[Nick Soulis]

NOT TO BE DENIED BUMS MOVE ON

Sandy Amoros had a relatively short major league career, but one thing he did have alot of is the flair for the dramatic during a big game. Amoros hit a three run home run in the 4th inning off of Mike Hampton, enough to give a comfortable lead to the Dodgers, who held on for the win and the series by a score of 7-5.

Carl Furillo added a 2 run double in the 2nd inning and the Dodgers clearly had the worried and slumping Mets on the ropes. The Mets looked deflated after their game 4 loss at Shea, and a lack of confidence showed on the field as Mike Hampton didnt have his best stuff.

So like the 54 Giants the Dodgers barely move on which is all anyone will remember. Roy Campenella gets the deserved series MVP award for his great handeling behind the plate and timely hitting.
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GAME 5

1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H E
New York Mets 2000	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	5	11 1
Brooklyn Dodgers 1955	0	2	1	4	0	0	0	0	X	7	14 2

WP: Don Newcombe
LP: Mike Hampton
S: Don Bessent

New York AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI R. Henderson LF 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .000 0 0 E. Alfonzo 2B 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .000 0 0 M. Piazza C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 d-T. Perez PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 R. Ventura 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0 J. Payton CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0 T. Zeile 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0 D. Bell RF 4 1 3 1 0 1 2 .000 0 0 J. McEwing SS 4 2 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 M. Hampton P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 A. Benitez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 a-M. Bordick PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0 R. White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 b-M. Mora PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 T. Wendell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 c-J. Tyner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 Totals 40 5 11 4 0 7 19 a - M. Bordick pinch hit for A. Benitez in the 5th b - M. Mora pinch hit for R. White in the 7th c - J. Tyner pinch hit for T. Wendell in the 9th d - T. Perez pinch hit for M. Piazza in the 9th BATTING Doubles: E. Alfonzo (0, 9th Inning off D. Newcombe, 1 on, 2 outs) R. Ventura (0, 2nd Inning off D. Newcombe, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: T. Zeile , E. Alfonzo 3 , J. McEwing , R. Henderson , D. Bell 3 , R. Ventura 3 , T. Perez 2-out RBI: E. Alfonzo , D. Bell , T. Perez Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Piazza , D. Bell , R. Ventura Team LOB: 8 FIELDING Errors: R. Ventura Double Plays: 1 (Alfonzo-McEwing-Zeile)	Brooklyn AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Robinson 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 P. Reese SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0 S. Amoros LF 4 2 3 3 0 1 1 .000 0 0 D. Snider CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0 R. Campanella C 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .000 0 0 J. Gilliam 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0 G. Hodges 1B 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 C. Furillo RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .000 0 0 D. Newcombe P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0 D. Bessent P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 36 7 14 6 0 8 11 BATTING Doubles: G. Hodges (0, 5th Inning off R. White, 0 on, 1 out) C. Furillo (0, 2nd Inning off M. Hampton, 2 on, 1 out) J. Robinson (0, 4th Inning off M. Hampton, 1 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: S. Amoros (0, 4th Inning off M. Hampton, 2 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: R. Campanella 2 , G. Hodges 4 , P. Reese , S. Amoros 6 , D. Snider 2 , C. Furillo 3 , J. Robinson 2 2-out RBI: S. Amoros Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Newcombe , P. Reese , D. Snider , J. Robinson GIDP: J. Gilliam Sac Bunt: D. Newcombe Team LOB: 7 FIELDING Errors: J. Gilliam 2
New York IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA M. Hampton L (0-0) 3.2 11 7 3 0 2 1 66 49 0.00 A. Benitez 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 0.00 R. White 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 24 19 0.00 T. Wendell 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 31 20 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: M. Hampton 19 Batters Faced: M. Hampton 21, A. Benitez 2, R. White 8, T. Wendell 6 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hampton 6-1, A. Benitez 1-0, R. White 2-1, T. Wendell 1-2 Pitches - Strikes: M. Hampton 66-49, A. Benitez 6-5, R. White 24-19, T. Wendell 31-20 WP: M. Hampton	Brooklyn IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA D. Newcombe W (0-0) 8.2 10 5 4 0 7 0 123 80 0.00 D. Bessent SV (0) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: D. Newcombe 53 Batters Faced: D. Newcombe 38, D. Bessent 2 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Newcombe 7-12, D. Bessent 1-0 Pitches - Strikes: D. Newcombe 123-80, D. Bessent 8-4 Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Bessent 1-1
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: S. Amoros Ballpark: Ebbets Field Weather: Clear skies (36 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 18 mph Start Time: 7:00 pm Time: 2:45 Attendance: 38100 1955 Dodgers win series 3-2 SERIES MVP .412 average, 6 RBI, 5 2B