Dodgers @ Pirates
August 23, 1950

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Bottom 15 R H E
Dodgers 5 9 1
Pirates 5 14 2
Bottom 15 R H E
Dodgers 5 9 1
Pirates 5 14 2

Danny O'Connell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .167 .287
OBP .167 .344
At Bats 6 115
Hits 1 33
• Singles 0 21
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 4
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 2 15

Ralph Branca Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 6 4
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Forbes Field - August 23, 1950
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Strikeout
Ralph Branca
Roy Campanella
Gil Hodges
Eddie Miksis
Billy Cox
Pee Wee Reese
Gene Hermanski
Duke Snider
Carl Furillo
Danny O'Connell
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

O'Connell strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 15 Westlake hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 15 Eddie Miksis now playing second base. Kiner strikes out.
Top 15 Hodges strikes out.
Top 15 Furillo strikes out.
Top 15 Mel Queen now pitching. Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 14 Saffell hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 14 Castiglione hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 14 Rojek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Phillips scores.
Bottom 14 Danny Murtaugh pinch hits for Bill Werle. Murtaugh strikes out.
Bottom 14 Gene Hermanski now playing left field. Phillips hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo who is chasing the ball. Phillips reaches third base with a triple.
Top 14 Snider hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 14 Tommy Brown pinch hits for Jim Russell. Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Campanella scores. Reese moves to third. Brown moves to second.
Top 14 Reese takes first base on ball four.
Top 14 Branca bunts towards first. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first, with Rojek covering, for the out. Campanella moves to second.
Top 14 Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Saffell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 14 Campanella hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 13 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 13 O'Connell hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 13 Westlake hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 13 Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Saffell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 13 Furillo takes first base on ball four.
Top 13 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 13 Stan Rojek now playing second base. Snider strikes out.
Bottom 12 Kiner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 12 Saffell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 12 Castiglione takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 12 Stan Rojek pinch hits for Hank Schenz. Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 12 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Werle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 12 Reese takes first base on ball four.
Top 12 Branca bunts towards the mound. Werle fields it and throws to first for the out. Cox moves to second.
Top 12 Cox bunts in front of the plate. McCullough fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 12 Campanella takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 11 Werle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 11 Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 11 McCullough hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 O'Connell hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Saffell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 10 Kiner takes first base on ball four. Saffell moves to second.
Bottom 10 Saffell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 10 Castiglione hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Snider hits a line drive into center field. Saffell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Russell strikes out.
Top 10 There goes Reese. The throw from McCullough and he is safe. Reese steals second.
Top 10 Reese bunts towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 10 Bill Werle now pitching. Branca hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Schenz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Bob Dillinger pinch hits for Murry Dickson. Dillinger strikes out.
Bottom 9 Phillips is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 McCullough hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. McCullough reaches second base with a double. Westlake moves to third.
Bottom 9 O'Connell strikes out.
Bottom 9 Ralph Branca now pitching. Westlake hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Campanella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Murry Dickson now pitching. Hank Schenz now playing second base. Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Saffell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Saffell for the out.
Bottom 8 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 8 Gus Bell pinch hits for Cliff Chambers. Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Johnny Hopp pinch hits for Johnny Berardino. Hopp hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Furillo hits a line drive into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 There goes Snider. The throw from McCullough and he is safe. Snider steals second.
Top 8 Snider hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Reese hits a line drive into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Erskine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chambers fields it and throws to first for the out. Campanella moves to third. Cox moves to second.
Top 7 Cox bunts towards the mound. Chambers fields it and throws to third for the out. Campanella moves to second.
Top 7 Campanella hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Furillo scores. Hodges moves to second.
Top 7 Hodges bunts towards first. Phillips juggles the ball. That's an error on Phillips. Furillo moves to second.
Top 7 Furillo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Saffell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Castiglione scores.
Bottom 6 Castiglione hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo who is chasing the ball. Castiglione reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 6 Chambers strikes out.
Top 6 Robinson hits a line drive towards short. O'Connell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Snider strikes out.
Top 6 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Berardino hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Phillips. The throw from Campanella and he is out, Reese applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese misplays the ball. That's an error on Reese.
Bottom 5 McCullough hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 O'Connell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Erskine bunts towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cox hits a popup towards third. Castiglione settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kiner strikes out.
Bottom 4 Saffell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Erskine covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Castiglione hits a line drive into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Saffell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Chambers strikes out.
Bottom 3 Berardino hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Phillips hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Snider hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Snider reaches second base with a double. Erskine scores. Russell goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Russell takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Erskine hits a ball on the ground into left field. Kiner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kiner. Campanella scores. Erskine moves to second.
Top 3 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Campanella moves to second.
Top 3 Campanella takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 McCullough hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Chambers, and towards Berardino, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Saffell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Castiglione hits a popup towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berardino fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Saffell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Reese takes first base on ball four.