Oct 20, 1955 Playoff - Game 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
1955 Brooklyn 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 11 1
1955 Greenville 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 8 1
Brooklyn AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR LOB Avg Greenville AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR LOB Avg
Robinson,J 3B 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Vernon 1B 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .316
Stephens, G PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Avila 2B 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .231
Birrer, B P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Nieman LF 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .316
Smith,F P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McDougald 3B 4 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .217
Burgess C 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 Hofman C 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .176
Ennis LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Jensen RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192
Adcock 1B 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .227 Rivera CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190
Long, D PH-1B 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .050 Dark SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Greengrass RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .207 Spooner P 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Noren PH-RF 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Phillips, J PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286
Freese, G 2B 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Fornieles P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Virdon, B CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .300 Labine P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Grammas SS 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Woodling PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Buhl P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 Face P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Thompson, H PH 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 35 5 8 5 7 5 0 1 1 0 .260
38 7 11 6 5 6 1 0 2 0 .212
Brooklyn IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc
Buhl 6.0 7 4 4 1 6 5 125 80 45 4.42 30 150(152) 41
Birrer, B W(2-0) 3.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 36 25 11 2.57 11 70(75) +
Smith,F S(2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 3 0.00 3 30(35)
10.0 8 5 5 1 7 5 170 111 59 4.12 44
Greenville IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc
Spooner 6.0 5 3 2 1 2 5 107 75 32 4.91 25 120(122) 55
Fornieles H(1) 1.0 3 2 1 0 2 0 24 16 8 9.00 8 80(75)
Labine 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 3 1.50 3 80(75)
Face L(0-1) 2.0 2 2 2 1 1 1 30 21 9 9.00 8 70(75)
10.0 11 7 5 2 5 6 170 118 52 3.57 44
BRO: Thompson hit for Buhl in the 7th
Stephens hit for Robinson in the 7th
Thompson, H moved to 3B in the 7th
Long hit for Adcock in the 8th
Noren hit for Greengrass in the 8th
Long, D moved to 1B in the 8th
Noren moved to RF in the 8th
E-Ennis(1), Vernon(1)
2B-Adcock(1)
3B-Avila(1)
HR-BRO Burgess(1) off Spooner(1) in the 1st with 1 on base, 264 feet
BRO Freese, G(3) off Face(1) in the 10th with 1 on base, 292 feet
GSR Nieman(3) off Buhl(1) in the 5th with bases empty, 305 feet
SB-BRO Robinson(7) off Spooner(1) + Hofman(5), 1st
RBI-BRO - Grammas 2(3), Burgess 2(2), Freese, G 2(6)
GSR - Hofman(4), McDougald(8), Nieman 2(7), Vernon(2)
IBB-BRO Noren off Fornieles
SF-Nieman(1)
SH-Freese, G(2)
WP-Spahn(1)
PB-Burgess Hofman 3
Great-Grammas(3)
Poor-Grammas 2(2), Robinson,J 2(2), Freese, G 2(2), McDougald 2(2), Vernon(1)
OfA-Rivera(1)
LOB-Brooklyn 7 Greenville 9
DP-Brooklyn 1 Greenville 3
GWRBI-Freese, G
Game MVP:Babe Birrer
Polo Grounds V (09-03-2023 14:04:04) Time 2:58, 64ø, Wind: 8 MPH Out to RF Day Game
Oct 20, 1955 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
1955 Brooklyn 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 11 1
1955 Greenville 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 8 1
1955 Brooklyn Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5
1 Robinson,J 3B 1>W 3>G63 5>G3u
Stephens, G PH G64/fo,B1
Birrer, B P 9>K
Smith,F P
2 Burgess C SB2 HR F9 L7 S,12 S
3 Ennis LF G53 G53 G63 G63 G543/dp
4 Adcock 1B D 4>W 6>G43
Long, D PH-1B 8>W 10>Fd8
5 Greengrass RF P6 F8 K
