Oct 21, 1955 Playoff - Game 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1955 Brooklyn 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 0
1955 Greenville 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 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 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Vernon 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304
Astroth C 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Avila 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .233
Ennis LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Nieman LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261
Adcock 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .231 McDougald 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .222
Greengrass RF 4 1 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .242 Hofman C 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .238
Freese, G 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Rivera CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Virdon, B CF 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .313 Dark SS 3 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
Stephens, G PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Jensen RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .207
Noren CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Spahn P 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400
Grammas SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262 32 5 8 5 1 7 1 1 1 0 .258
Newcombe P 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154
36 4 10 4 3 4 2 0 0 0 .218
Brooklyn IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc
Newcombe L(1-4) 8.0 8 5 5 1 1 7 119 88 31 4.34 33 150(147) 52
8.0 8 5 5 1 1 7 119 88 31 4.23 33
Greenville IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc
Spahn W(3-0) 9.0 10 4 2 0 3 4 144 98 46 1.44 41 150(158) 56
9.0 10 4 2 0 3 4 144 98 46 3.34 41
BRO: Stephens hit for Virdon in the 7th
Noren moved to CF in the 7th
E-Dark(4)
2B-Greengrass 2(3), Jensen(3)
3B-Hofman(1)
HR-GSR Dark(1) off Newcombe(6) in the 2nd with 2 on base, 286 feet
SB-BRO Freese(3) off Spahn(1) + Hofman(5), 1st
BRO Robinson(8) off Spahn(2) + Hofman(6), 2nd
BRO Robinson(9) off Spahn(3) + Hofman(7), 4th
RBI-BRO - Ennis(7), Virdon, B(5), Greengrass 2(3)
GSR - Dark 4(7), Spahn(1)
SF-Virdon, B(1)
SH-Freese, G(3)
Great-Avila(1), Dark(3)
Poor-Dark(1), McDougald(1)
LOB-Brooklyn 10 Greenville 4
GWRBI-Spahn
Game MVP:Alvin Dark
Polo Grounds V (09-03-2023 14:27:21) Time 2:17, 62ø, Wind: 4 MPH Left to Right Day Game
Oct 21, 1955 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1955 Brooklyn 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 0
1955 Greenville 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 5 8 1
1955 Brooklyn Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5
1 Robinson,J 3B 1>S S S G46/fo,B1 G43
2 Astroth C G63,12 SB2 W L5 Fd9 G63
3 Ennis LF S S,23,2H SB2 G13 G63 9>G3u
4 Adcock 1B E6,23,12,B1 P6 5>W 7>S K
5 Greengrass RF D,3H,2H,13 3>D K W,12 L5
6 Freese, G 2B G52 G63,23 G54/fo,B1 B24,23,12
7 Virdon, B CF SB2 K Fd8,3H,3H/SF S,1223
Stephens, G PH L5
Noren CF
8 Grammas SS 2>G31 F9 K Fs8
9 Newcombe P G13 4>G13 6>S 8>G43
1955 Greenville Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4
1 Vernon 1B 1>G43 3>K P2 S,23
2 Avila 2B G53 S 5>Fd7 K
3 Nieman LF G63 K G53 G3u
4 McDougald 3B 2>S K G63 8>K
5 Hofman C S,12 4>T 6>G31 Fd9
6 Rivera CF F7,23 W G13 G63
7 Dark SS HR G63,3H,12 G53
8 Jensen RF K L4 7>D
9 Spahn P Fs8 S,23,2H K
Brooklyn IN OUT
Newcombe AB1-1 End
Greenville IN OUT
Spahn AB1-1 End
Oct 21, 1955 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1955 Brooklyn 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 0
1955 Greenville 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 5 8 1
Inn Out B-S On BRO-GSR Result
>Spahn pitching
1 0 0-1 - 0-0 Robinson singled between third and short
1 0 0-1 1 0-0 Astroth grounded to short, Robinson to 2nd, 1 out
1 1 2-0 2 0-0 Ennis singled on the infield
1 1 2-1 12 0-0 Adcock grounded to short, safe on an error, Robinson to 3rd, Ennis to 2nd
1 1 0-2 123 0-0 Greengrass doubled off the wall down the third base line, Robinson scored, Ennis scored, Adcock to 3rd, Brooklyn 2 Green
1 1 2-1 23 2-0 Freese grounded to third, Adcock out at home, Greengrass to 3rd, 2 out
1 2 0-0 13 2-0 Freese stole 2nd
1 2 0-1 23 2-0 Virdon struck out, 3 out
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1-Greenville
1 0 3-1 - 2-0 Vernon grounded to second, 1 out
1 1 1-1 - 2-0 Avila grounded to third, 2 out
1 2 2-2 - 2-0 Nieman grounded to short, 3 out
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2-Brooklyn
2 0 2-0 - 2-0 Grammas grounded to first, 1 out
2 1 0-1 - 2-0 Newcombe grounded to the pitcher, 2 out
2 2 1-2 - 2-0 Robinson lined a single between first and second
2 2 0-0 1 2-0 Robinson stole 2nd
2 2 3-1 2 2-0 Astroth walked
2 2 1-0 12 2-0 Ennis singled to right center, Robinson scored, Astroth to 2nd, Brooklyn 3 Greenville 0
2 2 1-2 12 3-0 Adcock popped to short, 3 out
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2-Greenville
