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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 11, 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 September 11, 1948 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 11, 1948 |
|---|---|
| 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 | September 11, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ralph Branca |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Andy Hansen |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 48,583 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Scotty Robb 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Artie Gore |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marv Rackley | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
| Gene Hermanski | Right Fielder |
| George Shuba | Left Fielder |
| Bruce Edwards | Catcher |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Eddie Miksis | Third Baseman |
| Ralph Branca | Pitcher |
| Burt Shotton | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Lohrke | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Center Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Left Fielder |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Andy Hansen | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 11, 1948
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rackley vs. Hansen
Rackley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mueller. Rackley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Hansen
Robinson bunts towards first. Mize fields the ball and throws to Hansen covering. Safe. Rackley moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Hermanski vs. Hansen
Hermanski strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Shuba vs. Hansen
Shuba hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rackley scores. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Edwards vs. Hansen
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Hansen
Reese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Hansen
Hodges takes first base on ball four. Edwards moves to third. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Miksis vs. Hansen
Miksis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Branca
Lohrke 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Branca
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Branca
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Hansen
Branca hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rackley vs. Hansen
Rackley bunts towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Lohrke covering, for the out. Branca moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Hansen
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Branca moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Hermanski vs. Koslo
Dave Koslo now pitching.
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Branca
Mize 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: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Branca
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Branca
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Branca
Westrum strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Koslo
Carl Furillo pinch hits for George Shuba.
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: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Koslo
Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Koslo
Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Edwards moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Hodges vs. Koslo
Hodges strikes out. There goes Edwards. He's safe. There goes Reese. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Miksis vs. Koslo
Miksis is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Branca vs. Koslo
There goes Reese. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Reese steals third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Branca vs. Koslo
Branca strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Branca
Carl Furillo now playing center field. Marv Rackley now playing left field.
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. Branca
Koslo 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, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Branca
Lohrke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Branca
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rackley vs. Koslo
Rackley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Koslo
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Koslo
Hermanski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Branca
Gordon hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Branca
Mize hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Branca
Marshall hits a popup towards third. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Koslo
Furillo hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Mueller. Furillo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Koslo
Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Koslo
Reese is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Koslo
Hodges hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Miksis vs. Koslo
Miksis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Branca
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Branca
Lonny Frey pinch hits for Wes Westrum.
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Branca covering, for the out. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Branca
Walker Cooper pinch hits for Buddy Kerr.
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
McCarthy vs. Branca
Johnny McCarthy pinch hits for Dave Koslo.
McCarthy hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Branca
Lohrke hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Trinkle
Walker Cooper now catching. Ken Trinkle now pitching. Bobby Rhawn now playing shortstop.
Branca hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rackley vs. Trinkle
Rackley hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Trinkle
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hermanski vs. Trinkle
Hermanski hits a fly ball towards left. Mueller settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Mueller. Robinson goes all the way around to score. Hermanski moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Trinkle
Furillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Trinkle
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rhawn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Branca
Lockman 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, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Branca
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Branca
Mize hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Marshall vs. Minner
Bill Rigney pinch runs for Johnny Mize. Paul Minner now pitching.
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gordon scores. Rigney moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Layton vs. Behrman
Bobby Thomson pinch runs for Willard Marshall. Hank Behrman now pitching. Les Layton pinch hits for Don Mueller.
Layton strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Rhawn vs. Behrman
Rhawn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/11/1948, game 2 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Rackley M, cf-lf 3 1 1 0 Lohrke J, 2b 3 0 1 0
Robinson J, 2b 4 2 3 0 Lockman W, cf 3 0 0 0
Hermanski G, rf 4 0 0 0 Gordon S, 3b 2 1 0 0
Shuba G, lf 1 0 1 1 Mize J, 1b 3 0 1 0
Furillo C, ph-cf 2 0 1 0 Rigney B, pr 0 1 0 0
Edwards B, c 4 1 1 0 Marshall W, rf 2 0 1 1
Reese P, ss 2 0 2 1 Thomson B, pr 0 1 0 0
Hodges G, 1b 2 0 0 0 Mueller D, lf 2 1 1 0
Miksis E, 3b 2 0 0 0 Layton L, ph 1 0 0 0
Branca R, p 3 0 1 0 Westrum W, c 1 0 0 0
Minner P, p 0 0 0 0 Frey L, ph 1 0 0 0
Behrman H, p 0 0 0 0 Rhawn B, ss 1 1 1 3
Kerr B, ss 1 0 0 0
Cooper W, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Hansen A, p 0 0 0 0
Koslo D, p 1 0 0 0
McCarthy J, ph 1 1 1 2
Trinkle K, p 0 0 0 0
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27 4 10 2 23 6 6 6
Brooklyn 201 001 -- 4
New York 000 024 -- 6
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Branca R 5.1 4 4 4 2 1
Minner P (L)* 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Behrman H 0.1 1 1 1 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hansen A 1.1 6 2 2 1 2
Koslo D 3.2 3 1 1 2 2
Trinkle K (W) 1.0 1 1 0 1 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
E -- Mueller D
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 10, New York 2
2B -- Rackley M, Furillo C
HR -- McCarthy J, Rhawn B
SB -- Reese P 2, Edwards B
SH -- Rackley M
T -- 1:50
A -- 48583
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