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May 9, 1950

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Dodgers 5 4 0
Pirates 6 6 3
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Dodgers 5 4 0
Pirates 10 7 3

Ralph Kiner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .226
OBP .750 .414
At Bats 3 53
Hits 2 12
• Singles 1 7
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 5
Walks 1 15
RBI’s 3 11

Carl Erskine Season Stats

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0 0 1
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Forbes Field - May 9, 1950
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Home Run
Carl Erskine
Roy Campanella
Gil Hodges
Jackie Robinson
Bobby Morgan
Pee Wee Reese
George Shuba
Duke Snider
Carl Furillo
Ralph Kiner
Johnny Hopp
Ted Beard
Bill Werle
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

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

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Bottom 8 Hopp takes first base on ball four. McCullough scores. Werle moves to third. Beard moves to second.
Bottom 8 Carl Erskine now pitching. Beard takes first base on ball four. McCullough moves to third. Werle moves to second.
Bottom 8 Werle takes first base on ball four. McCullough moves to second.
Bottom 8 McCullough bunts towards first. Hodges fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Tom Saffell pinch hits for Stan Rojek. Saffell takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Morgan strikes out.
Top 8 Hodges hits a line drive into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Furillo hits a popup towards first. Hopp settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Murtaugh hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Westlake 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 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Beard scores. Hopp scores.
Bottom 7 Kiner strikes out. There goes Beard. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Hopp. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 7 Hopp takes first base on ball four. Beard moves to second.
Bottom 7 Beard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Snider hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Shuba hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shuba for the out.
Bottom 6 Werle strikes out.
Bottom 6 McCullough hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rojek takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Murtaugh hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Palica hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek misplays the ball. That's an error on Rojek.
Top 6 Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Fernandez bunts in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kiner takes first base on ball four. Hopp moves to second.
Bottom 5 Hopp takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Werle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Beard hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Werle takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rojek hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 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.
Top 4 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Shuba hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Westlake hits a line drive into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Erv Palica now pitching. Fernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 3 Hopp takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 The umpire calls a balk on Branca Beard moves to second.
Bottom 3 Beard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Werle strikes out.
Top 3 Branca hits a popup towards first. Hopp settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. Hodges scores. Morgan moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Bill Werle now pitching. Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Hodges hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Beard who is chasing the ball. Hodges reaches third base with a triple. Shuba scores. Snider scores. Robinson goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Furillo hits a fly ball into right field. Beard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reese scores. Shuba moves to third. Snider moves to second.
Top 3 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh misplays the ball. That's an error on Murtaugh. Reese moves to third. Shuba moves to second.
Top 3 Shuba takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to second.
Top 3 Reese takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 McCullough hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rojek hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Murtaugh hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Branca strikes out.
Top 2 Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez juggles the ball. That's an error on Fernandez.
Top 2 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hodges strikes out.
Bottom 1 Fernandez hits a line drive into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kiner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Hopp hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Beard hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 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. Shuba moves to third.
Top 1 Shuba hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Beard. Shuba reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Reese hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.