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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 30, 1948
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on July 30, 1948 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 30, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 30, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Chesnes |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ralph Branca |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 31,278 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Lou Jorda |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Rojek | Shortstop |
| Frankie Gustine | Third Baseman |
| Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Wally Westlake | Center Fielder |
| Max West | First Baseman |
| Danny Murtaugh | Second Baseman |
| Clyde Kluttz | Catcher |
| Bob Chesnes | Pitcher |
| Billy Meyer | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marv Rackley | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
| Gene Hermanski | Right Fielder |
| Dick Whitman | Left Fielder |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Tommy Brown | Third Baseman |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Ralph Branca | Pitcher |
| Burt Shotton | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 30, 1948
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Branca
Rojek hits a line drive towards short. Reese reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Branca
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Branca
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rackley vs. Chesnes
Rackley hits a ball on the ground towards first. West fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Chesnes drops the ball. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Chesnes
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Rackley moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hermanski vs. Chesnes
Hermanski bunts towards the mound. Chesnes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rackley moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Whitman vs. Chesnes
Whitman hits a ball on the ground towards first. West fields the ball and throws to Chesnes covering. Safe. Rackley scores. Robinson moves to third. Hermanski moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Campanella vs. Chesnes
Campanella hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Hermanski moves to third. Whitman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Chesnes
Brown hits a line drive towards short. Rojek catches it and throws to second to double up Whitman. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Hodges vs. Chesnes
Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Branca
Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Branca
Westlake hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitman. Westlake reaches second base with a double. Kiner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
West vs. Branca
West hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Branca
Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Branca
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Chesnes vs. Branca
Chesnes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Branca fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Chesnes
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Chesnes
Branca hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rackley vs. Chesnes
Rackley hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Branca
Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Branca
Gustine hits a fly ball into center field. Rackley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Branca
Walker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Chesnes
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hermanski vs. Chesnes
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitman vs. Chesnes
Whitman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Chesnes
Campanella hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Branca
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Branca
Westlake hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
West vs. Branca
West hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats West for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Branca
Murtaugh hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Kluttz vs. Branca
Monty Basgall pinch runs for Danny Murtaugh.
Kluttz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Chesnes vs. Minner
Paul Minner now pitching.
Chesnes hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Chesnes
Monty Basgall now playing second base.
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Chesnes
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chesnes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Chesnes
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Minner
Rojek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitman. Rojek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gustine vs. Minner
Gustine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rojek scores. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Minner
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Whitman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Minner
Kiner hits a popup towards third. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Minner
Westlake hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hermanski who is chasing the ball. Westlake reaches third base with a triple. Gustine goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
West vs. Minner
West hits a fly ball towards center. Rackley settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Rackley. Westlake scores. West moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Basgall vs. Minner
Basgall hits a fly ball into left field. Whitman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Minner vs. Chesnes
Minner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Rackley vs. Chesnes
Rackley hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Chesnes
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Minner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hermanski vs. Chesnes
Hermanski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Whitman vs. Chesnes
Whitman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Chesnes
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine juggles the ball. That's an error on Gustine. Whitman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Chesnes
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. Campanella moves to second. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Minner
Kluttz strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Chesnes vs. Minner
Chesnes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Minner
Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Chesnes
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Chesnes
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Chesnes
Pete Reiser pinch hits for Paul Minner.
Reiser strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rackley vs. Chesnes
Rackley hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Casey
Hugh Casey now pitching.
Gustine hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Casey
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Casey
Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Casey
Westlake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
West vs. Casey
West hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Casey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Chesnes
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Chesnes
Hermanski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Whitman vs. Chesnes
Whitman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basgall fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Basgall vs. Casey
Basgall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Casey
Kluttz hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Chesnes vs. Casey
Chesnes hits a popup towards third. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Casey
Rojek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Casey
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 10 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Chesnes
Campanella strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Chesnes
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Chesnes
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Chesnes
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basgall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 10 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Casey
Walker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Casey
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Casey
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Casey
West hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 10 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Chesnes
Arky Vaughan pinch hits for Hugh Casey.
Vaughan hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rackley vs. Chesnes
Rackley strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Chesnes
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hermanski vs. Chesnes
Hermanski hits a popup, foul, towards first. West settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/30/1948 -- Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Rojek S, ss 5 1 2 0 Rackley M, cf 5 1 0 0
Gustine F, 3b 5 1 1 1 Robinson J, 2b 4 2 3 0
Walker D, rf 5 0 1 0 Hermanski G, rf 4 1 2 3
Kiner R, lf 5 1 2 0 Whitman D, lf 4 0 2 1
Westlake W, cf 5 3 4 2 Campanella R, c 4 0 1 1
West M, 1b 5 1 1 3 Brown T, 3b 4 0 0 0
Murtaugh D, 2b 2 0 1 0 Hodges G, 1b 2 0 0 0
Basgall M, pr-2b 2 2 1 1 Reese P, ss 4 0 0 0
Kluttz C, c 4 1 1 2 Branca R, p 1 0 0 0
Chesnes B, p 4 0 0 0 Minner P, p 0 1 0 0
Reiser P, ph 1 0 0 0
Casey H, p 0 0 0 0
Vaughan A, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
42 10 14 9 34 5 8 5
Pittsburgh 030 330 010 -- 10
Brooklyn 200 030 000 -- 5
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Chesnes B (W) 9.0 8 5 4 5 4
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Branca R (L) 3.2 6 6 6 0 1
Minner P 2.1 3 3 2 0 1
Casey H 3.0 5 1 1 0 0
E -- Chesnes B, Rackley M, Gustine F
DP -- Pittsburgh 3
LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, Brooklyn 7
2B -- Westlake W, Rojek S
3B -- Westlake W
HR -- West M, Westlake W, Kluttz C, Hermanski G, Basgall M
T -- 2:16
A -- 31278
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