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Dodgers 15 @ Giants 2
Polo Grounds
April 28, 1949

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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 28, 1949 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Dodgers with a score of 15 to 2.

Game Summary

DateApril 28, 1949 
Visiting Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 15 H: 19 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 15
Hits: 19
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 2 H: 4 E: 2 LOB: 7
Runs: 2
Hits: 4
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherRalph Branca  
Losing PitcherSheldon Jones  
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Game Winning RBIPee Wee Reese 

Game Info

DateApril 28, 1949 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherRalph Branca  
Home Starting PitcherSheldon Jones  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance24,069 
Time of Game2 hours 52 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jocko Conlan
1B: Lon Warneke
2B: (none)
3B: Bill Stewart

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Pee Wee Reese  Shortstop 
Gene Hermanski  Left Fielder 
Duke Snider  Center Fielder 
Jackie Robinson  Second Baseman 
Roy Campanella  Catcher 
Billy Cox  Third Baseman 
Gil Hodges  First Baseman 
Carl Furillo  Right Fielder 
Ralph Branca  Pitcher 
Burt Shotton  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bobby Rhawn  Second Baseman 
Whitey Lockman  Left Fielder 
Sid Gordon  Third Baseman 
Johnny Mize  First Baseman 
Bobby Thomson  Center Fielder 
Willard Marshall  Right Fielder 
Mickey Livingston  Catcher 
Buddy Kerr  Shortstop 
Sheldon Jones  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Dodgers 15 @ Giants 2
Polo Grounds
April 28, 1949

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 4/28/1949 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)

  Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Reese P, ss           6  2  4  3   Rhawn B, 2b           2  1  0  0   
Hermanski G, lf       3  0  0  0   Lockman W, lf         3  1  2  1   
McCormick M, ph-lf    2  1  2  3   Gordon S, 3b          4  0  2  1   
Snider D, cf          6  4  3  2   Mize J, 1b            4  0  0  0   
Robinson J, 2b        5  1  2  1   Thomson B, cf         4  0  0  0   
Campanella R, c       5  1  1  3   Marshall W, rf        2  0  0  0   
Cox B, 3b             5  1  2  1   Livingston M, c       2  0  0  0   
Hodges G, 1b          6  2  2  0   Galan A, ph           0  0  0  0   
Furillo C, rf         5  2  3  1   Cooper W, c           1  0  0  0   
Branca R, p           3  1  0  0   Kerr B, ss            2  0  0  0   
                                   Mueller D, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Rigney B, ss          1  0  0  0   
                                   Jones S, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Hansen A, p           1  0  0  0   
                                   Hofman B, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Poat R, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Kennedy M, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Tomasic A, p          1  0  0  0   
                                   Milne P, ph           1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     46 15 19 14                        30  2  4  2

Brooklyn         021 018 012 -- 15
New York         100 010 000 --  2

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Branca R (W)          9.0  4  2  2  6  5

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jones S (L)*          2.0  6  3  3  1  1
Hansen A              3.0  2  1  1  1  1
Poat R+               0.0  3  4  3  1  0
Kennedy M             1.0  4  4  3  0  1
Tomasic A             3.0  4  3  3  3  2
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd
  + Pitched to 4 batters in 6th

E -- Livingston M, Rhawn B
DP -- Brooklyn 1, New York 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 10, New York 7
2B -- Gordon S, Reese P, Snider D, Hodges G
3B -- Furillo C
HR -- Snider D, Lockman W, McCormick M, Campanella R
SB -- Hodges G, Furillo C
WP -- Tomasic A
Balk -- Poat R
T -- 2:52
A -- 24069

    

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