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May 17, 1949

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Bottom 11 R H E
Dodgers 8 14 0
Cubs 2 5 2
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Dodgers 8 14 0
Cubs 2 6 2

Emil Verban Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .306
OBP .000 .342
At Bats 4 72
Hits 0 22
• Singles 0 19
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 10

Ralph Branca Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 0 0
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Wrigley Field - May 17, 1949
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Single
Ralph Branca
Roy Campanella
Gil Hodges
Jackie Robinson
Eddie Miksis
Pee Wee Reese
Mike McCormick
Duke Snider
Carl Furillo
Emil Verban
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Verban hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 11 Robinson hits a line drive towards third. Gustine reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 The ball gets by Walker for a passed ball. Snider moves to second.
Top 11 Snider hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Branca scores. Reese goes all the way around to score.
Top 11 Doyle Lade now pitching. McCormick hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Reese hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Miksis scores. Branca moves to second.
Top 11 Branca takes first base on ball four.
Top 11 There goes Miksis. The throw from Walker and he is safe. Miksis steals third.
Top 11 There goes Miksis. The throw from Walker and he is safe. Miksis steals second.
Top 11 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramazzotti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 11 Campanella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 11 Jess Dobernic now pitching. Furillo bunts towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 11 Hodges bunts towards the mound. Chipman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Robinson scores.
Top 11 Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Edwards. Robinson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 10 Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Chipman strikes out.
Bottom 10 Mike McCormick now playing left field. Ramazzotti hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snider for the out.
Top 10 Bob Chipman now pitching. Mike McCormick pinch hits for Marv Rackley. McCormick strikes out.
Top 10 Reese takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 There goes Miksis. The throw from Walker and he is safe. Miksis steals second.
Top 10 Branca strikes out.
Top 10 Miksis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Branca fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Edwards strikes out.
Top 9 Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramazzotti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adkins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Bob Ramazzotti now playing shortstop. Dewey Adkins now pitching. Hodges strikes out.
Bottom 8 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Cavarretta takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Verban hits a fly ball into left field. Rackley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Walker strikes out.
Bottom 8 Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Monk Dubiel. Burgess hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Peanuts Lowrey pinch hits for Gene Mauch. Lowrey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 There goes Robinson. The slide. Walker applies the tag. Robinson is out.
Top 8 Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker who is chasing the ball. Robinson reaches third base with a triple. Snider goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Rackley bunts towards the mound. Dubiel juggles the ball. The ball bounces towards first. Cavarretta picks up the ball and throws Reese out.
Top 8 Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Walker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Branca strikes out.
Top 7 Miksis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Campanella moves to third.
Top 7 Campanella hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 There goes Hodges. The throw from Walker and he is out, Gustine applying the tag.
Top 7 Furillo bunts towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. Hodges moves to second.
Top 7 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mauch fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Mauch.
Bottom 6 Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cavarretta for the out.
Bottom 6 Verban hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Robinson strikes out.
Top 6 There goes Snider. The throw from Walker and he is safe. Snider steals second.
Top 6 Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Rackley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dubiel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Reese bunts towards the mound. Dubiel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Walker hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dubiel hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mauch hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Branca hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Campanella hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miksis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Walker hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Edwards hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hodges strikes out.
Top 4 Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Edwards. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Rackley goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Snider hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rackley takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Pafko hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cavarretta takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Verban hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walker for the out.
Top 3 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Branca strikes out.
Top 3 Miksis hits a line drive into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Dubiel strikes out.
Bottom 2 Mauch hits a popup, foul, towards third. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gustine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Edwards moves to second.
Bottom 2 Walker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Campanella hits a popup towards short. Mauch settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dubiel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miksis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cavarretta takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Verban hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Branca fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Rube Walker now catching. Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mauch fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Snider hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rackley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.