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Dodgers
@ Braves
Braves Field
September 4, 1950
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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 4, 1950 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 4, 1950 |
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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 4, 1950 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Home Team | Boston Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Erv Palica |
Home Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
Ballpark | Braves Field |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Artie Gore 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommy Brown | Left Fielder |
Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Bruce Edwards | Catcher |
Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
Erv Palica | Pitcher |
Burt Shotton | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bob Addis | Right Fielder |
Sam Jethroe | Center Fielder |
Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
Roy Hartsfield | Second Baseman |
Del Crandall | Catcher |
Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Braves
Braves Field
September 4, 1950
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Spahn
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Spahn
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reese for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Spahn
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Spahn
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Spahn
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it 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: ---
Addis vs. Palica
Addis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jethroe vs. Palica
Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palica fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Palica. Addis moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torgeson vs. Palica
Torgeson hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Elliott vs. Palica
There go the runners. The throw from Edwards and Robinson drops the ball. That's a double steal and an error. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Elliott vs. Palica
Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jethroe scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Palica
Gordon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartsfield vs. Palica
Hartsfield hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Spahn
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Spahn
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Spahn
Cox bunts towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Palica
Crandall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Palica
Kerr strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Palica
Spahn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Addis vs. Palica
Addis strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palica vs. Spahn
Palica strikes out. Crandall drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Palica out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Spahn
Brown hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Spahn
Reese strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Palica
Jethroe hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Palica
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field. Furillo picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Furillo. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Palica
Elliott hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Palica
Gordon hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Spahn
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Spahn
Robinson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Spahn
Furillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Spahn
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Palica
Hartsfield hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Palica
Crandall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Palica
There goes Crandall. The throw from Edwards and he is out, Reese applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Palica
Kerr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spahn vs. Palica
Spahn strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Spahn
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Spahn
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palica vs. Spahn
Palica hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jethroe. Palica reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Spahn
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Addis vs. Palica
Addis hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Palica
Jethroe hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Palica
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Palica
Elliott hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Elliott reaches second base with a double. Torgeson moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gordon vs. Palica
Gordon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hartsfield vs. Palica
Hartsfield strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Spahn
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Spahn
Snider hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jethroe throws the ball in to Kerr who tags Snider trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Spahn
Robinson hits a line drive towards third. Elliott reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Palica
Crandall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Palica
Kerr hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Palica
Spahn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Addis vs. Palica
Addis hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Spahn
Furillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Spahn
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Spahn
Edwards hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Spahn
Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Palica
Jethroe strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Palica
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Palica covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Palica
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Palica
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Spahn
Roy Campanella pinch hits for Erv Palica.
Campanella hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Spahn
Brown hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Spahn
Reese hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Spahn
Jim Russell pinch hits for Duke Snider.
Russell is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Branca
Cal Abrams now playing center field. Ralph Branca now pitching.
Hartsfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Branca
Crandall hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Branca
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Spahn
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Spahn
Furillo bunts towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Spahn
Hodges is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Spahn
Edwards strikes out. There goes Hodges. The throw from Crandall to second, and Hodges is out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Branca
Spahn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Addis vs. Branca
Addis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jethroe vs. Branca
Jethroe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Addis moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torgeson vs. Branca
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. Addis moves to third. Jethroe moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Elliott vs. Branca
Elliott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Addis scores. Jethroe moves to third. Torgeson moves to second. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/4/1950, game 2 -- Brooklyn at Boston (D) Brooklyn AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Brown T, lf 4 0 0 0 Addis B, rf 4 2 1 0 Reese P, ss 4 1 1 1 Jethroe S, cf 5 1 1 0 Snider D, cf 2 0 1 0 Torgeson E, 1b 3 0 1 0 Russell J, ph 1 0 0 0 Elliott B, 3b 4 0 2 2 Branca R, p 0 0 0 0 Gordon S, lf 3 0 1 0 Robinson J, 2b 3 0 1 0 Hartsfield R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Furillo C, rf 2 0 1 0 Crandall D, c 4 0 1 0 Hodges G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Kerr B, ss 4 0 1 0 Edwards B, c 4 1 1 1 Spahn W, p 2 0 0 0 Cox B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Palica E, p 2 0 1 0 Campanella R, ph 1 0 0 0 Abrams C, cf 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 2 6 2 33 3 8 2 Brooklyn 000 000 110 -- 2 Boston 200 000 001 -- 3 1 out when winning run was scored. Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Palica E 7.0 6 2 0 5 5 Branca R (L) 1.1 2 1 1 2 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Spahn W (W) 9.0 6 2 2 4 6 E -- Palica E, Robinson J, Furillo C DP -- Boston 2 LOB -- Brooklyn 5, Boston 12 2B -- Palica E, Elliott B HR -- Edwards B, Reese P SB -- Jethroe S, Addis B CS -- Crandall D, Hodges G SH -- Furillo C T -- 2:18 A -- 0
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