Oct 17, 1955 Playoff - Game 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1955 Greenville 0 1 2 1 2 4 0 0 1 11 17 1
1955 Brooklyn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 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
Avila 2B 5 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .222 Robinson,J 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227
McDougald 3B 5 2 3 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .313 Astroth C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Jensen RF 6 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .235 Ennis LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Hofman C 5 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .273 Adcock 1B 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Rivera CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Greengrass RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .227
Vernon 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Freese, G 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188
Dark SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Virdon, B CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Woodling LF 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 Grammas SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
Spahn P 5 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .429 Newcombe P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .111
43 11 17 11 5 5 4 0 3 0 .281 Jeffcoat P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hamner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Miller,B P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Burgess PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
Littlefield P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
30 1 3 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 .193
Greenville IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc
Spahn W(2-0) 9.0 3 1 1 0 3 2 105 76 29 1.13 33 150(155) 76
9.0 3 1 1 0 3 2 105 76 29 1.80 33
Brooklyn IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc
Newcombe L(1-3) 4.1 9 6 6 3 0 2 69 49 20 3.99 21 150(149) 23
Jeffcoat 1.2 4 4 4 0 2 1 41 27 14 17.47 11 75(75) --
Miller,B 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 2 41 26 15 0.00 9 75(75)
Littlefield 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 32 16 16 9.00 7 75(75) ++
9.0 17 11 11 3 5 5 183 118 65 3.99 48
BRO: Hamner hit for Jeffcoat in the 6th
Burgess hit for Miller in the 8th
E-Dark(2), Virdon, B(1)
2B-Dark(2), Jensen(2), McDougald(1), Spahn(1), Greengrass(1)
HR-GSR Hofman(1) off Newcombe(3) in the 2nd with bases empty, 376 feet
GSR McDougald(1) off Newcombe(4) in the 3rd with 1 on base, 363 feet
GSR Rivera(1) off Newcombe(5) in the 4th with bases empty, 306 feet
RBI-GSR - Hofman 3(3), Jensen 3(3), McDougald 4(7), Rivera(3)
BRO - Greengrass(1)
WP-Spahn(1)
Great-Dark 2(2), Ennis(2)
Poor-McDougald(1), Robinson,J(1), Freese, G 2(2)
LOB-Greenville 10 Brooklyn 5
DP-Greenville 1 Brooklyn 1
GWRBI-Hofman
Game MVP:Warren Spahn
Ebbets Field (09-03-2023 13:18:35) Time 2:32, 67ø Day Game
Oct 17, 1955 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1955 Greenville 0 1 2 1 2 4 0 0 1 11 17 1
1955 Brooklyn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1
1955 Greenville Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5
1 Avila 2B 1>K G63 S W,23,12 8>S
2 McDougald 3B Fd8 HR D,1H K S,12
3 Jensen RF Fd9 Fs7 D,2H S,3H,23,2H,13,B2,E G4u/fo,23,B1
4 Hofman C 2>HR 4>Fs8 Fd8,23 S,3H,2H K
5 Rivera CF G63 HR W Fd7 G43
6 Vernon 1B S Fd9 Fd8 7>W 9>L3
7 Dark SS G143/dp D 6>G53 G64/fo,B1 S
8 Woodling LF 3>Fs9 Fd7 S K W,12
9 Spahn P D 5>K S,12 Fs8 S,23,12
Ab6
1 Avila 2B G12
2 McDougald 3B W,3H,23,12
3 Jensen RF Fd9
4 Hofman C
5 Rivera CF
6 Vernon 1B
7 Dark SS
8 Woodling LF
9 Spahn P
1955 Brooklyn Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4
1 Robinson,J 3B 1>G43 G63 W G63
