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Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 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 September 18, 1948 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 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 | September 18, 1948 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Brazle |
Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Erskine |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | 19,566 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Barr 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: (none) 3B: Al Barlick |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
Marty Marion | Shortstop |
Stan Musial | Center Fielder |
Enos Slaughter | Left Fielder |
Ron Northey | Right Fielder |
Don Lang | Third Baseman |
Babe Young | First Baseman |
Del Rice | Catcher |
Al Brazle | Pitcher |
Eddie Dyer | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Marv Rackley | Left Fielder |
Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Carl Furillo | Center Fielder |
Tommy Brown | Third Baseman |
Roy Campanella | Catcher |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Gene Hermanski | Right Fielder |
Carl Erskine | Pitcher |
Burt Shotton | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 18, 1948
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Erskine
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Erskine
Marion strikes out. There goes Schoendienst. The throw from Campanella to second, and Schoendienst is out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Erskine
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Erskine
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges juggles the ball. That's an error on Hodges. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rackley vs. Brazle
Rackley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion misplays the ball. That's an error on Marion. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Brazle
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion misplays the ball. That's an error on Marion. Rackley moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Brazle
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Rackley scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Brazle
Furillo hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Erskine
Northey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lang vs. Erskine
Lang strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Erskine
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Northey moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Erskine
Rice takes first base on ball four. Young moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Brazle vs. Erskine
Brazle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hodges. Northey scores. Young moves to third. Rice moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Schoendienst vs. Erskine
Schoendienst hits a line drive towards short. Reese reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Marion vs. Erskine
Marion 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 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Brazle
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lang fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Brazle
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lang fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Brazle
Hodges 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, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Erskine
Musial is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Erskine
Slaughter hits a line drive into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Northey vs. Erskine
Northey hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lang vs. Erskine
Lang hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Erskine
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Brazle
Hermanski hits a fly ball into right field. Northey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Brazle
Erskine hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Shuba vs. Brazle
George Shuba pinch hits for Marv Rackley.
Shuba strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Brazle
Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Erskine goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Brazle
There goes Robinson. The throw from Rice and he is out, Lang applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Erskine
George Shuba now playing left field.
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Brazle vs. Minner
Paul Minner now pitching.
Brazle bunts towards third. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Minner
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Brazle for the double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Brazle
Ralph LaPointe now playing shortstop.
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. LaPointe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Brazle
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. LaPointe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Brazle
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campanella vs. Brazle
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lang fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaPointe vs. Minner
LaPointe hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Minner
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Minner
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Northey vs. Minner
Northey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Brazle
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lang fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Brazle
Hermanski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minner vs. Brazle
Minner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Shuba vs. Brazle
Shuba hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lang vs. Minner
Lang strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Minner
Nippy Jones pinch hits for Babe Young.
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Minner
Rice hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Brazle
Nippy Jones now playing first base.
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Brazle
Reese hits a line drive towards second. Schoendienst catches it and steps on second to double up Robinson. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Brazle
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. LaPointe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Minner
Bill Baker pinch hits for Al Brazle.
Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Minner
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
LaPointe vs. Minner
LaPointe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Wilks
Ted Wilks now pitching.
Brown hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Wilks
Campanella strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Wilks
Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Minner
Musial hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Minner
Slaughter 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 -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Minner
Northey hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lang vs. Minner
Lang hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Minner
Jones strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Wilks
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Minner vs. Wilks
Minner strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Wilks
Shuba takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Wilks
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Minner
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilks vs. Minner
Wilks hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Minner
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Wilks
Reese hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Reese reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Reiser vs. Wilks
Erv Dusak now playing center field. Pete Reiser pinch hits for Carl Furillo.
Reiser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reese scores. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/18/1948 -- St.Louis at Brooklyn (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Schoendienst R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Rackley M, lf 1 1 0 0 Marion M, ss 2 0 0 0 Shuba G, ph-lf 2 0 0 0 LaPointe R, ss 2 0 0 0 Robinson J, 2b 4 0 2 1 Musial S, cf 2 1 1 1 Reese P, ss 4 1 1 0 Dusak E, cf 0 0 0 0 Furillo C, cf 3 0 1 0 Slaughter E, lf 4 0 1 0 Reiser P, ph 1 0 1 1 Northey R, rf 3 1 0 0 Brown T, 3b 3 0 1 0 Lang D, 3b 4 0 2 0 Campanella R, c 3 0 0 0 Young B, 1b 2 0 1 0 Hodges G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Jones N, ph-1b 2 0 0 0 Hermanski G, rf 3 0 1 0 Rice D, c 2 0 0 0 Erskine C, p 1 1 1 0 Brazle A, p 2 0 0 0 Minner P, p 2 0 0 0 Baker B, ph 1 0 0 0 Wilks T, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 2 5 1 30 3 8 2 St.Louis 010 000 010 -- 2 Brooklyn 101 000 001 -- 3 0 outs when winning run was scored. St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Brazle A 6.0 6 2 1 0 1 Wilks T (L) 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Erskine C* 3.0 2 1 0 5 2 Minner P (W) 6.0 3 1 1 0 3 * Pitched to 1 batter in 4th E -- Hodges G 2, Marion M 2 DP -- St.Louis 3, Brooklyn 2 LOB -- St.Louis 8, Brooklyn 4 2B -- Robinson J 2, Reese P HR -- Musial S CS -- Schoendienst R, Robinson J HBP -- by Erskine C (Musial S) T -- 2:08 A -- 19566
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