September 28, 1955 World Series Game 1 at Yankee Stadium Box Score and Play by Play

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1955 World Series Game 1

Game 1
NYY  6
BRO  5
Game 2
NYY  4
BRO  2
Game 3
BRO  8
NYY  3
Game 4
BRO  8
NYY  5
Game 5
BRO  5
NYY  3
Game 6
NYY  5
BRO  1
Game 7
BRO  2
@NYY  0

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 63,869

Wednesday, September 28, 1955
Time of Game: 2:31

Dodgers

Walter Alston

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  2  1   0  0  0   0  2  0    5 10  0
Yankees         0  2  1   1  0  2   0  0  X    6  9  1

W: W Ford (1-0), L: D Newcombe (0-1), S: B Grim (1)

Yankees

Casey Stengel

BATTING

Brooklyn Dodgers             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Gilliam LF                  3   0   0   0    2   0  .000  .400    0    2   0   
P Reese SS                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .400    0    2   5   GDP
D Snider CF                   5   1   2   1    0   1  .400 1.400    0    1   0   HR
R Campanella C                5   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    5   1   
C Furillo RF                  4   2   3   1    1   1  .750 2.300    0    1   0   HR
G Hodges 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0   12   1   
J Robinson 3B                 4   2   1   0    0   1  .250 1.000    0    0   2   3B,SB
D Zimmer 2B                   2   0   1   2    1   0  .500 1.000    0    1   3   SF
D Newcombe P                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  D Bessent P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  F Kellert PH                1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  D Hoak PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Labine P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       36   5  10   4    4   4                    24  13

BATTING

3B: J Robinson (1, off W Ford).

HR: D Snider (1, off W Ford; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); C Furillo (1, off W Ford; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

SF: D Zimmer (1, off W Ford).

TB: C Furillo 6; D Snider 5; J Robinson 3; F Kellert; P Reese; G Hodges; D Zimmer.

GIDP: P Reese (1).

RBI: D Zimmer 2 (2); D Snider (1); C Furillo (1).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Hodges-P Reese-G Hodges; D Zimmer-G Hodges.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Robinson (1, Home off W Ford/Y Berra).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Bauer RF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    3   0   
G McDougald 3B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    2   1   
I Noren CF                    4   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    0    4   0   2·GDP
Y Berra C                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .333  .833    0    5   0   
J Collins 1B                  3   3   2   3    1   0  .667 3.417    0    6   1   2·HR
E Howard LF                   3   1   1   2    0   1  .333 1.666    0    1   0   HR
B Martin 2B                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .667 2.000    0    2   3   3B,2·CS
P Rizzuto SS                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    3   2   
  E Robinson PH               0   0   0   0    0   0                0    0   0   
  J Coleman SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
W Ford P                      2   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .333    0    1   3   
  B Grim P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       29   6   9   6    3   4                    27  10

BATTING

3B: B Martin (1, off D Newcombe).

HR: J Collins 2 (2, 2 off D Newcombe; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF); E Howard (1, off D Newcombe; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: J Collins 8; E Howard 4; B Martin 4; H Bauer 2; Y Berra; G McDougald.

GIDP: I Noren 2 (2).

RBI: J Collins 3 (3); E Howard 2 (2); I Noren (1).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Martin-P Rizzuto-J Collins.

E: G McDougald (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: B Martin 2 (2, Home by D Bessent/R Campanella, 2nd base by D Newcombe/R Campanella).

PITCHING

Brooklyn Dodgers              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Newcombe, L (0-1)            5.2   8   6   6    2   4   3   9.53   25     -       ·  ·     10· 2· 0· 7     31    -     0.95  -0.40
D Bessent                      1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.28   0.03
C Labine                       1     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.58   0.03
Totals                         8     9   6   6    3   4   3          32     -       ·  ·     13· 4· 0· 8          1-0

