Cubs @ Dodgers
May 27, 1948

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Top 2	R	H	E
Cubs	0	0	0
Dodgers	0	0	1

Top 2	R	H	E
Cubs	0	1	0
Dodgers	0	0	1

Bill Nicholson Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.290
OBP	.000	.449
At Bats	0	69
Hits	0	20
• Singles	0	13
• Doubles	0	3
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	4
Walks	0	19
RBI’s	0	9

Ralph Branca Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
2	5	1

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Ebbets Field - May 27, 1948

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Double

Ralph Branca

Gil Hodges

Preston Ward

Jackie Robinson

Spider Jorgensen

Pee Wee Reese

Arky Vaughan

Carl Furillo

Gene Hermanski

Bill Nicholson

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Nicholson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hermanski. Nicholson reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 1 Hermanski hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vaughan for the out. Reese moves to third. Robinson moves to second.

Bottom 1 Robinson takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schenz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Reese moves to second.

Bottom 1 Reese takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Pafko hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 There goes Waitkus. The throw from Hodges and he is safe. Waitkus steals second.

Top 1 Jeffcoat strikes out.

Top 1 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Robinson.

Top 1 Schenz hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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