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Reds
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 3, 1949
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 3, 1949 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 3, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 3, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Raffensberger |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ralph Branca |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 6,883 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: George Barr 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Right Fielder |
| Lloyd Merriman | Center Fielder |
| Danny Litwhiler | Left Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
| Virgil Stallcup | Shortstop |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Ken Raffensberger | Pitcher |
| Bucky Walters | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Mike McCormick | Left Fielder |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Ralph Branca | Pitcher |
| Burt Shotton | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 3, 1949
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Branca
Hatton hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Branca
Wyrostek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Merriman vs. Branca
Merriman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wyrostek moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Litwhiler vs. Branca
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. Wyrostek moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Kluszewski vs. Branca
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Raffensberger
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Raffensberger
McCormick hits a popup towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Raffensberger
Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Raffensberger
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Campanella vs. Raffensberger
Campanella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reese scores. Snider moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Cox vs. Raffensberger
Cox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Snider scores. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Raffensberger
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Branca
Bloodworth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. Branca
There's a wild pitch. Bloodworth moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Stallcup vs. Branca
Stallcup takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Branca
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Raffensberger vs. Branca
Raffensberger bunts towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. Bloodworth moves to third. Stallcup moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Hatton vs. Branca
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Wyrostek vs. Branca
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Branca covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Raffensberger
Furillo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Branca vs. Raffensberger
Branca bunts towards the mound. Raffensberger fields it and throws to first for the out. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Raffensberger
Reese hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Furillo moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Hermanski vs. Erautt
Eddie Erautt now pitching. Gene Hermanski pinch hits for Mike McCormick.
There's a wild pitch. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Hermanski vs. Erautt
Hermanski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Snider vs. Erautt
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Erautt
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Branca
Gene Hermanski now playing left field.
Merriman bunts towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Branca
Litwhiler strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Branca
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Erautt
Campanella hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Erautt
Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Erautt
Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Branca
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. Branca
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Campanella fields it and throws to first for the out. Bloodworth moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Branca
Mueller strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Erautt vs. Branca
Erautt hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Erautt
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Erautt
Branca hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Erautt
Reese hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Branca
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Branca
Campanella fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Campanella. Hatton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Wyrostek vs. Branca
Wyrostek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merriman vs. Branca
Merriman hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Litwhiler vs. Branca
Litwhiler strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Branca
Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. Hatton moves to third. Wyrostek moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Bloodworth vs. Branca
Bloodworth hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Erautt
Hermanski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Erautt
Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Erautt
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Erautt
Campanella hits a line drive into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Branca
Stallcup hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Branca
Mueller 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 -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Erautt vs. Branca
Erautt hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Erautt
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Erautt
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Erautt
Furillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Branca vs. Erautt
Branca hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Erautt
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Branca
Hatton hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Branca
Wyrostek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Wyrostek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Merriman vs. Branca
Merriman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Litwhiler vs. Branca
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to second for the out. Wyrostek moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Kluszewski vs. Branca
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Erautt
Hermanski hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Erautt
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Erautt covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Erautt
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Erautt
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Erautt
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Branca
Bloodworth strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Branca
Stallcup strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Branca
Frank Baumholtz pinch hits for Ray Mueller.
Baumholtz hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Erautt
Johnny Pramesa now catching.
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Erautt
Furillo bunts towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Branca vs. Erautt
Branca hits a ball on the ground towards second. Stallcup fields it and tags Hodges, for the out. Branca moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Erautt
Reese hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Branca
Bobby Adams pinch hits for Eddie Erautt.
Adams strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Branca
Hatton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Branca
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Merriman vs. Branca
Merriman strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/3/1949 -- Cincinnati at Brooklyn (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Hatton G, 3b 3 0 1 0 Reese P, ss 4 1 1 0
Wyrostek J, rf 4 0 2 0 McCormick M, lf 1 0 0 0
Merriman L, cf 4 0 1 0 Hermanski G, ph-lf 2 0 0 0
Litwhiler D, lf 4 0 0 0 Snider D, cf 4 1 2 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 3 0 0 0 Robinson J, 2b 4 1 1 1
Bloodworth J, 2b 4 0 2 0 Campanella R, c 4 0 2 1
Stallcup V, ss 3 0 0 0 Cox B, 3b 4 0 2 1
Mueller R, c 3 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 4 0 1 0
Baumholtz F, ph 1 0 0 0 Furillo C, rf 3 0 2 0
Pramesa J, c 0 0 0 0 Branca R, p 3 0 1 0
Raffensberger K, p 0 0 0 0
Erautt E, p 2 0 0 0
Adams B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 0 6 0 33 3 12 3
Cincinnati 000 000 000 -- 0
Brooklyn 200 000 10x -- 3
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Raffensberger K (L) 1.1 5 2 2 1 0
Erautt E 6.2 7 1 1 1 1
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Branca R (W) 9.0 6 0 0 6 7
E -- Campanella R
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 12, Brooklyn 10
2B -- Wyrostek J
HR -- Robinson J
SH -- Raffensberger K, Branca R, Furillo C
WP -- Branca R, Erautt E
T -- 2:20
A -- 6883
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