Pirates @ Dodgers
June 24, 1948

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Pirates	2	8	1
Dodgers	2	5	1

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Pirates	2	8	1
Dodgers	6	6	1

Jackie Robinson Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.500	.286
OBP	.500	.355
At Bats	4	168
Hits	2	48
• Singles	2	30
• Doubles	0	14
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	2
Walks	0	18
RBI’s	0	23

Mel Queen Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
1	0	1

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Ebbets Field - June 24, 1948

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Home Run

Mel Queen

Johnny Riddle

Max West

Danny Murtaugh

Frankie Gustine

Stan Rojek

Ralph Kiner

Johnny Hopp

Dixie Walker

Jackie Robinson

Billy Cox

Preston Ward

Gil Hodges

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates	2	8	1	9
Brooklyn Dodgers	6	6	1	7
Winning Pitcher	Willie Ramsdell
Losing Pitcher	Bob Chesnes
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Jackie Robinson
Attendance
Time of Game	2 hours 49 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Cox takes first base on ball four. Hodges moves to third. Ward moves to second.

Bottom 9 Whitman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 9 Preston Ward pinch hits for Willie Ramsdell. Mel Queen now pitching. Ward is walked intentionally.

Bottom 9 Brown bunts towards first. West scoops it up and throws to first, with Murtaugh covering, for the out. Hodges moves to second.

Bottom 9 Hodges takes first base on ball four.

Top 9 Gustine hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Rojek hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Willie Ramsdell now pitching. Chesnes strikes out.

Bottom 8 Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Reese is walked intentionally.

Bottom 8 Furillo hits a fly ball towards center field. Hopp fields the ball and throws to second. Murtaugh drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Murtaugh. Edwards scores. Cox scores. Robinson moves to second.

Bottom 8 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Edwards moves to third. Cox moves to second.

Bottom 8 Cox takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 8 Whitman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Edwards moves to second.

Bottom 8 Bruce Edwards pinch hits for Paul Minner. Edwards takes first base on ball four.

Top 8 Riddle hits a line drive towards third. Brown reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Murtaugh hits a popup in front of the plate. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Tommy Brown now playing third base. Billy Cox now playing second base. West hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Arky Vaughan pinch hits for Eddie Miksis. Vaughan hits a popup towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Hermanski strikes out.

Bottom 7 Reese strikes out.

Top 7 Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Kiner takes first base on ball four. Hopp moves to second.

Top 7 Hopp bunts towards the right side of the infield. Miksis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 7 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Chesnes hits a fly ball into right field. Whitman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Riddle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. West moves to third. Murtaugh moves to second.

Top 6 Murtaugh hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. West moves to second.

Top 6 West takes first base on ball four.

Top 6 Paul Minner now pitching. Walker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Whitman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Marv Rackley pinch hits for Harry Taylor. Rackley hits a line drive into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Miksis hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 5 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Hopp hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hermanski who is chasing the ball. Hopp reaches third base with a triple. Chesnes scores.

Top 5 Gustine hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Rojek bunts in front of the plate. Hodges fields it and throws to first for the out. Chesnes moves to second.

Top 5 Chesnes takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 Hermanski hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 There goes Reese. The throw from Riddle and he is safe. Reese steals second.

Bottom 4 Reese takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 Furillo hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Robinson hits a line drive towards third. Gustine reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Riddle hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Murtaugh takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 West hits a line drive into right field. Whitman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hermanski throws the ball in to Miksis who tags Walker, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.

Bottom 3 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 There goes Whitman. The throw from Riddle and he is out, Rojek applying the tag.

Bottom 3 Whitman takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 Taylor strikes out.

Top 3 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 3 Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Taylor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gustine moves to second.

Top 3 Gustine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Riddle scores.

Top 3 Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Riddle moves to third.

Top 3 Chesnes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Riddle moves to second.

Top 3 Riddle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 Miksis hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Hodges hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chesnes fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Murtaugh hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 West hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Walker moves to second.

Top 2 West hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Hodges settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Hodges.

Top 2 Walker takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Kiner hits a line drive into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 1 Furillo hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third.

Bottom 1 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Whitman strikes out.

Top 1 Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Gustine hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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