Game Lineups and Play Information

Back Home

Lineups and Summary (back to top)

Dodgers 4 @ Giants 1
Polo Grounds
August 23, 1945

(No Comments)

The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on August 23, 1945 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Dodgers with a score of 4 to 1.

Game Summary

DateAugust 23, 1945 
Visiting Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 4 H: 9 E: 2 LOB: 6
Runs: 4
Hits: 9
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 1 H: 4 E: 0 LOB: 4
Runs: 1
Hits: 4
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 4
Winning PitcherRalph Branca  
Losing PitcherSal Maglie  
Save 
Game Winning RBIMike Sandlock 

Game Info

DateAugust 23, 1945 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherRalph Branca  
Home Starting PitcherSal Maglie  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance34,415 
Time of Game2 hours 7 minutes 
UmpiresHP: George Barr
1B: Tom Dunn
2B: Ziggy Sears
3B: Butch Henline

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Stanky  Second Baseman 
Goody Rosen  Center Fielder 
Augie Galan  Third Baseman 
Dixie Walker  Right Fielder 
Ed Stevens  First Baseman 
Luis Olmo  Left Fielder 
Tommy Brown  Shortstop 
Mike Sandlock  Catcher 
Ralph Branca  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Johnny Rucker  Center Fielder 
George Hausmann  Second Baseman 
Mike Schemer  First Baseman 
Mel Ott  Right Fielder 
Clyde Kluttz  Catcher 
Red Treadway  Left Fielder 
Buddy Kerr  Shortstop 
Nap Reyes  Third Baseman 
Sal Maglie  Pitcher 
Mel Ott  Manager 

Comments about Game Info - Brooklyn Dodgers at New York Giants - August 23, 1945 - — Add your comment

No comments yet. Be the first!

Add your comment…

will not be visible to others


All Plays in Game (back to top)

Dodgers 4 @ Giants 1
Polo Grounds
August 23, 1945

Top 1


Bottom 1


Top 2


Bottom 2


Top 3


Bottom 3


Top 4


Bottom 4


Top 5


Bottom 5


Top 6


Bottom 6


Top 7


Bottom 7


Top 8


Bottom 8


Top 9


Bottom 9


Audio Play-by-Play (back to top)

Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.

If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".

If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.

Download MP3 version


Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/23/1945 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)

  Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Stanky E, 2b          1  0  0  0   Rucker J, cf          4  0  0  0   
Basinski E, 2b        4  0  0  0   Hausmann G, 2b        4  0  0  0   
Rosen G, cf           3  2  1  0   Schemer M, 1b         4  0  1  0   
Galan A, 3b           4  0  1  0   Ott M, rf             4  0  0  0   
Walker D, rf          4  2  2  1   Kluttz C, c           4  0  1  0   
Stevens E, 1b         3  0  3  2   Treadway R, lf        2  1  1  1   
Olmo L, lf            4  0  0  0   Kerr B, ss            3  0  1  0   
Brown T, ss           4  0  0  0   Reyes N, 3b           2  0  0  0   
Sandlock M, c         4  0  2  1   Maglie S, p           0  0  0  0   
Branca R, p           4  0  0  0   Jurges B, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Voiselle B, p         1  0  0  0   
                                   Mallory J, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Adams A, p            0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  4  9  4                        30  1  4  1

Brooklyn         012 010 000 --  4
New York         000 010 000 --  1

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Branca R (W)          9.0  4  1  1  2  8

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Maglie S (L)          3.0  5  3  3  1  2
Voiselle B            5.0  4  1  1  1  2
Adams A               1.0  0  0  0  0  0

E -- Branca R, Galan A
DP -- Brooklyn 2
LOB -- Brooklyn 6, New York 4
2B -- Stevens E, Sandlock M, Kluttz C
3B -- Stevens E
HR -- Treadway R
T -- 2:07
A -- 34415

    

More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score