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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 21, 1949
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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 21, 1949 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 21, 1949 |
|---|---|
| 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 21, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Chesnes |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Erskine |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 11,947 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Barr 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: (none) 3B: Al Barlick |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Castiglione | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Hopp | First Baseman |
| Dino Restelli | Center Fielder |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Wally Westlake | Right Fielder |
| Monty Basgall | Second Baseman |
| Stan Rojek | Shortstop |
| Ed Fitz Gerald | Catcher |
| Bob Chesnes | Pitcher |
| Billy Meyer | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Gene Hermanski | Left Fielder |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Carl Erskine | Pitcher |
| Burt Shotton | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 21, 1949
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Erskine
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Erskine
Hopp hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Hopp reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Restelli vs. Erskine
Restelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Kiner vs. Erskine
Kiner hits a fly ball towards center field. Snider fields the ball and throws to second. Robinson drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Robinson. Hopp scores. Restelli moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westlake vs. Erskine
Westlake 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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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, 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 -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Chesnes
Hermanski hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Chesnes
Snider hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Basgall vs. Erskine
Basgall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojek vs. Erskine
Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Basgall moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Fitz Gerald vs. Erskine
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Basgall moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Chesnes vs. Erskine
Chesnes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Castiglione vs. Erskine
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Chesnes
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Chesnes
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Chesnes
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Erskine
Hopp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Restelli vs. Erskine
Restelli hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Erskine
Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Erskine
Westlake strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Chesnes
Cox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Chesnes
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chesnes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Chesnes
Erskine 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 4
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Basgall vs. Erskine
Basgall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rojek vs. Erskine
Rojek takes first base on ball four. Basgall moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fitz Gerald vs. Erskine
Fitz Gerald bunts in front of the plate. Campanella fields it and throws to first for the out. Basgall moves to third. Rojek moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Chesnes vs. Erskine
Chesnes hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Basgall scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Castiglione vs. Erskine
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Chesnes
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Restelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Chesnes
Hermanski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Chesnes
Snider hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Chesnes
There's a wild pitch. Hermanski moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Chesnes
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
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 5
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Erskine
Hopp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Restelli vs. Erskine
Restelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. Hopp moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Kiner vs. Erskine
Kiner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Westlake vs. Erskine
Westlake hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Hopp scores. Kiner moves to third. Westlake moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Basgall vs. Erskine
Basgall hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Rojek vs. Erskine
Rojek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kiner scores. Westlake scores. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Fitz Gerald vs. Erskine
Fitz Gerald 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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Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Chesnes
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Chesnes
Cox hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Chesnes
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chesnes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rackley vs. Chesnes
Marv Rackley pinch hits for Carl Erskine.
Rackley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chesnes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Chesnes vs. Minner
Paul Minner now pitching.
Chesnes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Minner
Castiglione takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Minner
Hopp hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Castiglione moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Restelli vs. Minner
Restelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Chesnes
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hermanski vs. Chesnes
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Snider vs. Chesnes
Clyde McCullough now catching.
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Chesnes
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopp fields it, tags Robinson out, and throws to home to double up Reese, who tagged and tried to score. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Minner
Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Minner
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Basgall vs. Minner
Basgall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rojek vs. Minner
Rojek hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Chesnes
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Chesnes
Furillo strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Chesnes
Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Restelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Chesnes
Campanella hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Minner
McCullough hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Chesnes vs. Minner
Chesnes bunts towards third. Cox fields it, throws to second, with Reese covering, for one, and over to first, with Robinson covering, for the double play. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Minner
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Minner
There goes Castiglione. The throw from Campanella and he is out, Reese applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Chesnes
Spider Jorgensen pinch hits for Paul Minner.
Jorgensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Chesnes
Reese hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Jorgensen moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Hermanski vs. Chesnes
Hermanski takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Snider vs. Chesnes
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chesnes fields it and throws to home to get Jorgensen. Reese moves to third. Hermanski moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Chesnes
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reese scores. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Chesnes
Hodges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Chesnes
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Banta
Jack Banta now pitching.
Hopp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Restelli vs. Banta
Restelli takes first base on ball four. Hopp moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Kiner vs. Palica
Erv Palica now pitching.
Kiner hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Westlake vs. Palica
Westlake strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Palica
Dixie Walker pinch hits for Monty Basgall.
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hopp scores. Restelli moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Rojek vs. Palica
Vic Lombardi pinch runs for Dixie Walker.
There goes Lombardi. The throw from Campanella and he is safe. Lombardi steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Rojek vs. Palica
Rojek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
McCullough vs. Palica
McCullough hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Werle
Eddie Bockman now playing second base. Bill Werle now pitching.
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Werle
Campanella hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Campanella reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Werle
Eddie Miksis pinch runs for Roy Campanella. Bruce Edwards pinch hits for Erv Palica.
Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Miksis scores. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Werle
Reese bunts towards the mound. Werle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Olmo vs. Casey
Luis Olmo pinch hits for Gene Hermanski. Hugh Casey now pitching.
Olmo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Edwards scores. Reese moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/21/1949 -- Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Castiglione P, 3b 4 0 1 0 Reese P, ss 4 1 2 0
Hopp J, 1b 3 3 3 0 Hermanski G, lf 2 1 1 0
Restelli D, cf 3 0 0 0 Olmo L, ph 1 0 1 1
Kiner R, lf 4 1 0 0 Snider D, cf 4 1 0 0
Westlake W, rf 5 1 0 1 Robinson J, 2b 3 0 0 1
Basgall M, 2b 3 1 2 0 Hodges G, 1b 4 1 2 3
Walker D, ph 1 0 1 1 Furillo C, rf 4 0 0 0
Lombardi V, pr 0 0 0 0 Cox B, 3b 3 1 1 1
Bockman E, 2b 0 0 0 0 Campanella R, c 4 0 1 0
Rojek S, ss 3 0 1 2 Miksis E, pr 0 1 0 0
Fitz Gerald E, c 2 0 0 0 Erskine C, p 1 0 0 0
McCullough C, c 2 0 1 0 Rackley M, ph 1 0 0 0
Chesnes B, p 3 0 0 1 Minner P, p 0 0 0 0
Werle B, p 0 0 0 0 Jorgensen S, ph 0 0 0 0
Casey H, p 0 0 0 0 Banta J, p 0 0 0 0
Palica E, p 0 0 0 0
Edwards B, ph 1 1 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 6 9 5 32 7 9 7
Pittsburgh 100 130 001 -- 6
Brooklyn 000 010 042 -- 7
1 out when winning run was scored.
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Chesnes B 8.0 5 5 5 6 2
Werle B (L) 0.1 3 2 2 0 0
Casey H 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine C 5.0 4 5 3 6 1
Minner P 3.0 4 0 0 1 0
Banta J* 0.0 0 1 1 2 0
Palica E (W) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Robinson J 2
DP -- Pittsburgh 2, Brooklyn 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 11, Brooklyn 6
2B -- Hopp J, Campanella R
HR -- Cox B, Hodges G
SB -- Lombardi V
CS -- Castiglione P
SH -- Fitz Gerald E
WP -- Chesnes B
T -- 3:05
A -- 11947
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