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Monday, October 3, 1955
, Yankee Stadium I
Attendance: 64,022, Time of Game: 2:34
Dodgers
1
 at Yankees
5
W: Whitey Ford (2-0)
L: Karl Spooner (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  4  1
Yankees         5  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    5  8  0

Brooklyn Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jim Gilliam 2B-LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .300 .831 -0.008 0.45 0.019 -0.027 -0.1 0 0
Pee Wee Reese SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .304 .732 -0.033 0.64 0.022 -0.055 -0.4 3 2
Duke Snider CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .364 1.371 -0.010 0.40 0.000 -0.010 -0.1 1 0
   Don Zimmer PH-2B 2 0 0 0 1 2 .286 .686 -0.004 0.66 0.029 -0.032 -0.2 1 1
Roy Campanella C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .917 -0.024 0.65 0.022 -0.046 -0.4 5 0
Carl Furillo RF 3 0 1 1 0 1 .333 .907 0.047 0.61 0.067 -0.019 1.0 1 0 HBP
Gil Hodges 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .273 .742 -0.036 0.81 0.023 -0.059 -0.6 7 1
Jackie Robinson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .568 -0.104 0.80 0.000 -0.104 -1.8 2 3 GDP
Sandy Amoros LF-CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .333 1.083 -0.011 0.39 0.020 -0.031 -0.2 2 0
Karl Spooner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Russ Meyer P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.019 0.38 0.000 -0.019 -0.3 0 1
   Frank Kellert PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 -0.018 0.74 0.000 -0.018 -0.3
   Ed Roebuck P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Team Totals 30 1 4 1 4 8 .133 .390 -0.220 0.60 0.202 -0.420 -3.4 24 8
HBP: C Furillo (1, by W Ford).
TB: P Reese; S Amoros; C Furillo; J Gilliam.
GIDP: J Robinson (2).
RBI: C Furillo (3).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Robinson-G Hodges.
E: J Robinson (2).

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Phil Rizzuto SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 .250 .688 0.040 0.55 0.051 -0.011 0.1 1 5 SB
Billy Martin 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .318 .773 -0.025 0.47 0.012 -0.037 0.2 4 2
Gil McDougald 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .174 .544 0.005 0.45 0.019 -0.014 -0.6 0 5
Yogi Berra C 3 1 2 1 1 0 .450 1.142 0.132 0.64 0.135 -0.003 1.8 8 0
Hank Bauer RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 .600 1.200 0.063 0.60 0.072 -0.008 1.2 0 0
Bill Skowron 1B 2 1 1 3 0 0 .375 1.250 0.132 0.84 0.142 -0.011 1.8 6 0 HR
   Joe Collins PH-1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .167 1.111 -0.002 0.34 0.004 -0.006 -0.2 5 1
Bob Cerv CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .583 -0.030 0.32 0.007 -0.036 -1.6 2 0 GDP
Elston Howard LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .182 .536 -0.019 0.20 0.000 -0.019 -0.9 1 0
   Irv Noren LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063 .180 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Whitey Ford P 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 -0.015 0.14 0.000 -0.015 -0.6 0 1
Team Totals 32 5 8 5 4 5 .250 .677 0.281 0.41 0.442 -0.160 1.1 27 14
HR: B Skowron (1, off K Spooner; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
TB: B Skowron 4; H Bauer 3; Y Berra 2; B Martin; B Cerv.
GIDP: B Cerv (1).
RBI: B Skowron 3 (3); H Bauer (1); Y Berra (2).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. G McDougald-B Martin-B Skowron.
Baserunning
SB: P Rizzuto (2, 2nd base off K Spooner/R Campanella).

Brooklyn Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Karl Spooner, L (0-1) 0.1 3 5 5 2 1 1 13.50 6 24 -0.357 1.39 -4.8
Russ Meyer 5.2 4 0 0 2 4 0 0.00 22 0 0 0.068 0.27 2.7
Ed Roebuck 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 8 0 0 0.009 0.10 1.0
Team Totals 8 8 5 5 4 5 1 5.62 36 24 0 0 -0.280 0.60 -1.1