2 0 2-1 - 3-0 McDougald singled on the infield
2 0 0-0 1 3-0 Hofman grounded a single up the middle, McDougald to 2nd
2 0 2-1 12 3-0 Rivera flied to left, McDougald to 3rd, 1 out
2 1 1-1 13 3-0 Dark hit a three run homer to left, Brooklyn 3 Greenville 3
2 1 1-2 - 3-3 Jensen struck out, 2 out
2 2 1-1 - 3-3 Spahn flied to shallow left center, 3 out
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3-Brooklyn
3 0 0-2 - 3-3 Greengrass lined a double down the third base line
3 0 2-0 2 3-3 Freese grounded to short, Greengrass to 3rd, 1 out
3 1 2-0 3 3-3 Virdon flied to deep left center, Greengrass scored, 2 out, Brooklyn 4 Greenville 3
3 2 1-1 - 4-3 Grammas flied to right center, 3 out
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3-Greenville
3 0 0-2 - 4-3 Vernon struck out, 1 out
3 1 1-2 - 4-3 Avila grounded a single between first and second
3 1 1-2 1 4-3 Nieman struck out, 2 out
3 2 1-2 1 4-3 McDougald struck out, 3 out
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4-Brooklyn
4 0 1-0 - 4-3 Newcombe grounded to the pitcher, 1 out
4 1 1-1 - 4-3 Robinson lined a single to left center
4 1 2-2 1 4-3 Astroth lined to third, 2 out
4 2 0-0 1 4-3 Robinson stole 2nd
4 2 0-1 2 4-3 Ennis grounded to the pitcher, 3 out
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4-Greenville
4 0 1-0 - 4-3 Hofman lined a triple down the first base line
4 0 3-0 3 4-3 Rivera walked
4 0 0-0 13 4-3 Dark grounded to short, Hofman scored, Rivera to 2nd, 1 out, Brooklyn 4 Greenville 4
4 1 1-2 2 4-4 Jensen lined to second, 2 out
4 2 0-2 2 4-4 Spahn lined a single between first and second, Rivera scored, Greenville 5 Brooklyn 4
4 2 0-1 1 4-5 Vernon popped to the catcher, 3 out
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5-Brooklyn
5 0 3-2 - 4-5 Adcock walked
5 0 1-2 1 4-5 Greengrass struck out, 1 out
5 1 2-0 1 4-5 Freese grounded to third, forcing Adcock at second, 2 out
5 2 1-0 1 4-5 Virdon grounded a single up the middle, Freese to 3rd
5 2 1-2 13 4-5 Grammas struck out, 3 out
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5-Greenville
5 0 0-0 - 4-5 Avila flied to deep left, 1 out
5 1 0-2 - 4-5 Nieman grounded to third, 2 out
5 2 0-1 - 4-5 McDougald grounded to short, 3 out
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6-Brooklyn
6 0 0-2 - 4-5 Newcombe grounded a single between third and short
6 0 0-1 1 4-5 Robinson grounded to second, forcing Newcombe at second, 1 out
6 1 1-0 1 4-5 Astroth flied to deep right, 2 out
6 2 0-1 1 4-5 Ennis grounded to short, 3 out
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6-Greenville
6 0 0-2 - 4-5 Hofman grounded to first, 1 out
6 1 2-0 - 4-5 Rivera grounded to the pitcher, 2 out
6 2 0-0 - 4-5 Dark grounded to third, 3 out
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7-Brooklyn
7 0 1-0 - 4-5 Adcock lined a single between third and short
7 0 3-1 1 4-5 Greengrass walked, Adcock to 2nd
7 0 0-1 12 4-5 Freese bunted out to the catcher, Adcock to 3rd, Greengrass to 2nd, sacrifice, 1 out
>Stephens batting
7 1 1-2 23 4-5 Stephens lined to third, 2 out
7 2 3-1 23 4-5 Grammas flied to shallow left center, 3 out
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7-Greenville
7 0 0-1 - 4-5 Jensen lined a double over short
>Noren playing CF
7 0 1-2 2 4-5 Spahn struck out, 1 out
7 1 1-0 2 4-5 Vernon grounded a single between first and second, Jensen to 3rd
7 1 1-2 13 4-5 Avila struck out, 2 out
7 2 2-0 13 4-5 Nieman grounded to first, 3 out
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8-Brooklyn
8 0 1-2 - 4-5 Newcombe grounded to second, 1 out
8 1 1-1 - 4-5 Robinson grounded to second, 2 out
8 2 1-1 - 4-5 Astroth grounded to short, 3 out
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8-Greenville
8 0 2-2 - 4-5 McDougald struck out, 1 out
8 1 0-2 - 4-5 Hofman flied to deep right, 2 out
8 2 0-2 - 4-5 Rivera grounded to short, 3 out
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9-Brooklyn
9 0 0-2 - 4-5 Ennis grounded to first, 1 out
9 1 2-2 - 4-5 Adcock struck out, 2 out
9 2 1-0 - 4-5 Greengrass lined to third
Recap
BRO 1st: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits, and an error.
BRO Jim Greengrass doubled scoring 2 to take the lead. BRO 2 GSR 0.
BRO 2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and one walk.
BRO Del Ennis singled scoring Robinson. BRO 3 GSR 0.
GSR 2nd: Scored 3 runs on 3 hits.
GSR Alvin Dark hit a 3 run HR(1) to tie the score. BRO 3 GSR 3.
BRO 3rd: Scored 1 run on a hit.
BRO Bill Virdon hit a fly ball scoring 1 to take the lead. BRO 4 GSR 3.
GSR 4th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits and one walk.
GSR Alvin Dark to tie the score. BRO 4 GSR 4.
GSR Warren Spahn singled scoring Rivera to take the lead. BRO 4 GSR 5.
BRO Gene Freese: 2 for 4, triple, 2 RBI.
GSR Warren Spahn pitched 8 innings and picked up the win: 8 IP, 5 earned runs, 10 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He's 3-0 in the playoffs.
BRO Don Newcombe pitched 3.1 innings and took the loss: 3.1 IP, 3 earned runs, 4 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He drops to 1-4 in the playoffs.