Dodgers @ Pirates
June 24, 1947

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Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 4 8 1
Pirates 2 7 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 4 8 1
Pirates 2 7 0

Billy Sullivan Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .277
OBP .000 .346
At Bats 0 47
Hits 0 13
• Singles 0 10
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 7

Ralph Branca Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 6 0
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Forbes Field - June 24, 1947
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Strikeout
Ralph Branca
Gil Hodges
Jackie Robinson
Eddie Stanky
Spider Jorgensen
Pee Wee Reese
Al Gionfriddo
Carl Furillo
Dixie Walker
Billy Sullivan

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Brooklyn Dodgers 4 8 1 7
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 7 0 7
Winning Pitcher Ralph Branca
Losing Pitcher Fritz Ostermueller
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 35,331
Time of Game 2 hours 41 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Billy Sullivan pinch hits for Fritz Ostermueller. Sullivan strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Howell strikes out.
Bottom 9 Westlake hits a fly ball into left field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gionfriddo for the out.
Top 9 Stanky takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Branca strikes out.
Bottom 8 Fletcher hits a line drive into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Cox takes first base on ball four. Kiner moves to second.
Bottom 8 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Gustine hits a fly ball into left field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Wietelmann bunts towards the mound. Branca fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Hodges hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wietelmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jorgensen hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Rikard 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.
Bottom 7 Ostermueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Howell bunts in front of the plate. Hodges scoops up the ball and tags Howell for the out.
Top 7 Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Furillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gionfriddo scores.
Top 7 There goes Gionfriddo. The throw from Howell and he is safe. Gionfriddo steals second.
Top 7 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gionfriddo bunts towards the mound. Ostermueller fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Stanky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Branca strikes out.
Top 6 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wietelmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Jorgensen hits a fly ball into right field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kiner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gustine hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wietelmann strikes out.
Bottom 5 Rikard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Furillo. Rikard reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Reese strikes out.
Top 5 Walker takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 There goes Robinson, trying to steal home. The slide, and he is safe. Robinson steals home.
Top 5 There goes Furillo. The throw from Howell and he is safe. Furillo steals second.
Top 5 Furillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third.
Top 5 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Gionfriddo takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Stanky hits a fly ball into right field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ostermueller hits a line drive towards first. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Howell hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Westlake hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Branca strikes out.
Top 4 Hodges strikes out.
Top 4 Jorgensen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Fletcher strikes out.
Bottom 3 Cox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Walker hits a popup in front of the plate. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wietelmann for the out.
Bottom 2 Rikard takes first base on ball four. Howell moves to third. Ostermueller moves to second.
Bottom 2 Ostermueller bunts towards the mound. Branca has Fletcher trapped. He runs over and tags Fletcher for the out. Howell moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 2 Howell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to third.
Bottom 2 Westlake hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cox scores.
Bottom 2 Cox hits a line drive into center field. Furillo picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Furillo. Kiner goes all the way around to score. Cox moves to third.
Bottom 2 Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Gionfriddo is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Ostermueller covering, for the out. Jorgensen moves to third. Hodges moves to second.
Top 2 Branca strikes out.
Top 2 Hodges takes first base on ball four. Jorgensen moves to second.
Top 2 Jorgensen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Reese hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Walker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Westlake who is chasing the ball. Walker reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rikard hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Gionfriddo hits a line drive towards the mound. Ostermueller reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Stanky hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Ostermueller scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stanky for the out.