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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1949-09-16 Β· Night game Β· Forbes Field Β· Att: 28202 Β· 2:39

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 9–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 5th. Bill Werle earned the win. Wally Westlake went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

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BRO00000001127
PIT00034002910

W: Bill Werle   L: Don Newcombe   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: George Barr Β· 1B: Al Barlick Β· 2B: (none) Β· 3B: Lee Ballanfant Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Brooklyn Dodgers β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Pee Wee Reese400010
Eddie Miksis513000
Carl Furillo502001
Jackie Robinson300011
Gil Hodges500001
Roy Campanella000000
Luis Olmo400001
Duke Snider300010
Don Newcombe200001
Bruce Edwards111120
Tommy Brown101000
Mike McCormick100000

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Stan Rojek321010
Tom Saffell423101
Johnny Hopp422200
Ralph Kiner120030
Wally Westlake412401
Pete Castiglione401100
Monty Basgall401000
Clyde McCullough400001
Bill Werle300001

Brooklyn Dodgers β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Don Newcombe4.2621
Carl Erskine0.1110
Ralph Branca2.0003
Rex Barney1.0310

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Bill Werle9.0755

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Pee Wee Reese: E6/G
  • Eddie Miksis: E5/TH.1-2
  • Carl Furillo: 5(2)3/GDP.1-2
  • Jackie Robinson: K

Bot 1

  • Stan Rojek: 53
  • Tom Saffell: S9/G
  • Johnny Hopp: CS2(26)
  • Johnny Hopp: 43

Top 2

  • Gil Hodges: 53
  • Roy Campanella: HP
  • Luis Olmo: 9
  • Duke Snider: 63

Bot 2

  • Ralph Kiner: 8/L
  • Wally Westlake: 9
  • Pete Castiglione: 43

Top 3

  • Don Newcombe: K
  • Pee Wee Reese: W
  • Eddie Miksis: S2/BG.1-2
  • Carl Furillo: K
  • Jackie Robinson: W.2-3;1-2
  • Gil Hodges: K

Bot 3

  • Monty Basgall: 9
  • Clyde McCullough: 9/L
  • Bill Werle: 43

Top 4

  • Bruce Edwards: W
  • Luis Olmo: K
  • Duke Snider: W.1-2
  • Don Newcombe: 6
  • Pee Wee Reese: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

  • Stan Rojek: W
  • Tom Saffell: S9/L.1-2
  • Johnny Hopp: D9.1-3;2-H
  • Ralph Kiner: IW
  • Wally Westlake: K
  • Pete Castiglione: WP.1-2;2-3;3-H
  • Pete Castiglione: 8.3-H
  • Monty Basgall: 8

Top 5

  • Eddie Miksis: 53
  • Carl Furillo: D8/L
  • Jackie Robinson: 5/FL
  • Gil Hodges: 7

Bot 5

  • Clyde McCullough: 9
  • Bill Werle: 23
  • Stan Rojek: S7/L.B-2(E7)
  • Tom Saffell: S9/G.2-H
  • Johnny Hopp: SB2
  • Johnny Hopp: S8/G.2-H
  • Ralph Kiner: SB2
  • Ralph Kiner: W
  • Wally Westlake: D7/L.2-H;1-H;BX3(715)

Top 6

  • Bruce Edwards: W
  • Luis Olmo: 7/L
  • Duke Snider: 4
  • Tommy Brown: S7/L.1-2
  • Pee Wee Reese: 53

Bot 6

  • Pete Castiglione: 8/L
  • Monty Basgall: 9
  • Clyde McCullough: K23

Top 7

  • Eddie Miksis: S9/L
  • Carl Furillo: 54(1)3/GDP
  • Jackie Robinson: HP
  • Gil Hodges: 8

Bot 7

  • Bill Werle: K
  • Stan Rojek: 5
  • Tom Saffell: K

Top 8

  • Bruce Edwards: HR/7
  • Luis Olmo: 63
  • Duke Snider: 9
  • Mike McCormick: 9

Bot 8

  • Johnny Hopp: 3/L
  • Ralph Kiner: W
  • Wally Westlake: HR/7.1-H
  • Pete Castiglione: S7/L
  • Monty Basgall: S7/G.1X2(74)
  • Clyde McCullough: 4/L

Top 9

  • Pee Wee Reese: 8
  • Eddie Miksis: S8/G
  • Carl Furillo: S7/G.1-2
  • Jackie Robinson: 64(1)/FO.2-H(E4/TH)(NR)(UR);B-2
  • Gil Hodges: 9