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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 20, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on April 20, 1945 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | April 20, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 20, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Seats |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Harry Feldman |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 12,640 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: (none) 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Augie Galan | First Baseman |
| Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
| Morrie Aderholt | Left Fielder |
| Luis Olmo | Center Fielder |
| Bill Hart | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Owen | Catcher |
| Mike Sandlock | Shortstop |
| Tom Seats | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| George Hausmann | Second Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Steve Filipowicz | Left Fielder |
| Phil Weintraub | First Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Nap Reyes | Third Baseman |
| Harry Feldman | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 20, 1945
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Feldman
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Feldman
Galan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Feldman
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aderholt vs. Feldman
Aderholt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Seats
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seats fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Seats
Hausmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Seats
Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hausmann moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Filipowicz vs. Seats
Filipowicz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it and throws to second for the out. Hausmann scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weintraub vs. Seats
Weintraub hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Seats
Lombardi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Seats
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Stanky fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olmo vs. Feldman
Olmo hits a popup towards third. Reyes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Feldman
Hart hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Feldman
Owen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sandlock vs. Feldman
Sandlock hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seats vs. Feldman
Seats hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Seats
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feldman vs. Seats
Feldman hits a popup towards short. Sandlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Seats
Rucker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausmann vs. Seats
Hausmann hits a fly ball into center field. Olmo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Feldman
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Feldman
Galan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Feldman
Walker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker. Walker reaches second base with a double. Stanky scores. Galan goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aderholt vs. Feldman
Aderholt hits a popup towards first. Weintraub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Olmo vs. Feldman
Olmo hits a fly ball into left field. Filipowicz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hart vs. Feldman
Hart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Owen vs. Feldman
Owen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walker moves to third. Hart moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sandlock vs. Feldman
Sandlock hits a fly ball into left field. Filipowicz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Seats
Ott is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Filipowicz vs. Seats
Filipowicz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weintraub vs. Seats
Weintraub takes first base on ball four. Ott moves to third. Filipowicz moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lombardi vs. King
Clyde King now pitching.
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ott scores. Filipowicz scores. Weintraub moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kerr vs. King
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Olmo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Weintraub scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. King
Reyes hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Feldman vs. King
Feldman strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Feldman
King strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Feldman
Stanky hits a popup towards third. Reyes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Feldman
Galan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Weintraub scoops it up and throws to first, with Feldman covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. King
Rucker hits a fly ball into center field. Olmo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. King
Hausmann hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. King
Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Filipowicz vs. King
Filipowicz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sandlock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Feldman
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aderholt vs. Feldman
Aderholt hits a popup towards first. Weintraub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olmo vs. Feldman
Olmo hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hart vs. Feldman
Hart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann misplays the ball. That's an error on Hausmann. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Owen vs. Feldman
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Feldman, and towards Hausmann, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. King
Weintraub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. King
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. King
Kerr hits a popup towards short. Sandlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sandlock vs. Feldman
Sandlock hits a popup towards third. Reyes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Feldman
King strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Feldman
Stanky hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Feldman
Galan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Feldman
Walker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. King
Reyes hits a fly ball into center field. Olmo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feldman vs. King
Feldman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. King
Rucker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. King
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. King
Ott takes first base on ball four. Hausmann moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Filipowicz vs. King
Filipowicz takes first base on ball four. Hausmann moves to third. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Weintraub vs. King
Weintraub hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aderholt vs. Feldman
Aderholt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olmo vs. Feldman
Olmo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Aderholt moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hart vs. Feldman
Hart bunts towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. Aderholt moves to third. Olmo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Owen vs. Feldman
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Aderholt scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosen vs. Feldman
Goody Rosen pinch hits for Mike Sandlock.
Rosen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. King
Eddie Basinski now playing shortstop.
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. King
Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Aderholt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. King
Reyes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lombardi moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gardella vs. King
Danny Gardella pinch hits for Harry Feldman.
Gardella hits a popup towards first. Galan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rucker vs. King
Rucker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lombardi scores. Reyes moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hausmann vs. King
Hausmann hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durrett vs. Adams
Ace Adams now pitching. Red Durrett pinch hits for Clyde King.
Durrett strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Adams
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Adams
Galan hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Hathaway
Ray Hathaway now pitching.
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Filipowicz vs. Hathaway
Filipowicz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weintraub vs. Hathaway
Weintraub hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Hathaway
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Hathaway
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Olmo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Adams
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aderholt vs. Adams
Aderholt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olmo vs. Adams
Olmo hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hart vs. Adams
Hart hits a fly ball into left field. Filipowicz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/20/1945 -- Brooklyn at New York
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Stanky E, 2b 4 2 1 1 Rucker J, cf 5 0 2 1
Galan A, 1b 4 1 1 0 Hausmann G, 2b 4 1 1 0
Walker D, rf 4 0 2 2 Ott M, rf 3 1 2 0
Aderholt M, lf 5 1 2 0 Filipowicz S, lf 4 3 2 1
Olmo L, cf 5 0 1 0 Weintraub P, 1b 4 3 2 4
Hart B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Lombardi E, c 4 1 2 2
Owen M, c 4 1 2 1 Kerr B, ss 5 0 0 1
Sandlock M, ss 3 1 1 2 Reyes N, 3b 4 0 1 0
Rosen G, ph 1 0 0 0 Feldman H, p 3 1 1 1
Basinski E, ss 0 0 0 0 Gardella D, ph 1 0 0 0
Seats T, p 1 0 0 0 Adams A, p 0 0 0 0
King C, p 2 0 0 0
Durrett R, ph 1 0 0 0
Hathaway R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 10 6 37 10 13 10
Brooklyn 022 001 100 -- 6
New York 303 001 12x -- 10
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Seats T (L)* 2.0 4 6 6 3 0
King C 5.0 7 2 2 2 1
Hathaway R 1.0 2 2 2 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Feldman H (W) 7.0 9 6 6 4 3
Adams A (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd
E -- Hausmann G
LOB -- Brooklyn 9, New York 9
2B -- Walker D
HR -- Weintraub P 2, Sandlock M, Stanky E, Feldman H
SH -- Hart B
HBP -- by Seats T (Ott M)
T -- 2:14
A -- 12640
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