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Dodgers 6 @ Phillies 5
Shibe Park
April 24, 1949

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on April 24, 1949 at Shibe Park. The home team Phillies were bested by the visiting Dodgers with a score of 6 to 5.

Game Summary

DateApril 24, 1949 
Visiting Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 6 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 9
Runs: 6
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 5 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 5
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherRalph Branca  
Losing PitcherCurt Simmons  
SaveJack Banta  
Game Winning RBICarl Furillo 

Game Info

DateApril 24, 1949 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Home TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Visiting Starting PitcherRalph Branca  
Home Starting PitcherCurt Simmons  
BallparkShibe Park 
CityPhiladelphia 
StatePA 
Attendance33,748 
Time of Game2 hours 25 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Stewart
1B: Jocko Conlan
2B: (none)
3B: Lon Warneke

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

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

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup 

Name  Position 
Richie Ashburn  Center Fielder 
Granny Hamner  Shortstop 
Eddie Waitkus  First Baseman 
Del Ennis  Left Fielder 
Bill Nicholson  Right Fielder 
Willie Jones  Third Baseman 
Eddie Miller  Second Baseman 
Ken Silvestri  Catcher 
Curt Simmons  Pitcher 
Eddie Sawyer  Manager 

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Dodgers 6 @ Phillies 5
Shibe Park
April 24, 1949

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 4/24/1949, game 2 -- Brooklyn at Philadelphia (D)

  Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI    Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI
Abrams C, lf          2  0  0  0   Ashburn R, cf         4  1  2  0   
McCormick M, ph-lf    3  0  0  0   Hamner G, ss          5  1  2  0   
Reese P, ss           4  2  2  1   Waitkus E, 1b         4  0  2  2   
Snider D, cf          5  1  3  1   Ennis D, lf           4  0  0  0   
Robinson J, 2b        3  1  1  0   Nicholson B, rf       4  1  2  2   
Furillo C, rf         5  0  1  2   Jones W, 3b           4  0  0  0   
Cox B, 3b             3  1  1  1   Miller E, 2b          4  0  1  1   
Hodges G, 1b          3  0  0  0   Silvestri K, c        1  1  0  0   
Campanella R, c       4  1  3  1   Caballero P, pr       0  1  0  0   
Branca R, p           1  0  0  0   Lopata S, c           1  0  0  0   
Banta J, p            1  0  0  0   Simmons C, p          2  0  0  0   
                                   Konstanty J, p        0  0  0  0   
                                   Mayo J, ph            1  0  0  0   
                                   Trinkle K, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Sisler D, ph          1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  6 11  6                        35  5  9  5

Brooklyn         200 112 000 --  6
Philadelphia     001 100 300 --  5

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Branca R (W)          6.1  7  5  5  4  3
Banta J (S)           2.2  2  0  0  0  3

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Simmons C (L)         5.2 10  6  6  4  6
Konstanty J           1.1  0  0  0  1  1
Trinkle K             2.0  1  0  0  0  1

E -- Ennis D, Campanella R
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 9, Philadelphia 7
2B -- Waitkus E 2, Campanella R, Nicholson B, Hamner G, Reese P
3B -- Snider D
SB -- Ashburn R
CS -- Waitkus E
SH -- Branca R 2, Robinson J
T -- 2:25
A -- 33748

    

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