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Boston Braves @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1947-04-15 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 26623 · 2:26

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Boston Braves 5–3. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 3 in the 7th. Hal Gregg earned the win and Hugh Casey picked up the save. Connie Ryan went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Hal Gregg L: Johnny Sain SV: Hugh Casey

Umpires — HP: Babe Pinelli · 1B: Al Barlick · 2B: (none) · 3B: Artie Gore · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Culler	3	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Hopp	5	0	1	1	0	1
Mike McCormick	4	0	3	0	1	0
Bob Elliott	2	0	1	0	3	0
Danny Litwhiler	3	1	0	0	0	1
Earl Torgeson	4	1	0	0	1	3
Phil Masi	3	0	0	0	0	0
Connie Ryan	4	1	3	2	0	0
Johnny Sain	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tommy Neill	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tommy Holmes	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bama Rowell	1	0	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Stanky	3	1	0	0	1	0
Jackie Robinson	3	1	0	0	0	0
Pete Reiser	2	3	2	2	2	0
Dixie Walker	3	0	1	0	0	0
Gene Hermanski	4	0	1	1	0	0
Bruce Edwards	2	0	0	1	0	0
Spider Jorgensen	3	0	0	1	1	0
Pee Wee Reese	3	0	1	0	1	1
Joe Hatten	2	0	1	0	0	1
Ed Stevens	1	0	0	0	0	1
Arky Vaughan	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Bragan	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hal Gregg	1	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Sain	6.0	6	5	2
Mort Cooper	1.0	0	0	0
Walt Lanfranconi	1.0	0	0	2

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Hatten	6.0	6	3	2
Hal Gregg	2.1	2	2	2
Hugh Casey	0.2	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick Culler: 53
Johnny Hopp: K
Mike McCormick: S8
Bob Elliott: WP.1-2
Bob Elliott: W
Danny Litwhiler: 8/F8D

Bot 1

Eddie Stanky: 43
Jackie Robinson: 53
Pete Reiser: W
Dixie Walker: 13

Top 2

Earl Torgeson: W
Phil Masi: 6
Connie Ryan: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Gene Hermanski: 4/P
Bruce Edwards: 8/F8D
Spider Jorgensen: W
Pee Wee Reese: 9/P

Top 3

Johnny Sain: 53
Dick Culler: 63
Johnny Hopp: 43

Bot 3

Joe Hatten: K
Eddie Stanky: 43
Jackie Robinson: 7

Top 4

Mike McCormick: S7
Bob Elliott: S8.1-3
Danny Litwhiler: FC1.3XH(1);1-2;B-1
Earl Torgeson: K/C
Phil Masi: 7/L78

Bot 4

Pete Reiser: W
Dixie Walker: 43.1-2
Gene Hermanski: S8.2-3
Bruce Edwards: 54(1)/FO.3-H
Spider Jorgensen: 43

Top 5

Connie Ryan: S8
Johnny Sain: 3/SH.1-2
Dick Culler: 53/SH.2-3
Johnny Hopp: S7.3-H
Mike McCormick: W.1-2
Bob Elliott: 8/P

Bot 5

Pee Wee Reese: D7
Joe Hatten: S/BG.2-3
Eddie Stanky: 4/L
Jackie Robinson: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Danny Litwhiler: HP
Earl Torgeson: E2/TH/BG.1-2
Phil Masi: 53/SH.1-2;2-3
Connie Ryan: S7.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Johnny Sain: 13/SH.1-2
Dick Culler: 3/FL

Bot 6

Pete Reiser: S7
Dixie Walker: S9.1-3
Gene Hermanski: 9
Bruce Edwards: HP.1-2
Spider Jorgensen: 43.1-2;2-3;3-H
Pee Wee Reese: IW
Ed Stevens: K

Top 7

Johnny Hopp: 7
Mike McCormick: 41
Bob Elliott: W
Danny Litwhiler: K

Bot 7

Eddie Stanky: W
Jackie Robinson: E3/TH1/SH.1-3;B-2
Pete Reiser: D9.3-H;2-H(UR)
Arky Vaughan: 13.2-3
Gene Hermanski: 8.3-H(UR)
Bobby Bragan: 63

Top 8

Earl Torgeson: K
Phil Masi: 3/P
Connie Ryan: S7
Tommy Neill: HP.1-2
Tommy Holmes: 7

Bot 8

Spider Jorgensen: 43
Pee Wee Reese: K/C
Hal Gregg: K

Top 9

Johnny Hopp: 6/L
Mike McCormick: S9
Bob Elliott: W.1-2
Bama Rowell: 3/FL
Earl Torgeson: K

Notes & reviews

Dodgers manager Leo Durocher suspended for the 1947 season for associating with known gamblers; coach Clyde Sukeforth managed the team for the first two games; debut for Jackie Robinson; debut for umpire Artie Gore
the throw hit Jackie Robinson and caromed into RF

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