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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 23, 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 23, 1948 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 23, 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 23, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Hatten |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Monty Kennedy |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 9,243 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Al Barlick 2B: George Barr 3B: Frank Dascoli |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Brown | Third Baseman |
| Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Pete Reiser | Left Fielder |
| Carl Furillo | Center Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Gene Hermanski | Right Fielder |
| Joe Hatten | Pitcher |
| Burt Shotton | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Jack Lohrke | Second Baseman |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
| Les Layton | Center Fielder |
| Sal Yvars | Catcher |
| Monty Kennedy | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 23, 1948
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kennedy
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Kennedy
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Kennedy
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Kennedy
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Hatten
Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Hatten
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Hatten
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Kennedy
Furillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Kennedy
Hodges hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Campanella vs. Kennedy
Campanella takes first base on ball four. Furillo moves to third. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Hermanski vs. Kennedy
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize juggles the ball. That's an error on Mize. Furillo scores. Hodges moves to third. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hatten vs. Kennedy
Hatten hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hodges scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Kennedy
Brown hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yvars settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Kennedy
Robinson is hit by the pitch. Campanella moves to third. Hermanski moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Reese vs. Kennedy
Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Robinson trying to get to second. Thomson throws the ball in to Lohrke who tags Robinson for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Hatten
Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Hatten
Marshall hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Hatten
Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Kennedy
Reiser hits a fly ball into center field. Layton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Kennedy
Furillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Kennedy
Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Kennedy
Campanella hits a fly ball into center field. Layton 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: ---
Layton vs. Hatten
Layton hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Yvars vs. Hatten
Yvars hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Hatten
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Hatten covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Kennedy
Hermanski hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hatten vs. Kennedy
Hatten 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 -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kennedy
Brown 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
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Hatten
Kerr 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: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Hatten
Lohrke 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: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Hatten
Gordon hits a line drive beyond short. Reese can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Hatten
Mize hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges 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: 3-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Kennedy
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Kennedy
There goes Robinson. The throw from Yvars and he is out, Lohrke applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Kennedy
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Kennedy
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Kennedy
Furillo hits a line drive beyond second. Lohrke can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Hodges vs. Kennedy
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Hatten
Marv Rackley now playing left field.
Marshall hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Hatten
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Layton vs. Hatten
Layton hits a fly ball into left field. Rackley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Yvars vs. Hatten
Yvars takes first base on ball four. Marshall moves to third. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kennedy vs. Hatten
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hatten fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Kennedy
Campanella hits a fly ball into center field. Layton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Kennedy
Hermanski hits a fly ball into center field. Layton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hatten vs. Kennedy
Hatten strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Hatten
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Hatten
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Hatten
Gordon 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 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kennedy
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Marshall throws the ball in to Kerr who tags Brown trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Kennedy
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Kennedy
Reese 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 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Hatten
Mize hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Hatten
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Hatten
Thomson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rackley. Thomson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Palica
Don Mueller pinch hits for Les Layton. Erv Palica now pitching.
Mueller strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
McCarthy vs. Palica
Johnny McCarthy pinch hits for Sal Yvars.
McCarthy hits a fly ball into left field. Rackley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rackley vs. Kennedy
Wes Westrum now catching. Pete Milne now playing center field.
Rackley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Kennedy
Furillo bunts towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Kennedy
Hodges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Kennedy
Campanella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Kennedy
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hermanski for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Palica vs. Kennedy
Palica strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Palica
Lonny Frey pinch hits for Monty Kennedy.
Frey strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Palica
Kerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Palica
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Palica
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Kerr moves to third. Lohrke moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Mize vs. Roe
Preacher Roe now pitching.
Mize strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Marshall vs. Roe
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Trinkle
Ken Trinkle now pitching.
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Trinkle
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Trinkle
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Rackley vs. Trinkle
There goes Robinson. The throw from Westrum and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.Milne fumbles the ball. That's an error on Milne. Robinson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rackley vs. Trinkle
Rackley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Trinkle
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rackley moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Hodges vs. Trinkle
There go the runners. The throw from Westrum and Lohrke drops the ball. That's a double steal and an error. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Hodges vs. Trinkle
Hodges hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Roe
Thomson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Roe
Westrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Milne vs. Roe
Milne strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rhawn vs. Roe
Bobby Rhawn pinch hits for Ken Trinkle.
Rhawn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rackley. Rhawn reaches second base with a double. Westrum moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Kerr vs. Roe
Eddie Miksis now playing third base.
Kerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lohrke vs. Roe
Lohrke hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/23/1948 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Brown T, 3b 5 0 1 0 Kerr B, ss 3 0 0 0
Miksis E, 3b 0 0 0 0 Lohrke J, 2b 5 0 3 0
Robinson J, 2b 3 1 2 0 Gordon S, 3b 3 0 1 0
Reese P, ss 3 0 1 0 Mize J, 1b 4 1 1 1
Reiser P, lf 3 0 0 0 Marshall W, rf 4 0 1 0
Rackley M, lf 2 1 2 0 Thomson B, lf 4 0 2 0
Furillo C, cf 4 2 3 0 Layton L, cf 2 0 1 0
Hodges G, 1b 5 2 2 2 Mueller D, ph 1 0 0 0
Campanella R, c 3 1 1 1 Westrum W, c 1 0 1 0
Hermanski G, rf 4 0 0 1 Yvars S, c 1 0 0 0
Hatten J, p 3 0 0 1 McCarthy J, ph 1 0 0 0
Palica E, p 1 0 0 0 Milne P, cf 1 0 0 0
Roe P, p 0 0 0 0 Kennedy M, p 2 0 0 0
Frey L, ph 1 0 0 0
Trinkle K, p 0 0 0 0
Rhawn B, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 7 12 5 34 1 11 1
Brooklyn 020 000 032 -- 7
New York 000 000 100 -- 1
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Hatten J (W) 6.1 8 1 1 1 0
Palica E 1.0 1 0 0 2 2
Roe P (S) 1.2 2 0 0 1 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy M (L) 8.0 9 5 5 5 3
Trinkle K 1.0 3 2 2 0 1
E -- Mize J, Westrum W, Milne P, Lohrke J
DP -- Brooklyn 4, New York 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 8, New York 10
2B -- Thomson B, Rhawn B
HR -- Mize J, Hodges G, Campanella R
SB -- Robinson J, Furillo C, Rackley M
CS -- Robinson J
HBP -- by Kennedy M (Robinson J)
T -- 2:25
A -- 9243
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