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Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 4, 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 4, 1948 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 4, 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 4, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sheldon Jones |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rex Barney |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 10,667 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Jorda 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
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 |
| Don Mueller | Left Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Sheldon Jones | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marv Rackley | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
| Gene Hermanski | Right Fielder |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Bruce Edwards | Catcher |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
| Rex Barney | Pitcher |
| Burt Shotton | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 4, 1948
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Barney
Lohrke strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Barney
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Rackley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Barney
Gordon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rackley vs. Jones
Rackley hits a ball on the ground towards second. Lohrke picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Lohrke. Rackley moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Jones
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Rackley moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Hermanski vs. Jones
Hermanski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Snider vs. Jones
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Edwards vs. Jones
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Barney
Mize 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 -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Barney
Marshall hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Barney
Mueller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rackley. Mueller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Barney
Cooper hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Jones
Hodges hits a line drive into left field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Jones
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Jones
Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Barney
Kerr hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Barney
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Barney
Lohrke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Barney
The ball gets by Edwards for a passed ball. Lohrke moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Barney
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Barney
Gordon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Barney vs. Jones
Barney hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Rackley vs. Jones
Rackley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Jones
Robinson hits a line drive towards right. Marshall catches it and throws to first to double up Rackley. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Barney
Mize hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hermanski who is chasing the ball. Mize reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Marshall vs. Barney
Marshall hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mize scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Barney
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Barney
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Jones
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Jones
Snider hits a line drive into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Jones
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Jones
Hodges hits a line drive towards short. Kerr reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Barney
Kerr hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Barney
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Barney
Lohrke strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Barney
Lockman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Barney
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Jones
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: ---
Cox vs. Jones
Cox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barney vs. Jones
Barney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Barney
Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Rackley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Barney
Marshall strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Barney
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Barney
Cooper strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rackley vs. Jones
Rackley hits a fly ball into left field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Jones
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Jones
Hermanski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lockman. Hermanski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Jones
Snider hits a line drive into left field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Barney
Kerr hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Barney
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Barney
Lohrke hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Jones
Edwards 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: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Jones
Hodges hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Jones
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Barney
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Rackley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Barney
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Barney
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Barney
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Barney covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Jones
Bobby Thomson now playing left field. Pete Reiser pinch hits for Billy Cox.
Reiser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Jones
Arky Vaughan pinch hits for Rex Barney.
There's a wild pitch. Reiser moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Vaughan vs. Jones
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Rackley vs. Jones
Rackley takes first base on ball four. Reiser moves to third. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Koslo
Dave Koslo now pitching.
Robinson hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Furillo vs. Koslo
Carl Furillo pinch hits for Gene Hermanski.
Furillo strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Campanella vs. Koslo
Roy Campanella pinch hits for Duke Snider.
Campanella hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Behrman
Carl Furillo now playing right field. George Shuba now playing left field. Eddie Miksis now playing third base. Hank Behrman now pitching. Marv R
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miksis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Behrman
Cooper hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Behrman
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Behrman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Koslo
Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Koslo
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Koslo
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Miksis vs. Koslo
Miksis hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/4/1948 -- New York at Brooklyn (D)
New York AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Lohrke J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Rackley M, lf-cf 3 0 1 0
Lockman W, cf 3 1 1 2 Robinson J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Gordon S, 3b 3 0 0 0 Hermanski G, rf 2 0 2 0
Mize J, 1b 4 1 1 0 Furillo C, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Marshall W, rf 4 0 0 1 Snider D, cf 3 0 0 0
Mueller D, lf 3 0 3 0 Campanella R, ph 1 0 0 0
Thomson B, lf 1 0 0 0 Shuba G, lf 0 0 0 0
Cooper W, c 4 0 0 0 Edwards B, c 4 0 0 0
Kerr B, ss 4 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 3 0 0 0
Jones S, p 3 1 1 0 Reese P, ss 4 0 0 0
Koslo D, p 0 0 0 0 Cox B, 3b 2 0 1 0
Reiser P, ph 0 0 0 0
Miksis E, 3b 1 0 0 0
Barney R, p 2 0 1 0
Vaughan A, ph 0 0 0 0
Behrman H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 6 3 30 0 5 0
New York 000 120 000 -- 3
Brooklyn 000 000 000 -- 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jones S (W)* 7.0 5 0 0 4 1
Koslo D (S) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Barney R (L) 8.0 6 3 3 3 5
Behrman H 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Lohrke J
DP -- New York 2, Brooklyn 1
LOB -- New York 5, Brooklyn 8
2B -- Mueller D, Hermanski G
3B -- Mize J
HR -- Lockman W
WP -- Jones S
PB -- Edwards B
T -- 2:29
A -- 10667
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