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Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 18, 1949
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on September 18, 1949 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 18, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 18, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ralph Branca |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Monk Dubiel |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 34,580 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: Artie Gore 3B: Scotty Robb |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Spider Jorgensen | Third Baseman |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Marv Rackley | Left Fielder |
| Ralph Branca | Pitcher |
| Burt Shotton | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Ramazzotti | Third Baseman |
| Hal Jeffcoat | Center Fielder |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Phil Cavarretta | Right Fielder |
| Bob Scheffing | Catcher |
| Herman Reich | First Baseman |
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Monk Dubiel | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 18, 1949
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Dubiel
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Dubiel
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Dubiel
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Dubiel
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramazzotti vs. Branca
Ramazzotti strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Branca
Jeffcoat hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Branca
Smalley 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 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Dubiel
Hodges hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cavarretta. Hodges reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Dubiel
Furillo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Dubiel
Campanella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rackley vs. Dubiel
Rackley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dubiel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Dubiel
Branca strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Branca
Sauer strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Branca
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Scheffing vs. Branca
Scheffing hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Reich vs. Branca
Reich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Branca fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Dubiel
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Dubiel
Jorgensen hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Dubiel
Snider strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Branca
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dubiel vs. Branca
Dubiel hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramazzotti vs. Branca
Ramazzotti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Dubiel
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramazzotti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Dubiel
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Dubiel
Furillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Dubiel
Campanella hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Furillo moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Rackley vs. Dubiel
Rackley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Scheffing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Branca
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Branca
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jeffcoat moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Sauer vs. Branca
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Cavarretta vs. Branca
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scheffing vs. Branca
The ball gets by Campanella for a passed ball. Jeffcoat moves to third. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Scheffing vs. Branca
Scheffing hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Dubiel
Branca hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Dubiel
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dubiel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Dubiel
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Dubiel
Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reich vs. Branca
Reich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Branca
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Dubiel vs. Branca
Dubiel hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Terwilliger moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Ramazzotti vs. Branca
Ramazzotti hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Jeffcoat vs. Branca
Jeffcoat hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jorgensen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Dubiel
Robinson hits a line drive into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Dubiel
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Dubiel
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramazzotti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Branca
Smalley hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Branca
Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Branca
Cavarretta hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Dubiel
Campanella hits a popup towards third. Ramazzotti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rackley vs. Dubiel
Rackley hits a fly ball into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Dubiel
Branca hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Branca
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reich vs. Branca
Reich hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Branca
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into left field. Rackley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Dubiel
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Dubiel
Jorgensen bunts towards first. Reich scoops it up and throws to first, with Terwilliger covering, for the out. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Dubiel
Snider is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Dubiel
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reese scores. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Dubiel
Hodges hits a line drive into center field. Jeffcoat picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Jeffcoat. Snider scores. Robinson moves to third. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Furillo vs. Dubiel
Furillo is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Campanella vs. Dubiel
Campanella strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rackley vs. Dubiel
Rackley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Hodges scores. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Branca vs. Dubiel
Branca hits a fly ball into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mauch vs. Branca
Gene Mauch pinch hits for Monk Dubiel.
Mauch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ramazzotti vs. Branca
Ramazzotti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeffcoat vs. Branca
Jeffcoat hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Jeffcoat reaches second base with a double. Ramazzotti moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Smalley vs. Branca
Smalley hits a popup towards third. Jorgensen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Sauer vs. Branca
Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Rackley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Lade
Doyle Lade now pitching.
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Lade
Jorgensen bunts towards first. Reich scoops it up and throws to first, with Terwilliger covering, for the out. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Lade
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Lade
Robinson bunts towards third. Ramazzotti fields it and throws to first for the out. Reese scores. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Lade
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Branca
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Scheffing vs. Branca
Scheffing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Reich vs. Branca
Reich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cavarretta scores. Scheffing moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Baumholtz vs. Newcombe
Don Newcombe now pitching. Frank Baumholtz pinch hits for Wayne Terwilliger.
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into left field. Rackley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burgess vs. Newcombe
Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Doyle Lade.
Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Rackley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Ramazzotti vs. Newcombe
Ramazzotti hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/18/1949 -- Brooklyn at Chicago (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Reese P, ss 3 2 0 0 Ramazzotti B, 3b 5 0 1 0
Jorgensen S, 3b 3 0 2 0 Jeffcoat H, cf 4 0 2 0
Snider D, cf 4 1 1 0 Smalley R, ss 4 0 0 0
Robinson J, 2b 4 1 1 2 Sauer H, lf 4 0 0 0
Hodges G, 1b 5 2 2 1 Cavarretta P, rf 1 1 0 0
Furillo C, rf 3 1 2 2 Scheffing B, c 4 0 1 0
Campanella R, c 4 0 1 0 Reich H, 1b 4 0 1 1
Rackley M, lf 4 0 1 2 Terwilliger W, 2b 3 0 1 0
Branca R, p 4 0 0 0 Baumholtz F, ph 1 0 0 0
Newcombe D, p 0 0 0 0 Dubiel M, p 2 0 1 0
Mauch G, ph 1 0 0 0
Lade D, p 0 0 0 0
Burgess S, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 7 10 7 34 1 7 1
Brooklyn 020 000 041 -- 7
Chicago 000 000 001 -- 1
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Branca R (W)* 8.0 7 1 1 3 2
Newcombe D (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Dubiel M (L) 8.0 9 6 6 3 5
Lade D 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
E -- Jeffcoat H
LOB -- Brooklyn 7, Chicago 9
2B -- Hodges G, Jeffcoat H
HR -- Furillo C
SH -- Jorgensen S 2, Robinson J
PB -- Campanella R
T -- 2:19
A -- 34580
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