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Miley BB CD 1955 World Series Game 5
Called by Al Helfer and Bob Neal

Duke Snider hits 2 home runs and Sandy Amoros hits one, giving Brooklyn an early lead.  Craig and Labine survive homers by Cerv and Berra to give the Dodgers a 3-2 game lead in the Series.

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Brooklyn Dodgers 5, New York Yankees 3

World Series Game 5 Played on Sunday, October 2, 1955 (D) at Ebbets Field

NY  A    0  0  0    1  0  0    1  1  0  -   3  6  0
BRO N 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 x - 5 9 2
BATTING
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Howard lf 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 0
Noren cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
McDougald 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
Berra c 4 2 2 1 0 0 9 1
Collins rf,1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Robinson 1b 2 0 1 0 2 1 6 0
Carroll pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bauer rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Martin 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 3
Rizzuto ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Skowron ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Coleman ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Carey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grim p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Cerv ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Turley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Byrne ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3 5 5 24 9
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Martin-Robinson, J. Coleman-Martin-Robinson.
BATTING - 
HR: Cerv (1,7th inning off Craig 0 on 0 out); Berra (1,8th inning off Labine
0 on 0 out).
GDP: Noren 2 (5,off Craig,off Labine); Martin (1,off Labine).
Team LOB: 7.
Brooklyn Dodgers             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Gilliam 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 5
Reese ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 3
Snider cf 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 0
Campanella c 3 0 0 0 1 2 6 0
Furillo rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
Hodges 1b 3 1 2 0 0 1 14 1
Robinson 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 3
Amoros lf 4 1 1 2 0 3 1 0
Craig p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Labine p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
Totals 29 5 9 5 5 10 27 14
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Gilliam-Reese-Hodges, Hodges-Reese-Hodges, Robinson-Gilliam-Hodges.
E: Reese (1), Robinson (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Snider (1,off Turley).
HR: Amoros (1,2nd inning off Grim 1 on 2 out); Snider 2 (4,3rd inning off Grim
0 on 0 out,5th inning off Grim 0 on 1 out).
SH: Craig (1,off Grim); Hodges (1,off Turley).
GDP: Furillo (1,off Grim); Robinson (1,off Grim).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Grim L(0-1) 6 6 4 4 4 5 3 26
Turley 2 3 1 1 1 5 0 10
Totals 8 9 5 5 5 10 3 36
Brooklyn Dodgers             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Craig W(1-0) 6 4 2 2 5 4 1 28
Labine SV(1) 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 9
Totals 9 6 3 3 5 5 2 37
Craig faced 2 batters in the 7th inning
Umpires: HP - Bill Summers, 1B - Lee Ballanfant, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Frank Dascoli, 
LF - Augie Donatelli, RF - Red Flaherty