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Philadelphia Phillies @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1949-08-17 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 16172 · 3:06

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 11–7. Philadelphia Phillies put up 5 in the 8th. Jim Konstanty earned the win and Russ Meyer picked up the save. Del Ennis went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	5	1	11	11
BRO	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	7	13

W: Jim Konstanty L: Erv Palica SV: Russ Meyer

Umpires — HP: Frank Dascoli · 1B: Larry Goetz · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lou Jorda · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Richie Ashburn	3	1	2	0	2	0
Granny Hamner	5	2	2	1	1	0
Dick Sisler	3	1	0	0	1	2
Del Ennis	5	1	3	4	0	0
Stan Hollmig	3	0	0	0	2	1
Willie Jones	4	2	2	2	1	0
Mike Goliat	3	1	0	0	2	1
Andy Seminick	3	2	1	0	2	1
Blix Donnelly	3	0	0	1	0	1
Buddy Blattner	1	1	1	2	0	0
Russ Meyer	1	0	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pee Wee Reese	3	2	1	0	2	1
Marv Rackley	5	0	1	0	0	1
Duke Snider	5	1	1	0	0	0
Jackie Robinson	4	2	2	1	1	0
Gene Hermanski	4	0	4	3	1	0
Gil Hodges	4	0	1	1	1	0
Billy Cox	2	0	0	0	0	0
Bruce Edwards	4	1	1	2	0	0
Jack Banta	2	0	0	0	0	1
Spider Jorgensen	3	1	2	0	0	0
Tommy Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Minner	1	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Blix Donnelly	5.1	5	4	2
Schoolboy Rowe	1.1	4	0	0
Jim Konstanty	0.1	0	0	0
Russ Meyer	2.0	4	1	2

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ralph Branca	1.1	3	3	1
Jack Banta	5.2	4	3	4
Erv Palica	0.1	3	3	1
Paul Minner	1.2	1	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Richie Ashburn: D9/G
Granny Hamner: FC1.2X3(15)
Dick Sisler: 6/FL
Del Ennis: PB.1-2
Del Ennis: S8/L.2-H
Stan Hollmig: K

Bot 1

Pee Wee Reese: W
Marv Rackley: SB2
Marv Rackley: K
Duke Snider: 63.2-3
Jackie Robinson: W
Gene Hermanski: S8/L.1-3;3-H
Gil Hodges: 8

Top 2

Willie Jones: S7/G
Mike Goliat: SB2
Mike Goliat: W
Andy Seminick: W.2-3;1-2
Blix Donnelly: 9.2-3;3-H
Richie Ashburn: W.1-2
Granny Hamner: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Dick Sisler: K
Del Ennis: 43

Bot 2

Billy Cox: 63
Bruce Edwards: 4/FL
Jack Banta: K

Top 3

Stan Hollmig: 3/L
Willie Jones: 7/L
Mike Goliat: 63

Bot 3

Pee Wee Reese: 53
Marv Rackley: S8/L
Duke Snider: 46(1)/FO
Jackie Robinson: 54(1)/FO

Top 4

Andy Seminick: 6/FL
Blix Donnelly: 3
Richie Ashburn: 3/G

Bot 4

Gene Hermanski: W
Gil Hodges: 54(1)3/GDP
Billy Cox: 6

Top 5

Granny Hamner: 9
Dick Sisler: K
Del Ennis: HR/7
Stan Hollmig: 8

Bot 5

Bruce Edwards: 53
Jack Banta: 13
Pee Wee Reese: W
Marv Rackley: 4

Top 6

Willie Jones: HR/7
Mike Goliat: W
Andy Seminick: K
Blix Donnelly: K
Richie Ashburn: S8/L.1X3(85)

Bot 6

Duke Snider: 9
Jackie Robinson: S7/L
Gene Hermanski: S9/G.1-3
Gil Hodges: S7/L.1-2;3-H
Spider Jorgensen: 7
Bruce Edwards: 8

Top 7

Granny Hamner: S8/L
Dick Sisler: 13/SH.1-2
Del Ennis: 53
Stan Hollmig: W
Willie Jones: 53

Bot 7

Tommy Brown: 5/L
Pee Wee Reese: S3/BG
Marv Rackley: 5/FL
Duke Snider: S9/L.1-3
Jackie Robinson: S8/G.1-2;3-H
Gene Hermanski: D7.1-H;2-H
Gil Hodges: 63

Top 8

Mike Goliat: K
Andy Seminick: W
Buddy Blattner: HR/7.1-H
Richie Ashburn: W
Granny Hamner: S7/G.1-3;B-2(TH)
Dick Sisler: IW
Del Ennis: D9.1-3;2-H;3-H
Stan Hollmig: IW
Willie Jones: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Mike Goliat: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Spider Jorgensen: S9/L
Bruce Edwards: HR/7.1-H
Paul Minner: K
Pee Wee Reese: K
Marv Rackley: 43

Top 9

Andy Seminick: D7/L
Russ Meyer: FC1/BG.2-H(E5)(UR)
Richie Ashburn: 34/SH.1-2
Granny Hamner: 4(B)6(2)/LDP

Bot 9

Duke Snider: 3/G
Jackie Robinson: 8/L
Gene Hermanski: D9
Gil Hodges: W
Spider Jorgensen: S9/L.1-2;2XH(94)#

Notes & reviews

Dick Whitman ejected by HP umpire Frank Dascoli sometime in game
Hermanski was retired in an unspecified rundown fielding credit invented; posible missing assists

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