NYA @ BRO

September 30, 1955

Final Score: NYA 3 - BRO 8

Game Information

Ballpark
Ebbets Field
Attendance
34,209
Game Duration
140 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Johnny Podres
Losing Pitcher
Bob Turley

Umpires

Home Plate
Jim Honochick
First Base
Frank Dascoli
Second Base
Bill Summers
Third Base
Lee Ballanfant

Line Score

NYA @ BRO — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NYA 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 0
BRO 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 x 8 11 1

NYA Batting

NYA @ BRO — NYA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Hank Bauer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Yogi Berra 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Andy Carey 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
Bob Cerv 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000
Elston Howard 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Johnny Kucks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mickey Mantle 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
Billy Martin 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Gil McDougald 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Tom Morgan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Phil Rizzuto 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Bill Skowron 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500
Tom Sturdivant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bob Turley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 33 3 7 2 2 6 1 1 1 0 .212

BRO Batting

NYA @ BRO — BRO Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Sandy Amoros 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Roy Campanella 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 .600
Carl Furillo 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200
Jim Gilliam 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Gil Hodges 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Johnny Podres 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Pee Wee Reese 3 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Jackie Robinson 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400
Duke Snider 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Team Totals 34 8 11 8 7 2 3 0 1 0 .324

NYA Pitching

NYA @ BRO — NYA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Johnny Kucks - 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Tom Morgan - 2.2 3 2 2 3 1 0 6.75
Tom Sturdivant - 2.0 4 2 2 1 0 0 9.00
Bob Turley (L) L 1.1 3 4 4 2 1 1 27.00
Team Totals 8.0 11 8 8 7 2 1 9.00

BRO Pitching

NYA @ BRO — BRO Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Johnny Podres (W) W 9.0 7 3 2 2 6 1 2.00
Team Totals 9.0 7 3 2 2 6 1 2.00

New York Yankees at Brooklyn Dodgers, September 30, 1955

The Brooklyn Dodgers beat the New York Yankees 8-3 at Ebbets Field on September 30, 1955 in a World Series game. Retrosheet records a crowd of 34,209, a running time of 140 minutes, and a day start for this game. The New York Yankees scored in the second and seventh innings, with the biggest frame a 2-run second. The line score has the Brooklyn Dodgers crossing the plate in the first, second, fourth, and seventh; the first brought 2 runs. The New York Yankees had 7 hits and the Brooklyn Dodgers 11, with 0 and 1 errors. The win went to Johnny Podres, allowing 2 earned runs on 7 hits in 9.0 innings. Bob Turley took the loss after 1.1 innings and 4 runs. Johnny Podres led all pitchers with 6 strikeouts. The New York Yankees used Johnny Kucks, Tom Morgan, Tom Sturdivant, and Bob Turley on the mound. For the New York Yankees, Bill Skowron went 2 for 4 and 1 double. The New York Yankees got another home run from Mickey Mantle. The Brooklyn Dodgers' top hitter was Roy Campanella, 3 for 5, 1 home run, 1 double, and 3 RBI. Jim Honochick worked home plate.

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