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April 30, 1947

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 1 7 0
Dodgers 1 4 0
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Cubs 3 8 0
Dodgers 1 4 0

Bill Nicholson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .163
OBP .333 .321
At Bats 2 43
Hits 0 7
• Singles 0 3
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 9
RBI’s 0 9

Ralph Branca Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 0
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Ebbets Field - April 30, 1947
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Home Run
Ralph Branca
Bruce Edwards
Jackie Robinson
Eddie Stanky
Spider Jorgensen
Pee Wee Reese
Gene Hermanski
Pete Reiser
Dixie Walker
Bill Nicholson
Bob Scheffing
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Nicholson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Scheffing hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Cavarretta hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Branca hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Reese strikes out.
Top 8 Waitkus hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lowrey hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lade strikes out.
Bottom 7 Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Lade, and towards Merullo, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Walker moves to third.
Bottom 7 Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Walker moves to second.
Bottom 7 Walker hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Nicholson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Reiser hits a popup towards third. Lowrey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Stanky hits a line drive into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Scheffing hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Pafko strikes out.
Top 6 Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Branca hits a popup into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Jorgensen hits a popup into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lowrey hits a line drive into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lade hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Merullo hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Edwards hits a popup into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hermanski takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Walker bunts towards the mound. Lade fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Lade covering, for the out.
Top 4 Johnson hits a popup into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Nicholson takes first base on ball four. Scheffing moves to third.
Top 4 Scheffing hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker. Scheffing reaches second base with a double. Cavarretta goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Waitkus bunts towards first. Robinson fields the ball and throws to Branca covering. Safe.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a line drive towards the mound. Lade reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Stanky hits a line drive into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Branca hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Branca reaches second base with a double. Reese goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Reese hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Lowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lade hits a popup towards third. Jorgensen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Merullo strikes out.
Bottom 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hermanski hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Branca fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Scheffing strikes out.
Bottom 1 Reiser is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Scheffing settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Stanky is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Cavarretta hits a popup, foul, towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Lowrey moves to third.
Top 1 Waitkus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lowrey moves to second.
Top 1 Lowrey takes first base on ball four.