Noren PH-RF PB,12 IBB W
6 Freese, G 2B G63 E3,12,B1 S S,23,12 HR
7 Virdon, B CF 2>S K K PB,3H,23,12 Fs8/82 F7
8 Grammas SS G1463/dp S,23,12,2H,13 7>L6 S,3H F7
9 Buhl P K K
Thompson, H PH-3B S L4
1955 Greenville Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5
1 Vernon 1B 1>S S+e7,13,B2 W,12 S,3H,12 G63
2 Avila 2B W,12 G63 F9 F7 9>T
3 Nieman LF W,23,12 G3u 5>HR K Fs7,3H/SF
4 McDougald 3B W,3H,23,12 3>K K 7>Fd8 P6
5 Hofman C F8,3H/SF G13 W G53 Fs9
6 Jensen RF F9 G63 G643/dp G3u 10>G3u
7 Rivera CF G3u 4>G53 6>S 8>F9 P5
8 Dark SS 2>G3u K S,13 Fs9 Fd7
9 Spooner P S W
Phillips, J PH K
Fornieles P
Labine P
Woodling PH W
Face P
Brooklyn IN OUT
Buhl AB1-1 AB4-3
Birrer, B AB4-4 AB5-5
Smith,F AB5-6 End
Greenville IN OUT
Spooner AB1-1 AB3-7
Fornieles AB3-8 AB4-6
Labine AB4-7 AB4-9
Face AB5-1 End
Oct 20, 1955 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
1955 Brooklyn 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 11 1
1955 Greenville 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 8 1
Inn Out B-S On BRO-GSR Result
>Spooner pitching
1 0 3-2 - 0-0 Robinson walked
1 0 0-0 1 0-0 Robinson stole 2nd
1 0 0-1 2 0-0 Burgess hit a two run homer down the right field line, Brooklyn 2 Greenville 0
1 0 2-1 - 2-0 Ennis grounded to third, 1 out
1 1 1-1 - 2-0 Adcock doubled off the wall down the third base line
1 1 0-0 2 2-0 Greengrass popped to short, 2 out
1 2 0-2 2 2-0 Freese grounded to short, 3 out
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1-Greenville
1 0 1-1 - 2-0 Vernon lined a single up the middle
1 0 3-2 1 2-0 Avila walked, Vernon to 2nd
1 0 3-0 12 2-0 Nieman walked, Vernon to 3rd, Avila to 2nd
1 0 3-2 123 2-0 McDougald walked, Vernon scored, Avila to 3rd, Nieman to 2nd, Brooklyn 2 Greenville 1
1 0 1-2 123 2-1 Hofman flied to center, sacrifice, Avila scored, 1 out, Brooklyn 2 Greenville 2
1 1 2-2 12 2-2 Jensen flied to right, 2 out
1 2 1-0 12 2-2 Rivera grounded to first, 3 out
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2-Brooklyn
2 0 0-2 - 2-2 Virdon grounded a single between first and second
2 0 1-2 1 2-2 Grammas grounded to second, second to first double play, 2 out
2 2 0-2 - 2-2 Buhl struck out, 3 out
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2-Greenville
2 0 1-2 - 2-2 Dark grounded to first, 1 out
2 1 2-1 - 2-2 Spooner lined a single to right
2 1 1-1 1 2-2 Vernon grounded a single between third and short, outfield error, Spooner to 3rd, Vernon to 2nd
2 1 0-1 23 2-2 Avila grounded to short, 2 out
2 2 1-0 23 2-2 Nieman grounded to first, 3 out
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3-Brooklyn
3 0 3-2 - 2-2 Robinson grounded to short, 1 out
3 1 0-2 - 2-2 Burgess flied to right, 2 out
3 2 1-2 - 2-2 Ennis grounded to third, 3 out
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3-Greenville
3 0 2-2 - 2-2 McDougald struck out, 1 out
3 1 0-1 - 2-2 Hofman grounded to the pitcher, 2 out
3 2 2-1 - 2-2 Jensen grounded to short, 3 out
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4-Brooklyn
4 0 3-2 - 2-2 Adcock walked
4 0 2-1 1 2-2 Greengrass flied to right center, 1 out
4 1 0-0 1 2-2 Freese bunted to first, safe on an error, Adcock to 2nd, sacrifice
4 1 3-2 12 2-2 Virdon struck out, 2 out
4 2 1-2 12 2-2 Grammas lined a single between third and short, Adcock scored, Freese to 3rd, Brooklyn 3 Greenville 2
4 2 3-2 13 3-2 Buhl struck out, 3 out
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4-Greenville
4 0 1-2 - 3-2 Rivera grounded to third, 1 out
4 1 0-2 - 3-2 Dark struck out, 2 out
4 2 3-0 - 3-2 Spooner walked
4 2 3-2 1 3-2 Vernon walked, Spooner to 2nd
4 2 0-1 12 3-2 Avila flied to right, 3 out
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5-Brooklyn
5 0 1-0 - 3-2 Robinson grounded to first, 1 out
5 1 1-2 - 3-2 Burgess lined to left, 2 out
5 2 1-2 - 3-2 Ennis grounded to short, 3 out
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5-Greenville
5 0 0-1 - 3-2 Nieman hit a solo homer to right, Brooklyn 3 Greenville 3
5 0 1-2 - 3-3 McDougald struck out, 1 out
5 1 3-2 - 3-3 Hofman walked
5 1 1-1 1 3-3 Jensen grounded to short, second to first double play, 3 out
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6-Brooklyn
6 0 1-1 - 3-3 Adcock grounded to second, 1 out
6 1 0-2 - 3-3 Greengrass struck out, 2 out
6 2 0-2 - 3-3 Freese lined a single over third
6 2 3-2 1 3-3 Virdon struck out, 3 out
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6-Greenville
6 0 1-0 - 3-3 Rivera grounded a single between third and short
