Pirates @ Dodgers
August 24, 1947

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Top 8 R H E
Pirates 0 3 1
Dodgers 3 8 0
Top 8 R H E
Pirates 0 4 1
Dodgers 3 8 0

Culley Rikard Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .293
OBP .333 .388
At Bats 3 270
Hits 1 79
• Singles 1 58
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 41
RBI’s 0 24

Ralph Branca Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
17 9 1
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Ebbets Field - August 24, 1947
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Single
Ralph Branca
Bruce Edwards
Jackie Robinson
Eddie Miksis
Arky Vaughan
Stan Rojek
Gene Hermanski
Pete Reiser
Dixie Walker
Culley Rikard
Bill Salkeld
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Rikard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Salkeld moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Bill Salkeld pinch hits for Tiny Bonham. Salkeld hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Kluttz strikes out.
Bottom 7 Vaughan hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Reiser hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Robinson bunts towards the mound. Bonham fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Miksis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Branca hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Branca fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Cox hits a line drive into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Greenberg strikes out.
Bottom 6 Rojek hits a fly ball into right field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox misplays the ball. That's an error on Cox.
Bottom 6 Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kiner for the out.
Top 6 Gustine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Branca covering, for the out.
Top 6 Rikard hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reiser for the out.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell who is chasing the ball. Robinson reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Miksis strikes out.
Top 5 Bonham hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kluttz hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bloodworth hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Branca hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Rojek is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Edwards hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Edwards reaches second base with a double. Hermanski scores.
Bottom 4 Hermanski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rikard. Hermanski reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Walker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kiner moves to second.
Top 4 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vaughan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Reiser hits a fly ball into right field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a line drive into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Miksis strikes out.
Top 3 Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rikard bunts towards third. Vaughan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bonham hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Branca strikes out.
Bottom 2 Rojek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walker scores.
Bottom 2 Edwards strikes out.
Bottom 2 There goes Walker. The throw from Kluttz and he is safe. Walker steals third.
Bottom 2 Hermanski strikes out.
Bottom 2 Walker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rikard. Walker reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Kluttz hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bloodworth hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cox strikes out.
Bottom 1 Vaughan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Reiser hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a line drive into right field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Miksis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Branca fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kiner takes first base on ball four. Rikard moves to second.
Top 1 Gustine hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Russell strikes out.
Top 1 Rikard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.