2 Astroth C P6 4>G63 G14/fo,B1 9>S
3 Ennis LF Fd8 G31 G43 G643/dp
4 Adcock 1B 2>Fd7 W 7>W S
5 Greengrass RF K G13 F9 D,1H
6 Freese, G 2B G13 5>G13 G36/fo,B1 WP,23 G43
7 Virdon, B CF 3>G13 G13 Fd7
8 Grammas SS E6,B1 G63 8>G53
9 Newcombe P K
Jeffcoat P
Hamner PH 6>G13
Miller,B P
Burgess PH Fd9
Littlefield P
Greenville IN OUT
Spahn AB1-1 End
Brooklyn IN OUT
Newcombe AB1-1 AB3-3
Jeffcoat AB3-4 AB4-5
Miller,B AB4-6 AB5-5
Littlefield AB5-6 End
Oct 17, 1955 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1955 Greenville 0 1 2 1 2 4 0 0 1 11 17 1
1955 Brooklyn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1
Inn Out B-S On GSR-BRO Result
>Spahn pitching
1 0 1-2 - 0-0 Avila struck out, 1 out
1 1 1-2 - 0-0 McDougald flied to deep left center, 2 out
1 2 1-2 - 0-0 Jensen flied deep down the right field line, 3 out
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1-Brooklyn
1 0 0-1 - 0-0 Robinson grounded to second, 1 out
1 1 0-0 - 0-0 Astroth popped to short, 2 out
1 2 1-1 - 0-0 Ennis flied to deep right center, 3 out
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2-Greenville
2 0 0-1 - 0-0 Hofman hit a solo homer to left center, Greenville 1 Brooklyn 0
2 0 0-0 - 1-0 Rivera grounded to short, 1 out
2 1 1-1 - 1-0 Vernon grounded a single up the middle
2 1 0-0 1 1-0 Dark grounded to the pitcher, second to first double play, 3 out
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2-Brooklyn
2 0 1-2 - 1-0 Adcock flied to deep left center, 1 out
2 1 0-2 - 1-0 Greengrass struck out, 2 out
2 2 0-0 - 1-0 Freese grounded to the pitcher, 3 out
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3-Greenville
3 0 2-2 - 1-0 Woodling flied shallow down right field line, 1 out
3 1 2-0 - 1-0 Spahn doubled down the left field line
3 1 0-2 2 1-0 Avila grounded to short, 2 out
3 2 1-2 2 1-0 McDougald hit a two run homer down the left field line, Greenville 3 Brooklyn 0
3 2 1-0 - 3-0 Jensen flied to shallow left, 3 out
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3-Brooklyn
3 0 0-2 - 3-0 Virdon grounded to the pitcher, 1 out
3 1 0-2 - 3-0 Grammas grounded to short, safe on an error
3 1 0-2 1 3-0 Newcombe struck out, 2 out
3 2 0-1 1 3-0 Robinson grounded to short, 3 out
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4-Greenville
4 0 0-1 - 3-0 Hofman flied to shallow right center, 1 out
4 1 1-1 - 3-0 Rivera hit a solo homer to right, Greenville 4 Brooklyn 0
4 1 3-2 - 4-0 Vernon flied to deep right, 2 out
4 2 3-1 - 4-0 Dark lined a double to left
4 2 0-0 2 4-0 Woodling flied deep down the left field line, 3 out
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4-Brooklyn
4 0 0-2 - 4-0 Astroth grounded to short, 1 out
4 1 0-2 - 4-0 Ennis grounded to first, 2 out
4 2 3-1 - 4-0 Adcock walked
4 2 1-1 1 4-0 Greengrass grounded to the pitcher, 3 out
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5-Greenville
5 0 0-2 - 4-0 Spahn struck out, 1 out
5 1 0-2 - 4-0 Avila lined a single up the middle
5 1 2-2 1 4-0 McDougald doubled off the wall down the third base line, Avila scored, Greenville 5 Brooklyn 0
5 1 1-1 2 5-0 Jensen lined a double down the third base line, McDougald scored, Greenville 6 Brooklyn 0
>Jeffcoat pitching
5 1 1-0 2 6-0 Hofman flied to deep center, Jensen to 3rd, 2 out
5 2 3-1 3 6-0 Rivera walked
5 2 1-2 13 6-0 Vernon flied to deep center, 3 out
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5-Brooklyn
5 0 1-0 - 6-0 Freese grounded to the pitcher, 1 out
5 1 0-2 - 6-0 Virdon grounded to the pitcher, 2 out
5 2 0-0 - 6-0 Grammas grounded to short, 3 out
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6-Greenville
6 0 1-2 - 6-0 Dark grounded to third, 1 out
6 1 0-0 - 6-0 Woodling lined a single to right
6 1 1-2 1 6-0 Spahn grounded a single between third and short, Woodling to 2nd
6 1 3-2 12 6-0 Avila walked, Woodling to 3rd, Spahn to 2nd
6 1 0-2 123 6-0 McDougald struck out, 2 out
