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Brooklyn Dodgers @ New York Giants

1946-07-04 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 48200 · 3:06

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated New York Giants 8–5. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 3 in the 9th. Vic Lombardi earned the win. Buddy Blattner went 3-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	2	2	0	1	3	8	9
NY1	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	5	10

W: Vic Lombardi L: Ken Trinkle SV: (none)

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

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Stanky	3	2	2	0	2	0
Cookie Lavagetto	4	1	0	1	2	0
Pete Reiser	3	1	2	3	3	1
Dixie Walker	4	0	2	3	2	0
Ed Stevens	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dick Whitman	3	0	0	0	1	0
Pee Wee Reese	5	0	2	0	0	1
Mike Sandlock	2	0	0	0	0	1
Vic Lombardi	4	2	0	0	1	1
Gene Hermanski	0	1	0	0	1	0
Ferrell Anderson	1	1	1	0	1	0
Joe Medwick	1	0	0	1	0	0
Carl Furillo	0	0	0	0	1	0
Howie Schultz	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Buddy Blattner	5	1	3	1	0	1
Willard Marshall	5	2	1	1	0	1
Buddy Kerr	3	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Mize	2	1	0	0	2	0
Walker Cooper	4	0	2	1	0	0
Sid Gordon	4	0	2	1	0	0
Goody Rosen	3	0	0	0	1	1
Bill Rigney	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Voiselle	2	0	0	0	0	2
Bennie Warren	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mickey Witek	2	0	1	0	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	1	1	1	1	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vic Lombardi	9.0	10	3	5

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Voiselle	5.1	4	8	4
Jack Kraus	1.2	1	2	0
Ken Trinkle	0.1	0	2	0
Monty Kennedy	1.2	4	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Stanky: W
Cookie Lavagetto: 9
Pete Reiser: K/C
Dixie Walker: W.1-2
Ed Stevens: K/C

Bot 1

Buddy Blattner: S6
Willard Marshall: 46(1)/FO
Buddy Kerr: 543.1-2
Johnny Mize: W
Walker Cooper: S7/P.2-H;1-2
Sid Gordon: S9.2-H;1-3
Goody Rosen: K/C

Top 2

Dick Whitman: 7
Pee Wee Reese: S9
Mike Sandlock: K
Vic Lombardi: 9

Bot 2

Bill Rigney: 8
Bill Voiselle: K
Buddy Blattner: K

Top 3

Eddie Stanky: S8/G46
Cookie Lavagetto: 8
Pete Reiser: W.1-2
Dixie Walker: 8/F.2-3
Ed Stevens: 4/P

Bot 3

Willard Marshall: K/C
Buddy Kerr: 8
Johnny Mize: W
Walker Cooper: S8/G46.1-2
Sid Gordon: 13

Top 4

Dick Whitman: 3/G
Pee Wee Reese: K/C
Mike Sandlock: 4/P

Bot 4

Goody Rosen: 9
Bill Rigney: 4/P
Bill Voiselle: K

Top 5

Vic Lombardi: W
Eddie Stanky: S8/G46.1-3;B-2(TH)
Cookie Lavagetto: 9/F.3-H;2-3
Pete Reiser: S7.3-H
Dixie Walker: W.1-2
Ed Stevens: 3/G.2-3;1-2
Dick Whitman: IW
Pee Wee Reese: 8

Bot 5

Buddy Blattner: 7
Willard Marshall: HR/89
Buddy Kerr: 8
Johnny Mize: 8

Top 6

Gene Hermanski: W
Vic Lombardi: E1/TH/BG.1-2;B-1
Eddie Stanky: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
Cookie Lavagetto: W
Pete Reiser: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Dixie Walker: 8/F.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Ed Stevens: OA.3XH(21)

Bot 6

Walker Cooper: 4/P
Sid Gordon: 13
Goody Rosen: W
Bill Rigney: 8/L

Top 7

Ed Stevens: 4/P
Dick Whitman: 4/P
Pee Wee Reese: D7
Ferrell Anderson: IW
Vic Lombardi: 5/FL

Bot 7

Bennie Warren: 13
Buddy Blattner: HR/7
Willard Marshall: 8
Mickey Witek: S9
Johnny Mize: 3/FL

Top 8

Eddie Stanky: W
Cookie Lavagetto: 9
Pete Reiser: W.1-2
Dixie Walker: FLE5
Dixie Walker: S6.2-3;1-2
Joe Medwick: 43.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Carl Furillo: W
Pee Wee Reese: 6(1)/FO

Bot 8

Walker Cooper: 53
Sid Gordon: S/78
Goody Rosen: CS2(24)
Goody Rosen: 8/L

Top 9

Ferrell Anderson: D7
Vic Lombardi: K/BF
Eddie Stanky: 9
Cookie Lavagetto: W
Pete Reiser: D9.2-H;1-3
Dixie Walker: S9.3-H;2-H
Howie Schultz: 13

Bot 9

Bill Rigney: 13
Ernie Lombardi: HR/7
Buddy Blattner: D7
Willard Marshall: BK.2-3
Willard Marshall: 6/P
Mickey Witek: 4/P

Notes & reviews

Buddy Kerr injured on play at 2B in sixth inning

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