Reds @ Dodgers
June 12, 1949

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Reds 7 7 0
Dodgers 15 9 1
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Gil Hodges Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .310
OBP .750 .364
At Bats 3 197
Hits 2 61
• Singles 1 45
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 8
Walks 1 17
RBI’s 4 39

Johnny Vander Meer Season Stats

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1 4 0
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Ebbets Field - June 12, 1949
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Home Run
Johnny Vander Meer
Dixie Howell
Ted Kluszewski
Jimmy Bloodworth
Grady Hatton
Virgil Stallcup
Danny Litwhiler
Johnny Wyrostek
Frank Baumholtz
Gil Hodges
Jackie Robinson
Duke Snider
Gene Hermanski
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Hodges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.

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Bottom 7 Robinson takes first base on ball four. Hermanski moves to third. Snider moves to second.
Bottom 7 Snider takes first base on ball four. Hermanski moves to second.
Bottom 7 Hermanski takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Bloodworth takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Kluszewski moves to second.
Top 7 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox juggles the ball. That's an error on Cox.
Top 7 Litwhiler hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Hatton hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wyrostek hits a line drive into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Baumholtz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Minner strikes out.
Bottom 6 Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Vander Meer hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Howell hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Stallcup hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnny Vander Meer now pitching. Furillo hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hodges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 5 There goes Robinson. The throw from Howell and he is safe. Robinson steals second.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Minner scores. Hermanski scores. Snider moves to third.
Bottom 5 Snider takes first base on ball four. Minner moves to third. Hermanski moves to second.
Bottom 5 Hermanski takes first base on ball four. Minner moves to second.
Bottom 5 Jess Dobernic now pitching. Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Minner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Cox scores.
Bottom 5 Cox hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Cox reaches second base with a double. Hodges scores. Furillo scores. Edwards goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Edwards is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Howie Fox now pitching. The ball gets by Howell for a passed ball. Furillo moves to second.
Bottom 5 Furillo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hodges moves to third.
Bottom 5 Harry Gumbert now pitching. Hodges hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Robinson scores.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wyrostek. Robinson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Ken Raffensberger now pitching. Snider hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bloodworth hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Paul Minner now pitching. Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Litwhiler takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Hatton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 5 Wyrostek takes first base on ball four. Stallcup scores. Howell moves to third. Adams moves to second.
Top 5 Baumholtz strikes out.
Top 5 Bobby Adams pinch hits for Buddy Lively. Adams takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Howell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hermanski. Howell reaches second base with a double. Stallcup moves to third.
Top 5 Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Hermanski hits a line drive into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Barney hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cox hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Bloodworth strikes out.
Top 4 Kluszewski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Litwhiler hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hatton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hermanski. Hatton reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Edwards hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Furillo hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hermanski scores.
Bottom 3 Hodges is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Buddy Lively now pitching. Robinson bunts towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. Hermanski moves to third. Snider moves to second.
Bottom 3 Snider takes first base on ball four. Hermanski moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hermanski is hit by the pitch.
Top 3 Wyrostek strikes out.
Top 3 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Wehmeier strikes out.
Top 3 Howell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Reese hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Barney strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cox hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Furillo takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kluszewski moves to second.
Top 2 Kluszewski takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Litwhiler strikes out.
Bottom 1 Hodges hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a line drive into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reese scores.
Bottom 1 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Bottom 1 Snider strikes out.
Bottom 1 Hermanski takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to second.
Bottom 1 Reese takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Wyrostek strikes out.
Top 1 Baumholtz strikes out.