6 2 0-1 123 6-0 Jensen lined a single up the middle, Woodling scored, Spahn scored, outfield error, Avila to 3rd, Jensen to 2nd, Greenvi
6 2 0-0 23 8-0 Hofman grounded a single between third and short, Avila scored, Jensen scored, Greenville 10 Brooklyn 0
6 2 2-1 1 10-0 Rivera flied to deep left center, 3 out
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6-Brooklyn
>Hamner batting
6 0 2-0 - 10-0 Hamner grounded to the pitcher, 1 out
6 1 3-2 - 10-0 Robinson walked
6 1 1-0 1 10-0 Astroth grounded to the pitcher, forcing Robinson at second, 2 out
6 2 1-2 1 10-0 Ennis grounded to second, 3 out
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7-Greenville
>Miller pitching
7 0 3-0 - 10-0 Vernon walked
7 0 0-2 1 10-0 Dark grounded to short, forcing Vernon at second, 1 out
7 1 1-2 1 10-0 Woodling struck out, 2 out
7 2 1-1 1 10-0 Spahn flied to shallow left center, 3 out
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7-Brooklyn
7 0 3-1 - 10-0 Adcock walked
7 0 0-1 1 10-0 Greengrass flied to right, 1 out
7 1 2-0 1 10-0 Freese grounded to first, forcing Adcock at second, 2 out
7 2 0-1 1 10-0 Virdon flied to deep left center, 3 out
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8-Greenville
8 0 2-1 - 10-0 Avila lined a single between first and second
8 0 1-2 1 10-0 McDougald singled between first and second, Avila to 2nd
8 0 1-1 12 10-0 Jensen grounded to second, forcing McDougald at second, Avila to 3rd, 1 out
8 1 3-2 13 10-0 Hofman struck out, 2 out
8 2 2-2 13 10-0 Rivera grounded to second, 3 out
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8-Brooklyn
8 0 1-0 - 10-0 Grammas grounded to third, 1 out
>Burgess batting
8 1 2-0 - 10-0 Burgess flied to deep right, 2 out
8 2 0-1 - 10-0 Robinson grounded to short, 3 out
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9-Greenville
>Littlefield pitching
9 0 1-2 - 10-0 Vernon lined to first, 1 out
9 1 1-1 - 10-0 Dark lined a single between first and second
9 1 3-1 1 10-0 Woodling walked, Dark to 2nd
9 1 2-0 12 10-0 Spahn singled between third and short, Dark to 3rd, Woodling to 2nd
9 1 3-2 123 10-0 Avila grounded to the pitcher, Dark out at home, Woodling to 3rd, Spahn to 2nd, 2 out
9 2 3-1 123 10-0 McDougald walked, Woodling scored, Spahn to 3rd, Avila to 2nd, Greenville 11 Brooklyn 0
9 2 1-1 123 11-0 Jensen flied to deep right center, 3 out
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9-Brooklyn
9 0 0-2 - 11-0 Astroth grounded a single between third and short
9 0 1-2 1 11-0 Ennis grounded to short, second to first double play, 2 out
9 2 1-1 - 11-0 Adcock lined a single between third and short
9 2 0-1 1 11-0 Greengrass doubled off the wall down the third base line, Adcock scored, Greenville 11 Brooklyn 1
9 2 1-1 2 11-1 Wild pitch, Greengrass to 3rd
9 2 2-1 3 11-1 Freese grounded to second
Recap
GSR 2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
GSR Bobby Hofman hit a solo HR(1) to take the lead. GSR 1 BRO 0.
GSR 3rd: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.
GSR Gil McDougald hit a 2 run HR(1). GSR 3 BRO 0.
GSR 4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
GSR Jim Rivera hit a solo HR(1). GSR 4 BRO 0.
GSR 5th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and one walk.
GSR Gil McDougald doubled scoring Avila. GSR 5 BRO 0.
GSR Jackie Jensen doubled scoring 1. GSR 6 BRO 0.
GSR 6th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 4 hits, one walk and an error.
GSR Jackie Jensen singled scoring 2. GSR 8 BRO 0.
GSR Bobby Hofman singled scoring 2. GSR 10 BRO 0.
GSR 9th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on 2 hits and 2 walks.
GSR Gil McDougald walked scoring Woodling. GSR 11 BRO 0.
BRO 9th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.
BRO Jim Greengrass doubled scoring Adcock. GSR 11 BRO 1.
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 now 2-0 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 1-3 in the playoffs.