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Reds
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 7, 1948
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 7, 1948 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 7, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 7, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Vander Meer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Preacher Roe |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 21,193 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: Butch Henline |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Baumholtz | Center Fielder |
| Claude Corbitt | Second Baseman |
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Danny Litwhiler | Right Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Virgil Stallcup | Shortstop |
| Dewey Williams | Catcher |
| Johnny Vander Meer | Pitcher |
| Bucky Walters | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Brown | Third Baseman |
| Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
| Gene Hermanski | Right Fielder |
| Bruce Edwards | Left Fielder |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Preacher Roe | Pitcher |
| Burt Shotton | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 7, 1948
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Roe
Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Corbitt vs. Roe
Corbitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Baumholtz moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Hatton vs. Roe
The ball gets by Campanella for a passed ball. Baumholtz moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Hatton vs. Roe
Hatton strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Litwhiler vs. Roe
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Vander Meer
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Vander Meer
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Hermanski vs. Vander Meer
Hermanski takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Vander Meer
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Roe
Kluszewski hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Roe
Sauer hits a line drive into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Roe
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Vander Meer
Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Vander Meer
Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Vander Meer
There goes Reese. The throw from Williams and he is out, Stallcup applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Vander Meer
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Vander Meer
Campanella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Roe vs. Vander Meer
Roe strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Roe
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Roe
Vander Meer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vander Meer for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Roe
Baumholtz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hermanski. Baumholtz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Corbitt vs. Roe
Corbitt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baumholtz scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Roe
Hatton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Vander Meer
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Vander Meer
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Vander Meer
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Corbitt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Roe
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Roe
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Roe
Sauer hits a line drive towards short. Reese reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Vander Meer
Edwards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Vander Meer
There goes Edwards. The throw from Williams and he is safe. Edwards steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Vander Meer
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Vander Meer
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Vander Meer
Hodges hits a popup towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Roe
Stallcup hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Roe
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Roe
Vander Meer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Vander Meer
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Campanella for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Roe vs. Vander Meer
Roe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Vander Meer
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Corbitt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Roe
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Corbitt vs. Roe
Corbitt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Roe
Hatton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Corbitt moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Litwhiler vs. Roe
Litwhiler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Corbitt scores. Hatton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Roe
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Vander Meer
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Vander Meer
Hermanski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Vander Meer
Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Vander Meer
Reese hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Roe
Sauer hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Roe
Stallcup hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Roe
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Roe
Vander Meer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Vander Meer
Pete Reiser pinch hits for Duke Snider.
Reiser hits a line drive towards short. Stallcup reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Vander Meer
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Vander Meer
Campanella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Vander Meer
Billy Cox pinch hits for Preacher Roe.
Cox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Vander Meer
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Palica
Marv Rackley now playing center field. Erv Palica now pitching.
Baumholtz bunts towards the mound. Palica fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Corbitt vs. Palica
Corbitt bunts towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. Baumholtz moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Hatton vs. Palica
Hatton is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Litwhiler vs. Palica
Litwhiler hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Palica
Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Baumholtz scores. Hatton moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Sauer vs. Behrman
Hank Behrman now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Hatton scores. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Sauer vs. Behrman
Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kluszewski scores. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. Behrman
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Robinson fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Vander Meer
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Vander Meer
Hermanski hits a fly ball into right field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Vander Meer
Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Behrman
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Behrman
Vander Meer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Behrman
Baumholtz hits a popup towards third. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Vander Meer
Reese hits a line drive towards third. Hatton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rackley vs. Vander Meer
Rackley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Vander Meer
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rackley moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Campanella vs. Vander Meer
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rackley scores. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Miksis vs. Vander Meer
Eddie Miksis pinch hits for Hank Behrman.
Miksis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. Miksis reaches second base with a double. Hodges scores. Campanella moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Shuba vs. Gumbert
George Shuba pinch hits for Tommy Brown. Harry Gumbert now pitching.
Shuba hits a line drive into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Campanella scores. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Gumbert
Robinson bunts towards the mound. Gumbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/7/1948 -- Cincinnati at Brooklyn (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Baumholtz F, cf 5 2 3 0 Brown T, 3b 4 0 0 0
Corbitt C, 2b 3 1 2 1 Shuba G, ph 1 0 0 1
Hatton G, 3b 3 1 1 0 Robinson J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Litwhiler D, rf 4 0 1 1 Hermanski G, rf 3 0 0 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 4 1 1 1 Edwards B, lf 3 0 1 0
Sauer H, lf 4 0 1 1 Reese P, ss 4 0 1 0
Stallcup V, ss 4 1 1 1 Snider D, cf 2 0 0 0
Williams D, c 4 0 0 0 Reiser P, ph 1 0 0 0
Vander Meer J, p 4 0 0 0 Rackley M, cf 1 1 1 0
Gumbert H, p 0 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 3 1 1 0
Campanella R, c 4 2 3 2
Roe P, p 1 0 0 0
Cox B, ph 0 0 0 0
Palica E, p 0 0 0 0
Behrman H, p 0 0 0 0
Miksis E, ph 1 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 6 10 5 32 4 8 4
Cincinnati 001 001 130 -- 6
Brooklyn 000 000 103 -- 4
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Vander Meer J (W) 8.1 8 4 4 6 3
Gumbert H (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Roe P (L) 7.0 7 3 3 0 3
Palica E 0.2 2 3 3 1 0
Behrman H 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
DP -- Cincinnati 2, Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 4, Brooklyn 7
2B -- Baumholtz F, Miksis E
HR -- Stallcup V, Campanella R
SB -- Edwards B
CS -- Reese P
SH -- Corbitt C
WP -- Behrman H
PB -- Campanella R
T -- 2:11
A -- 21193
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