Dodgers @ Pirates
May 9, 1948

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Bottom 8 R H E
Dodgers 8 11 0
Pirates 1 5 1
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Dodgers 8 11 0
Pirates 1 5 1

Dixie Walker Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .277
OBP .000 .346
At Bats 3 47
Hits 0 13
• Singles 0 10
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 3

Ralph Branca Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 3 1
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Forbes Field - May 9, 1948
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Strikeout
Ralph Branca
Bruce Edwards
Preston Ward
Jackie Robinson
Billy Cox
Pee Wee Reese
Arky Vaughan
Carl Furillo
Gene Hermanski
Dixie Walker
Frankie Gustine
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Walker strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Kiner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gene Hermanski now playing right field. Carl Furillo now playing center field. Gustine takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Branca strikes out.
Top 8 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Reese hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 8 Don Lund pinch hits for Duke Snider. Mel Queen now pitching. Gene Hermanski pinch hits for Don Lund. Hermanski is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Edwards hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Edwards reaches second base with a double. Cox scores. Vaughan moves to third.
Top 8 Vaughan takes first base on ball four. Cox moves to second.
Top 8 Reiser strikes out.
Top 8 Vic Lombardi now pitching. Cox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Don Gutteridge pinch runs for Max West. Rojek hits a line drive into right field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Max West pinch hits for Elmer Singleton. West hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Billy Cox now playing third base. Murtaugh hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Branca hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ward strikes out.
Bottom 6 Stevens hits a fly ball into left field. Vaughan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Westlake hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gustine moves to second.
Bottom 6 Walker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kiner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jorgensen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gustine hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Reese strikes out.
Top 6 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Edwards hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Vaughan hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rojek hits a popup towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Murtaugh. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Murtaugh steals second.
Bottom 5 Singleton hits a line drive into right field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stevens scores.
Bottom 5 Fitz Gerald strikes out.
Bottom 5 Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Stevens moves to third.
Bottom 5 Stevens takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Reiser hits a line drive towards third. Gustine catches it and throws to first to double up Robinson.
Top 5 Jorgensen strikes out.
Top 5 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Branca moves to third.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Branca moves to second.
Top 5 Branca hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Westlake hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 4 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Edwards hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Rojek takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Singleton hits a popup towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Fitz Gerald hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Vaughan hits a ball on the ground for a double play. Robinson scores.
Top 3 Reiser hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Reiser reaches second base with a double. Robinson moves to third.
Top 3 Jorgensen hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Murtaugh hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Stevens hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Westlake hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Branca strikes out.
Top 2 Ward hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kiner strikes out.
Bottom 1 Gustine hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Rojek hits a line drive into left field. Vaughan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Snider strikes out.
Top 1 Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reiser scores. Vaughan moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh misplays the ball. That's an error on Murtaugh. Reiser moves to second.
Top 1 Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jorgensen for the out.
Top 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.