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May 27, 1947

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Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 7 10 1
Giants 3 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 7 10 1
Giants 3 7 1

Bill Rigney Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .298
OBP .250 .365
At Bats 4 124
Hits 1 37
• Singles 1 24
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 0 13

Ralph Branca Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 3 0
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Polo Grounds - May 27, 1947
Ralph Branca
Bruce Edwards
Jackie Robinson
Eddie Stanky
Cookie Lavagetto
Pee Wee Reese
Carl Furillo
Pete Reiser
Dixie Walker
Bill Rigney

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Brooklyn Dodgers 7 10 1 10
New York Giants 3 7 1 8
Winning Pitcher Ralph Branca
Losing Pitcher Dave Koslo
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Dixie Walker
Attendance 51,780
Time of Game 2 hours 50 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Rigney strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Babe Young pinch hits for Buddy Blattner. Young hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Clint Hartung pinch hits for Ken Trinkle. Hartung is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Lavagetto hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Edwards strikes out.
Top 9 Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field, out of the reach of Reiser. Gordon reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Lombardi hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Marshall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Mize strikes out.
Bottom 8 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Ken Trinkle now pitching. Ernie Lombardi now catching. Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Blattner hits a popup into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Joe Lafata pinch hits for Junior Thompson. Lafata strikes out.
Top 7 Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Branca hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Lavagetto moves to second.
Top 7 Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lavagetto hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walker scores.
Top 7 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Edwards for the out. Walker moves to second.
Top 7 Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Kerr strikes out.
Bottom 6 Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cooper takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Branca covering, for the out. Mize moves to second.
Bottom 6 Mize hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Rigney hits a fly ball into left field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Blattner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Stanky hits a line drive towards first. Mize reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Branca is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Reese takes first base on ball four. Lavagetto moves to second.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Walker scores.
Top 5 Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Walker moves to third.
Top 5 Edwards strikes out.
Top 5 Walker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Thompson hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kerr 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 4 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Furillo hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reiser for the out. Stanky moves to second.
Top 4 Junior Thompson now pitching. Robinson hits a popup into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Stanky takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Cooper strikes out.
Bottom 3 Marshall takes first base on ball four. Rigney moves to third. Mize moves to second.
Bottom 3 Mize takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Branca picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Branca. Rigney moves to second.
Bottom 3 Blattner strikes out.
Top 3 Branca hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Reese hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 3 Lavagetto takes first base on ball four. Edwards moves to second.
Top 3 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Walker hits a line drive into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Koslo strikes out.
Bottom 2 Kerr takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Gordon hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Furillo. Gordon reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Cooper strikes out.
Bottom 2 Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mize hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 The ball gets by Cooper for a passed ball. Stanky moves to third.
Top 2 Robinson bunts towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. Stanky moves to second.
Top 2 Stanky takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Branca hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Thomson hits a line drive into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rigney hits a fly ball into left field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Blattner strikes out.
Top 1 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Lavagetto strikes out.
Top 1 Edwards is walked intentionally.
Top 1 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards second. Blattner picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Blattner. Robinson scores. Reiser scores. Furillo moves to third. Walker moves to second.
Top 1 Furillo takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to third. Reiser moves to second.
Top 1 Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Robinson moves to second.
Top 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Stanky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.