Top 1

• Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Hatton vs. Branca
  
  Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Baumholtz vs. Branca
  
  Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hatton moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Adams vs. Branca
  
  Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. Baumholtz moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
  Kluszewski vs. Branca
  
  Kluszewski strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
  Wyrostek vs. Branca
  
  Wyrostek takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
  Sauer vs. Branca
  
  Sauer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Stallcup vs. Branca
  
  Stallcup hits a fly ball into left field. Rackley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Rackley vs. Wehmeier
  
  Rackley hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
  Robinson vs. Wehmeier
  
  Robinson takes first base on ball four. Rackley moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
  Reese vs. Wehmeier
  
  Reese takes first base on ball four. Rackley moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
  Hermanski vs. Peterson
  
  Kent Peterson now pitching.
  
  Hermanski hits a line drive towards third. Hatton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
  Furillo vs. Peterson
  
  Carl Furillo pinch hits for Duke Snider.
  
  Furillo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Rackley scores. Robinson scores. Reese moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
  Campanella vs. Peterson
  
  There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
  Campanella vs. Peterson
  
  Campanella takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
  Brown vs. Peterson
  
  Brown is hit by the pitch. Reese scores. Furillo moves to third. Campanella moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
  Hodges vs. Burkhart
  
  Ken Burkhart now pitching.
  
  Hodges strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Branca vs. Burkhart
  
  Branca hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Branca
  
  Carl Furillo now playing center field.
  
  Williams 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, 4 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burkhart vs. Branca
  
  Burkhart hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Hatton vs. Branca
  
  Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson misplays the ball. That's an error on Robinson. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Baumholtz vs. Branca
  
  Baumholtz hits a fly ball into left field. Rackley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Rackley vs. Burkhart
  
  Rackley hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Burkhart
  
  Robinson hits a line drive into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Reese vs. Burkhart
  
  Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Adams vs. Branca
  
  Adams hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Kluszewski vs. Branca
  
  Kluszewski strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wyrostek vs. Branca
  
  Wyrostek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Adams moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
  Sauer vs. Branca
  
  Sauer hits a line drive towards short. Reese catches it and throws to first to double up Wyrostek. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hermanski vs. Burkhart
  
  Hermanski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Furillo vs. Burkhart
  
  Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Campanella vs. Burkhart
  
  Campanella strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Stallcup vs. Branca
  
  Stallcup strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Branca
  
  Williams 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, 4 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Burkhart vs. Branca
  
  Burkhart hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Hatton vs. Branca
  
  Hatton 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 4

• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Burkhart
  
  Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Hodges vs. Burkhart
  
  Hodges strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Reiser vs. Burkhart
  
  Pete Reiser pinch hits for Ralph Branca.
  
  Reiser takes first base on ball four. Brown moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
  Rackley vs. Burkhart
  
  Rackley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brown scores. Reiser moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
  Robinson vs. Burkhart
  
  Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wyrostek who is chasing the ball. Robinson reaches third base with a triple. Reiser scores. Rackley goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
  Reese vs. Blackburn
  
  Jim Blackburn now pitching.
  
  Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
  Hermanski vs. Blackburn
  
  Hermanski strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
  Furillo vs. Blackburn
  
  There goes Reese. The throw from Williams and he is safe. Reese steals second. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
  Furillo vs. Blackburn
  
  Furillo strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Baumholtz vs. Behrman
  
  Hank Behrman now pitching.
  
  Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Behrman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Adams vs. Behrman
  
  Adams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Kluszewski vs. Behrman
  
  Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wyrostek vs. Behrman
  
  Wyrostek hits a fly ball into left field. Rackley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Campanella vs. Blackburn
  
  Campanella hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Brown vs. Blackburn
  
  Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hodges vs. Blackburn
  
  Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  Behrman vs. Blackburn
  
  Behrman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Campanella moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
  Rackley vs. Blackburn
  
  Rackley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Campanella scores. Behrman moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
  Robinson vs. Blackburn
  
  Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Behrman scores. Rackley goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
  Reese vs. Blackburn
  
  Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Sauer vs. Behrman
  
  Sauer strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Stallcup vs. Behrman
  
  Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stallcup for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Behrman
  
  Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Blackburn vs. Behrman
  
  Blackburn takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
  Hatton vs. Behrman
  
  Hatton hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hermanski vs. Blackburn
  
  Hermanski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Furillo vs. Blackburn
  
  Furillo bunts towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. Hermanski moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
  Campanella vs. Blackburn
  
  Campanella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sauer throws the ball in to Kluszewski who tags Campanella trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Hermanski scores. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Blackburn
  
  Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baumholtz vs. Behrman
  
  Baumholtz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Adams vs. Behrman
  
  Adams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baumholtz moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kluszewski vs. Behrman
  
  Kluszewski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baumholtz scores. Adams moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
  Wyrostek vs. Minner
  
  Paul Minner now pitching.
  
