Dodgers @ Phillies
September 26, 1948

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Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 5 8 1
Phillies 1 5 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 5 8 1
Phillies 1 5 2

Johnny Blatnik Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .271
OBP .000 .324
At Bats 0 321
Hits 0 87
• Singles 0 56
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 0 37

Ralph Branca Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 8 1
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Shibe Park - September 26, 1948
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Strikeout
Ralph Branca
Roy Campanella
Gil Hodges
Jackie Robinson
Eddie Miksis
Pee Wee Reese
Pete Reiser
Marv Rackley
Gene Hermanski
Johnny Blatnik

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Brooklyn Dodgers 5 8 1 6
Philadelphia Phillies 1 5 2 6
Winning Pitcher Ralph Branca
Losing Pitcher Robin Roberts
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Gene Hermanski
Attendance 14,772
Time of Game 2 hours 2 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Johnny Blatnik pinch hits for Putsy Caballero. Blatnik strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Rackley strikes out.
Top 9 Branca takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Miksis bunts towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Campanella moves to second.
Top 9 Dick Koecher now pitching. Campanella takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Ennis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Sisler hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hamner takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to second.
Bottom 8 Walker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Bert Haas pinch hits for Curt Simmons. Haas hits a fly ball into center field. Rackley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Hermanski takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Reiser strikes out.
Top 8 Reese hits a popup towards first. Sisler settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lopata strikes out.
Bottom 7 Caballero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Mayo scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mayo moves to third.
Bottom 7 Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese misplays the ball. That's an error on Reese.
Top 7 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Caballero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Rackley hits a fly ball into left field. Mayo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Branca strikes out.
Bottom 6 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miksis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Sisler hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hamner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hermanski. Hamner reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Walker hits a line drive towards short. Reese reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Miksis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopata settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Campanella strikes out.
Top 6 Stan Lopata now catching. Curt Simmons now pitching. Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Mayo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lou Possehl pinch runs for Andy Seminick. Bama Rowell pinch hits for Robin Roberts. Rowell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rowell for the out.
Bottom 5 Seminick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Caballero hits a fly ball into center field. Rackley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jones hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hermanski hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Reiser hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ennis. Reiser reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Caballero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 That's a stolen base and an error. Rackley scores.
Top 5 Robinson bunts towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. Rackley moves to second.
Top 5 Rackley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Mayo hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miksis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Sisler strikes out.
Top 4 Branca hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Miksis takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Campanella hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Reiser scores. Campanella moves to second.
Top 4 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hermanski strikes out.
Top 4 Reiser hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walker. Reiser reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Hamner hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Roberts hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Rackley. The throw from Seminick and he is out, Hamner applying the tag.
Top 3 Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sisler catches it for the out, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play.
Top 3 Rackley bunts towards the right side of the infield. Caballero fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Seminick hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Caballero hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Jones hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Mayo strikes out.
Top 2 Branca strikes out.
Top 2 Miksis hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Caballero reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Campanella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Hodges hits a line drive into left field. Mayo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Ennis strikes out.
Bottom 1 Sisler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Rackley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Walker bunts towards third. Miksis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There goes Hermanski. The slide. Seminick applies the tag. Hermanski is out.
Top 1 Hermanski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ennis who is chasing the ball. Hermanski reaches third base with a triple. Robinson scores. Reiser goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Reiser takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Reese strikes out. There goes Robinson. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Rackley hits a fly ball into left field. Mayo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.