Oct 16, 1955 Playoff - Game 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1955 Greenville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2
1955 Brooklyn 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 1
Greenville AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR LOB Avg Brooklyn AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR LOB Avg
Nieman LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Robinson,J 3B 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263
Vernon 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Thompson, H PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150
McDougald 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Astroth C 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jensen RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182 Burgess PH-C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
Avila 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Ennis LF-RF 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .222
Dark SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 Adcock 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .154
Hofman C 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Long, D PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053
Rivera CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Greengrass RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222
Spooner P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Smith,F P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Phillips, J PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Freese, G 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .214
Labine P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Virdon, B CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Woodling PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grammas SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
Bessent, D P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Buhl P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
27 1 2 1 7 3 0 0 0 0 .228 Miller,B P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Birrer, B P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Noren PH-LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200
30 4 7 4 6 4 1 1 0 0 .203
Greenville IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc
Spooner L(0-1) 5.0 6 4 4 0 4 3 101 63 38 7.20 26 120(128) ++ 38
Labine 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 1 33 21 12 0.00 9 70(75)
Bessent, D 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 5 0.00 3 80(75) -
8.0 7 4 4 0 6 4 144 89 55 2.08 38
Brooklyn IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc
Buhl W(1-0) 7.1 2 1 1 0 4 3 104 61 43 3.65 26 150(150) 69
Miller,B H(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 7 9 0.00 3 75(75)
Birrer, B H(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 2.25 1 70(75)
Smith,F S(1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 8 9 0.00 5 30(35)
9.0 2 1 1 0 7 3 141 79 62 3.19 35
GSR: Woodling hit for Labine in the 8th
BRO: Burgess hit for Astroth in the 6th
Long hit for Adcock in the 6th
Burgess moved to C in the 7th
Long, D moved to 1B in the 7th
Noren hit for Birrer in the 8th
Thompson hit for Robinson in the 8th
Thompson, H moved to 3B in the 9th
Ennis moved to RF in the 9th
Noren moved to LF in the 9th
E-Dark(1), Hofman(1), Grammas(2)
2B-Noren(3)
3B-Greengrass(1)
SB-BRO Robinson(4) off Spooner(1) + Hofman(2), 2nd
BRO Freese(1) off Spooner(2) + Hofman(3), 3rd
BRO Robinson(5) off Labine(1) + Hofman(2), 6th
BRO Freese(2) off Labine(2) + Hofman(3), 7th
RBI-GSR - Nieman(2)
BRO - Ennis 2(5), Virdon, B(4), Robinson,J(3)
HBP-Freese(BRO) by Spooner(GSR)
Dark(GSR) by Smith(BRO)
PB-Burgess
Great-Robinson,J(3)
Poor-McDougald(1), Grammas(1), Robinson,J(1)
OfA-Jensen(1), Virdon, B(1)
LOB-Greenville 7 Brooklyn 1
DP-Greenville 1 Brooklyn 3
GWRBI-Robinson,J
Game MVP:Bob Buhl
