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Brooklyn Dodgers @ New York Giants

1945-09-01 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 19776 · 2:31

New York Giants defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 5–4. New York Giants put up 2 in the 6th. Ace Adams earned the win. Mel Ott went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BRO	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	4	9
NY1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	1		5	6

W: Ace Adams L: Clyde King SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Beans Reardon · 1B: Larry Goetz · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lou Jorda · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Stanky	3	1	1	1	1	0
Goody Rosen	5	0	2	0	0	0
Augie Galan	3	1	0	1	2	0
Dixie Walker	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ed Stevens	4	1	2	1	0	0
Frenchy Bordagaray	4	0	1	1	0	0
Tommy Brown	3	0	1	0	0	0
Mike Sandlock	3	1	0	0	1	1
Ralph Branca	2	0	1	0	0	0
Babe Herman	1	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Peacock	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Red Treadway	3	1	0	0	2	1
George Hausmann	2	0	0	1	3	0
Mel Ott	5	1	2	1	0	0
Danny Gardella	4	0	0	0	0	4
Clyde Kluttz	2	0	1	0	2	0
Mike Schemer	4	1	1	0	0	0
Buddy Kerr	3	0	0	0	1	0
Billy Jurges	2	1	1	1	2	0
Jack Brewer	3	1	0	0	0	2
Ace Adams	1	0	1	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ralph Branca	6.0	3	10	7
Cy Buker	1.0	1	0	0
Clyde King	0.0	2	0	0
Tom Seats	1.0	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Brewer	7.0	8	3	1
Ace Adams	2.0	1	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Stanky: W
Goody Rosen: 8
Augie Galan: 3/G.1-2
Dixie Walker: 8

Bot 1

Red Treadway: W
George Hausmann: W.1-2
Mel Ott: 7
Danny Gardella: K
Clyde Kluttz: 64(1)/FO

Top 2

Ed Stevens: S
Frenchy Bordagaray: 9/L
Tommy Brown: S8.1X3(85);B-2(TH)
Mike Sandlock: K

Bot 2

Mike Schemer: S8
Buddy Kerr: 4/P
Billy Jurges: W.1-2
Jack Brewer: K
Red Treadway: W.2-3;1-2
George Hausmann: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Mel Ott: 8

Top 3

Ralph Branca: 63
Eddie Stanky: 43
Goody Rosen: S
Augie Galan: W.1-2
Dixie Walker: 31

Bot 3

Danny Gardella: K
Clyde Kluttz: W
Mike Schemer: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Ed Stevens: 8
Frenchy Bordagaray: 9/L
Tommy Brown: E5
Mike Sandlock: 8/L

Bot 4

Buddy Kerr: 7
Billy Jurges: W
Jack Brewer: SB2
Jack Brewer: K
Red Treadway: K

Top 5

Ralph Branca: S
Eddie Stanky: 34/SH.1-2
Goody Rosen: 6(B)6(2)/LDP

Bot 5

George Hausmann: 4/L
Mel Ott: HR/9
Danny Gardella: K
Clyde Kluttz: W
Mike Schemer: 3/P

Top 6

Augie Galan: W
Dixie Walker: S.1-2
Ed Stevens: 99/F.2-3
Frenchy Bordagaray: 99(1)/FO.3-H
Tommy Brown: 99

Bot 6

Buddy Kerr: W
Billy Jurges: 99(1)/FO/BG
Jack Brewer: FC1.1-3(E1/TH);B-1
Red Treadway: FC.3XH(99);1-3;B-1
George Hausmann: SB2.3-H(E6/TH)(UR);1-H(UR)
George Hausmann: W
Mel Ott: S.1-2
Danny Gardella: K

Top 7

Mike Sandlock: E4
Babe Herman: 13.1-2
Eddie Stanky: D/89.2-H(UR)
Goody Rosen: S.2-3
Augie Galan: 99(1)/FO.3-H(UR)
Dixie Walker: 99

Bot 7

Clyde Kluttz: S
Mike Schemer: 3(B)4(1)/BP/DP
Buddy Kerr: 99

Top 8

Ed Stevens: HR/9
Frenchy Bordagaray: S
Tommy Brown: 99/SH.1-2
Mike Sandlock: W
Cy Buker: CS3(25)
Johnny Peacock: 99/F

Bot 8

Billy Jurges: HR/9
Ace Adams: S
Red Treadway: 99
George Hausmann: 99
Mel Ott: 99

Top 9

Eddie Stanky: 99
Goody Rosen: E1/G
Augie Galan: 64(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

Ott's homer barely cleared the wall and landed in the lap of the fourth customer inside the right-field foul pole, traveling about 260 feet'
pbp account ends here, rest deduced
Branca threw to first and Treadway beat throw to second; Brewer then tried for home and Brown threw into stands, allowing both runners to score

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