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Ford, W (1-0)                8     9   5   3    4   2   2   3.38   37     -       ·  ·     10·13· 0· 8     46    -     1.15  -0.00
B Grim, S (1)                  1     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 1          0-0    2.99   0.16
Totals                         9    10   5   3    4   4   2          41     -       ·  ·     10·13· 1· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Summers, 1B - Ballanfant, 2B - Honochick, 3B - Dascoli.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 63,869.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Brooklyn Dodgers              New York Yankees                     
1. J Gilliam            LF    1. H Bauer              RF 
2. P Reese              SS    2. G McDougald          3B 
3. D Snider             CF    3. I Noren              CF 
4. R Campanella         C     4. Y Berra              C  
5. C Furillo            RF    5. J Collins            1B 
6. G Hodges             1B    6. E Howard             LF 
7. J Robinson           3B    7. B Martin             2B 
8. D Zimmer             2B    8. P Rizzuto            SS 
9. D Newcombe           P     9. W Ford               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  2-0  1--      19%  53% E Howard        D Newcombe      Home Run (Deep LF); Collins Scores
   b 6   1  3-4  1--      16%  91% J Collins       D Newcombe      Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Berra Scores
   b 4   0  3-3  ---      13%  69% J Collins       D Newcombe      Home Run (Deep RF)
   t 3   0  2-2  ---     -12%  38% D Snider        W Ford          Home Run (Deep RF)
   t 2   0  0-0  ---     -11%  39% C Furillo       W Ford          Home Run (Deep RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Whitey Ford facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Gilliam       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  P Reese         Single to LF
   O      1--      53%  D Snider        Strikeout
   O      1--      55%  R Campanella    Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Newcombe facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  H Bauer         Single/Bunt
   O      1--      55%  G McDougald     Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--      50%  I Noren         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Whitey Ford facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      39%  C Furillo       Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---      41%  G Hodges        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      35%  J Robinson      Triple (LF-CF)
   R      --3      29%  D Zimmer        Single to CF; Robinson Scores
   O      1--      31%  D Newcombe      Groundout: P-1B; Zimmer to 2B
          -2-      30%  J Gilliam       Walk
   O      12-      33%  P Reese         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Don Newcombe facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      31%  Y Berra         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      34%  J Collins       Walk
   RR     1--      53%  E Howard        Home Run (Deep LF); Collins Scores
   O      ---      51%  B Martin        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  P Rizzuto       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Yankees 2.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 2-2, Whitey Ford facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      38%  D Snider        Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---      40%  R Campanella    Popfly: 3B
          ---      38%  C Furillo       Walk
   O      1--      41%  G Hodges        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      43%  J Robinson      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Don Newcombe facing 9-1-2
          ---      47%  W Ford          Walk
          1--      54%  H Bauer         Single to LF; Ford to 2B
   O      12-      54%  G McDougald     Groundout: SS-1B; Ford to 3B; Bauer to 2B
   RO     -23      54%  I Noren         Groundout: 2B-1B; Ford Scores; Bauer to 3B
   O      --3      50%  Y Berra         Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Yankees 3.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 3-3, Whitey Ford facing 8-9-1
          ---      46%  D Zimmer        Walk
   O      1--      50%  D Newcombe      Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      45%  J Gilliam       Walk; Newcombe to 2B
   OO     12-      56%  P Reese         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 3-3, Don Newcombe facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      69%  J Collins       Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---      67%  E Howard        Strikeout Looking
          ---      69%  B Martin        Single to LF
   O      1--      65%  P Rizzuto       Martin Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      64%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Yankees 4.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-4, Whitey Ford facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      68%  D Snider        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      70%  R Campanella    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      68%  C Furillo       Single to CF
          1--      64%  G Hodges        Single to CF; Furillo to 3B
   O      1-3      71%  J Robinson      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Don Newcombe facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      69%  W Ford          Strikeout
   O      ---      68%  H Bauer         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      67%  G McDougald     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Yankees 4.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-4, Whitey Ford facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      70%  D Zimmer        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      73%  D Newcombe      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      75%  J Gilliam       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Don Newcombe facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      73%  I Noren         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      75%  Y Berra         Single to RF
   RR     1--      91%  J Collins       Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Berra Scores
   O      ---      90%  E Howard        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      91%  B Martin        Triple to LF (Deep LF)
                  Don Bessent replaces Don Newcombe pitching and batting 9th; Eddie Robinson pinch hits for Phil Rizzuto batting 8th
   O      --3      90%  E Robinson      Martin Caught Stealing Hm (C)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Yankees 6.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-6, Whitey Ford facing 2-3-4
                  Jerry Coleman replaces Eddie Robinson playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      92%  P Reese         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      94%  D Snider        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      94%  R Campanella    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-3, Don Bessent facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      94%  J Coleman       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      94%  W Ford          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  H Bauer         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Yankees 6.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-6, Whitey Ford facing 5-6-7
          ---      89%  C Furillo       Single to CF
   O      1--      93%  G Hodges        Flyball: LF
          1--      85%  J Robinson      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Furillo to 3B; Robinson to 2B
   RO     -23      90%  D Zimmer        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Furillo Scores/unER; Robinson to 3B
                  Frank Kellert pinch hits for Don Bessent batting 9th
   R      --3      84%  F Kellert       Robinson Steals Hm; Robinson Scores/No RBI/unER
          ---      81%  " "             Single (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
                  Don Hoak pinch runs for Frank Kellert batting 9th
   O      1--      87%  J Gilliam       Popfly: 3B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-5, Clem Labine facing 2-3-4
                  Clem Labine replaces Don Hoak pitching and batting 9th
          ---      89%  G McDougald     Single to LF
   OO     1--      85%  I Noren         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
          ---      86%  Y Berra         Walk
   O      1--      84%  J Collins       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Yankees 6.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 5-6, Bob Grim facing 2-3-4
                  Bob Grim replaces Whitey Ford pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  P Reese         Strikeout Looking
          ---      83%  D Snider        Single to RF
   O      1--      92%  R Campanella    Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--     100%  C Furillo       Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Yankees 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:NYA195509280

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