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Braves
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 4, 1944
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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 August 4, 1944 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 4, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 4, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Javery |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ben Chapman |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 14,142 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Barr 1B: Ziggy Sears 2B: (none) 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Wietelmann | Second Baseman |
| Max Macon | Center Fielder |
| Tommy Holmes | Left Fielder |
| Butch Nieman | Right Fielder |
| Chuck Workman | Third Baseman |
| Clyde Kluttz | Catcher |
| Buck Etchison | First Baseman |
| Dee Phillips | Shortstop |
| Al Javery | Pitcher |
| Bob Coleman | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Goody Rosen | Center Fielder |
| Jack Bolling | First Baseman |
| Augie Galan | Left Fielder |
| Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
| Luis Olmo | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Owen | Catcher |
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Tommy Brown | Shortstop |
| Ben Chapman | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 4, 1944
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wietelmann vs. Chapman
Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macon vs. Chapman
Macon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Chapman
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky 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: ---
Rosen vs. Javery
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wietelmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Javery
Bolling strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Javery
Galan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Javery
Walker takes first base on ball four. Galan moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Olmo vs. Javery
Olmo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Macon. Olmo reaches second base with a double. Galan scores. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Owen vs. Javery
Owen is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stanky vs. Javery
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Javery fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Chapman
Nieman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Workman vs. Chapman
There goes Nieman. The throw from Owen and he is out, Brown applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Workman vs. Chapman
Workman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Chapman
Kluttz hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Javery
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Workman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Javery
Chapman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Javery
Rosen takes first base on ball four. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolling vs. Javery
Bolling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Chapman scores. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Galan vs. Javery
Galan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Macon. Galan reaches second base with a double. Rosen scores. Bolling moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Walker vs. Javery
Walker is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Olmo vs. Javery
Olmo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wietelmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Owen vs. Javery
Owen hits a popup towards third. Workman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchison vs. Chapman
Etchison hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Chapman
Phillips hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rosen. Phillips reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javery vs. Chapman
Javery strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wietelmann vs. Chapman
Wietelmann hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Javery
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Javery
Brown bunts in front of the plate. Kluttz fields it and throws to first for the out. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Javery
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Workman juggles the ball. That's an error on Workman. Stanky scores. Chapman moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosen vs. Javery
Rosen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Workman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Javery
Bolling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Chapman scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Javery
Galan takes first base on ball four. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Javery
Walker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kluttz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macon vs. Chapman
Macon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Chapman
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, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Chapman
Nieman hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olmo vs. Hutchinson
Ira Hutchinson now pitching.
Olmo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Hutchinson
There goes Olmo. The throw from Kluttz and he is out, Phillips applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Hutchinson
Owen 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--
Stanky vs. Hutchinson
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Etchison fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Workman vs. Chapman
Workman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Chapman
Kluttz strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchison vs. Chapman
Etchison hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Chapman
Phillips takes first base on ball four. Etchison moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wright vs. Chapman
Ab Wright pinch hits for Ira Hutchinson.
Wright hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wietelmann vs. Chapman
Wietelmann hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Klopp
Stan Klopp now pitching.
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Klopp
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Klopp
Rosen hits a popup towards short. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macon vs. Chapman
Macon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rosen. Macon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holmes vs. Chapman
Holmes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nieman vs. Chapman
Nieman hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Workman vs. Chapman
Workman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first, with Chapman covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Klopp
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Klopp, and towards Phillips, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Klopp
Galan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wietelmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Klopp
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wietelmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Chapman
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchison vs. Chapman
Etchison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Chapman
Phillips hits a popup towards third. Olmo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klopp vs. Chapman
Klopp hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Etchison moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ross vs. Chapman
Chet Ross pinch hits for Whitey Wietelmann.
Ross takes first base on ball four. Etchison moves to third. Klopp moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Macon vs. Chapman
Macon hits a popup towards third. Olmo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olmo vs. Klopp
Pat Capri now playing second base.
Olmo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Klopp
Owen bunts towards the mound. Klopp fields it and throws to first for the out. Olmo moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanky vs. Klopp
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Olmo moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Klopp
Brown takes first base on ball four. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chapman vs. Klopp
Chapman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Macon. Chapman reaches second base with a double. Olmo scores. Stanky scores. Brown goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosen vs. Klopp
Rosen hits a popup towards short. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Klopp
Bolling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Chapman scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Klopp
Galan hits a fly ball into right field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Chapman
Holmes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rosen. Holmes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nieman vs. Chapman
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Holmes moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Workman vs. Chapman
Workman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rosen. Workman reaches second base with a double. Holmes scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluttz vs. Chapman
Kluttz hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Etchison vs. Chapman
Etchison hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Walker picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a double and an error on Walker. Olmo throws it away. That's an error on Olmo. Workman scores. Etchison moves all the way to home. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Chapman
Phillips strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Klopp
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olmo vs. Klopp
Olmo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Capri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Klopp
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Capri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofferth vs. Chapman
Stew Hofferth pinch hits for Stan Klopp.
Hofferth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Capri vs. Chapman
Capri strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Macon vs. Chapman
Macon strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Chapman
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Olmo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/4/1944 -- Boston at Brooklyn (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Wietelmann W, 2b 3 0 0 0 Rosen G, cf 4 1 0 0
Ross C, ph 0 0 0 0 Bolling J, 1b 5 0 3 3
Capri P, 2b 1 0 0 0 Galan A, lf 3 1 1 1
Macon M, cf 5 0 1 0 Walker D, rf 3 0 1 0
Holmes T, lf 5 1 1 0 Olmo L, 3b 5 1 3 1
Nieman B, rf 3 0 0 0 Owen M, c 3 0 1 0
Workman C, 3b 4 2 2 2 Stanky E, 2b 3 2 0 0
Kluttz C, c 4 0 0 0 Brown T, ss 2 1 0 0
Etchison B, 1b 3 1 2 1 Chapman B, p 4 3 2 3
Phillips D, ss 3 0 1 0
Javery A, p 1 0 0 0
Hutchinson I, p 0 0 0 0
Wright A, ph 1 0 0 0
Klopp S, p 1 0 1 0
Hofferth S, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 8 3 32 9 11 8
Boston 000 010 030 -- 4
Brooklyn 122 000 40x -- 9
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Javery A (L) 3.0 5 5 3 7 1
Hutchinson I 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Klopp S 4.0 4 4 4 1 1
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Chapman B (W) 9.0 8 4 4 5 5
E -- Workman C, Olmo L, Walker D
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- Boston 8, Brooklyn 9
2B -- Olmo L, Galan A, Phillips D, Macon M, Chapman B, Holmes T, Workman C, Etchison B
HR -- Workman C
CS -- Nieman B, Olmo L
SH -- Brown T, Owen M
T -- 2:10
A -- 14142
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