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Brooklyn Dodgers @ New York Giants

1946-08-31 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 35500 · 2:26

New York Giants defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 2–1. Monty Kennedy earned the win. Buddy Kerr went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Monty Kennedy L: Kirby Higbe SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Barr · 1B: Jocko Conlan · 2B: (none) · 3B: Dusty Boggess · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Stanky	1	1	1	0	2	0
Pee Wee Reese	3	0	0	0	1	2
Pete Reiser	2	0	1	1	1	0
Dixie Walker	4	0	0	0	0	0
Carl Furillo	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bruce Edwards	3	0	1	0	1	0
Howie Schultz	4	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Miksis	2	0	0	0	1	0
Kirby Higbe	2	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Medwick	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ferrell Anderson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Augie Galan	1	0	0	0	0	1
Cookie Lavagetto	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Buddy Blattner	5	1	1	0	0	2
Goody Rosen	3	0	2	1	0	0
Willard Marshall	4	0	0	0	0	0
Walker Cooper	2	0	1	0	2	0
Babe Young	4	0	2	0	0	1
Jack Graham	1	0	0	0	3	0
Buddy Kerr	4	1	1	1	0	0
Bill Rigney	4	0	1	0	0	0
Monty Kennedy	4	0	1	0	0	1
Johnny Rucker	1	0	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kirby Higbe	6.0	8	3	4
Hugh Casey	2.0	1	2	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Monty Kennedy	9.0	3	6	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Stanky: W
Pee Wee Reese: K+CS2(2E4)/C
Pete Reiser: 4
Dixie Walker: 9/L

Bot 1

Buddy Blattner: D/7
Goody Rosen: S/8.2-H
Willard Marshall: 8/L
Walker Cooper: W.1-2
Babe Young: 3/G.2-3;1-2
Jack Graham: IW
Buddy Kerr: 9

Top 2

Carl Furillo: 63
Bruce Edwards: 9/P
Howie Schultz: 4/L

Bot 2

Bill Rigney: 3/FL
Monty Kennedy: K
Buddy Blattner: K/C

Top 3

Eddie Miksis: 53
Kirby Higbe: 8/8D
Eddie Stanky: S7/G
Pee Wee Reese: W.1-2
Pete Reiser: S/9.2-H;1-3
Dixie Walker: 13

Bot 3

Goody Rosen: 3
Willard Marshall: 31
Walker Cooper: 5/FL

Top 4

Carl Furillo: 43
Bruce Edwards: S/9
Howie Schultz: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Babe Young: K
Jack Graham: 4
Buddy Kerr: HR/7D
Bill Rigney: S/8
Monty Kennedy: S/9.1-3
Buddy Blattner: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

Eddie Miksis: 3
Kirby Higbe: 3/FL
Eddie Stanky: W
Pee Wee Reese: K

Bot 5

Goody Rosen: S9/L9.BX2(94)
Willard Marshall: 43
Walker Cooper: S/7
Babe Young: S/9.1-3
Jack Graham: W.1-2
Buddy Kerr: 12(3)/BG/FO

Top 6

Pete Reiser: W
Dixie Walker: 46(1)3/GDP
Carl Furillo: 8/8D

Bot 6

Bill Rigney: 8
Monty Kennedy: 63
Buddy Blattner: K

Top 7

Bruce Edwards: 53
Howie Schultz: 3/G
Eddie Miksis: W
Joe Medwick: 4

Bot 7

Johnny Rucker: 5/FL
Willard Marshall: 8
Walker Cooper: W
Babe Young: S/9.1-3
Jack Graham: W.1-2
Buddy Kerr: 8

Top 8

Ferrell Anderson: 5/FL
Pee Wee Reese: 5/L
Augie Galan: K+E2.B-1
Dixie Walker: 8/L89

Bot 8

Bill Rigney: 8/P
Monty Kennedy: 63
Buddy Blattner: 23/BG

Top 9

Carl Furillo: K
Bruce Edwards: W
Howie Schultz: 8/8D
Cookie Lavagetto: 7

Notes & reviews

Goody Rosen tried to stretch his single into a double and came in high on Eddie Stanky; Rosen objected to Stanky's tag and kicked the fielder; they fought until pulled apart by thje umpires; both players ejected by 1B umpire Jocko Conlan

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