6 0 1-1 1 3-3 Dark grounded a single between first and second, Rivera to 3rd
6 0 1-2 13 3-3 Phillips struck out, 1 out
6 1 0-1 13 3-3 Vernon grounded a single between third and short, Rivera scored, Dark to 2nd, Greenville 4 Brooklyn 3
6 1 0-2 12 3-4 Avila flied to left, 2 out
6 2 1-2 12 3-4 Nieman struck out, 3 out
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7-Brooklyn
>Fornieles pitching
7 0 1-0 - 3-4 Grammas lined to short, 1 out
>Thompson batting
7 1 0-2 - 3-4 Thompson grounded a single between first and second
>Stephens batting
7 1 0-0 1 3-4 Stephens grounded to short, forcing Thompson at second, 2 out
7 2 1-1 1 3-4 Burgess lined a single to right center, Stephens to 2nd
7 2 1-2 12 3-4 Ennis grounded to short, 3 out
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7-Greenville
>Birrer pitching
7 0 1-1 - 3-4 McDougald flied to deep left center, 1 out
>Thompson, H playing 3B
7 1 0-0 - 3-4 Hofman grounded to third, 2 out
7 2 1-2 - 3-4 Jensen grounded to first, 3 out
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8-Brooklyn
>Long batting
8 0 3-0 - 3-4 Long walked
>Noren batting
8 0 0-1 1 3-4 Passed ball, Long to 2nd
8 0 1-1 2 3-4 Noren intentionally walked
8 0 0-1 12 3-4 Freese bunted for a single, Long to 3rd, Noren to 2nd
>Labine pitching
8 0 2-2 123 3-4 Passed ball, Long scored, Noren to 3rd, Freese to 2nd, Brooklyn 4 Greenville 4
8 0 3-2 23 4-4 Virdon flied to shallow right center, Noren out at home, Freese to 3rd, 2 out
8 2 0-1 3 4-4 Grammas grounded a single between first and second, Freese scored, Brooklyn 5 Greenville 4
8 2 0-0 1 5-4 Thompson lined to second, 3 out
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8-Greenville
8 0 0-2 - 5-4 Rivera flied to right center, 1 out
>Long, D playing 1B
>Noren playing RF
8 1 0-1 - 5-4 Dark flied shallow down right field line, 2 out
8 2 3-2 - 5-4 Woodling walked
8 2 0-0 1 5-4 Vernon grounded to short, 3 out
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9-Brooklyn
>Face pitching
9 0 0-2 - 5-4 Birrer struck out, 1 out
9 1 0-2 - 5-4 Burgess grounded a single between first and second
9 1 0-2 1 5-4 Ennis grounded to third, second to first double play, 3 out
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9-Greenville
9 0 1-1 - 5-4 Avila lined a triple down the first base line
9 0 1-1 3 5-4 Nieman flied to shallow left center, sacrifice, Avila scored, 1 out, Brooklyn 5 Greenville 5
9 1 1-0 - 5-5 McDougald popped to short, 2 out
9 2 2-2 - 5-5 Hofman flied to shallow right, 3 out
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10-Brooklyn
10 0 3-1 - 5-5 Long flied to deep right center, 1 out
10 1 3-0 - 5-5 Noren walked
10 1 0-1 1 5-5 Freese hit a two run homer to left, Brooklyn 7 Greenville 5
10 1 0-2 - 7-5 Virdon flied to left center, 2 out
10 2 2-2 - 7-5 Grammas flied to left, 3 out
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10-Greenville
>Smith pitching
10 0 2-0 - 7-5 Jensen grounded to first, 1 out
10 1 0-2 - 7-5 Rivera popped to third, 2 out
10 2 1-1 - 7-5 Dark flied to deep left center, 3 out
Recap
BRO 1st: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits and one walk.
BRO Smoky Burgess hit a 2 run HR(1) to take the lead. BRO 2 GSR 0.
GSR 1st: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on a hit and 3 walks.
GSR Gil McDougald walked scoring Vernon. BRO 2 GSR 1.
GSR Bobby Hofman hit a fly ball scoring 1 to tie the score. BRO 2 GSR 2.
GSR 2nd: Failed to score on 2 hits, and an error.
BRO 4th: Scored 1 run on a hit, one walk and an error.
BRO Alex Grammas singled scoring Adcock to take the lead. BRO 3 GSR 2.
GSR 5th: Scored 1 run on a hit and one walk.
GSR Bob Nieman hit a solo HR(3) to tie the score. BRO 3 GSR 3.
GSR 6th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.
GSR Mickey Vernon singled scoring Rivera to take the lead. BRO 3 GSR 4.
BRO 8th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks.
BRO Dale Long scored on a PB by Hofman to tie the score. BRO 4 GSR 4.
BRO Alex Grammas singled scoring Freese to take the lead. BRO 5 GSR 4.
GSR 9th: Scored 1 run on a hit.
GSR Bob Nieman hit a fly ball scoring 1 to tie the score. BRO 5 GSR 5.
BRO 0th: Scored 2 runs on a hit and one walk.
BRO Gene Freese hit a 2 run HR(3) to take the lead. BRO 7 GSR 5.
BRO Gene Freese: 2 for 4, triple, 2 RBI.
BRO Babe Birrer pitched 2 innings and picked up the win: 2 IP, 1 hit, 0 BB, 0 K. He's 2-0 in the playoffs.
BRO Frank Smith got the save, his 2nd of the playoffs.
GSR Roy Face took the loss: .1 IP, 2 earned runs, 3 hits. He drops to 0-1 in the playoffs.