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Chicago Cubs @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1951-08-24 · Night game · Ebbets Field · Att: 22186 · 1:57

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Chicago Cubs 1–0. Ralph Branca earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Ralph Branca L: Paul Minner SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jocko Conlan · 1B: Bill Stewart · 2B: (none) · 3B: Artie Gore · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	H	SO
Eddie Miksis	4	0	2
Chuck Connors	3	0	3
Frank Baumholtz	3	1	2
Hank Sauer	3	0	0
Randy Jackson	3	0	0
Gene Hermanski	3	0	1
Bruce Edwards	3	0	1
Roy Smalley	3	1	1
Paul Minner	2	1	0
Smoky Burgess	1	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	1	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Carl Furillo	4	0	1	0	0	0
Pee Wee Reese	4	1	2	0	0	0
Duke Snider	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jackie Robinson	4	0	2	1	0	0
Gil Hodges	3	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Campanella	3	0	1	0	0	0
Andy Pafko	2	0	1	0	1	0
Billy Cox	3	0	1	0	0	0
Ralph Branca	3	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Minner	8.0	9	1	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ralph Branca	9.0	3	0	10

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Miksis: 8
Chuck Connors: K
Frank Baumholtz: K

Bot 1

Carl Furillo: 9
Pee Wee Reese: S9/L89.B-2(E9)
Duke Snider: 9/F9D.2-3
Jackie Robinson: D9/BG.3-H(UR)
Gil Hodges: CS3(25)

Top 2

Hank Sauer: 6/L
Randy Jackson: 53
Gene Hermanski: 9

Bot 2

Gil Hodges: 3/FL
Roy Campanella: 7/L7L
Andy Pafko: 63

Top 3

Bruce Edwards: 53
Roy Smalley: S8/L
Paul Minner: S9/G34.1-3
Eddie Miksis: K
Chuck Connors: K

Bot 3

Billy Cox: 4
Ralph Branca: 43
Carl Furillo: S7/L
Pee Wee Reese: D9/L.1-3
Duke Snider: 13

Top 4

Frank Baumholtz: K
Hank Sauer: 8
Randy Jackson: 13

Bot 4

Jackie Robinson: 9
Gil Hodges: 7/L
Roy Campanella: S9/L
Andy Pafko: W.1-2
Billy Cox: 53

Top 5

Gene Hermanski: K
Bruce Edwards: 3/FL
Roy Smalley: 53

Bot 5

Ralph Branca: K
Carl Furillo: 63
Pee Wee Reese: 2/FL

Top 6

Paul Minner: 4
Eddie Miksis: 63
Chuck Connors: K

Bot 6

Duke Snider: S7/F78S.BX2(75)
Jackie Robinson: S7/G56
Gil Hodges: E5/G.1-2
Roy Campanella: 64(1)3/GDP/R2

Top 7

Frank Baumholtz: S9/9DW.BX2(96)
Hank Sauer: 7/L7
Randy Jackson: 63

Bot 7

Andy Pafko: S7/L
Billy Cox: CS2(26)
Billy Cox: S5
Ralph Branca: 6
Carl Furillo: 9

Top 8

Gene Hermanski: 13
Bruce Edwards: K
Roy Smalley: K

Bot 8

Pee Wee Reese: 63
Duke Snider: 4
Jackie Robinson: 2/FL

Top 9

Smoky Burgess: 9/L
Eddie Miksis: K
Phil Cavarretta: 31

Notes & reviews

Chuck Connors overcharged hard bunt and the ball went into RF
Jackie Robinson scored from 2B on a close play at HP; 1B umpire Bill Stewart ruled Roy Campanella out at 1B to end the inning and negate the run; Dodgers Manager Chuck Dressen and Coach Clyde Sukeforth ejected by Stewart
Cookie Lavagetto coached at 3B and Waybe Terwilliger at 1B

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