backstop. There goes Gilliam. He's safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Campanella vs. Lawrence
Campanella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reese scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Lawrence
Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Amoros for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Newcombe
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Newcombe
Repulski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Newcombe
Sarni hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Lawrence
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hemus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Lawrence
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lawrence fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Lawrence
Hoak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newcombe vs. Lawrence
Newcombe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hoak moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Gilliam vs. Lawrence
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Newcombe
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Newcombe
Harry Elliott pinch hits for Brooks Lawrence.
Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hemus vs. Newcombe
Hemus hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Newcombe
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Elliott trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Wright
Mel Wright now pitching.
Reese hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Reese reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Snider vs. Wright
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Campanella vs. Wright
Campanella strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Amoros vs. Wright
Amoros hits a fly ball into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Reese scores. Snider moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Hodges vs. Wright
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Snider scores. Amoros scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Wright
Furillo hits a fly ball into right field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Wright
Hoak hits a line drive towards short. Boyer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 11 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Newcombe
Don Zimmer now playing shortstop.
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Newcombe
Virdon 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 -
Dodgers, 11 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Newcombe
Schoendienst 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 7
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Dodgers, 11 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Wright
Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Wright
Gilliam hits a line drive into center field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Wright
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hemus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 11 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Newcombe
Repulski hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Newcombe
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Newcombe
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 11 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Wright
Snider hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 12 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Wright
Campanella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 12 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Wright
Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 12 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Wright
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 12 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Wright
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 12 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Frazier vs. Newcombe
Joe Frazier pinch hits for Mel Wright.
Frazier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 12 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hemus vs. Newcombe
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Newcombe covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 12 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Newcombe
Moon hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 12 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Tiefenauer
Bobby Tiefenauer now pitching.
Hoak strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 12 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Tiefenauer
Newcombe hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Moon. Newcombe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 12 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Tiefenauer
Gilliam strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 12 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Zimmer vs. Tiefenauer
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiefenauer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 12 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Newcombe
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 12 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Newcombe
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Newcombe covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 12 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Newcombe
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 12 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Newcombe
Repulski is hit by the pitch. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 12 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Sarni vs. Newcombe
Sarni hits a popup towards short. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/17/1955 -- Brooklyn at St.Louis (N) Brooklyn AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Gilliam J, 2b 5 2 1 0 Hemus S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Reese P, ss 4 2 2 2 Moon W, cf 4 0 3 0 Zimmer D, ss 2 0 0 0 Musial S, 1b 4 0 0 0 Snider D, cf 4 3 2 3 Virdon B, rf 4 0 0 0 Campanella R, c 5 0 4 1 Schoendienst R, 2b 3 0 1 0 Amoros S, lf 5 1 1 1 Repulski R, lf 3 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 5 0 1 2 Sarni B, c 4 0 0 0 Furillo C, rf 5 1 1 0 Boyer K, ss 3 1 1 1 Hoak D, 3b 3 2 1 0 Jones G, p 1 0 0 0 Newcombe D, p 5 1 3 2 Lawrence B, p 0 0 0 0 Elliott H, ph 1 0 1 0 Wright M, p 0 0 0 0 Frazier J, ph 0 0 0 0 Tiefenauer B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 43 12 16 11 31 1 7 1 Brooklyn 004 403 010 -- 12 St.Louis 010 000 000 -- 1 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Newcombe D (W) 9.0 7 1 1 2 2 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Jones G (L) 2.1 4 4 4 1 3 Lawrence B 2.2 6 4 4 2 3 Wright M 3.0 5 4 4 1 1 Tiefenauer B 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 E -- Sarni B DP -- Brooklyn 2 LOB -- Brooklyn 8, St.Louis 6 2B -- Hoak D, Amoros S, Newcombe D 3B -- Reese P HR -- Boyer K, Newcombe D, Snider D 2 SB -- Reese P HBP -- by Newcombe D (Repulski R) T -- 2:32 A -- 25661
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