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Braves
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 27, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves, played on July 27, 1945 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 27, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 27, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Lee |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ralph Branca |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 10,534 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vince Shupe | First Baseman |
| Whitey Wietelmann | Shortstop |
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Butch Nieman | Left Fielder |
| Chuck Workman | Third Baseman |
| Carden Gillenwater | Center Fielder |
| Stew Hofferth | Catcher |
| Frank Drews | Second Baseman |
| Bill Lee | Pitcher |
| Bob Coleman | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Goody Rosen | Center Fielder |
| Augie Galan | First Baseman |
| Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
| Luis Olmo | Left Fielder |
| Frenchy Bordagaray | Third Baseman |
| Mike Sandlock | Catcher |
| Eddie Basinski | Shortstop |
| Ralph Branca | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 27, 1945
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shupe vs. Branca
Shupe hits a fly ball into left field. Olmo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wietelmann vs. Branca
Wietelmann hits a fly ball into left field. Olmo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Branca
Holmes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Branca
There goes Holmes. The throw from Sandlock and he is safe. Holmes steals second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nieman vs. Branca
Nieman hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Lee
Stanky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Lee
Rosen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Drews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Lee
Galan hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Lee
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Workman vs. Branca
Workman strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillenwater vs. Branca
Gillenwater hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Branca fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofferth vs. Branca
Hofferth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drews vs. Branca
Drews takes first base on ball four. Hofferth moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lee vs. Branca
Lee hits a fly ball into left field. Olmo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olmo vs. Lee
Olmo hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bordagaray vs. Lee
Bordagaray hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sandlock vs. Lee
Sandlock hits a popup towards short. Wietelmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shupe vs. Branca
Shupe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wietelmann vs. Branca
Wietelmann bunts towards third. Bordagaray fields it and throws to first for the out. Shupe moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holmes vs. Branca
Holmes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Shupe scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Branca
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Basinski vs. Lee
Basinski hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Lee
Branca hits a popup in front of the plate. Hofferth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Lee
Stanky hits a fly ball into center field. Gillenwater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Workman vs. Branca
Workman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gillenwater vs. Branca
Gillenwater hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofferth vs. Branca
Hofferth hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Lee
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Drews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Lee
Galan hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Lee
Walker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gillenwater who is chasing the ball. Walker reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Olmo vs. Lee
Olmo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Drews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drews vs. Branca
Drews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Branca
Lee bunts towards first. Galan scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanky covering, for the out. Drews moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shupe vs. Branca
Shupe hits a fly ball into left field. Olmo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wietelmann vs. Branca
Wietelmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holmes vs. Branca
Holmes hits a popup towards first. Galan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bordagaray vs. Lee
Bordagaray hits a popup towards short. Wietelmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sandlock vs. Lee
Sandlock hits a popup towards short. Wietelmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Basinski vs. Lee
Basinski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Branca vs. Lee
Branca hits a fly ball into center field. Gillenwater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Branca
Nieman strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Workman vs. Branca
Workman strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillenwater vs. Branca
Gillenwater hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hofferth vs. Branca
Hofferth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bordagaray fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Lee
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Lee
Rosen bunts towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Galan vs. Lee
Galan hits a fly ball into center field. Gillenwater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Lee
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drews vs. Branca
Drews strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Branca
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galan juggles the ball. That's an error on Galan. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shupe vs. Branca
Branca fires to first and picks off Lee. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shupe vs. Branca
Shupe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wietelmann vs. Branca
Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Branca fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olmo vs. Lee
Olmo hits a popup towards first. Shupe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bordagaray vs. Lee
Bordagaray hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sandlock vs. Lee
Sandlock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Shupe scoops it up and throws to first, with Lee covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Branca
Holmes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rosen. Holmes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nieman vs. Branca
Nieman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Holmes scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Workman vs. Branca
Workman hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gillenwater vs. Branca
There goes Nieman. The throw from Sandlock and he is out, Basinski applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillenwater vs. Branca
Gillenwater hits a popup towards short. Basinski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Lee
Johnny Peacock pinch hits for Eddie Basinski.
Peacock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Lee
Babe Herman pinch hits for Ralph Branca.
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Drews misplays the ball. That's an error on Drews. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Lee
Bill Hart pinch runs for Babe Herman.
Stanky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hart moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosen vs. Lee
Rosen takes first base on ball four. Hart moves to third. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Galan vs. Cooper
Mort Cooper now pitching.
Galan hits a fly ball into center field. Gillenwater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hart scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Cooper
Walker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gillenwater. Walker reaches second base with a double. Stanky scores. Rosen goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Olmo vs. Cooper
Olmo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofferth vs. King
Bill Hart now playing shortstop. Clyde King now pitching.
Hofferth hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. King
Bill Ramsey pinch runs for Stew Hofferth. Joe Medwick pinch hits for Frank Drews.
Medwick hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tobin vs. King
Jim Tobin pinch hits for Mort Cooper.
Tobin takes first base on ball four. Ramsey moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shupe vs. King
Dick Culler pinch runs for Jim Tobin.
Shupe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ramsey moves to third. Culler moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wietelmann vs. King
Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/27/1945 -- Boston at Brooklyn (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Shupe V, 1b 3 1 0 0 Stanky E, 2b 3 1 2 0
Wietelmann W, ss 3 0 0 0 Rosen G, cf 2 1 0 0
Holmes T, rf 3 1 2 1 Galan A, 1b 4 0 0 1
Nieman B, lf 4 0 1 1 Walker D, rf 4 0 2 2
Workman C, 3b 4 0 1 0 Olmo L, lf 4 0 0 0
Gillenwater C, cf 4 0 1 0 Bordagaray F, 3b 3 0 0 0
Hofferth S, c 3 0 1 0 Sandlock M, c 3 0 0 0
Ramsey B, pr 0 0 0 0 Basinski E, ss 2 0 1 0
Drews F, 2b 1 0 0 0 Peacock J, ph 1 0 0 0
Medwick J, ph 1 0 0 0 King C, p 0 0 0 0
Lee B, p 2 0 0 0 Branca R, p 2 0 0 0
Cooper M, p 0 0 0 0 Herman B, ph 1 0 0 0
Tobin J, ph 0 0 0 0 Hart B, pr-ss 0 1 0 0
Culler D, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 2 6 2 29 3 5 3
Boston 001 000 010 -- 2
Brooklyn 000 000 03x -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Lee B (L) 7.1 4 3 0 2 0
Cooper M 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Branca R (W) 8.0 5 2 2 7 4
King C (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
E -- Galan A, Drews F
DP -- Brooklyn 2
LOB -- Boston 9, Brooklyn 5
2B -- Holmes T, Walker D
3B -- Walker D
SB -- Holmes T
CS -- Nieman B
SH -- Wietelmann W, Lee B, Rosen G
T -- 2:18
A -- 10534
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