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Dodgers
@ Braves
Braves Field
July 6, 1949
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on July 6, 1949 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 6, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 6, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ralph Branca |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vern Bickford |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 34,062 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: (none) 3B: Lon Warneke |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Gene Hermanski | Left Fielder |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Ralph Branca | Pitcher |
| Burt Shotton | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Marv Rickert | Left Fielder |
| Jim Russell | Center Fielder |
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Del Crandall | Catcher |
| Vern Bickford | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Braves
Braves Field
July 6, 1949
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Bickford
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Bickford
Hermanski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Bickford
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Bickford
There goes Hermanski. The throw from Crandall and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Bickford
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Hodges vs. Bickford
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Branca
Stanky hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Branca
Fletcher hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Branca
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Branca
Elliott hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Branca
Rickert strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Bickford
Furillo hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Bickford
Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Bickford
Campanella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Bickford
Branca takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Bickford
There goes Branca. The throw from Crandall and he is out, Stanky applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Branca
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Russell for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Branca
Holmes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Branca
Crandall takes first base on ball four. Holmes moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Bickford vs. Branca
Bickford bunts towards the mound. Branca fields it and throws to first for the out. Holmes moves to third. Crandall moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Stanky vs. Branca
Stanky hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hermanski. Stanky reaches second base with a double. Holmes scores. Crandall scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Palica
Erv Palica now pitching.
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Palica
Dark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Bickford
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Bickford
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott juggles the ball. That's an error on Elliott. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Bickford
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Bickford
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hermanski moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Bickford
Hodges hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hermanski scores. Robinson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Furillo vs. Bickford
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Palica
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Rickert vs. Palica
Rickert 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, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Palica
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Palica
Holmes hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Holmes reaches second base with a double. Furillo throws the ball in to Cox who tags Holmes trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Rickert goes all the way around to score. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Bickford
Cox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Bickford
Campanella takes first base on ball four. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Palica vs. Bickford
Palica hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Cox moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Reese vs. Bickford
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Palica
Crandall hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bickford vs. Palica
Bickford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Palica
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Palica
Fletcher 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, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Bickford
Hermanski hits a fly ball into left field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Bickford
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Bickford
Robinson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Bickford
Hodges hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson goes all the way around to score. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Bickford
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bickford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Palica
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Palica
Elliott hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Palica
Rickert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Palica covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Bickford
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Bickford
Campanella hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Palica vs. Bickford
Palica hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bickford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Palica
Russell 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 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Palica
Holmes hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Palica
Crandall hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bickford vs. Palica
Bickford hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Bickford
Reese bunts towards the mound. Bickford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Hermanski vs. Bickford
Hermanski takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Bickford
Snider hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Elliott. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Bickford
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Bickford
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hodges vs. Bickford
There goes Robinson. The throw from Crandall to Stanky and they have Robinson trapped. The throw over to Fletcher, who applies the tag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Palica
Stanky hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Palica
Fletcher hits a popup towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Palica
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palica fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Bickford
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Bickford
Furillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Bickford
Cox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rickert. Cox reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Campanella vs. Bickford
Campanella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cox scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Whitman vs. Bickford
Marv Rackley pinch runs for Roy Campanella. Dick Whitman pinch hits for Erv Palica.
Whitman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Newcombe
Bruce Edwards now catching. Don Newcombe now pitching.
Elliott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Rickert vs. Newcombe
Rickert bunts towards the mound. Newcombe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Newcombe
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newcombe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Newcombe
Holmes hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Newcombe
Crandall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hermanski. Crandall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bickford vs. Newcombe
Bickford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Bickford
Reese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hermanski vs. Bickford
Hermanski takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Potter
Nels Potter now pitching.
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Potter
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Potter
Hodges hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reese scores. Hermanski moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Potter
Furillo hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/6/1949 -- Brooklyn at Boston (N)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Reese P, ss 5 1 2 0 Stanky E, 2b 3 1 2 2
Hermanski G, lf 2 1 0 0 Fletcher E, 1b 3 1 1 2
Snider D, cf 5 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 4 0 0 0
Robinson J, 2b 2 1 1 0 Elliott B, 3b 3 0 1 0
Hodges G, 1b 5 0 3 3 Rickert M, lf 4 1 0 0
Furillo C, rf 5 0 0 0 Russell J, cf 4 1 0 0
Cox B, 3b 3 1 1 0 Holmes T, rf 4 2 3 3
Campanella R, c 3 1 2 2 Crandall D, c 3 1 2 0
Rackley M, pr 0 0 0 0 Bickford V, p 3 0 0 0
Edwards B, c 0 0 0 0 Potter N, p 0 0 0 0
Branca R, p 0 0 0 0
Palica E, p 2 0 0 0
Whitman D, ph 1 0 0 0
Newcombe D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 5 9 5 31 7 9 7
Brooklyn 011 010 011 -- 5
Boston 221 000 02x -- 7
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Branca R (L) 1.2 4 4 4 1 1
Palica E 5.1 2 1 1 3 1
Newcombe D 1.0 3 2 2 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Bickford V (W)* 8.0 8 5 4 8 4
Potter N (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Crandall D, Elliott B 2
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- Brooklyn 10, Boston 5
2B -- Stanky E, Holmes T, Cox B, Crandall D
HR -- Fletcher E, Campanella R, Holmes T
SB -- Hermanski G
CS -- Branca R, Robinson J
SH -- Bickford V
HBP -- by Bickford V (Robinson J)
T -- 2:18
A -- 34062
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