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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 28, 1949
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 28, 1949 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 28, 1949 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 28, 1949 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Chesnes |
Home Starting Pitcher | Don Newcombe |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | 23,663 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Stan Rojek | Shortstop |
Johnny Hopp | First Baseman |
Tom Saffell | Center Fielder |
Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
Pete Castiglione | Third Baseman |
Monty Basgall | Second Baseman |
Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
Bob Chesnes | Pitcher |
Billy Meyer | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
Roy Campanella | Catcher |
Mike McCormick | Left Fielder |
Don Newcombe | Pitcher |
Burt Shotton | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 28, 1949
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Newcombe
Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Newcombe
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Saffell vs. Newcombe
Saffell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Chesnes
Reese hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Chesnes
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Rojek. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Chesnes
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopp fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Chesnes
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Chesnes
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Newcombe
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Reese. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Newcombe
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Castiglione vs. Newcombe
Castiglione strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Basgall vs. Newcombe
Basgall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Chesnes
Furillo hits a popup towards third. Castiglione settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Chesnes
Campanella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Chesnes
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards second. Basgall scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Newcombe
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Chesnes vs. Newcombe
Chesnes strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Newcombe
Rojek 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 3
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Chesnes
Newcombe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Chesnes
Reese takes first base on ball four. Newcombe moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Cox vs. Chesnes
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Newcombe moves to third. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Snider vs. Chesnes
Snider hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Chesnes
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Chesnes
Hodges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Lombardi
Vic Lombardi now pitching.
Furillo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Lombardi
Campanella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Lombardi
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek misplays the ball. That's an error on Rojek. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Newcombe vs. Lombardi
Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basgall fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Lombardi
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Newcombe
Hopp strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Saffell vs. Newcombe
Saffell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Newcombe
Kiner 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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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Lombardi
Danny Murtaugh now playing second base. Ed Fitz Gerald now catching.
Cox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Lombardi
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Lombardi
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cox moves to third. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Hodges vs. Lombardi
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Furillo vs. Lombardi
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Newcombe
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walker for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Newcombe
Castiglione strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Newcombe
Murtaugh hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Murtaugh reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Fitz Gerald vs. Newcombe
Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Lombardi
Campanella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Lombardi
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Lombardi
Newcombe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Lombardi
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Newcombe
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Rojek vs. Newcombe
Rojek hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Newcombe
Hopp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lombardi moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Saffell vs. Newcombe
Saffell takes first base on ball four. Lombardi moves to third. Hopp moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kiner vs. Newcombe
Kiner hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Walker vs. Newcombe
Walker hits a line drive into left field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Lombardi
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Lombardi
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lombardi
Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker who is chasing the ball. Robinson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Hodges vs. Lombardi
Hodges hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Newcombe
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Newcombe
Murtaugh strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Newcombe
Fitz Gerald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Newcombe
Lombardi hits a line drive into left field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Lombardi
Furillo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Lombardi
Campanella hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker. Campanella reaches second base with a double. Furillo goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Lombardi
McCormick hits a line drive towards short. Rojek catches it and throws to second to double up Campanella. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Lombardi
Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Newcombe
Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Newcombe
Hopp hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Saffell vs. Newcombe
Saffell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Newcombe
There goes Saffell. The throw from Campanella and he is safe. Saffell steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Newcombe
Kiner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Lombardi
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Lombardi
Cox hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Lombardi
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lombardi
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Newcombe
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Castiglione vs. Newcombe
Castiglione hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Murtaugh vs. Newcombe
Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Fitz Gerald vs. Newcombe
Fitz Gerald strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/28/1949 -- Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Rojek S, ss 4 0 1 0 Reese P, ss 4 1 0 0 Hopp J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Cox B, 3b 4 1 1 1 Saffell T, cf 1 0 0 0 Snider D, cf 5 1 2 3 Kiner R, lf 4 0 0 0 Robinson J, 2b 3 1 1 0 Walker D, rf 3 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 4 1 1 2 Castiglione P, 3b 4 0 0 0 Furillo C, rf 4 2 2 0 Basgall M, 2b 1 0 0 0 Campanella R, c 3 1 3 3 Murtaugh D, 2b 3 0 1 0 McCormick M, lf 4 0 0 0 McCullough C, c 1 0 0 0 Newcombe D, p 3 1 1 0 Fitz Gerald E, c 2 0 0 0 Chesnes B, p 1 0 0 0 Lombardi V, p 2 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 0 4 0 34 9 11 9 Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0 Brooklyn 007 000 11x -- 9 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Chesnes B (L) 2.1 4 5 5 3 0 Lombardi V 5.2 7 4 4 3 2 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Newcombe D (W) 9.0 4 0 0 5 7 E -- Rojek S 2, Reese P DP -- Pittsburgh 3, Brooklyn 2 LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, Brooklyn 7 2B -- Murtaugh D, Campanella R 3B -- Robinson J HR -- Snider D, Hodges G, Campanella R, Cox B SB -- Saffell T T -- 2:24 A -- 23663
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