  Wyrostek strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Sauer vs. Minner
  
  Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Hodges vs. Blackburn
  
  Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Minner vs. Blackburn
  
  Minner strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Rackley vs. Blackburn
  
  Rackley hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Baumholtz throws the ball in to Adams who tags Rackley trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Hodges moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
  Robinson vs. Blackburn
  
  Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Stallcup vs. Minner
  
  Stallcup hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Williams vs. Minner
  
  There's a wild pitch. Stallcup moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Williams vs. Minner
  
  Williams strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
  Corbitt vs. Minner
  
  Claude Corbitt pinch hits for Jim Blackburn.
  
  Corbitt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Stallcup trying to get to third. Reese throws to Brown who tags Stallcup for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Hatton vs. Minner
  
  Hatton hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Reese vs. Gumbert
  
  Harry Gumbert now pitching.
  
  Reese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hermanski vs. Gumbert
  
  Hermanski bunts towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Adams covering, for the out. Reese moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
  Furillo vs. Gumbert
  
  There's a wild pitch. Reese moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
  Furillo vs. Gumbert
  
  Furillo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Reese scores. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Campanella vs. Gumbert
  
  Campanella hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Furillo moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
  Brown vs. Gumbert
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Furillo scores. Campanella moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 12
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Hodges vs. Gumbert
  
  Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 12
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Baumholtz vs. Minner
  
  Baumholtz hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 12
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Adams vs. Minner
  
  Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 12
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Kluszewski vs. Minner
  
  Kluszewski hits a fly ball into left field. Rackley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/16/1948 -- Cincinnati at Brooklyn (D)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI
Hatton G, 3b          4  1  0  0   Rackley M, lf         5  3  4  2   
Baumholtz F, rf       5  2  2  0   Robinson J, 2b        4  1  2  4   
Adams B, 2b           5  0  2  0   Reese P, ss           3  2  1  0   
Kluszewski T, 1b      5  0  1  1   Hermanski G, rf       4  1  1  0   
Wyrostek J, cf        3  1  1  0   Snider D, cf          0  0  0  0   
Sauer H, lf           4  1  1  4   Furillo C, ph-cf      4  1  2  3   
Stallcup V, ss        4  0  1  0   Campanella R, c       4  1  3  1   
Williams D, c         4  0  1  0   Brown T, 3b           4  1  1  2   
Wehmeier H, p         0  0  0  0   Hodges G, 1b          4  0  0  0   
Peterson K, p         0  0  0  0   Branca R, p           1  0  0  0   
Burkhart K, p         2  1  1  1   Reiser P, ph          0  1  0  0   
Blackburn J, p        0  0  0  0   Behrman H, p          1  1  1  0   
Corbitt C, ph         1  0  1  0   Minner P, p           1  0  0  0   
Gumbert H, p          0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  6 11  6                        35 12 15 12

Cincinnati       400 100 100 --  6
Brooklyn         300 331 02x -- 12

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wehmeier H*           0.0  1  3  3  2  0
Peterson K            0.1  1  0  0  1  0
Burkhart K (L)        3.0  3  3  3  1  3
Blackburn J           3.2  7  4  4  2  3
Gumbert H             1.0  3  2  2  0  0

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Branca R              4.0  4  5  5  2  3
Behrman H+            2.0  5  1  1  1  1
Minner P (W)          3.0  2  0  0  0  2
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 1st
  + Pitched to 3 batters in 7th

E -- Robinson J, Hodges G
DP -- Brooklyn 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Brooklyn 8
2B -- Robinson J
3B -- Robinson J
HR -- Sauer H, Burkhart K
SB -- Furillo C, Reese P 2
SH -- Furillo C, Hermanski G
HBP -- by Peterson K (Brown T)
WP -- Minner P, Gumbert H
T -- 2:28
A -- 4094

    

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