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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 4, 1950
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on July 4, 1950 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 4, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 4, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bud Podbielan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Koslo |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 49,316 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lon Warneke 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
| Jim Russell | Left Fielder |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Bruce Edwards | Catcher |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Bud Podbielan | Pitcher |
| Burt Shotton | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Spider Jorgensen | Third Baseman |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Tookie Gilbert | First Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Dave Koslo | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 4, 1950
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Koslo
Cox hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Koslo
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Koslo
Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Russell moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Koslo
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Podbielan
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Podbielan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Podbielan
Jorgensen hits a line drive towards first. Hodges reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Podbielan
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Koslo
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Koslo
Hodges hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Koslo
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Koslo
Reese is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Podbielan vs. Koslo
Podbielan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Podbielan
Thompson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Podbielan
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Podbielan
Westrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbert vs. Podbielan
Gilbert 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
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Koslo
Cox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Koslo
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Koslo
Snider bunts towards third. Jorgensen catches it and throws to first to double up Cox. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Podbielan
Dark hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. Podbielan
Koslo hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Podbielan
Stanky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Podbielan
Jorgensen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Koslo
Robinson hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Koslo
Furillo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Furillo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Koslo
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Koslo
Edwards hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Koslo
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Podbielan vs. Koslo
Podbielan 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
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Podbielan
Irvin hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Podbielan
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Podbielan
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Koslo
Cox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Koslo
There's a wild pitch. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Koslo
Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cox moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Snider vs. Koslo
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gilbert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snider for the out. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Koslo
Robinson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Furillo vs. Koslo
Furillo is hit by the pitch. Cox scores. Russell moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Hodges vs. Maglie
Sal Maglie now pitching.
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields it and throws to second for the out. Russell scores. Robinson scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Maglie
Edwards bunts towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Podbielan
Westrum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbert vs. Podbielan
Gilbert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Westrum moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Dark vs. Podbielan
Dark hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Podbielan
Maglie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Podbielan
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Podbielan
Jorgensen takes first base on ball four. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Irvin vs. Palica
Erv Palica now pitching.
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. Stanky moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Palica
Eddie Miksis now playing second base.
Thompson hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Maglie
Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Palica vs. Maglie
Palica strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Maglie
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hermanski vs. Maglie
Gene Hermanski pinch hits for Jim Russell.
Hermanski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Maglie
Snider 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
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Palica
Gene Hermanski now playing left field.
Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Palica
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbert vs. Palica
Gilbert hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Palica
Dark strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Maglie
Miksis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Maglie
Furillo strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Maglie
Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Maglie
There goes Miksis. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Miksis steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Maglie
Edwards strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Palica
Roy Weatherly pinch hits for Sal Maglie.
Weatherly hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Palica
Stanky hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Palica
Jorgensen hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hansen
Andy Hansen now pitching.
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palica vs. Hansen
Palica hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Hansen
Cox hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson who is chasing the ball. Cox reaches third base with a triple. Thomson throws the ball in to Westrum who tags Cox trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Palica
Irvin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Palica
Thompson hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Palica
Thomson strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Hansen
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gilbert scoops it up and throws to first, with Hansen covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Hansen
Snider hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jorgensen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Hansen
Miksis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Hansen
Furillo hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Miksis moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Hodges vs. Hansen
There goes Furillo. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Furillo steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Hodges vs. Hansen
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Edwards vs. Hansen
Edwards hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Palica
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Palica
Gilbert hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Palica
Dark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snider who is chasing the ball. Dark reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Mueller vs. Palica
Don Mueller pinch hits for Andy Hansen.
Mueller hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/4/1950, game 2 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Cox B, 3b 5 1 3 0 Stanky E, 2b 3 0 1 0
Russell J, lf 2 1 1 0 Jorgensen S, 3b 3 0 0 0
Hermanski G, ph-lf 2 0 1 0 Irvin M, lf 4 0 0 0
Snider D, cf 5 0 1 0 Thompson H, rf 4 0 0 0
Robinson J, 2b 2 1 0 0 Thomson B, cf 4 0 1 0
Miksis E, 2b 1 0 1 0 Westrum W, c 4 1 2 0
Furillo C, rf 4 1 2 1 Gilbert T, 1b 4 1 1 0
Hodges G, 1b 4 0 1 2 Dark A, ss 4 1 2 3
Edwards B, c 5 1 1 2 Koslo D, p 1 0 0 0
Reese P, ss 2 0 1 0 Maglie S, p 1 0 0 0
Podbielan B, p 2 0 0 0 Weatherly R, ph 1 0 0 0
Palica E, p 2 0 0 0 Hansen A, p 0 0 0 0
Mueller D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 12 5 34 3 7 3
Brooklyn 000 230 000 -- 5
New York 000 030 000 -- 3
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Podbielan B 4.1 5 3 3 2 0
Palica E (W) 4.2 2 0 0 0 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo D (L) 4.1 7 5 5 4 0
Maglie S 2.2 2 0 0 1 3
Hansen A 2.0 3 0 0 1 0
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Brooklyn 11, New York 6
2B -- Furillo C
3B -- Cox B, Dark A
HR -- Edwards B, Dark A
SB -- Miksis E, Furillo C
HBP -- by Koslo D (Furillo C)
WP -- Koslo D
T -- 2:36
A -- 49316
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