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Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 3, 1948
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants, played on September 3, 1948 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 3, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 3, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Clint Hartung |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Hatten |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Lohrke | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Center Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Clint Hartung | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Shuba | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
| Gene Hermanski | Right Fielder |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
| Joe Hatten | Pitcher |
| Burt Shotton | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 3, 1948
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Hatten
Lohrke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Hatten
Lockman takes first base on ball four. Lohrke moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Hatten
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lohrke scores. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Hatten
Mize hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lockman scores. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Marshall vs. Hatten
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gordon scores. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Behrman
Hank Behrman now pitching.
There goes Mize. The throw from Campanella and he is out, Cox applying the tag. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Behrman
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Behrman
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Hartung
Shuba takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Hartung
Robinson hits a line drive into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hermanski vs. Hartung
Hermanski hits a line drive into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Hartung
Snider hits a popup in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Behrman
Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartung vs. Behrman
Hartung hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Behrman
Lohrke strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Behrman
Lockman hits a line drive into center field. Snider picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Snider. Hartung moves to third. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Gordon vs. Behrman
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hartung
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Hartung
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Hartung
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Behrman
Mize hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Behrman
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Behrman
Cooper hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Behrman
Thomson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Hartung
Cox hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Behrman vs. Hartung
Behrman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Hartung
Shuba strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Behrman
Kerr strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hartung vs. Behrman
Hartung takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Behrman
Lohrke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Behrman
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hartung
Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Robinson is thrown out after the base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Hartung
Hermanski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Hartung
Snider hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hartung
Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Poat
Ray Poat now pitching.
There goes Reese. The throw from Cooper and he is safe. Reese steals second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Poat
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomson throws the ball in to Lohrke who tags Hodges trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Reese scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Poat
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Behrman
Gordon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Behrman
Mize hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hermanski. Mize reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Behrman
Marshall hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hermanski who is chasing the ball. Marshall reaches third base with a triple. Mize scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Cooper vs. Behrman
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Behrman
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Kerr vs. Behrman
Kerr hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Poat
Cox hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Poat
Pete Reiser pinch hits for Hank Behrman.
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Shuba vs. Poat
Shuba strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Poat
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Poat vs. Branca
Ralph Branca now pitching.
Poat strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Branca
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Branca
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Branca fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Poat
Hermanski hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Poat
Snider hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Poat
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Branca
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Branca
Mize strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Branca
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Branca
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Poat
Hodges hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Poat
Campanella hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Poat
Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Branca
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Branca
Kerr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poat vs. Branca
The ball gets by Campanella for a passed ball. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Poat vs. Branca
Poat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Lohrke vs. Branca
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Poat
Arky Vaughan pinch hits for Ralph Branca.
Vaughan hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Poat
Shuba hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Poat
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Shuba moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Koslo
Dave Koslo now pitching. Bruce Edwards pinch hits for Gene Hermanski.
Edwards takes first base on ball four. Shuba moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Furillo vs. Koslo
Carl Furillo pinch hits for Duke Snider.
Furillo strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Reese vs. Koslo
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Casey
Hugh Casey now pitching. Carl Furillo now playing right field. Marv Rackley now playing center field.
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Casey
Gordon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Casey
Mize takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Casey
Marshall hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Casey
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cooper for the out. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Casey
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Koslo
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Koslo
Campanella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Koslo
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cox for the out. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rackley vs. Koslo
Rackley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Campanella moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Shuba vs. Koslo
Shuba hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Campanella scores. Rackley moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Koslo
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rackley scores. Shuba moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Koslo
Tommy Brown pinch hits for Hugh Casey.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/3/1948, game 1 -- New York at Brooklyn (D)
New York AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Lohrke J, 2b 5 1 1 0 Shuba G, lf 4 0 2 1
Lockman W, cf 3 2 1 0 Robinson J, 2b 4 0 2 1
Gordon S, 3b 4 3 3 4 Hermanski G, rf 2 1 0 0
Mize J, 1b 4 1 2 1 Edwards B, ph 0 0 0 0
Marshall W, rf 5 0 3 2 Casey H, p 0 0 0 0
Cooper W, c 5 0 0 0 Brown T, ph 1 0 0 0
Thomson B, lf 5 0 0 0 Snider D, cf 3 1 1 2
Kerr B, ss 4 0 1 0 Furillo C, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Hartung C, p 1 0 1 0 Reese P, ss 4 1 1 0
Poat R, p 1 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 4 0 1 0
Koslo D, p 0 0 0 0 Campanella R, c 3 1 0 0
Cox B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Hatten J, p 0 0 0 0
Behrman H, p 1 0 0 0
Reiser P, ph 1 0 1 0
Branca R, p 0 0 0 0
Vaughan A, ph 1 0 0 0
Rackley M, cf 1 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 7 12 7 34 5 9 4
New York 300 020 002 -- 7
Brooklyn 000 300 002 -- 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hartung C 3.1 3 3 3 2 1
Poat R (W) 4.0 3 0 0 1 1
Koslo D (S) 1.2 3 2 2 2 2
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Hatten J* 0.0 4 3 3 1 0
Behrman H (L) 5.0 6 2 2 1 5
Branca R 3.0 1 0 0 2 2
Casey H 1.0 1 2 2 2 0
* Pitched to 5 batters in 1st
E -- Snider D
DP -- Brooklyn 1
LOB -- New York 9, Brooklyn 7
2B -- Robinson J, Mize J
3B -- Marshall W
HR -- Snider D, Gordon S 2
SB -- Reese P
CS -- Mize J
PB -- Campanella R
T -- 2:49
A -- 0
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