Ebbets Field (09-02-2023 14:11:57) Time 2:47, 65ø, Wind: 3 MPH In from LF Day Game
Oct 16, 1955 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1955 Greenville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2
1955 Brooklyn 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 1
1955 Greenville Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4
1 Nieman LF 1>Fd8 4>G43 S G54/fo,23,B1,3H
2 Vernon 1B G53 W Fd8 W,12
3 McDougald 3B Fs7 Fd9 7>S Fd9
4 Jensen RF 2>F8 K P3 9>Fd8
5 Avila 2B G53 5>Fvd9 G643/dp Fd8
6 Dark SS K G6/e6,B2 8>Fs9 HBP
7 Hofman C 3>G53 F8/85 W W,12
8 Rivera CF G43 6>W W,12 G43
9 Spooner P K
Phillips, J PH G543/dp
Labine P
Woodling PH PB,23,12 W
Bessent, D P
1955 Brooklyn Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4
1 Robinson,J 3B 1>G13 G4u/fo,23,B1,3HG43 W
Thompson, H PH-3B Fd9/95
2 Astroth C W SB2 WW
Burgess PH-C P5 G63
3 Ennis LF-RF S,12 S,3H,23,2HK SB2 W
4 Adcock 1B K G64/foFs8
Long, D PH-1B Fd9
5 Greengrass RF Fd7 3>TL5 7>L4
Smith,F P
6 Freese, G 2B 2>W HBPK E6,B1
7 Virdon, B CF S,12 SB2 S,3H,23P6 SB2/e2,23 K
8 Grammas SS S,23,12 P5G63 G53
9 Buhl P B32/fo,23,12,B1 B12/fo,12,B1G63
Miller,B P
Birrer, B P
Noren PH-LF 8>D
Greenville IN OUT
Spooner AB1-1 AB2-8
Labine AB2-9 AB3-8
Bessent, D AB3-9 End
Brooklyn IN OUT
Buhl AB1-1 AB3-8
Miller,B AB3-9 AB4-2
Birrer, B AB4-3 AB4-3
Smith,F AB4-4 End
Oct 16, 1955 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1955 Greenville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2
1955 Brooklyn 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 1
Inn Out B-S On GSR-BRO Result
>Spooner pitching
1 0 2-2 - 0-0 Nieman flied to deep center, 1 out
1 1 1-2 - 0-0 Vernon grounded to third, 2 out
1 2 1-1 - 0-0 McDougald flied shallow down left field line, 3 out
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1-Brooklyn
1 0 2-0 - 0-0 Robinson grounded to the pitcher, 1 out
1 1 3-2 - 0-0 Astroth walked
1 1 1-1 1 0-0 Ennis lined a single between third and short, Astroth to 2nd
1 1 3-2 12 0-0 Adcock struck out, 2 out
1 2 0-2 12 0-0 Greengrass flied to deep left, 3 out
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2-Greenville
2 0 3-1 - 0-0 Jensen flied to center, 1 out
2 1 1-2 - 0-0 Avila grounded to third, 2 out
2 2 2-2 - 0-0 Dark struck out, 3 out
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2-Brooklyn
2 0 3-2 - 0-0 Freese walked
2 0 1-0 1 0-0 Virdon singled on the infield, Freese to 2nd
2 0 2-1 12 0-0 Grammas singled to center, Freese to 3rd, Virdon to 2nd
2 0 0-0 123 0-0 Buhl bunted to first, forcing at home, Virdon to 3rd, Grammas to 2nd, 1 out
2 1 3-2 123 0-0 Robinson grounded to second, forcing Buhl at second, Virdon scored, Grammas to 3rd, 2 out, Brooklyn 1 Greenville 0
2 2 0-0 13 0-1 Robinson stole 2nd
2 2 3-1 23 0-1 Astroth walked
2 2 1-1 123 0-1 Ennis grounded a single up the middle, Grammas scored, Robinson scored, Astroth to 2nd, Brooklyn 3 Greenville 0
2 2 0-1 12 0-3 Adcock grounded to short, forcing Ennis at second, 3 out
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3-Greenville
3 0 0-0 - 0-3 Hofman grounded to third, 1 out
3 1 1-1 - 0-3 Rivera grounded to second, 2 out
3 2 0-2 - 0-3 Spooner struck out, 3 out
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3-Brooklyn
3 0 3-1 - 0-3 Greengrass lined a triple down the first base line
3 0 0-0 3 0-3 Freese hit by pitch
3 0 0-0 13 0-3 Freese stole 2nd
3 0 1-0 23 0-3 Virdon lined a single up the middle, Greengrass scored, Freese to 3rd, Brooklyn 4 Greenville 0
3 0 1-2 13 0-4 Grammas popped to third, 1 out
3 1 0-1 13 0-4 Buhl bunted to the pitcher, forcing at home, Virdon to 2nd, sacrifice, 2 out
3 2 1-0 12 0-4 Robinson grounded to second, 3 out
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4-Greenville
4 0 0-0 - 0-4 Nieman grounded to second, 1 out
4 1 3-1 - 0-4 Vernon walked
4 1 3-1 1 0-4 McDougald flied deep down the right field line, 2 out
4 2 1-2 1 0-4 Jensen struck out, 3 out
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4-Brooklyn