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Whitey Ford, W (2-0) 9 4 1 1 4 8 0 2.12 35 79 0.220 0.60 3.4
Team Totals 9 4 1 1 4 8 0 1.00 35 79 0.220 0.41 3.4
Balks: None.
WP: W Ford (1).
HBP: W Ford (1; C Furillo).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lee Ballanfant, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Frank Dascoli, 3B - Bill Summers, LF - Red Flaherty, RF - Augie Donatelli.
Time of Game: 2:34.
Attendance: 64,022.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Brooklyn Dodgers         New York Yankees
1 Jim Gilliam 2B 1 Phil Rizzuto SS
2 Pee Wee Reese SS 2 Billy Martin 2B
3 Duke Snider CF 3 Gil McDougald 3B
4 Roy Campanella C 4 Yogi Berra C
5 Carl Furillo RF 5 Hank Bauer RF
6 Gil Hodges 1B 6 Bill Skowron 1B
7 Jackie Robinson 3B 7 Bob Cerv CF
8 Sandy Amoros LF 8 Elston Howard LF
9 Karl Spooner P 9 Whitey Ford P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 2-0 1 12- RRR NYY B. Skowron K. Spooner 14% 90% Home Run (Deep RF); Berra Scores; Bauer Scores
b1 0-0 1 12- R NYY Y. Berra K. Spooner 12% 70% Single to CF; Rizzuto Scores; McDougald to 3B
b1 1-0 1 1-3 R NYY H. Bauer K. Spooner 6% 76% Single to LF; McDougald Scores; Berra to 2B
t4 0-5 1 12- R BRO C. Furillo W. Ford -5% 85% Single to LF; Reese Scores; Campanella to 2B
t2 0-5 1 12- OO BRO J. Robinson W. Ford 5% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BRO J. Gilliam W. Ford 2% 52% Lineout: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- O BRO P. Reese W. Ford 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 --- O BRO D. Snider W. Ford 1% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Karl Spooner facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- NYY P. Rizzuto K. Spooner 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- O NYY B. Martin K. Spooner -2% 57% Strikeout, Rizzuto Steals 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- NYY G. McDougald K. Spooner 2% 59% Walk
b1 0-0 1 12- R NYY Y. Berra K. Spooner 12% 70% Single to CF; Rizzuto Scores; McDougald to 3B
b1 1-0 1 1-3 R NYY H. Bauer K. Spooner 6% 76% Single to LF; McDougald Scores; Berra to 2B
b1 2-0 1 12- RRR NYY B. Skowron K. Spooner 14% 90% Home Run (Deep RF); Berra Scores; Bauer Scores
Russ Meyer replaces Karl Spooner pitching and batting 9th
b1 5-0 1 --- NYY B. Cerv R. Meyer 1% 91% Single (Ground Ball)
b1 5-0 1 1-- O NYY E. Howard R. Meyer -1% 90% Strikeout Looking
b1 5-0 2 1-- O NYY W. Ford R. Meyer -1% 90% Flyball: LF
5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 5.
Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 4-5-6
t2 0-5 0 --- O BRO R. Campanella W. Ford 1% 91% Flyball: CF
t2 0-5 1 --- BRO C. Furillo W. Ford -1% 90% Hit By Pitch
t2 0-5 1 1-- BRO G. Hodges W. Ford -2% 87% Walk; Furillo to 2B
t2 0-5 1 12- OO BRO J. Robinson W. Ford 5% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 5.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, Dodgers' Russ Meyer facing 1-2-3
b2 5-0 0 --- O NYY P. Rizzuto R. Meyer -1% 92% Popfly: 3B
b2 5-0 1 --- O NYY B. Martin R. Meyer -0% 91% Strikeout
b2 5-0 2 --- O NYY G. McDougald R. Meyer -0% 91% Foul Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 5.
Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 8-9-1
t3 0-5 0 --- O BRO S. Amoros W. Ford 1% 92% Groundout: P-1B
t3 0-5 1 --- O BRO R. Meyer W. Ford 1% 93% Strikeout
t3 0-5 2 --- O BRO J. Gilliam W. Ford 0% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 5.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, Dodgers' Russ Meyer facing 4-5-6
b3 5-0 0 --- NYY Y. Berra R. Meyer 1% 94% Walk
b3 5-0 0 1-- NYY H. Bauer R. Meyer 1% 95% Single to LF; Berra to 2B
b3 5-0 0 12- O NYY B. Skowron R. Meyer -1% 94% Flyball: CF
b3 5-0 1 12- OO NYY B. Cerv R. Meyer -2% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 5.
Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 2-3-4
t4 0-5 0 --- BRO P. Reese W. Ford -2% 90% Single (Ground Ball)
Don Zimmer pinch hits for Duke Snider (CF) batting 3rd
t4 0-5 0 1-- O BRO D. Zimmer W. Ford 2% 92% Strikeout Looking
t4 0-5 1 1-- BRO R. Campanella W. Ford -2% 90% Walk; Reese to 2B
t4 0-5 1 12- R BRO C. Furillo W. Ford -5% 85% Single to LF; Reese Scores; Campanella to 2B
