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Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 15, 1946
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants, played on August 15, 1946 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 15, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 15, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Koslo |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kirby Higbe |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 21,913 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Rigney | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Center Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Jack Graham | Right Fielder |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Dave Koslo | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Pete Reiser | Left Fielder |
| Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
| Carl Furillo | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Miksis | Third Baseman |
| Bruce Edwards | Catcher |
| Howie Schultz | First Baseman |
| Kirby Higbe | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 15, 1946
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Higbe
Rigney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Higbe
Witek strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Higbe
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schultz fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Schultz. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Higbe
Cooper hits a popup, foul, towards first. Schultz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Koslo
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Koslo
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Koslo
Reiser takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Koslo
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Koslo
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Furillo for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Higbe
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schultz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Young for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Higbe
Gordon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Schultz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graham vs. Higbe
Graham hits a popup towards third. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Koslo
Miksis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Koslo
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Koslo
Schultz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Higbe
Kerr strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. Higbe
Koslo strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Higbe
Rigney hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higbe vs. Koslo
Higbe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Koslo
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Koslo
Reese hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Stanky moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reiser vs. Koslo
There's a wild pitch. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Reiser vs. Koslo
Reiser is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Walker vs. Koslo
Walker hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Cooper picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cooper. Stanky scores. Reese scores. Reiser moves to third. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Furillo vs. Koslo
Furillo hits a line drive towards the mound. Koslo catches it for the out, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Miksis vs. Koslo
Miksis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Reiser scores. Walker scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Koslo
Edwards hits a line drive into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Higbe
Witek hits a ball on the ground for a single. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Higbe
Marshall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Furillo. Marshall reaches second base with a double. Witek moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cooper vs. Higbe
Cooper hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Edwards fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Young vs. Higbe
Young strikes out. Edwards drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Young out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gordon vs. Higbe
Gordon hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Edwards fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Koslo
Schultz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Marshall. Schultz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Higbe vs. Koslo
Higbe bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Schultz moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stanky vs. Koslo
Stanky hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Schultz scores. Higbe moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Abernathy
Woody Abernathy now pitching.
Reese hits a line drive into right field. Graham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reiser vs. Abernathy
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graham vs. Higbe
Graham strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Higbe
Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abernathy vs. Higbe
Abernathy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Abernathy
Walker hits a popup towards second. Witek can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Abernathy
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miksis vs. Abernathy
Miksis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Abernathy
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Higbe
Rigney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Higbe
Witek hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Higbe
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schultz fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Rigney for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Abernathy
Schultz hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Marshall. Schultz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Higbe vs. Abernathy
Higbe bunts towards the mound. Abernathy fields it and throws to first for the out. Schultz moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanky vs. Abernathy
Stanky bunts for an out. Schultz scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Abernathy
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Higbe
Cooper hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Higbe
Young hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Higbe
Gordon hits a popup towards third. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Graham vs. Higbe
Graham hits a popup into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Abernathy
Reiser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Abernathy
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Reiser moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Abernathy
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. Reiser moves to third. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Miksis vs. Abernathy
Miksis hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reiser scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Abernathy
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Higbe
Kerr bunts towards the mound. Higbe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Higbe
Goody Rosen pinch hits for Woody Abernathy.
Rosen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Higbe
Rigney hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Higbe
Witek takes first base on ball four. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Higbe
Marshall takes first base on ball four. Rosen moves to third. Witek moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cooper vs. Higbe
Cooper takes first base on ball four. Rosen scores. Witek moves to third. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Young vs. Higbe
Young is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Kraus
Jack Kraus now pitching.
Schultz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higbe vs. Kraus
Higbe bunts towards the mound. Kraus fields it and throws to first for the out. Schultz moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanky vs. Kraus
There goes Schultz. The throw from Cooper and he is safe. Schultz steals third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanky vs. Kraus
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Reese vs. Kraus
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Higbe
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Graham vs. Higbe
Graham takes first base on ball four. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kerr vs. Herring
Art Herring now pitching.
Kerr bunts towards the mound. Herring fields it and throws to first for the out. Gordon moves to third. Graham moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rucker vs. Herring
Johnny Rucker pinch hits for Jack Kraus.
Rucker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rigney vs. Herring
Rigney 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 8/15/1946 -- New York at Brooklyn
New York AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Rigney B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Stanky E, 2b 2 1 1 2
Witek M, 2b 3 0 1 0 Reese P, ss 5 1 1 0
Marshall W, cf 3 0 1 0 Reiser P, lf 1 2 0 0
Cooper W, c 3 0 0 1 Walker D, rf 4 1 3 2
Young B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Furillo C, cf 4 0 0 0
Gordon S, lf 3 0 0 0 Miksis E, 3b 4 0 1 3
Graham J, rf 3 0 0 0 Edwards B, c 4 0 0 0
Kerr B, ss 3 0 0 0 Schultz H, 1b 3 2 2 0
Koslo D, p 1 0 0 0 Higbe K, p 1 0 0 0
Abernathy W, p 1 0 0 0 Herring A, p 0 0 0 0
Rosen G, ph 0 1 0 0
Kraus J, p 0 0 0 0
Rucker J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 1 3 1 28 7 8 7
New York 000 000 010 -- 1
Brooklyn 004 101 10x -- 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo D (L)* 3.0 5 5 3 4 0
Abernathy W 4.0 3 2 2 1 0
Kraus J 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Higbe K (W)+ 8.0 3 1 1 7 6
Herring A (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 4th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Schultz H, Cooper W, Koslo D
DP -- New York 1, Brooklyn 1
LOB -- New York 9, Brooklyn 7
2B -- Marshall W, Schultz H 2
SB -- Schultz H
SH -- Higbe K 3, Stanky E, Kerr B
WP -- Koslo D
T -- 2:27
A -- 21913
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