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Cincinnati Reds @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1945-08-09 · Day game · Ebbets Field · 12 innings · Att: 20260 · 2:37

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Cincinnati Reds 4–3. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 2 in the 2nd. Ralph Branca earned the win. Ed Stevens went 3-for-5 with 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
CIN	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6
BRO	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	10

W: Ralph Branca L: Howie Fox SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dain Clay	5	1	1	0	1	2
Woody Williams	6	0	1	0	0	1
Al Libke	4	1	1	0	2	1
Frank McCormick	5	1	1	1	1	0
Gee Walker	4	0	0	0	1	2
Eddie Miller	4	0	1	1	0	1
Al Unser	5	0	1	0	0	2
Kermit Wahl	3	0	0	0	2	0
Howie Fox	5	0	0	0	0	2

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

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

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Howie Fox	11.1	10	3	6

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ralph Branca	12.0	6	7	11

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dain Clay: W
Woody Williams: 53.1-2
Al Libke: W
Frank McCormick: S.2-H;1-3(E4);B-2#
Gee Walker: IW
Eddie Miller: K
Al Unser: 7

Bot 1

Eddie Stanky: 43
Goody Rosen: 13
Augie Galan: K

Top 2

Kermit Wahl: W
Howie Fox: 1(B)4(1)/DP
Dain Clay: S
Woody Williams: SB2
Woody Williams: K

Bot 2

Dixie Walker: S9.B-2(E9)
Ed Stevens: S.2-H
Luis Olmo: S.1-3#
Mike Sandlock: 46(1)3/GDP.3-H(NR)
Tommy Brown: 3

Top 3

Al Libke: W
Frank McCormick: E4.1-2;B-1#
Gee Walker: 43.2-3;1-2
Eddie Miller: 13/SH.3-H(UR);2-3#
Al Unser: PO3(E2).3-H(UR)#
Al Unser: K

Bot 3

Ralph Branca: K
Eddie Stanky: 53
Goody Rosen: S
Augie Galan: E4.1-H(E4)(NR)(UR);B-2#
Dixie Walker: S.2-3
Ed Stevens: 6

Top 4

Kermit Wahl: 9
Howie Fox: 43
Dain Clay: K

Bot 4

Luis Olmo: K
Mike Sandlock: W
Tommy Brown: 53.1-2
Ralph Branca: K

Top 5

Woody Williams: S
Al Libke: K
Frank McCormick: 4
Gee Walker: K

Bot 5

Eddie Stanky: W
Goody Rosen: 8
Augie Galan: CS2(263)
Augie Galan: 8

Top 6

Eddie Miller: 7
Al Unser: K
Kermit Wahl: 13

Bot 6

Dixie Walker: 3
Ed Stevens: S
Luis Olmo: 43.1-2
Mike Sandlock: 3#

Top 7

Howie Fox: 9
Dain Clay: 8
Woody Williams: 8

Bot 7

Tommy Brown: 53
Ralph Branca: K
Eddie Stanky: 8

Top 8

Al Libke: 7
Frank McCormick: 63
Gee Walker: 63

Bot 8

Goody Rosen: 13
Augie Galan: 2
Dixie Walker: 9

Top 9

Eddie Miller: D7.BX3(75)
Al Unser: 5
Kermit Wahl: W
Howie Fox: K

Bot 9

Ed Stevens: S
Luis Olmo: 46(1)3/GDP
Mike Sandlock: 8

Top 10

Dain Clay: 7
Woody Williams: 7
Al Libke: D
Frank McCormick: IW
Gee Walker: K

Bot 10

Tommy Brown: 8
Ralph Branca: 9
Eddie Stanky: K

Top 11

Eddie Miller: 7
Al Unser: S
Kermit Wahl: E6.1-2;B-1
Howie Fox: PB.2-3;1-2#
Howie Fox: K
Dain Clay: K

Bot 11

Goody Rosen: S
Augie Galan: 3#
Dixie Walker: 43.1-2
Ed Stevens: 4

Top 12

Woody Williams: 2
Al Libke: 5
Frank McCormick: 13

Bot 12

Luis Olmo: D
Frenchy Bordagaray: IW
Eddie Basinski: 36(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Babe Herman: S.2-H;1-2