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Braves
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
April 20, 1942
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves, played on April 20, 1942 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 20, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 20, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Earley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kirby Higbe |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Ziggy Sears 2B: (none) 3B: Tom Dunn |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Holmes | Center Fielder |
| Buddy Gremp | First Baseman |
| Nanny Fernandez | Third Baseman |
| Frank Demaree | Right Fielder |
| Max West | Left Fielder |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Tony Cuccinello | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Tom Earley | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Augie Galan | Left Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Third Baseman |
| Pete Reiser | Center Fielder |
| Dolph Camilli | First Baseman |
| Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
| Billy Sullivan | Catcher |
| Billy Herman | Second Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Kirby Higbe | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
April 20, 1942
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Higbe
Holmes hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gremp vs. Higbe
Gremp hits a line drive towards short. Reese reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Higbe
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Earley
Galan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Earley
Vaughan hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Earley
Reiser strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Camilli vs. Earley
Camilli hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Earley
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Higbe
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Higbe
West takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Higbe
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Earley
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Lombardi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Earley
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Earley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Earley
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higbe vs. Earley
Higbe hits a fly ball into right field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Higbe
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Higbe
Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Earley vs. Higbe
Earley hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Higbe
Holmes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cuccinello moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gremp vs. Higbe
Gremp hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Earley
Galan hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Earley
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Earley
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Camilli vs. Earley
Camilli takes first base on ball four. Reiser moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Earley
Walker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Holmes. Walker reaches second base with a double. Reiser scores. Camilli moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sullivan vs. Earley
Sullivan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Holmes. Sullivan reaches second base with a double. Camilli scores. Walker scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herman vs. Earley
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Higbe
Fernandez hits a line drive towards first. Camilli reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Higbe
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vaughan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Higbe
West strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Spahn
Warren Spahn now pitching.
Reese hits a popup in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higbe vs. Spahn
Higbe hits a fly ball into left field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Spahn
Galan hits a fly ball into left field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Higbe
Lombardi hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Higbe
Cuccinello hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Higbe
Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spahn vs. Higbe
Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Spahn
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Spahn
Reiser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Camilli vs. Spahn
Camilli takes first base on ball four. Reiser moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Spahn
Walker takes first base on ball four. Reiser moves to third. Camilli moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dapper vs. Spahn
Cliff Dapper pinch hits for Billy Sullivan.
Dapper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Reiser scores. Camilli scores. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herman vs. Spahn
Herman takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to third. Dapper moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reese vs. Spahn
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Higbe
Augie Galan now playing first base. Joe Medwick now playing left field. Cliff Dapper now catching.
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Higbe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gremp vs. Higbe
Gremp hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Higbe
Fernandez hits a popup in front of the plate. Dapper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higbe vs. Spahn
Clyde Kluttz now catching.
Higbe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Spahn
Galan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Spahn
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gremp scoops it up and throws to first, with Spahn covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Higbe
Demaree hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Higbe
West hits a popup, foul, towards first. Galan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Higbe
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Reese. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuccinello vs. Higbe
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground into center field. Reiser picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Reiser. Kluttz goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Higbe
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Higbe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Spahn
Reiser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Spahn
Medwick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Reiser moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Spahn
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Reiser scores. Medwick moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dapper vs. Spahn
Dapper takes first base on ball four. Medwick moves to third. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Herman vs. Tost
Lou Tost now pitching.
Herman hits a fly ball into center field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Medwick scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Tost
That's a pickoff. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Tost
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Higbe vs. Tost
Higbe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tost vs. Higbe
Tost hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Reiser. Tost reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holmes vs. Higbe
Holmes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tost moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gremp vs. Higbe
Gremp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman fields it and throws to second for the out. Tost scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Higbe
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gremp moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Demaree vs. Higbe
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Tost
Galan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Tost
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Tost
Reiser takes first base on ball four. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Medwick vs. Tost
Medwick hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Tost
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Higbe
West strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Higbe
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuccinello vs. Higbe
Cuccinello hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Higbe
Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/20/1942 -- Boston at Brooklyn (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Holmes T, cf 4 0 2 0 Galan A, lf-1b 5 1 1 0
Gremp B, 1b 4 0 0 1 Vaughan A, 3b 5 0 2 0
Fernandez N, 3b 4 0 0 0 Reiser P, cf 4 3 2 0
Demaree F, rf 4 0 0 0 Camilli D, 1b 1 3 1 2
West M, lf 3 0 0 0 Medwick J, lf 2 1 1 0
Lombardi E, c 2 0 0 0 Walker D, rf 4 1 2 2
Kluttz C, c 2 1 1 0 Sullivan B, c 2 0 1 2
Cuccinello T, 2b 4 0 2 0 Dapper C, ph-c 1 0 1 2
Miller E, ss 4 0 1 0 Herman B, 2b 3 0 0 1
Earley T, p 1 0 0 0 Reese P, ss 2 0 0 0
Spahn W, p 1 0 0 0 Higbe K, p 4 0 0 0
Tost L, p 1 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 7 1 33 9 11 9
Boston 000 000 110 -- 2
Brooklyn 203 020 20x -- 9
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Earley T (L) 3.0 5 5 5 2 1
Spahn W* 3.0 5 4 4 4 0
Tost L 2.0 1 0 0 2 0
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Higbe K (W) 9.0 7 2 1 1 2
* Pitched to 4 batters in 7th
E -- Reese P, Reiser P
DP -- Boston 1, Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Boston 6, Brooklyn 8
2B -- Walker D, Sullivan B, Tost L
HR -- Camilli D
A -- (null)
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