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Dodgers
@ Braves
Braves Field
September 6, 1948
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on September 6, 1948 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 6, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 6, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harry Taylor |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Sain |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 39,670 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Artie Gore 1B: Scotty Robb 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marv Rackley | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
| Gene Hermanski | Right Fielder |
| George Shuba | Left Fielder |
| Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
| Bruce Edwards | Catcher |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Harry Taylor | Pitcher |
| Burt Shotton | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
| Mike McCormick | Center Fielder |
| Bill Salkeld | Catcher |
| Sibby Sisti | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Sain | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Braves
Braves Field
September 6, 1948
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rackley vs. Sain
Rackley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Sain
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hermanski vs. Sain
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Shuba vs. Sain
Shuba hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Taylor
Holmes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Taylor
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Holmes moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Torgeson vs. Taylor
Torgeson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Taylor
Elliott hits a line drive into center field. Rackley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Taylor
Heath hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rackley who is chasing the ball. Heath reaches third base with a triple. Holmes scores. Dark goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Salkeld vs. Taylor
Salkeld hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Heath scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Taylor
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Sain
Cox hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Sain
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Sain
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Sain
Reese takes first base on ball four. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Taylor vs. Sain
Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Taylor
Sisti hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sain vs. Taylor
Sain hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Taylor
Holmes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Taylor
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Holmes moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Torgeson vs. Taylor
Torgeson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rackley vs. Sain
Rackley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Sain
Robinson hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Sain
Hermanski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Shuba vs. Sain
Shuba hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shuba for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Taylor
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Taylor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Taylor
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Taylor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Taylor
Salkeld hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hermanski. Salkeld reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Taylor
McCormick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Sisti vs. Taylor
Sisti hits a ball on the ground into left field. Shuba picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Shuba. Salkeld scores. McCormick moves to third. Sisti moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Sain vs. Taylor
Sain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Sain
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Sain
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Sain
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Taylor
Holmes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Taylor
Dark bunts towards the mound. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out. Holmes moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Taylor
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Taylor covering, for the out. Holmes moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Elliott vs. Taylor
Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Rackley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Sain
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Sain
Duke Snider pinch hits for Harry Taylor.
Snider hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rackley vs. Sain
Rackley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conatser vs. Minner
Paul Minner now pitching. Clint Conatser pinch hits for Jeff Heath.
Conatser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Salkeld vs. Minner
Salkeld hits a fly ball into center field. Rackley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Minner
McCormick hits a popup in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sisti vs. Minner
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Sain
Clint Conatser now playing center field. Mike McCormick now playing left field.
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Sain
Hermanski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Holmes who is chasing the ball. Hermanski reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Shuba vs. Sain
Shuba strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cox vs. Sain
Cox hits a line drive into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sain vs. Minner
Sain hits a line drive into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Minner
Holmes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Minner
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Holmes moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Torgeson vs. Sexauer
Elmer Sexauer now pitching.
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields it and throws to second for the out. Holmes moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Elliott vs. Sexauer
Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Rackley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Sain
Pete Reiser pinch hits for Bruce Edwards.
Reiser hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Conatser. Reiser reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Sain
The ball gets by Salkeld for a passed ball. Reiser moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Hodges vs. Sain
Hodges hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Salkeld settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Reese vs. Sain
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Conatser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vaughan vs. Sain
Arky Vaughan pinch hits for Elmer Sexauer.
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/6/1948, game 2 -- Brooklyn at Boston (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Rackley M, cf 3 0 0 0 Holmes T, rf 2 1 2 0
Robinson J, 2b 3 0 1 0 Dark A, ss 3 1 3 0
Hermanski G, rf 3 0 2 0 Torgeson E, 1b 4 0 0 0
Shuba G, lf 3 0 0 0 Elliott B, 3b 4 0 1 0
Cox B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Heath J, lf 2 1 1 2
Edwards B, c 2 0 0 0 Conatser C, ph-cf 1 0 1 0
Reiser P, ph 1 0 1 0 McCormick M, cf-lf 2 0 0 0
Hodges G, 1b 3 0 1 0 Salkeld B, c 3 1 2 1
Reese P, ss 2 0 0 0 Sisti S, 2b 3 0 1 1
Taylor H, p 1 0 0 0 Sain J, p 3 0 0 0
Snider D, ph 1 0 0 0
Minner P, p 0 0 0 0
Sexauer E, p 0 0 0 0
Vaughan A, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
26 0 5 0 27 4 11 4
Brooklyn 000 000 0 -- 0
Boston 301 000 x -- 4
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Taylor H (L) 4.0 9 4 4 2 2
Minner P 1.1 2 0 0 1 0
Sexauer E 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Sain J (W) 7.0 5 0 0 1 1
E -- Shuba G
DP -- Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 6, Boston 9
2B -- Salkeld B, Reiser P
3B -- Heath J, Hermanski G
SH -- Dark A
PB -- Salkeld B
T -- 1:37
A -- 39670
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