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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 4, 1949
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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 4, 1949 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 4, 1949 |
|---|---|
| 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 4, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rex Barney |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Jansen |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 39,953 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Scotty Robb 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Artie Gore |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Spider Jorgensen | Third Baseman |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
| Gene Hermanski | Left Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Rex Barney | Pitcher |
| Burt Shotton | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Rigney | Shortstop |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Second Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Joe Lafata | First Baseman |
| Bert Haas | Third Baseman |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Larry Jansen | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 4, 1949
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Jansen
Reese hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Jansen
Jorgensen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Jansen
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Jansen
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Haas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hermanski vs. Jansen
Hermanski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Barney
Rigney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hermanski. Rigney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Barney
Lockman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Barney
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Barney
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Jansen
Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Jansen
Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Jansen
Campanella strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Barney
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lafata vs. Barney
Lafata hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Barney
Haas 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
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barney vs. Jansen
Barney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Jansen
Reese hits a popup, foul, towards third. Haas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Jansen
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lafata scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jorgensen for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Barney
Mueller strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Barney
Jansen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Barney
Rigney strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Jansen
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lafata juggles the ball. That's an error on Lafata. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Jansen
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Hermanski vs. Jansen
Hermanski strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Jansen
The ball gets by Mueller for a passed ball. Snider moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Hodges vs. Jansen
Hodges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Snider scores. Robinson scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Jansen
Furillo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Campanella vs. Jones
Sheldon Jones now pitching.
Campanella hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lafata settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Barney vs. Jones
Barney strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Barney
Lockman 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: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Barney
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Barney
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Barney
Thomson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hermanski. Thomson reaches second base with a double. Thompson scores. Marshall moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Lafata vs. Barney
Lafata strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Haas vs. Barney
Haas 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
Top 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Jones
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Jones
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lafata scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jorgensen for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Jones
Snider hits a line drive into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Barney
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Barney
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Barney
Rigney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Barney
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Jones
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Haas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Whitman vs. Jones
Dick Whitman pinch hits for Gene Hermanski.
Whitman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Jones
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Jones
Furillo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Barney
Dick Whitman now playing left field.
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Barney
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Barney
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Whitman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thompson scores. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lafata vs. Barney
Lafata hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lafata for the out. Marshall moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Haas vs. Barney
Haas 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, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Jones
Campanella hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Barney vs. Jones
Barney hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Barney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Jones
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Jorgensen vs. Jones
Jorgensen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lafata settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Barney
Monte Irvin pinch hits for Ray Mueller.
Irvin strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Barney
Sid Gordon pinch hits for Sheldon Jones.
Gordon hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Barney
Rigney 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
Top 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Zabala
Wes Westrum now catching. Adrian Zabala now pitching.
Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Zabala
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Zabala
Tommy Brown pinch hits for Dick Whitman.
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Zabala
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Haas fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Haas. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Higbe
Kirby Higbe now pitching.
Furillo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Higbe
Campanella hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Barney
Marv Rackley now playing left field.
Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Barney
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Barney
Marshall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Barney
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Barney vs. Higbe
Barney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Haas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Higbe
Reese hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Higbe
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lafata vs. Barney
Lafata 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Barney
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Barney
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/4/1949 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Reese P, ss 5 1 1 1 Rigney B, ss 3 0 1 0
Jorgensen S, 3b 5 0 1 0 Lockman W, lf 4 0 1 0
Snider D, cf 4 1 0 0 Thompson H, 2b 2 2 0 0
Robinson J, 2b 3 2 1 0 Marshall W, rf 4 0 2 0
Hermanski G, lf 2 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf 4 0 1 2
Whitman D, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Lafata J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Brown T, ph 1 0 0 0 Haas B, 3b 4 0 1 0
Rackley M, lf 0 0 0 0 Mueller R, c 2 0 0 0
Hodges G, 1b 3 1 1 2 Irvin M, ph 1 0 0 0
Furillo C, rf 4 1 2 3 Westrum W, c 1 0 0 0
Campanella R, c 4 0 0 0 Jansen L, p 1 0 0 0
Barney R, p 4 0 1 0 Jones S, p 1 0 0 0
Gordon S, ph 1 0 0 0
Zabala A, p 0 0 0 0
Higbe K, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 6 7 6 32 2 6 2
Brooklyn 100 200 030 -- 6
New York 000 101 000 -- 2
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Barney R (W) 9.0 6 2 2 3 6
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen L (L) 3.1 5 3 2 0 3
Jones S 3.2 1 0 0 1 2
Zabala A 0.2 0 2 0 1 0
Higbe K 1.1 1 1 0 0 0
E -- Lafata J, Haas B
DP -- Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 5, New York 6
2B -- Rigney B, Thomson B, Barney R
HR -- Reese P, Furillo C
PB -- Mueller R
T -- 2:31
A -- 39953
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