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Lineups and Summary
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 9, 1948
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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 July 9, 1948 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 9, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 9, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rex Barney |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Poat |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 50,819 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Lou Jorda 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
| Gene Hermanski | Right Fielder |
| George Shuba | Left Fielder |
| Bruce Edwards | Third Baseman |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Carl Furillo | Center Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Rex Barney | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Les Layton | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Bill Rigney | Second Baseman |
| Ray Poat | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 9, 1948
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Poat
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Layton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Poat
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Poat
Hermanski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomson throws the ball in to Kerr who tags Hermanski trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Layton vs. Barney
Layton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Barney
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barney fields it and throws to first for the out. Layton moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Barney
Gordon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Barney
Mize hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Poat
Shuba hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shuba for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Poat
Edwards 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--
Campanella vs. Poat
Campanella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Poat
Furillo hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Poat
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Barney
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Barney
Marshall 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 -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Barney
Thomson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barney vs. Poat
Barney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Poat
Reese hits a line drive towards third. Gordon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Poat
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Barney
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Edwards fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Poat vs. Barney
Poat strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Layton vs. Barney
Layton hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Barney
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Poat
Hermanski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Poat
Shuba hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shuba for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Poat
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Poat
Campanella strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Barney
Gordon hits a line drive beyond third. Edwards can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Barney
Mize hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Barney
Cooper hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Barney
Marshall strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Barney
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Barney
Rigney strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Poat
Furillo hits a line drive into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Poat
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Barney vs. Poat
Barney bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Hodges moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Poat
The ball gets by Cooper for a passed ball. Hodges moves to third. Barney moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Reese vs. Poat
Reese hits a line drive to left field. Layton throws towards third. Gordon fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gordon. Hodges scores. Barney moves to third. Reese moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Jones
Sheldon Jones now pitching.
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Kerr. Barney scores. Reese scores. Robinson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Hermanski vs. Jones
Hermanski hits a line drive into left field. Layton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Shuba vs. Jones
Shuba hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Barney
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Layton vs. Barney
Layton hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Barney
Kerr hits a line drive into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Jones
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Jones
Campanella strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Jones
Furillo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Barney
Gordon 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 -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Barney
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Barney
Cooper hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Jones
Hodges hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barney vs. Jones
Barney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Jones
Reese hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Reese reaches second base with a double. Barney moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Jones
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Barney scores. Reese scores. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Hermanski vs. Jones
Hermanski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Shuba vs. Jones
Shuba hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Edwards vs. Jones
Edwards is hit by the pitch. Hermanski moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Campanella vs. Jones
Campanella hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Barney
Marshall hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Barney
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Barney
Rigney hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Jones
Furillo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Jones
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Barney vs. Jones
Barney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Barney for the out. Furillo moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Reese vs. Jones
Reese hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Furillo scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Jones
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Reese moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Hermanski vs. Jones
Eddie Miksis pinch runs for Jackie Robinson.
Hermanski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Shuba vs. Jones
Shuba takes first base on ball four. Reese scores. Miksis moves to third. Hermanski moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Edwards vs. Trinkle
Ken Trinkle now pitching.
Edwards hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Barney
Tommy Brown now playing third base. Eddie Miksis now playing second base. Whitey Lockman pinch hits for Ken Trinkle.
Lockman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Layton vs. Barney
Layton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Barney
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Konikowski
Alex Konikowski now pitching.
Campanella strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Konikowski
Furillo hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Konikowski
Hodges hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Hodges reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barney vs. Konikowski
Barney hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Barney
Gordon hits a line drive into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Barney
Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Barney
Cooper strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/9/1948 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Reese P, ss 5 3 3 2 Layton L, lf 2 0 1 0
Robinson J, 2b 5 0 2 3 Kerr B, ss 4 0 0 0
Miksis E, pr-2b 0 0 0 0 Gordon S, 3b 4 1 1 0
Hermanski G, rf 3 1 2 1 Mize J, 1b 4 1 1 0
Shuba G, lf 4 0 0 1 Cooper W, c 4 1 1 3
Edwards B, 3b 4 1 1 0 Marshall W, rf 3 0 0 0
Brown T, 3b 0 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf 3 0 0 0
Campanella R, c 5 1 1 2 Rigney B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Furillo C, cf 5 1 1 0 Poat R, p 1 0 0 0
Hodges G, 1b 5 1 2 0 Jones S, p 1 0 0 0
Barney R, p 4 2 1 0 Trinkle K, p 0 0 0 0
Lockman W, ph 1 0 0 0
Konikowski A, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 10 13 9 30 3 4 3
Brooklyn 020 130 220 -- 10
New York 000 300 000 -- 3
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Barney R (W) 9.0 4 3 3 2 6
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Poat R (L) 4.1 6 6 4 0 3
Jones S 3.1 6 4 4 3 2
Trinkle K 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Konikowski A 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Gordon S, Kerr B
DP -- Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 8, New York 2
2B -- Reese P, Hodges G
HR -- Campanella R, Hermanski G, Cooper W
SH -- Barney R
HBP -- by Jones S (Edwards B)
PB -- Cooper W
T -- 2:19
A -- 50819
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