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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 9, 1950
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on May 9, 1950 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 9, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 9, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ralph Branca |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mel Queen |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 26,734 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Artie Gore 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Stewart |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| George Shuba | Left Fielder |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Bobby Morgan | Third Baseman |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Ralph Branca | Pitcher |
| Burt Shotton | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ted Beard | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Hopp | First Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Nanny Fernandez | Third Baseman |
| Wally Westlake | Center Fielder |
| Danny Murtaugh | Second Baseman |
| Stan Rojek | Shortstop |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Mel Queen | Pitcher |
| Billy Meyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 9, 1950
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Queen
Reese hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Queen
Shuba hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Beard. Shuba reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Queen
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Shuba moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Queen
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Furillo vs. Queen
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Beard vs. Branca
Beard hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Branca
Hopp hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Branca
Kiner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Branca
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Queen
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Queen
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Queen
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez juggles the ball. That's an error on Fernandez. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Branca vs. Queen
Branca strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Branca
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Branca
Murtaugh hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rojek vs. Branca
Rojek hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Branca
McCullough hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Queen
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Shuba vs. Queen
Shuba takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Queen
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh misplays the ball. That's an error on Murtaugh. Reese moves to third. Shuba moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Queen
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reese scores. Shuba moves to third. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Furillo vs. Queen
Furillo hits a fly ball into right field. Beard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Hodges vs. Queen
Hodges hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Beard who is chasing the ball. Hodges reaches third base with a triple. Shuba scores. Snider scores. Robinson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Morgan vs. Werle
Bill Werle now pitching.
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Campanella vs. Werle
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. Hodges scores. Morgan moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Branca vs. Werle
Branca hits a popup towards first. Hopp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Werle vs. Branca
Werle strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Beard vs. Branca
Beard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Branca
The umpire calls a balk on Branca Beard moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hopp vs. Branca
Hopp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Kiner vs. Branca
Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Palica
Erv Palica now pitching.
Fernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Palica
Westlake hits a line drive into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Murtaugh vs. Palica
Murtaugh 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, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Werle
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Werle
Shuba hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Werle
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Werle
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Palica
Rojek hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Palica
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Werle vs. Palica
Werle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Beard vs. Palica
Beard hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Werle
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Werle
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Werle
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Werle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Palica
Hopp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Palica
Kiner takes first base on ball four. Hopp moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Palica
Fernandez bunts in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Westlake vs. Palica
Westlake 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 6
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Werle
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palica vs. Werle
Palica hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek misplays the ball. That's an error on Rojek. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Werle
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Palica
Murtaugh hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Palica
Rojek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Palica
McCullough hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Werle vs. Palica
Werle strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Werle
Shuba hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shuba for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Werle
Snider hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Werle
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Beard vs. Palica
Beard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Palica
Hopp takes first base on ball four. Beard moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Kiner vs. Palica
Kiner strikes out. There goes Beard. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Hopp. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Fernandez vs. Palica
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Beard scores. Hopp scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Palica
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Murtaugh vs. Palica
Murtaugh hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Werle
Furillo hits a popup towards first. Hopp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Werle
Hodges hits a line drive into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Werle
Morgan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Saffell vs. Palica
Tom Saffell pinch hits for Stan Rojek.
Saffell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Palica
McCullough bunts towards first. Hodges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Werle vs. Palica
Werle takes first base on ball four. McCullough moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Beard vs. Erskine
Carl Erskine now pitching.
Beard takes first base on ball four. McCullough moves to third. Werle moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Hopp vs. Erskine
Hopp takes first base on ball four. McCullough scores. Werle moves to third. Beard moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Kiner vs. Erskine
Kiner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Erskine
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Erskine
Westlake strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Werle
George Strickland now playing shortstop.
Campanella hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Werle
Eddie Miksis pinch runs for Roy Campanella. Bruce Edwards pinch hits for Carl Erskine.
Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Beard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Werle
Reese hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Reese reaches second base with a double. Miksis moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cox vs. Werle
Billy Cox pinch hits for George Shuba.
Cox hits a line drive into right field. Beard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Snider vs. Werle
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/9/1950 -- Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (N)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Reese P, ss 4 1 1 0 Beard T, rf 3 3 1 0
Shuba G, lf 3 1 2 0 Hopp J, 1b 1 3 0 1
Cox B, ph 1 0 0 0 Kiner R, lf 4 2 3 7
Snider D, cf 5 1 0 0 Fernandez N, 3b 5 0 2 2
Robinson J, 2b 3 1 1 1 Westlake W, cf 5 0 0 0
Furillo C, rf 4 0 0 0 Murtaugh D, 2b 4 0 1 0
Hodges G, 1b 4 1 1 3 Rojek S, ss 2 0 0 0
Morgan B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Saffell T, ph 0 0 0 0
Campanella R, c 4 0 1 1 Strickland G, ss 0 0 0 0
Miksis E, pr 0 0 0 0 McCullough C, c 4 1 0 0
Branca R, p 2 0 0 0 Queen M, p 0 0 0 0
Palica E, p 1 0 0 0 Werle B, p 2 1 0 0
Erskine C, p 0 0 0 0
Edwards B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 6 5 30 10 7 10
Brooklyn 005 000 000 -- 5
Pittsburgh 003 000 25x -- 10
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Branca R 2.1 3 3 3 2 1
Palica E (L) 5.0 3 4 4 7 2
Erskine C 0.2 1 3 3 2 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Queen M 2.1 3 5 3 3 2
Werle B (W) 6.2 3 0 0 1 1
E -- Fernandez N, Murtaugh D, Rojek S
DP -- Brooklyn 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 7, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Shuba G, Reese P
3B -- Hodges G
HR -- Kiner R 2
SB -- Hopp J, Beard T
Balk -- Branca R
T -- 2:35
A -- 26734
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