t4 1-5 1 12- O BRO G. Hodges W. Ford 3% 88% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Campanella to 3B
t4 1-5 2 1-3 O BRO J. Robinson W. Ford 3% 92% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-1, Dodgers' Russ Meyer facing 8-9-1
Don Zimmer moves from PH to 2B
Jim Gilliam moves from 2B to LF
Sandy Amoros moves from LF to CF
b4 5-1 0 --- O NYY E. Howard R. Meyer -1% 91% Strikeout
b4 5-1 1 --- O NYY W. Ford R. Meyer -0% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 5-1 2 --- O NYY P. Rizzuto R. Meyer -0% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 5.
Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 8-9-1
t5 1-5 0 --- O BRO S. Amoros W. Ford 2% 92% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 1-5 1 --- O BRO R. Meyer W. Ford 1% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 1-5 2 --- BRO J. Gilliam W. Ford -1% 92% Single to LF
t5 1-5 2 1-- O BRO P. Reese W. Ford 1% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-1, Dodgers' Russ Meyer facing 2-3-4
b5 5-1 0 --- NYY B. Martin R. Meyer 1% 94% Single to LF
b5 5-1 0 1-- O NYY G. McDougald R. Meyer -1% 94% Flyball: CF
b5 5-1 1 1-- NYY Y. Berra R. Meyer 1% 94% Single to CF; Martin to 2B
b5 5-1 1 12- O NYY H. Bauer R. Meyer -1% 93% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Martin to 3B
Joe Collins pinch hits for Bill Skowron (1B) batting 6th
b5 5-1 2 1-3 NYY J. Collins R. Meyer 0% 94% Walk; Bauer to 2B
b5 5-1 2 123 O NYY B. Cerv R. Meyer -2% 92% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 5.
Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 3-4-5
Joe Collins moves from PH to 1B
t6 1-5 0 --- BRO D. Zimmer W. Ford -3% 89% Walk
t6 1-5 0 1-- O BRO R. Campanella W. Ford 3% 92% Strikeout Looking
t6 1-5 1 1-- O BRO C. Furillo W. Ford 2% 94% Groundout: SS-1B; Zimmer to 2B
t6 1-5 2 -2- O BRO G. Hodges W. Ford 2% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-1, Dodgers' Russ Meyer facing 8-9-1
b6 5-1 0 --- O NYY E. Howard R. Meyer -0% 95% Strikeout Looking
b6 5-1 1 --- O NYY W. Ford R. Meyer -0% 95% Groundout: P-1B
b6 5-1 2 --- O NYY P. Rizzuto R. Meyer -0% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 5.
Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 7-8-9
t7 1-5 0 --- O BRO J. Robinson W. Ford 1% 96% Flyball: CF
t7 1-5 1 --- BRO S. Amoros W. Ford -2% 94% Single to CF
Frank Kellert pinch hits for Russ Meyer (P) batting 9th
t7 1-5 1 1-- O BRO F. Kellert W. Ford 2% 96% Popfly: 2B
t7 1-5 2 1-- BRO J. Gilliam W. Ford -0% 96% Wild Pitch; Amoros to 2B
t7 1-5 2 -2- BRO J. Gilliam W. Ford -1% 95% Walk
t7 1-5 2 12- O BRO P. Reese W. Ford 2% 97% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-1, Dodgers' Ed Roebuck facing 2-3-4
Ed Roebuck replaces Frank Kellert (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 5-1 0 --- NYY B. Martin E. Roebuck 0% 98% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Martin to 1B
b7 5-1 0 1-- O NYY G. McDougald E. Roebuck -0% 97% Bunt Popfly: P
b7 5-1 1 1-- O NYY Y. Berra E. Roebuck -0% 97% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b7 5-1 2 1-- NYY H. Bauer E. Roebuck 0% 97% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Berra to 3B
b7 5-1 2 1-3 O NYY J. Collins E. Roebuck -1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 5.
Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 3-4-5
t8 1-5 0 --- O BRO D. Zimmer W. Ford 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
t8 1-5 1 --- O BRO R. Campanella W. Ford 1% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1-5 2 --- O BRO C. Furillo W. Ford 0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-1, Dodgers' Ed Roebuck facing 7-8-9
b8 5-1 0 --- O NYY B. Cerv E. Roebuck -0% 99% Lineout: P
b8 5-1 1 --- O NYY E. Howard E. Roebuck -0% 99% Flyball: RF
b8 5-1 2 --- O NYY W. Ford E. Roebuck -0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 5.
Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 6-7-8
Irv Noren replaces Elston Howard playing LF batting 8th
t9 1-5 0 --- O BRO G. Hodges W. Ford 1% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 1-5 1 --- O BRO J. Robinson W. Ford 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 1-5 2 --- O BRO S. Amoros W. Ford 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 5.

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