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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Boston Braves

1948-09-06 · Day game · Braves Field · 7 innings · Att: 39670 · 1:37

Boston Braves defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 4–0. Boston Braves put up 3 in the 1st. Johnny Sain earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
BRO	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
BSN	3	0	1	0	0	0		4	11

W: Johnny Sain L: Harry Taylor SV: (none)

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

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Marv Rackley	3	0	0	0
Jackie Robinson	3	1	0	0
Gene Hermanski	3	2	0	0
George Shuba	3	0	0	1
Billy Cox	3	0	0	0
Bruce Edwards	2	0	0	0
Gil Hodges	3	1	0	0
Pee Wee Reese	2	0	1	0
Harry Taylor	1	0	0	0
Duke Snider	1	0	0	0
Pete Reiser	1	1	0	0
Arky Vaughan	1	0	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Holmes	2	1	2	0	2	0
Al Dark	3	1	3	0	0	0
Earl Torgeson	4	0	0	0	0	2
Bob Elliott	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jeff Heath	2	1	1	2	0	0
Bill Salkeld	3	1	2	1	0	0
Mike McCormick	2	0	0	0	1	0
Sibby Sisti	3	0	1	1	0	0
Johnny Sain	3	0	0	0	0	0
Clint Conatser	1	0	1	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Harry Taylor	4.0	9	2	2
Paul Minner	1.1	2	1	0
Elmer Sexauer	0.2	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Sain	7.0	5	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Marv Rackley: 63
Jackie Robinson: S9/L
Gene Hermanski: 63.1-2
George Shuba: 43

Bot 1

Tommy Holmes: S8/L
Al Dark: S5.1-2
Earl Torgeson: K
Bob Elliott: 8/L
Jeff Heath: T8.2-H;1-H
Bill Salkeld: S9/G/BOOT.3-H
Mike McCormick: 53/BOOT

Top 2

Billy Cox: 6
Bruce Edwards: 8
Gil Hodges: S7/L
Pee Wee Reese: W.1-2
Harry Taylor: 7

Bot 2

Sibby Sisti: 9/BOOT
Johnny Sain: 9
Tommy Holmes: W
Al Dark: S4.1-2
Earl Torgeson: K

Top 3

Marv Rackley: 63
Jackie Robinson: 3
Gene Hermanski: S9/L
George Shuba: 3/G

Bot 3

Bob Elliott: S1
Jeff Heath: 16(1)3/GDP
Bill Salkeld: D9/L/BOOT
Mike McCormick: W/BOOT
Sibby Sisti: S7/G/BOOT.2-H;1-3(E7/TH);B-2
Johnny Sain: 63

Top 4

Billy Cox: 13
Bruce Edwards: 63
Gil Hodges: 53

Bot 4

Tommy Holmes: S8/G
Al Dark: 13/SH.1-2
Earl Torgeson: 31.2-3
Bob Elliott: 8

Top 5

Pee Wee Reese: 7
Duke Snider: 5/FL
Marv Rackley: 63

Bot 5

Clint Conatser: S8/G
Bill Salkeld: 8/BOOT
Mike McCormick: 2/BOOT
Sibby Sisti: 54(1)/FO/BOOT

Top 6

Jackie Robinson: 63
Gene Hermanski: T9
George Shuba: K
Billy Cox: 9/L

Bot 6

Johnny Sain: 9/L
Tommy Holmes: W
Al Dark: S8/L.1-2
Earl Torgeson: 36(1)/FO.2-3
Bob Elliott: 8

Top 7

Pete Reiser: D8
Gil Hodges: PB.2-3
Gil Hodges: 2/FL
Pee Wee Reese: 8
Arky Vaughan: 63

Notes & reviews

Mike McCormick singled to LF but the Dodgers told HP umpire Artie Gore that he had batted out of turn; the Dodgers had not noticed even though this was the third time through the batting order
game called due to darkness

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