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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 3, 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 September 3, 1956 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 3, 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 3, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Munger |
Home Starting Pitcher | Don Drysdale |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | 29,045 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Artie Gore 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Shag Crawford 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
Dale Long | First Baseman |
Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
Frank Thomas | Third Baseman |
Lee Walls | Left Fielder |
Dick Groat | Shortstop |
Red Munger | Pitcher |
Hank Foiles | Catcher |
Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
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 |
Roy Campanella | Catcher |
Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Don Drysdale | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 3, 1956
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Drysdale
Virdon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Drysdale
Long 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Drysdale
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drysdale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Munger
Gilliam strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Munger
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reese for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Munger
Snider hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Virdon throws the ball in to Mazeroski who tags Snider trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Drysdale
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Drysdale
Walls bunts towards the mound. Drysdale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Drysdale
Groat strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Munger
Robinson 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Munger
Amoros takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Munger
Campanella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Munger
Furillo strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munger vs. Drysdale
Munger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese misplays the ball. That's an error on Reese. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Foiles vs. Drysdale
Foiles bunts towards the mound. Drysdale fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Drysdale
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Drysdale
Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mazeroski moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Long vs. Drysdale
Long hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mazeroski scores. Virdon moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Clemente vs. Drysdale
Clemente hits a line drive towards first. Hodges reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Munger
Hodges hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Drysdale vs. Munger
Drysdale hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Munger
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Gilliam reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Munger
There's a wild pitch. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Reese vs. Munger
Reese bunts towards third. Thomas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gilliam scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Munger
Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Drysdale
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Drysdale
Walls takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Drysdale
Groat strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munger vs. Drysdale
Munger is hit by the pitch. Walls moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Foiles vs. Drysdale
Red Swanson pinch runs for Red Munger.
Foiles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Foiles reaches second base with a double. Walls scores. Swanson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mazeroski vs. Drysdale
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Face
Roy Face now pitching.
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Face
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, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Face
Campanella hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Drysdale
Virdon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Drysdale
Long 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, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Drysdale
Clemente 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
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Face
Furillo hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Face
Hodges 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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Drysdale vs. Face
Drysdale hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Drysdale
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Drysdale
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Drysdale
Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walls moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Face vs. Drysdale
Face strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Foiles vs. Drysdale
Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, 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 -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Face
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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Face
Snider strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Drysdale
Mazeroski strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Drysdale
Virdon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snider. Virdon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Long vs. Drysdale
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drysdale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Clemente vs. Drysdale
Clemente 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
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Face
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Face
Amoros bunts towards the mound. Face fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Face
Campanella hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Amoros moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Face
Chico Fernandez pinch runs for Roy Campanella.
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. Amoros moves to third. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Hodges vs. Face
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Drysdale
Rube Walker now catching.
Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Drysdale
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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Groat vs. Drysdale
Groat bunts towards the mound. Drysdale fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Walls scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Face vs. Drysdale
Face bunts towards the mound. Drysdale fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foiles vs. Drysdale
Foiles hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Face
Dale Mitchell pinch hits for Don Drysdale.
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Face
Gilliam strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Face
Reese hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walls. Reese reaches second base with a double. Mitchell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Friend
Bob Friend now pitching.
Snider hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Friend
Robinson hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Bessent
Don Bessent now pitching.
Mazeroski hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Bessent
Virdon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Bessent
Long hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Bessent
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bessent fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Friend
Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Amoros for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Friend
Walker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Walker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Friend
Gino Cimoli pinch runs for Rube Walker.
Furillo strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Friend
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Friend
Randy Jackson pinch hits for Don Bessent.
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/3/1956, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Virdon B, cf 5 0 5 0 Gilliam J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Long D, 1b 5 0 1 1 Reese P, ss 4 0 2 2 Clemente R, rf 5 0 0 0 Snider D, cf 4 0 1 0 Thomas F, 3b 4 0 1 0 Robinson J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Walls L, lf 3 2 1 0 Amoros S, lf 3 0 0 0 Groat D, ss 4 0 2 1 Campanella R, c 3 0 1 0 Munger R, p 1 0 0 0 Fernandez C, pr 0 0 0 0 Swanson R, pr 0 0 0 0 Walker R, c 1 0 1 0 Face R, p 2 0 0 0 Cimoli G, pr 0 0 0 0 Friend B, p 0 0 0 0 Furillo C, rf 4 0 0 0 Foiles H, c 4 0 1 1 Hodges G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Mazeroski B, 2b 4 1 0 0 Drysdale D, p 2 0 0 0 Mitchell D, ph 1 1 1 0 Bessent D, p 0 0 0 0 Jackson R, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 3 11 3 34 2 8 2 Pittsburgh 001 100 010 -- 3 Brooklyn 001 000 010 -- 2 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Munger R 3.0 3 1 1 1 2 Face R (W) 4.1 4 1 1 0 4 Friend B (S) 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Drysdale D (L) 8.0 10 3 2 1 6 Bessent D 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 E -- Reese P DP -- Brooklyn 2 LOB -- Pittsburgh 9, Brooklyn 7 2B -- Gilliam J, Foiles H, Virdon B, Reese P, Walker R 3B -- Walls L HBP -- by Drysdale D (Munger R) WP -- Munger R T -- 2:34 A -- 29045
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