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Reds 8 @ Dodgers 5
Ebbets Field
August 25, 1955

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 25, 1955 at Ebbets Field. The home team Dodgers were bested by the visiting Reds with a score of 8 to 5.

Game Summary

DateAugust 25, 1955 
Visiting Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 8 H: 13 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 8
Hits: 13
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 5 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 13
Runs: 5
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 13
Winning PitcherJohnny Klippstein  
Losing PitcherJohnny Podres  
SaveHersh Freeman  
Game Winning RBIWally Post 

Game Info

DateAugust 25, 1955 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCincinnati Reds 
Home TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Visiting Starting PitcherJohnny Klippstein  
Home Starting PitcherJohnny Podres  
BallparkEbbets Field 
CityBrooklyn 
StateNY 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 44 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Larry Goetz
1B: Frank Dascoli
2B: Lon Warneke
3B: Frank Secory

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Johnny Temple  Second Baseman 
Sam Mele  Left Fielder 
Ted Kluszewski  First Baseman 
Wally Post  Right Fielder 
Gus Bell  Center Fielder 
Matt Batts  Catcher 
Rocky Bridges  Third Baseman 
Roy McMillan  Shortstop 
Johnny Klippstein  Pitcher 
Birdie Tebbetts  Manager 

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Gilliam  Second Baseman 
Pee Wee Reese  Shortstop 
Duke Snider  Center Fielder 
Roy Campanella  Catcher 
Carl Furillo  Right Fielder 
Frank Kellert  First Baseman 
Jackie Robinson  Third Baseman 
Gil Hodges  Left Fielder 
Johnny Podres  Pitcher 
Walter Alston  Manager 

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Reds 8 @ Dodgers 5
Ebbets Field
August 25, 1955

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/25/1955, game 1 -- Cincinnati at Brooklyn (N)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI
Temple J, 2b          5  1  1  0   Gilliam J, 2b         3  2  2  1   
Mele S, lf            4  0  1  1   Reese P, ss           4  0  1  0   
Harmon C, pr-lf       1  1  1  1   Snider D, cf          4  0  0  0   
Kluszewski T, 1b      5  0  1  0   Campanella R, c       4  1  1  1   
Post W, rf            4  2  2  2   Furillo C, rf         5  0  2  1   
Bell G, cf            5  0  1  0   Kellert F, 1b         4  0  0  0   
Batts M, c            5  1  1  0   Robinson J, 3b        4  1  0  0   
Bridges R, 3b         5  1  2  2   Hodges G, lf          5  0  3  2   
McMillan R, ss        3  1  2  1   Podres J, p           2  0  0  0   
Klippstein J, p       4  1  1  0   Hoak D, ph            0  0  0  0   
Freeman H, p          0  0  0  0   Labine C, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Amoros S, ph          0  1  0  0   
                                   Roebuck E, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Koufax S, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Shuba G, ph           1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41  8 13  7                        36  5  9  5

Cincinnati       011 200 112 --  8
Brooklyn         001 010 012 --  5

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Klippstein J (W)      8.2  9  5  5  7  1
Freeman H (S)         0.1  0  0  0  0  0

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Podres J (L)          6.0  7  4  4  0  4
Labine C              2.0  2  2  1  2  3
Roebuck E*            0.0  4  2  2  0  0
Koufax S              1.0  0  0  0  0  2
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 9th

E -- McMillan R, Reese P
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, Brooklyn 13
2B -- Furillo C, Klippstein J, Bell G, McMillan R, Bridges R, Gilliam J
HR -- Post W
SB -- Post W, Temple J
SH -- Hoak D
HBP -- by Klippstein J (Gilliam J)
WP -- Podres J, Labine C
T -- 2:44
A -- 0

    

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