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Brooklyn Dodgers @ New York Giants

1945-09-26 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 7657 · 2:10

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated New York Giants 8–1. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 2 in the 1st. Ralph Branca earned the win. Augie Galan went 3-for-3 with 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BRO	2	0	1	2	0	1	2	0	0	8	13
NY1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4

W: Ralph Branca L: Jack Brewer SV: (none)

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

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Stanky	3	4	2	0	2	1
Goody Rosen	4	0	1	0	2	0
Augie Galan	3	2	3	4	2	0
Dixie Walker	3	0	2	1	2	0
Ed Stevens	5	0	0	1	0	0
Luis Olmo	5	0	3	0	0	0
Tommy Brown	5	0	1	0	0	1
Mike Sandlock	5	1	0	0	0	0
Ralph Branca	5	1	1	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Buddy Kerr	4	0	0	0	0	1
George Hausmann	4	1	1	0	0	0
Charlie Mead	4	0	1	1	0	0
Danny Gardella	3	0	0	0	1	0
Clyde Kluttz	4	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Zimmerman	4	0	1	0	0	0
Steve Filipowicz	4	0	0	0	0	0
Nap Reyes	3	0	1	0	1	0
Jack Brewer	1	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Schemer	1	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Rucker	1	0	0	0	0	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ralph Branca	9.0	4	2	3

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Brewer	2.0	4	2	0
Adrian Zabala	3.0	4	3	0
Rube Fischer	2.0	4	3	1
Ace Adams	2.0	1	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Stanky: D
Goody Rosen: 5
Augie Galan: W
Dixie Walker: S9.2-H;1-H(E9)(NR);B-2
Ed Stevens: 8
Luis Olmo: 6

Bot 1

Buddy Kerr: 3
George Hausmann: T
Charlie Mead: 43.3-H
Danny Gardella: W
Clyde Kluttz: 7

Top 2

Tommy Brown: 63
Mike Sandlock: 3
Ralph Branca: 3

Bot 2

Roy Zimmerman: S
Steve Filipowicz: 53.1-2
Nap Reyes: 8
Jack Brewer: K

Top 3

Eddie Stanky: HP
Goody Rosen: S.1-3
Augie Galan: D.3-H;1-3
Dixie Walker: IW
Ed Stevens: 4
Luis Olmo: 4
Tommy Brown: 63

Bot 3

Buddy Kerr: 63
George Hausmann: 3
Charlie Mead: S
Danny Gardella: 8

Top 4

Mike Sandlock: 53
Ralph Branca: S
Eddie Stanky: S.1-2#
Goody Rosen: W.2-3;1-2
Augie Galan: D.3-H;2-H;1-3
Dixie Walker: IW
Ed Stevens: 12(3)3/GDP

Bot 4

Clyde Kluttz: 63
Roy Zimmerman: 43
Steve Filipowicz: 43

Top 5

Luis Olmo: S
Tommy Brown: 6
Mike Sandlock: 8
Ralph Branca: E6.1-2;B-1
Eddie Stanky: W.2-3;1-2
Goody Rosen: 43

Bot 5

Nap Reyes: T
Mike Schemer: 6
Buddy Kerr: K
George Hausmann: 8

Top 6

Augie Galan: S
Dixie Walker: S.1-3#
Ed Stevens: 43.3-H;1-2
Luis Olmo: CS3(25)
Luis Olmo: S
Tommy Brown: CS2(24)

Bot 6

Charlie Mead: 3
Danny Gardella: 9
Clyde Kluttz: E6.B-1
Roy Zimmerman: 3

Top 7

Tommy Brown: S
Mike Sandlock: 64(1)/FO
Ralph Branca: K
Eddie Stanky: W.1-2
Goody Rosen: W.2-3;1-2
Augie Galan: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Dixie Walker: PO1(E1).3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Dixie Walker: 9

Bot 7

Steve Filipowicz: 63
Nap Reyes: W
Johnny Rucker: K
Buddy Kerr: E6.1-2;B-1#
George Hausmann: 8

Top 8

Ed Stevens: 43
Luis Olmo: S
Tommy Brown: K
Mike Sandlock: 5

Bot 8

Charlie Mead: 31
Danny Gardella: 9
Clyde Kluttz: 7

Top 9

Ralph Branca: 53
Eddie Stanky: K
Goody Rosen: 9

Bot 9

Roy Zimmerman: 8
Steve Filipowicz: 9
Nap Reyes: 6