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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 6, 1946
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on August 6, 1946 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 6, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 6, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal Gregg |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Koslo |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 51,403 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Tom Dunn 2B: (none) 3B: George Magerkurth |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
| Carl Furillo | Center Fielder |
| Bruce Edwards | Catcher |
| Howie Schultz | First Baseman |
| Stan Rojek | Third Baseman |
| Hal Gregg | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buddy Blattner | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Witek | Third Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Center Fielder |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Goody Rosen | Right Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Bill Rigney | Shortstop |
| Dave Koslo | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 6, 1946
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Koslo
Stanky hits a popup towards short. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Koslo
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Koslo
Medwick hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Koslo
Walker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Koslo
Furillo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Gregg
Blattner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rojek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Gregg
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Gregg
Marshall hits a line drive beyond short. Reese can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Gregg
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
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Koslo
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Koslo
Schultz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Witek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Koslo
Rojek hits a popup towards short. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Gregg
Cooper hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Gregg
Rosen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Furillo. Rosen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Gregg
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schultz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gordon for the out. Rosen moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rigney vs. Gregg
Rigney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gregg vs. Koslo
Gregg strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Koslo
Stanky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Koslo
Reese hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Stanky moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Medwick vs. Koslo
Medwick hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stanky scores. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Koslo
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Reese scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Koslo
Furillo hits a line drive into right field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. Gregg
Koslo 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 -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Gregg
Blattner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gregg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Gregg
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Koslo
Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Koslo
Schultz hits a popup towards short. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Koslo
Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Witek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Gregg
Marshall 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 -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Gregg
Young hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Gregg
Cooper hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gregg vs. Koslo
Gregg is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Koslo
Stanky is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Koslo
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Witek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Gregg
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schultz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rosen for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Gregg
Gordon 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 -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Gregg
Rigney is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koslo vs. Gregg
Koslo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gregg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Koslo
Medwick hits a fly ball into center field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Koslo
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Koslo
Furillo hits a fly ball into right field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Gregg
Blattner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rojek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Gregg
Witek hits a ball on the ground for a single. Blattner moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Gregg
Marshall bunts towards third. Rojek fields it and throws to first for the out. Blattner moves to third. Witek moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Young vs. Gregg
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Blattner scores. Witek moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cooper vs. Gregg
Cooper 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
Top 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Koslo
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Koslo
Schultz hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Koslo
Rojek hits a popup into right field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Gregg
Rosen hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Gregg
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Rosen moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rigney vs. Gregg
Johnny Rucker pinch runs for Sid Gordon.
Rigney bunts towards the mound. Gregg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rosen scores. Rucker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Koslo vs. Gregg
Koslo bunts towards the mound. Gregg picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Gregg. Rucker scores. Rigney goes all the way around to score. Koslo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blattner vs. Melton
Rube Melton now pitching.
Blattner bunts towards third. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Witek vs. Melton
Witek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Furillo. Witek reaches second base with a double. Koslo scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Melton
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Melton
Young 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
Top 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Koslo
Johnny Rucker now playing center field. Willard Marshall now playing left field. Ferrell Anderson pinch hits for Rube Melton.
Anderson hits a popup towards third. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Koslo
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Koslo
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Witek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Hatten
Joe Hatten now pitching.
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rojek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Hatten
Rosen hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Hatten
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rojek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Koslo
Medwick hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Koslo
Walker hits a popup towards short. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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
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Box Score
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Game of 8/6/1946 -- Brooklyn at New York (N)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Stanky E, 2b 4 1 1 0 Blattner B, 2b 4 1 1 0
Reese P, ss 4 1 2 0 Witek M, 3b 4 0 2 1
Medwick J, lf 4 0 1 1 Marshall W, cf-lf 3 0 1 0
Walker D, rf 4 0 1 1 Young B, 1b 4 0 0 1
Furillo C, cf 4 0 0 0 Cooper W, c 4 0 0 0
Edwards B, c 3 0 0 0 Rosen G, rf 4 1 2 0
Schultz H, 1b 3 0 0 0 Gordon S, lf 3 0 1 0
Rojek S, 3b 3 0 0 0 Rucker J, pr-cf 1 1 0 0
Gregg H, p 2 0 0 0 Rigney B, ss 2 1 1 1
Melton R, p 0 0 0 0 Koslo D, p 3 1 1 0
Anderson F, ph 1 0 0 0
Hatten J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 5 2 32 5 9 3
Brooklyn 002 000 000 -- 2
New York 000 001 40x -- 5
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Gregg H (L)* 6.0 8 5 5 0 0
Melton R 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Hatten J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo D (W) 9.0 5 2 2 0 5
* Pitched to 4 batters in 7th
E -- Gregg H
LOB -- Brooklyn 3, New York 5
2B -- Rosen G, Witek M
SH -- Marshall W
HBP -- by Gregg H (Rigney B)
T -- 2:00
A -- 51403
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