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New York Giants @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1948-05-31 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 22753 · 3:00

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated New York Giants 4–3. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 2 in the 3rd. Ralph Branca earned the win. Bill Rigney went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Ralph Branca L: Sheldon Jones SV: (none)

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

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Rigney	4	1	1	1	0	0
Whitey Lockman	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bobby Thomson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Mize	3	0	1	0	1	0
Willard Marshall	4	0	1	0	0	0
Sid Gordon	4	1	1	0	0	1
Wes Westrum	4	1	1	0	0	0
Buddy Kerr	4	0	1	1	0	1
Ray Poat	1	0	0	0	0	1
Sheldon Jones	2	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny McCarthy	1	0	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pee Wee Reese	4	0	0	0	1	0
Spider Jorgensen	4	1	1	0	0	1
Preston Ward	5	0	2	0	0	0
Gene Hermanski	3	0	1	0	2	1
Carl Furillo	2	1	0	1	2	0
Gil Hodges	4	1	0	0	0	0
Dick Whitman	3	1	2	0	1	1
Eddie Miksis	4	0	2	2	0	1
Ralph Branca	2	0	1	1	1	0
Billy Cox	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ray Poat	2.2	5	4	1
Sheldon Jones	5.1	4	3	3

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ralph Branca	9.0	8	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill Rigney: HR/7
Whitey Lockman: 43
Bobby Thomson: 9
Johnny Mize: W
Willard Marshall: 7/FL

Bot 1

Pee Wee Reese: 8
Spider Jorgensen: S9/L
Preston Ward: D7.1-3
Gene Hermanski: W
Carl Furillo: 9/L.3-H
Gil Hodges: 2/FL

Top 2

Sid Gordon: 7/L
Wes Westrum: 4
Buddy Kerr: 9

Bot 2

Dick Whitman: K
Eddie Miksis: 7
Ralph Branca: W
Pee Wee Reese: W.1-2
Spider Jorgensen: 43

Top 3

Ray Poat: K
Bill Rigney: 9
Whitey Lockman: S9/L
Bobby Thomson: 7/L

Bot 3

Preston Ward: 31
Gene Hermanski: D9/L
Carl Furillo: CS3(25)
Carl Furillo: W
Gil Hodges: E5.1-2
Dick Whitman: S9/G.2-3;1-2
Eddie Miksis: D7/L.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-3
Ralph Branca: 63

Top 4

Johnny Mize: D9
Willard Marshall: S8/L.2-3
Sid Gordon: 7
Wes Westrum: FC5.3XH(52);1-2;B-1
Buddy Kerr: 5

Bot 4

Pee Wee Reese: 9
Spider Jorgensen: 31
Preston Ward: S9/L
Gene Hermanski: W.1-2
Carl Furillo: W.2-3;1-2
Gil Hodges: 13

Top 5

Sheldon Jones: 43
Bill Rigney: HP
Whitey Lockman: 8
Bobby Thomson: 9

Bot 5

Dick Whitman: S7/L
Eddie Miksis: K
Ralph Branca: 34/SH.1-2
Pee Wee Reese: 63

Top 6

Johnny Mize: 8
Willard Marshall: 43
Sid Gordon: S7/L
Wes Westrum: D7/L.1-3
Buddy Kerr: S5.3-H;2-H(E5/TH);B-2
Sheldon Jones: S4.2-3
Bill Rigney: 64(1)/FO

Bot 6

Spider Jorgensen: K
Preston Ward: 7
Gene Hermanski: K

Top 7

Whitey Lockman: 6
Bobby Thomson: 6
Johnny Mize: 7

Bot 7

Carl Furillo: 63
Gil Hodges: 63
Dick Whitman: W
Eddie Miksis: S7/G.1-2
Ralph Branca: S7/G.2-H;1-2
Pee Wee Reese: 4

Top 8

Willard Marshall: 9
Sid Gordon: K
Wes Westrum: 63

Bot 8

Billy Cox: 63
Preston Ward: 6
Gene Hermanski: 31

Top 9

Buddy Kerr: K
Johnny McCarthy: 43
Bill Rigney: 7

Notes & reviews

Whitey Lockman slipped on an apparent double

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