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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Cincinnati Reds

1947-07-22 · Night game · Crosley Field · Att: 31808 · 2:36

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Cincinnati Reds 12–1. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 6 in the 6th. Ralph Branca earned the win. Dixie Walker went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BRO	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	5	0	12	14
CIN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7

W: Ralph Branca L: Buddy Lively SV: (none)

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

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Eddie Stanky	4	0	1	2	1
Jackie Robinson	4	2	1	0	1
Gene Hermanski	4	2	3	4	1
Dixie Walker	3	2	2	2	2
Carl Furillo	4	0	0	0	0
Spider Jorgensen	4	1	2	0	1
Bruce Edwards	5	2	3	2	0
Pee Wee Reese	4	2	1	0	1
Ralph Branca	4	1	1	2	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frank Baumholtz	5	0	2	0	0	1
Benny Zientara	4	1	0	0	0	0
Grady Hatton	3	0	0	0	1	0
Babe Young	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bert Haas	3	0	1	1	1	0
Augie Galan	3	0	2	0	1	0
Eddie Miller	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ray Lamanno	3	0	0	0	0	0
Buddy Lively	2	0	1	0	0	0
Clyde Vollmer	1	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Lukon	1	0	0	0	0	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ralph Branca	9.0	7	4	2

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB
Buddy Lively	5.1	6	5
Eddie Erautt	1.2	2	1
Johnny Hetki	2.0	6	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Stanky: 9
Jackie Robinson: 3/G
Gene Hermanski: 7/L

Bot 1

Frank Baumholtz: S7
Benny Zientara: 64(1)/FO
Grady Hatton: W.1-2
Babe Young: W.2-3;1-2
Bert Haas: 8.3-H
Augie Galan: W.2-3;1-2
Eddie Miller: 9

Top 2

Dixie Walker: HR/9
Carl Furillo: 9
Spider Jorgensen: S9
Bruce Edwards: 9
Pee Wee Reese: CS2(26)

Bot 2

Ray Lamanno: 63
Buddy Lively: 7
Frank Baumholtz: K

Top 3

Pee Wee Reese: 4
Ralph Branca: 43
Eddie Stanky: W
Jackie Robinson: CS2(26)

Bot 3

Benny Zientara: 3/G/BG
Grady Hatton: 5
Babe Young: 5/FL

Top 4

Jackie Robinson: 7
Gene Hermanski: W
Dixie Walker: W.1-2
Carl Furillo: 9/L.2-3
Spider Jorgensen: 6

Bot 4

Bert Haas: 9
Augie Galan: 13
Eddie Miller: S1
Ray Lamanno: 54(1)/FO

Top 5

Bruce Edwards: S7/G
Pee Wee Reese: 7
Ralph Branca: 53/SH.1-2
Eddie Stanky: 9/L

Bot 5

Buddy Lively: S9/G
Frank Baumholtz: 8
Benny Zientara: 6(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 6

Jackie Robinson: T7
Gene Hermanski: S8.3-H
Dixie Walker: SB2#
Dixie Walker: W
Carl Furillo: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Spider Jorgensen: I
Bruce Edwards: S7.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Pee Wee Reese: IW
Ralph Branca: 143.3-H;2-3;1-2
Eddie Stanky: D7.3-H;2-H
Jackie Robinson: 6

Bot 6

Grady Hatton: 43
Babe Young: 4
Bert Haas: S8
Augie Galan: S8.1-2
Eddie Miller: 64(1)/FO

Top 7

Gene Hermanski: S7
Dixie Walker: 8
Carl Furillo: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Ray Lamanno: HP
Clyde Vollmer: 3/FL
Frank Baumholtz: S7.1-2
Benny Zientara: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Spider Jorgensen: S9
Bruce Edwards: 64(1)/FO
Pee Wee Reese: S9.1-3
Ralph Branca: S3/BG.3-H;1-2
Eddie Stanky: 3/G.2-3;1-2
Jackie Robinson: W
Gene Hermanski: D9.3-H;2-H;1-H
Dixie Walker: S7.2-H
Carl Furillo: 9

Bot 8

Grady Hatton: 3/G
Babe Young: 13
Bert Haas: W
Augie Galan: S7.1-2
Eddie Miller: 8

Top 9

Spider Jorgensen: 8
Bruce Edwards: S7
Pee Wee Reese: 64(1)/FO
Ralph Branca: 4

Bot 9

Ray Lamanno: 3
Eddie Lukon: K
Frank Baumholtz: 5/FL