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Boston Braves @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1947-07-05 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 20596 · 2:20

Boston Braves defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 4–1. Boston Braves put up 2 in the 7th. Bill Voiselle earned the win. Danny Litwhiler went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Bill Voiselle L: Vic Lombardi SV: (none)

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
Nanny Fernandez	3	0	0	0	1	1
Mike McCormick	4	0	1	0	0	1
Danny Litwhiler	3	1	2	2	0	0
Bob Elliott	4	0	0	0	0	0
Frank McCormick	4	0	1	0	0	0
Connie Ryan	4	1	1	0	0	0
Sibby Sisti	2	0	0	0	1	0
Hank Camelli	3	1	0	0	1	1
Bill Voiselle	3	1	1	0	0	1
Johnny Hopp	0	0	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Stanky	5	0	1	0	0	0
Jackie Robinson	4	1	2	0	0	0
Arky Vaughan	2	0	1	0	2	0
Dixie Walker	3	0	0	1	1	0
Carl Furillo	4	0	0	0	0	2
Pee Wee Reese	4	0	0	0	0	0
Spider Jorgensen	3	0	2	0	1	0
Bruce Edwards	4	0	0	0	0	2
Vic Lombardi	2	0	0	0	0	1
Al Gionfriddo	1	0	0	0	0	1
Gene Hermanski	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Voiselle	9.0	6	4	6

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vic Lombardi	7.0	5	3	3
Hank Behrman	2.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Nanny Fernandez: 63
Mike McCormick: K
Danny Litwhiler: HR/7
Bob Elliott: 9

Bot 1

Eddie Stanky: S9
Jackie Robinson: 5
Arky Vaughan: W.1-2
Dixie Walker: 9
Carl Furillo: K

Top 2

Frank McCormick: 6
Connie Ryan: 8
Sibby Sisti: W
Hank Camelli: 46(1)/FO

Bot 2

Pee Wee Reese: 4
Spider Jorgensen: D9
Bruce Edwards: 8
Vic Lombardi: 13

Top 3

Bill Voiselle: D8
Nanny Fernandez: W
Mike McCormick: 46(1)3/GDP.2-3
Danny Litwhiler: S7.3-H
Bob Elliott: 13

Bot 3

Eddie Stanky: 53
Jackie Robinson: S7/G
Arky Vaughan: SB2
Arky Vaughan: S9.2-3
Dixie Walker: 46(1)/FO.3-H
Carl Furillo: 43

Top 4

Frank McCormick: S7
Connie Ryan: 4
Sibby Sisti: 9/L
Hank Camelli: 46(1)/FO

Bot 4

Pee Wee Reese: 7
Spider Jorgensen: S9
Bruce Edwards: K
Vic Lombardi: K

Top 5

Bill Voiselle: 63
Nanny Fernandez: E5/TH
Mike McCormick: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Eddie Stanky: 53
Jackie Robinson: 6
Arky Vaughan: W
Dixie Walker: SB2
Dixie Walker: 2

Top 6

Danny Litwhiler: 4
Bob Elliott: 6
Frank McCormick: 2/FL

Bot 6

Carl Furillo: K
Pee Wee Reese: 53
Spider Jorgensen: W
Bruce Edwards: K

Top 7

Connie Ryan: S7
Sibby Sisti: 34/SH.1-2
Hank Camelli: IW
Bill Voiselle: K/C
Nanny Fernandez: WP.2-H;1-H(E2/THH)(UR)
Nanny Fernandez: K

Bot 7

Al Gionfriddo: K
Eddie Stanky: 8
Jackie Robinson: S7
Arky Vaughan: 3/FL

Top 8

Mike McCormick: S9
Johnny Hopp: 14/SH.1-2
Bob Elliott: 9.2-3
Frank McCormick: 31

Bot 8

Dixie Walker: W
Carl Furillo: 9
Pee Wee Reese: 54(1)/FO
Spider Jorgensen: 9

Top 9

Connie Ryan: 9
Sibby Sisti: 13
Hank Camelli: K

Bot 9

Bruce Edwards: 7
Gene Hermanski: 43
Eddie Stanky: 6

Notes & reviews

the ball bounced near the Dodger dugout; Bruce Edwards' Edwards' throw to Vic Lombardi was very wide and bounced off lower box railing behind 3B allowing Hank Camelli to score

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