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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 8, 1948
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on September 8, 1948 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 8, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Monk Dubiel |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sheldon Jones |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 15,116 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Scotty Robb 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Artie Gore |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harry Walker | Center Fielder |
| Granny Hamner | Shortstop |
| Bama Rowell | Second Baseman |
| Bert Haas | First Baseman |
| Del Ennis | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Blatnik | Left Fielder |
| Putsy Caballero | Third Baseman |
| Andy Seminick | Catcher |
| Monk Dubiel | Pitcher |
| Eddie Sawyer | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Lohrke | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Center Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Sheldon Jones | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 8, 1948
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Jones
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Jones
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rowell vs. Jones
Rowell hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Cooper settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Cooper. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rowell vs. Jones
Rowell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hamner moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Haas vs. Jones
Haas hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hamner scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Jones
Ennis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Dubiel
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caballero fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Dubiel
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rowell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Dubiel
Gordon hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blatnik vs. Jones
Blatnik hits a line drive towards short. Kerr reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caballero vs. Jones
Caballero takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seminick vs. Jones
Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Dubiel
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Haas juggles the ball. That's an error on Haas. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Dubiel
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dubiel fields it and throws to first for the out. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Dubiel
Cooper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Dubiel
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caballero fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dubiel vs. Jones
Dubiel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Jones
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Dubiel for the double play. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Jones
Hamner 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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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Dubiel
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Dubiel
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Dubiel
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dubiel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rowell vs. Jones
Rowell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Jones
Haas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Jones
Ennis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lockman. Ennis reaches second base with a double. Haas moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blatnik vs. Jones
Blatnik is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Caballero vs. Jones
Caballero hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Seminick vs. Jones
Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Dubiel
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Haas scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Dubiel
Gordon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Dubiel
Mize hits a popup, foul, towards third. Caballero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Dubiel
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Blatnik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dubiel vs. Jones
Dubiel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Jones
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Jones
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Dubiel
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Dubiel
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Dubiel
Kerr strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rowell vs. Jones
Rowell hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Jones
Haas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Jones
Ennis takes first base on ball four. Ennis moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blatnik vs. Jones
Blatnik is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Caballero vs. Jones
Caballero hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Seminick vs. Jones
Seminick hits a line drive towards third. Gordon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Dubiel
Lonny Frey pinch hits for Sheldon Jones.
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rowell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Dubiel
Lohrke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Dubiel
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Dubiel
Gordon hits a popup towards first. Haas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dubiel vs. Poat
Ray Poat now pitching.
Dubiel hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Poat
Walker hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Poat
Hamner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Dubiel
Mize hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Dubiel
Mueller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walker who is chasing the ball. Mueller reaches third base with a triple. Mize goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cooper vs. Dubiel
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner misplays the ball. That's an error on Hamner. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Dubiel
There's a wild pitch. Mueller scores. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Dubiel
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rowell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cooper moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kerr vs. Dubiel
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Poat vs. Dubiel
Poat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rowell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rowell vs. Poat
Rowell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Poat
Haas hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Poat
Ennis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blatnik vs. Poat
Blatnik hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Dubiel
Lohrke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Dubiel
Lockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lohrke moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Dubiel
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caballero fields it and throws to home to get Lohrke. Lockman moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Dubiel
Mize hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walker. Mize reaches second base with a double. Lockman scores. Gordon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Dubiel
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caballero fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Dubiel
Cooper is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Dubiel
Thomson strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caballero vs. Poat
Caballero hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seminick vs. Poat
Seminick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dubiel vs. Poat
Dubiel strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Poat
Walker hits a line drive into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Poat
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke misplays the ball. That's an error on Lohrke. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rowell vs. Poat
Rowell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rowell for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Dubiel
Wes Westrum pinch hits for Buddy Kerr.
Westrum hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Seminick settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Seminick. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Dubiel
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Dubiel
Johnny McCarthy pinch hits for Ray Poat.
McCarthy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rowell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Dubiel
Lohrke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Dubiel
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rowell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/8/1948 -- Philadelphia at New York (N)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Walker H, cf 5 0 0 0 Lohrke J, 2b 5 0 3 0
Hamner G, ss 5 1 1 0 Lockman W, cf 5 1 1 0
Rowell B, 2b 5 0 1 0 Gordon S, 3b 4 1 1 0
Haas B, 1b 3 1 1 2 Mize J, 1b 4 1 2 2
Ennis D, rf 3 1 2 1 Mueller D, rf 4 1 1 1
Blatnik J, lf 2 0 0 0 Cooper W, c 2 0 0 0
Caballero P, 3b 3 1 1 0 Thomson B, lf 4 0 0 0
Seminick A, c 4 1 1 2 Kerr B, ss 3 0 0 0
Dubiel M, p 4 0 2 0 Westrum W, ph 1 0 0 0
Jones S, p 1 0 0 0
Frey L, ph 1 0 0 0
Poat R, p 1 0 0 0
McCarthy J, ph 1 0 0 0
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34 5 9 5 36 4 8 3
Philadelphia 100 001 012 -- 5
New York 000 000 220 -- 4
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Dubiel M (W) 9.0 8 4 4 2 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jones S 6.0 6 2 1 5 0
Poat R (L) 3.0 3 3 3 0 1
E -- Cooper W, Haas B, Hamner G, Lohrke J, Seminick A
DP -- Philadelphia 1, New York 3
LOB -- Philadelphia 7, New York 7
2B -- Ennis D, Mize J
3B -- Mueller D
HR -- Haas B, Ennis D, Seminick A
WP -- Jones S, Dubiel M
T -- 2:20
A -- 15116
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