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May 9, 1948

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Dodgers 7 10 3
Pirates 9 11 1
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Pirates 9 11 1

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Forbes Field - May 9, 1948
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Wild Pitch
Ralph Branca
Gil Hodges
Preston Ward
Jackie Robinson
Spider Jorgensen
Pee Wee Reese
Arky Vaughan
Duke Snider
Dick Whitman
Johnny Hopp
Danny Murtaugh
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

There's a wild pitch. Murtaugh moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Fitz Gerald strikes out.
Bottom 7 Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese misplays the ball. That's an error on Reese.
Bottom 7 Stevens hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ward for the out.
Top 7 Reese hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Reese reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snider for the out.
Top 7 Johnny Hopp now playing right field. Rip Sewell now pitching. Hodges strikes out.
Bottom 6 Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. West moves to second.
Bottom 6 West hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 6 There goes Gustine. The throw from Hodges and he is safe. Gustine steals second.
Bottom 6 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields it and throws to home to get Fitz Gerald. Hopp moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Murtaugh scores. Fitz Gerald moves to third. Hopp moves to second.
Bottom 6 Ralph Branca now pitching. Rojek hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Johnny Hopp pinch hits for Kirby Higbe. Hopp bunts towards the mound. Ramsdell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Murtaugh moves to third. Fitz Gerald moves to second.
Bottom 6 Fitz Gerald takes first base on ball four. Murtaugh moves to second.
Bottom 6 Dick Whitman now playing right field. Gil Hodges now catching. Willie Ramsdell now pitching. Murtaugh takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Erv Palica pinch runs for Pete Reiser. Vaughan strikes out.
Top 6 Reiser takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Whitman scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Dick Whitman pinch hits for Hugh Casey. Kirby Higbe now pitching. Whitman hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Kiner chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Rojek. Rojek fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Rojek. Reese scores. Ward goes all the way around to score. Whitman moves to third.
Top 6 Ward hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reese moves to third.
Top 6 Reese takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Stevens hits a popup in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Westlake hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Reiser who is chasing the ball. Westlake reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Hugh Casey now pitching. West 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 5 Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Gustine hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Reiser. Gustine reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Clyde King now pitching. Rojek hits a fly ball into right field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snider for the out.
Top 5 Junior Walsh now pitching. Edwards takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Vaughan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jorgensen scores. Vaughan moves to second.
Top 5 Reiser hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jorgensen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of West. Jorgensen reaches second base with a double. Robinson scores.
Top 5 Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Westlake. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Ward goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Gene Hermanski pinch hits for Rex Barney. Hermanski hits a line drive into right field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reese scores.
Top 5 Ward hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Reese moves to third.
Top 5 Reese takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Gregg strikes out.
Bottom 4 Fitz Gerald strikes out.
Bottom 4 Murtaugh hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Stevens hits a popup towards third. Jorgensen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Snider hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Vaughan moves to third.
Top 4 Vaughan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of West. Vaughan reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Max West now playing right field. Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Vaughan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kiner strikes out.
Top 3 Jorgensen hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Barney strikes out.
Bottom 2 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Robinson fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 2 Rojek hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Gregg hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Fitz Gerald strikes out.
Top 2 Ward hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Reese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vaughan moves to second.
Top 2 Snider strikes out.
Top 2 Edwards hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Vaughan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Murtaugh hits a line drive into right field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Stevens strikes out.
Bottom 1 Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Reese. Gustine scores. Walker scores. Westlake moves to third. Two runs are unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 Walker hits a line drive to center field. Snider throws towards the plate. Edwards fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Edwards. Rojek scores. Gustine moves to third. Walker moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Kiner hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gustine hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rojek moves to second.
Bottom 1 Rojek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Stevens, and towards Murtaugh, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out.