Dodgers @ Cubs
July 28, 1949

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Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 7 11 0
Cubs 1 10 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 7 11 0
Cubs 1 10 1

Hank Sauer Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .279
OBP .750 .346
At Bats 3 283
Hits 2 79
• Singles 2 51
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 15
Walks 1 29
RBI’s 0 50

Ralph Branca Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 3 0
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Wrigley Field - July 28, 1949
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Ralph Branca
Bruce Edwards
Gil Hodges
Jackie Robinson
Billy Cox
Pee Wee Reese
Marv Rackley
Duke Snider
Gene Hermanski
Hank Sauer
Frank Baumholtz

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Brooklyn Dodgers 7 11 0 6
Chicago Cubs 1 10 1 12
Winning Pitcher Ralph Branca
Losing Pitcher Bob Rush
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Gene Hermanski
Attendance 21,496
Time of Game 2 hours 27 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Sauer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Baumholtz moves to second.
Bottom 9 Baumholtz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Mauch hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Robinson hits a line drive into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Snider takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Rackley bunts towards the mound. Adkins catches it and throws to first to double up Reese.
Top 9 Dewey Adkins now pitching. Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Bob Ramazzotti pinch hits for Monk Dubiel. Ramazzotti strikes out.
Bottom 8 Owen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Reich hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Branca hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Edwards hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mauch settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. Cox reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Rackley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Sauer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Baumholtz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hermanski hits a popup towards first. Reich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Snider hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Rackley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Monk Dubiel now pitching. Gene Mauch now playing second base. Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hank Edwards pinch hits for Frankie Gustine. Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jeffcoat takes first base on ball four. Smalley moves to third. Cavarretta moves to second.
Bottom 6 Phil Cavarretta pinch hits for Bob Muncrief. Cavarretta takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Owen hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Reich hits a fly ball into left field. Rackley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Smalley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snider. Smalley reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Branca hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 The ball gets by Owen for a passed ball. Hodges moves to second.
Top 6 Bob Muncrief now pitching. Cox hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hodges takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Hermanski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 6 Robinson bunts towards third. Pafko fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Pafko. Rackley moves to third. Snider moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reich fields the ball and throws to Rush covering. Safe. Rackley moves to second.
Top 6 Rackley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Baumholtz strikes out.
Bottom 5 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Branca bunts towards first. Reich scoops it up and throws to first, with Gustine covering, for the out. Edwards moves to second.
Top 5 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rush hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Owen hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Rackley. Owen reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Reich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hermanski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Hermanski reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Smalley strikes out.
Bottom 3 Pafko hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hermanski. Pafko reaches second base with a double. Sauer moves to third.
Bottom 3 Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gustine hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rackley hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Reese hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Branca hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Rush bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Owen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Reich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Smalley strikes out.
Bottom 1 Pafko hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Sauer moves to second.
Bottom 1 Sauer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Baumholtz. The throw from Edwards and he is out, Robinson applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields the ball and throws to Branca covering. Safe. Gustine scores.
Bottom 1 Gustine hits a line drive off the glove of Reese, and into shallow left field. Gustine reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Jeffcoat strikes out.
Top 1 Hermanski hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out. Snider moves to third.
Top 1 Snider hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. Snider reaches second base with a double. Reese scores. There goes Rackley trying to get to home. Sauer throws the ball in to Smalley who relays the ball to Owen, who tags Rackley, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Top 1 Rackley hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Reese moves to third.
Top 1 Reese takes first base on ball four.