NYA @ BRO

October 01, 1955

Final Score: NYA 5 - BRO 8

Game Information

Ballpark
Ebbets Field
Attendance
36,242
Game Duration
177 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Clem Labine
Losing Pitcher
Don Larsen

Umpires

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

Line Score

NYA @ BRO — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NYA 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 9 0
BRO 0 0 1 3 3 0 1 0 x 8 14 0

NYA Batting

NYA @ BRO — NYA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Yogi Berra 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Tom Carroll 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rip Coleman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Collins 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Elston Howard 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Johnny Kucks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Don Larsen 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mickey Mantle 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .200
Billy Martin 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Gil McDougald 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200
Tom Morgan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Irv Noren 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
Phil Rizzuto 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333
Eddie Robinson 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Bill Skowron 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tom Sturdivant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 34 5 9 5 4 4 1 0 1 2 .265

BRO Batting

NYA @ BRO — BRO Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Sandy Amoros 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Don Bessent 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Roy Campanella 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .600
Carl Erskine 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Carl Furillo 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .400
Jim Gilliam 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 .500
Gil Hodges 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .750
Clem Labine 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Pee Wee Reese 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Jackie Robinson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Duke Snider 4 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250
Team Totals 37 8 14 8 3 4 2 0 3 1 .378

NYA Pitching

NYA @ BRO — NYA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Rip Coleman - 1.0 5 1 1 0 1 0 9.00
Johnny Kucks - 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 1 18.00
Don Larsen (L) L 4.0 5 5 5 2 2 2 11.25
Tom Morgan - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Tom Sturdivant - 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Team Totals 8.0 14 8 8 3 4 3 9.00

BRO Pitching

NYA @ BRO — BRO Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Don Bessent - 1.2 3 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Carl Erskine - 3.0 3 3 3 2 3 1 9.00
Clem Labine (W) W 4.1 3 2 2 1 0 0 4.15
Team Totals 9.0 9 5 5 4 4 1 5.00

New York Yankees at Brooklyn Dodgers, October 1, 1955

The Brooklyn Dodgers beat the New York Yankees 8-5 at Ebbets Field on October 1, 1955 in a World Series game. The information panel shows a crowd of 36,242, a game time of 177 minutes, and a day start. The New York Yankees' runs came in the first, second, fourth, and sixth innings, 2 of them in the sixth. The Brooklyn Dodgers' runs came in the third, fourth, fifth, and seventh innings, 3 of them in the fourth. The New York Yankees had 9 hits and the Brooklyn Dodgers 14, with 0 and 0 errors. The win went to Clem Labine, allowing 2 earned runs on 3 hits in 4.1 innings. The loss was charged to Don Larsen after 4.0 innings and 5 runs. The New York Yankees used Rip Coleman, Johnny Kucks, Don Larsen, Tom Morgan, and Tom Sturdivant on the mound. The Brooklyn Dodgers used Don Bessent, Carl Erskine, and Clem Labine on the mound. For the New York Yankees, Billy Martin went 2 for 4, 1 double, and 2 RBI. The New York Yankees got another home run from Gil McDougald. Gil Hodges led the Brooklyn Dodgers at the plate: 3 for 4, 1 home run, and 3 RBI. The Brooklyn Dodgers got more home runs from Roy Campanella and Duke Snider. The home-plate umpire was Frank Dascoli.

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