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Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 18, 1948
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 18, 1948 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 18, 1948 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 18, 1948 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Munger |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ralph Branca |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | 10,532 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Scotty Robb 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Artie Gore |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ralph LaPointe | Second Baseman |
Erv Dusak | Center Fielder |
Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
Nippy Jones | First Baseman |
Marty Marion | Shortstop |
Del Rice | Catcher |
Red Munger | Pitcher |
Eddie Dyer | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Miksis | Second Baseman |
Spider Jorgensen | Third Baseman |
Pete Reiser | Center Fielder |
Arky Vaughan | Left Fielder |
Gene Hermanski | Right Fielder |
Bruce Edwards | Catcher |
Preston Ward | First Baseman |
Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Ralph Branca | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 18, 1948
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
LaPointe vs. Branca
LaPointe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Dusak vs. Branca
Dusak strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Branca
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Branca
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Munger
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. LaPointe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Munger
Jorgensen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Munger
Reiser hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Munger
Vaughan hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Branca
Kurowski hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Branca
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Branca
Marion hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Branca
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Vaughan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Munger
Hermanski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Munger
Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Munger
Ward strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Munger
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Munger vs. Branca
Munger strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
LaPointe vs. Branca
LaPointe hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dusak vs. Branca
Dusak hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Munger
Branca hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Munger
Miksis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Munger
Jorgensen hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Munger
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Miksis moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Vaughan vs. Munger
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. LaPointe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Branca
Musial hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hermanski. Musial reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slaughter vs. Branca
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Slaughter for the out. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Kurowski vs. Branca
Kurowski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Musial scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Branca
Jones 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 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Munger
Hermanski hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Munger
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Munger
Ward hits a line drive beyond second. LaPointe can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Ward is thrown out after the base hit. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Branca
Marion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Branca
Rice bunts towards first. Ward scoops it up and throws to first, with Miksis covering, for the out. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Munger vs. Branca
Munger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LaPointe vs. Branca
LaPointe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Marion scores. There goes Munger trying to get to third. Vaughan throws the ball in to Jorgensen, who tags Munger for the out. LaPointe moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Dusak vs. Branca
Dusak hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Miksis reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Munger
Reese hits a line drive into center field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Munger
Branca hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Miksis vs. Munger
Miksis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. LaPointe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Munger
Jorgensen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Munger
Reiser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Munger
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. LaPointe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Branca
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Branca
Slaughter hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Branca
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Branca
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Vaughan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Branca
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Branca fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Munger
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. LaPointe fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on LaPointe. Hermanski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Munger
Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hermanski scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Munger
Ward hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Munger
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Edwards moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Branca vs. Munger
Branca hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Branca
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Munger vs. Branca
Munger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
LaPointe vs. Branca
LaPointe strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dusak vs. Branca
Dusak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Munger
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Munger
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. LaPointe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Munger
Reiser strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Munger
Vaughan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Branca
Musial hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Branca
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Slaughter for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Branca
Kurowski is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Branca
Jones strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Munger
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Munger
Edwards hits a line drive into center field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Munger
Ward strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Branca
Marion hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hermanski. Marion reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Branca
Rice bunts towards first. Ward scoops it up and throws to first, with Miksis covering, for the out. Marion moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Munger vs. Branca
There goes Marion. The slide. Edwards applies the tag. Marion is out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Munger vs. Branca
Munger strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Munger
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Whitman vs. Munger
Dick Whitman pinch hits for Ralph Branca.
Whitman hits a line drive into center field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rackley vs. Munger
Marv Rackley pinch hits for Eddie Miksis.
Rackley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dusak throws the ball in to Marion who tags Rackley trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/18/1948 -- St.Louis at Brooklyn (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI LaPointe R, 2b 3 0 1 1 Miksis E, 2b 3 0 0 0 Dusak E, cf 4 0 0 0 Rackley M, ph 1 0 1 0 Musial S, lf 4 2 2 0 Jorgensen S, 3b 4 1 3 2 Slaughter E, rf 4 1 1 2 Reiser P, cf 3 0 1 0 Kurowski W, 3b 3 0 1 1 Vaughan A, lf 4 0 0 0 Jones N, 1b 4 0 1 0 Hermanski G, rf 4 1 1 0 Marion M, ss 3 1 1 0 Edwards B, c 4 0 1 1 Rice D, c 2 0 0 0 Ward P, 1b 4 0 1 0 Munger R, p 3 0 1 0 Reese P, ss 4 0 0 0 Branca R, p 3 1 1 0 Whitman D, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 4 8 4 35 3 9 3 St.Louis 000 112 000 -- 4 Brooklyn 000 021 000 -- 3 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Munger R (W) 9.0 9 3 2 2 4 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Branca R (L) 9.0 8 4 4 3 5 E -- LaPointe R DP -- St.Louis 1, Brooklyn 1 LOB -- St.Louis 5, Brooklyn 7 2B -- Musial S, Marion M HR -- Jorgensen S, Slaughter E CS -- Marion M SH -- Rice D 2 HBP -- by Branca R (Kurowski W) T -- 2:02 A -- 10532
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