Welcome to our redesigned site
The redesign was done to make the web experience more user friendly, as well as to make the mobile and desktop versions more compatible. We hope you find the site an improved experience. We always welcome your input, so let us know what you think. Play ball!
Lineups and Summary (back to top)
Braves
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 24, 1955
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Milwaukee Braves, played on July 24, 1955 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 24, 1955 |
---|---|
Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Braves
|
Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 24, 1955 |
---|---|
Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Milwaukee Braves |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lew Burdette |
Home Starting Pitcher | Don Newcombe |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: Lon Warneke 3B: Frank Secory |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
---|---|
Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
Hank Aaron | Left Fielder |
Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
Andy Pafko | Right Fielder |
Del Crandall | Catcher |
Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
Lew Burdette | Pitcher |
Charlie Grimm | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
---|---|
Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
Roy Campanella | Catcher |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Jim Gilliam | Left Fielder |
Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
Don Zimmer | Second Baseman |
Don Newcombe | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Braves
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 24, 1955
Top 1
-
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Newcombe
Bruton hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Newcombe
Logan hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Mathews vs. Newcombe
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. Bruton moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Aaron vs. Newcombe
Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bruton scores. Mathews moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Adcock vs. Newcombe
Adcock takes first base on ball four. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Pafko vs. Newcombe
Pafko strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Crandall vs. Newcombe
Crandall hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Burdette
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Burdette
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Burdette
Snider hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Burdette
Campanella hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Newcombe
O'Connell hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burdette vs. Newcombe
Burdette hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gilliam. Burdette reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bruton vs. Newcombe
Bruton hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Logan vs. Newcombe
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Newcombe
Mathews hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Snider. Mathews reaches second base with a double. Burdette scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Newcombe
Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mathews scores. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Newcombe
Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Newcombe
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Burdette
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Burdette
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards second. O'Connell scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Burdette
Furillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Burdette
Zimmer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Zimmer reaches second base with a double. Pafko throws the ball in to Mathews who tags Zimmer trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Furillo goes all the way around to score. View Play
Top 3
-
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Newcombe
Crandall strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Newcombe
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Burdette vs. Newcombe
Burdette hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Newcombe
Bruton hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Newcombe
Logan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Bessent
Don Bessent now pitching.
Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Logan moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Aaron vs. Bessent
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bessent vs. Burdette
Bessent hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Burdette
Hoak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Burdette
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Burdette
Snider hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hoak moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Campanella vs. Burdette
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards second base. O'Connell fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Bessent
Adcock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Bessent
Pafko hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Bessent
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Burdette
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Burdette
Gilliam hits a line drive towards third. Mathews reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Burdette
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Bessent
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Burdette vs. Bessent
Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Bessent
Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Burdette
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bessent vs. Burdette
Bessent hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Burdette
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
-
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Bessent
Logan hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Bessent
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Bessent
Aaron hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Burdette
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Burdette
Snider takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Campanella vs. Burdette
Campanella hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Burdette
Hodges hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Burdette
Gilliam hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Jolly
Dave Jolly now pitching.
Furillo takes first base on ball four. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Zimmer vs. Jolly
Zimmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gilliam scores. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Bessent vs. Jolly
Bessent hits a line drive towards short. Logan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hoak vs. Jolly
Hoak takes first base on ball four. Furillo moves to third. Zimmer moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Reese vs. Jolly
Reese hits a ball on the ground into left field. Aaron picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Aaron. Furillo scores. Zimmer scores. Hoak goes all the way around to score. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Jolly
Snider is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Campanella vs. Jolly
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Bessent
Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Bessent
Pafko hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Bessent
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
O'Connell vs. Bessent
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Jolly
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Jolly
Gilliam hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Jolly
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Bessent
George Crowe pinch hits for Dave Jolly.
Crowe hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Gilliam. Crowe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bruton vs. Bessent
Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Logan vs. Bessent
Logan hits a line drive into left center field for a base hit. Crowe scores. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Erskine
Carl Erskine now pitching.
Mathews strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Erskine
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Braves, 7 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Buhl
Bob Buhl now pitching.
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Buhl
Erskine hits a line drive towards short. Logan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Buhl
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hoak for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Braves, 7 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Erskine
Adcock hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tanner vs. Erskine
Chuck Tanner pinch hits for Andy Pafko.
Tanner hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Gilliam. Tanner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Crandall vs. Erskine
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
O'Connell vs. Erskine
O'Connell hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play (back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/24/1955, game 1 -- Milwaukee at Brooklyn (D) Milwaukee AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Bruton B, cf 5 2 2 2 Hoak D, 3b 3 1 0 0 Logan J, ss 5 0 3 1 Reese P, ss 3 1 1 2 Mathews E, 3b 5 1 2 1 Snider D, cf 2 2 2 1 Aaron H, lf 5 0 2 2 Campanella R, c 4 0 0 0 Adcock J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Hodges G, 1b 3 1 1 3 Pafko A, rf 4 0 1 0 Gilliam J, lf 4 1 1 0 Tanner C, ph 1 0 1 0 Furillo C, rf 2 2 0 0 Crandall D, c 5 0 0 0 Zimmer D, 2b 4 1 2 2 O'Connell D, 2b 5 1 1 1 Newcombe D, p 0 0 0 0 Burdette L, p 3 2 2 0 Bessent D, p 3 0 1 0 Jolly D, p 0 0 0 0 Erskine C, p 1 0 0 0 Crowe G, ph 1 1 1 0 Buhl B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 43 7 16 7 29 9 8 8 Milwaukee 132 000 010 -- 7 Brooklyn 110 007 00x -- 9 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO Burdette L 5.1 6 6 6 5 0 Jolly D (L) 1.2 2 3 2 3 0 Buhl B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Newcombe D 2.2 11 6 6 1 2 Bessent D (W) 4.2 4 1 1 0 0 Erskine C (S) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 E -- Aaron H DP -- Milwaukee 2 LOB -- Milwaukee 10, Brooklyn 4 2B -- Burdette L, Mathews E, Zimmer D, Crowe G, Tanner C HR -- Snider D, O'Connell D, Bruton B, Hodges G T -- 2:37 A -- 0
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score