Giants @ Dodgers
April 29, 1948

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Top 9 R H E
Giants 7 7 0
Dodgers 17 20 1
Top 9 R H E
Giants 7 7 0
Dodgers 17 20 1

Buddy Blattner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .188
OBP .250 .235
At Bats 3 16
Hits 0 3
• Singles 0 2
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 1
RBI’s 0 0

Ralph Branca Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 2 0
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Ebbets Field - April 29, 1948
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Out
Ralph Branca
Bruce Edwards
Preston Ward
Jackie Robinson
Spider Jorgensen
Eddie Miksis
Pete Reiser
Carl Furillo
Dick Whitman
Buddy Blattner

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Giants 7 7 0 12
Brooklyn Dodgers 17 20 1 11
Winning Pitcher Ralph Branca
Losing Pitcher Thornton Lee
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Preston Ward
Attendance 9,174
Time of Game 3 hours 15 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Blattner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Johnny McCarthy pinch hits for Jack Hallett. McCarthy strikes out.
Top 9 Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Whitman hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ward takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Edwards hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Edwards reaches second base with a double. Furillo goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Furillo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Reiser hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jorgensen strikes out.
Top 8 Lohrke hits a line drive into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Marshall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Westrum hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Carl Furillo now playing center field. Pete Reiser now playing left field. Mize hits a popup towards short. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Robinson hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Branca hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jack Hallett now pitching. Miksis strikes out.
Top 7 Gordon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lockman takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Blattner hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bobby Thomson pinch hits for Andy Hansen. Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Kerr hits a fly ball into right field. Whitman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Whitman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Ward hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Ward reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gordon throws the ball in to Blattner who tags Edwards, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Vaughan scores.
Bottom 6 Andy Hansen now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Vaughan moves to second.
Bottom 6 Vaughan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Reiser hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 6 Mickey McGowan now pitching. Jorgensen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Whitman scores. Miksis scores. Robinson moves to third.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Whitman moves to third. Miksis moves to second.
Bottom 6 Branca bunts towards the mound. Hartung reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Miksis bunts towards the mound. Hartung fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Whitman moves to second.
Bottom 6 Whitman takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Lohrke strikes out.
Top 6 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mize moves to third.
Top 6 Westrum strikes out.
Top 6 Mize hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Whitman. Mize reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hartung fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Edwards hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jorgensen scores.
Bottom 5 Vaughan takes first base on ball four. Jorgensen moves to third. Reiser moves to second.
Bottom 5 Reiser takes first base on ball four. Jorgensen moves to second.
Bottom 5 Jorgensen is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a line drive towards the mound. Hartung reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gordon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lockman strikes out.
Top 5 Blattner strikes out.
Bottom 4 Branca hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Miksis is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Whitman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Whitman reaches second base with a double. Edwards scores. Ward moves to third.
Bottom 4 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hartung fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Edwards moves to second.
Bottom 4 Edwards hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Vaughan hits a popup towards third. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hartung strikes out.
Top 4 Kerr takes first base on ball four. Lohrke moves to second.
Top 4 Lohrke takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gordon scores. Mize moves to third.
Top 4 Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gordon moves to third. Mize moves to second.
Top 4 Mize hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gordon moves to second.
Top 4 Gordon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Jorgensen hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Lockman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Blattner strikes out.
Top 3 Hartung strikes out.
Top 3 Kerr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Branca strikes out.
Bottom 2 Clint Hartung now pitching. Miksis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whitman moves to third.
Bottom 2 Whitman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Ward hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 2 Edwards is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Vaughan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Reiser bunts towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to third. Jorgensen moves to second.
Bottom 2 Jorgensen takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Lohrke hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Marshall hits a popup towards third. Jorgensen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ralph Branca now pitching. Westrum takes first base on ball four. Lockman scores. Gordon moves to third. Mize moves to second.
Top 2 Mize is walked intentionally.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Lockman moves to third. Gordon moves to second.
Top 2 Gordon takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Lee scores. Lockman moves to second.
Top 2 Lockman takes first base on ball four. Lee moves to third.
Top 2 Willie Ramsdell now pitching. Blattner bunts towards third. Jorgensen fields it and throws to first for the out. Lee moves to second.
Top 2 Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Roe strikes out.
Bottom 1 Miksis is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Whitman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Vaughan scores. Ward moves to second.
Bottom 1 Ward bunts towards the right side of the infield. Blattner fields it and throws to second for the out. Vaughan moves to third.
Bottom 1 Thornton Lee now pitching. Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vaughan moves to second.
Bottom 1 Vaughan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Reiser scores.
Bottom 1 Reiser hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lockman who is chasing the ball. Reiser reaches third base with a triple. Robinson scores. Jorgensen goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Jorgensen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen juggles the ball. That's an error on Jorgensen. Westrum moves to third.
Top 1 Marshall strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Westrum. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Westrum steals second.
Top 1 Westrum takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Mize hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 1 Gordon takes first base on ball four. Blattner moves to second.
Top 1 Lockman strikes out.
Top 1 Blattner takes first base on ball four.