4 0 3-2 - 0-4 Astroth walked
4 0 1-2 1 0-4 Ennis struck out, 1 out
4 1 0-1 1 0-4 Adcock flied to shallow right center, 2 out
4 2 0-0 1 0-4 Greengrass lined to third, 3 out
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5-Greenville
5 0 1-0 - 0-4 Avila flied to very deep right center, 1 out
5 1 2-1 - 0-4 Dark grounded to short, safe on throwing error, Dark to 2nd
5 1 2-2 2 0-4 Hofman flied to left center, Dark out at 3rd, 3 out
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5-Brooklyn
5 0 1-2 - 0-4 Freese struck out, 1 out
5 1 2-2 - 0-4 Virdon popped to short, 2 out
5 2 0-2 - 0-4 Grammas grounded to short, 3 out
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6-Greenville
6 0 3-0 - 0-4 Rivera walked
6 0 1-0 1 0-4 Phillips grounded to third, second to first double play, 2 out
6 2 2-1 - 0-4 Nieman singled to left center
6 2 1-1 1 0-4 Vernon flied to deep center, 3 out
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6-Brooklyn
>Labine pitching
6 0 0-2 - 0-4 Buhl grounded to short, 1 out
6 1 3-2 - 0-4 Robinson walked
>Burgess batting
6 1 2-0 1 0-4 Burgess popped to third, 2 out
6 2 0-0 1 0-4 Robinson stole 2nd
6 2 3-0 2 0-4 Ennis walked
>Long batting
6 2 2-0 12 0-4 Long flied deep down the right field line, 3 out
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7-Greenville
7 0 2-0 - 0-4 McDougald grounded a single between first and second
>Burgess playing C
>Long, D playing 1B
7 0 0-0 1 0-4 Jensen popped to first, 1 out
7 1 1-0 1 0-4 Avila grounded to short, second to first double play, 3 out
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7-Brooklyn
7 0 1-2 - 0-4 Greengrass lined to second, 1 out
7 1 1-0 - 0-4 Freese grounded to short, safe on an error
7 1 0-0 1 0-4 Freese stole 2nd, to third on error
7 1 0-1 3 0-4 Virdon struck out, 2 out
7 2 0-2 3 0-4 Grammas grounded to third, 3 out
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8-Greenville
8 0 0-2 - 0-4 Dark flied to shallow right, 1 out
8 1 3-2 - 0-4 Hofman walked
8 1 3-2 1 0-4 Rivera walked, Hofman to 2nd
>Miller pitching
8 1 2-2 12 0-4 Passed ball, Hofman to 3rd, Rivera to 2nd
8 1 3-2 23 0-4 Woodling walked
8 1 1-0 123 0-4 Nieman grounded to third, forcing Woodling at second, Hofman scored, Rivera to 3rd, 2 out, Brooklyn 4 Greenville 1
8 2 3-2 13 1-4 Vernon walked, Nieman to 2nd
>Birrer pitching
8 2 1-2 123 1-4 McDougald flied to deep right, 3 out
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8-Brooklyn
>Bessent pitching
>Noren batting
8 0 2-0 - 1-4 Noren doubled down the left field line
>Thompson batting
8 0 2-1 2 1-4 Thompson flied to deep right, Noren out at 3rd, 2 out
8 2 1-1 - 1-4 Burgess grounded to short, 3 out
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9-Greenville
>Smith pitching
9 0 1-0 - 1-4 Jensen flied to deep right center, 1 out
>Thompson, H playing 3B
>Ennis playing RF
>Noren playing LF
9 1 2-2 - 1-4 Avila flied to deep center, 2 out
9 2 0-0 - 1-4 Dark hit by pitch
9 2 3-1 1 1-4 Hofman walked, Dark to 2nd
9 2 1-1 12 1-4 Rivera grounded to second
Recap
BRO 2nd: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.
BRO Jackie Robinson hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead. GSR 0 BRO 1.
BRO Del Ennis singled scoring 2. GSR 0 BRO 3.
BRO 3rd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
BRO Bill Virdon singled scoring 1. GSR 0 BRO 4.
BRO 7th: Failed to score on 2 errors.
GSR 8th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on 4 walks.
GSR Bob Nieman hit a grounder scoring 1. GSR 1 BRO 4.
BRO Gene Freese: 2 for 4, triple, 2 RBI.
BRO Bob Buhl pitched 7 innings and picked up the win: 7 IP, 2 earned runs, 4 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He's 1-0 in the playoffs.
BRO Frank Smith picked up the save, his 1st of the playoffs.
GSR Karl Spooner pitched 3 solid innings and took the loss: 3 IP, 3 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He's 0-1 in the playoffs.