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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Boston Braves

1949-05-15 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 26118 · 2:12

Boston Braves defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 4–0. Boston Braves put up 2 in the 8th. Vern Bickford earned the win. Jim Russell went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Vern Bickford L: Morrie Martin SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Al Barlick · 1B: George Barr · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lee Ballanfant · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Pee Wee Reese	3	0	1	1
Gene Hermanski	3	1	0	0
Duke Snider	3	0	1	0
Jackie Robinson	4	1	0	1
Gil Hodges	4	1	0	1
Carl Furillo	3	0	0	0
Bob Ramazzotti	3	0	0	2
Bruce Edwards	2	0	0	1
Morrie Martin	2	0	0	0
Spider Jorgensen	1	0	0	0
Dick Whitman	1	0	0	0
Marv Rackley	1	1	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Stanky	4	0	0	0	0	2
Al Dark	3	2	1	0	1	1
Sibby Sisti	2	1	0	0	0	0
Bob Elliott	4	0	1	1	0	1
Jim Russell	4	1	2	3	0	0
Clint Conatser	3	0	1	0	1	0
Al Lakeman	2	0	0	0	1	0
Phil Masi	3	0	0	0	1	0
Vern Bickford	2	0	1	0	1	1
Marv Rickert	1	0	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Morrie Martin	6.1	5	3	4
Jack Banta	0.2	0	0	1
Erv Palica	1.0	1	2	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vern Bickford	9.0	4	2	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pee Wee Reese: W
Gene Hermanski: SB2
Gene Hermanski: 7.2-3
Duke Snider: W
Jackie Robinson: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Eddie Stanky: K
Al Dark: K
Sibby Sisti: 9

Top 2

Gil Hodges: K
Carl Furillo: 43
Bob Ramazzotti: K

Bot 2

Bob Elliott: 8
Jim Russell: 53
Clint Conatser: 3/FL

Top 3

Bruce Edwards: 4
Morrie Martin: 4/L
Pee Wee Reese: 9

Bot 3

Al Lakeman: 8
Phil Masi: 8
Vern Bickford: S1
Eddie Stanky: 43

Top 4

Gene Hermanski: 9/L
Duke Snider: E4.B-1
Jackie Robinson: PO1(23)
Jackie Robinson: 3

Bot 4

Al Dark: S8/G
Sibby Sisti: 53/SH.1-2
Bob Elliott: S6.2-H
Jim Russell: 7
Clint Conatser: CS2(24)

Top 5

Gil Hodges: S5.B-2(E5/TH)
Carl Furillo: 8
Bob Ramazzotti: K23
Bruce Edwards: K

Bot 5

Clint Conatser: 9
Al Lakeman: 4
Phil Masi: 8

Top 6

Morrie Martin: 13
Pee Wee Reese: 13
Gene Hermanski: S9/L
Duke Snider: 6

Bot 6

Vern Bickford: W
Eddie Stanky: K
Al Dark: 13.1-2
Sibby Sisti: 3/FL

Top 7

Jackie Robinson: K
Gil Hodges: 63
Carl Furillo: 53

Bot 7

Bob Elliott: K
Jim Russell: HR/7
Clint Conatser: S7/G
Al Lakeman: W.1-2
Phil Masi: W.2-3;1-2
Vern Bickford: K
Eddie Stanky: 43

Top 8

Bob Ramazzotti: 8
Spider Jorgensen: 43
Dick Whitman: 43

Bot 8

Al Dark: W
Sibby Sisti: E3/SH.1-2
Bob Elliott: 6
Jim Russell: D9/L.1-H(UR);2-H
Clint Conatser: W
Marv Rickert: 7
Phil Masi: 8

Top 9

Pee Wee Reese: K
Marv Rackley: S8/G
Duke Snider: 8
Jackie Robinson: S8/L.1-2
Gil Hodges: 4