August 2, 1949The Brooklyn Dodgers pounded the Pittsburgh Pirates today, winning by a score of 20-8. It was the most runs scored by any team in this 1949 NL season. Duke Snider (pictured) led the way for Brooklyn by driving in 5 runs. Marv Rackley was 5 for 6 and scored 4 times. Jackie Robinson was 4 for 6 with 4 RBI. The one highlight for the Pirates: Ralph Kiner hit his league leading 34th homerun of the year. The Dodgers out hit Pittsburgh 21-11 and also drew 7 walks in the game.
BOXSCORE: 1949 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1949 Pittsburgh Pirates 8/2/1949
Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG
P.Reese SS 5 4 3 0 .306 P.Castiglione 3B 5 2 2 0 .281
M.Rackley LF 6 4 5 0 .313 D.Walker 1B 5 0 1 0 .245
D.Snider CF 3 3 2 5 .313 D.Restelli CF 3 2 2 3 .257
J.Robinson 2B 6 2 4 4 .386 R.Kiner LF 3 2 1 2 .278
G.Hermanski RF 3 3 1 2 .247 W.Westlake RF 3 2 1 2 .263
J.Banta P 0 0 0 0 .188 M.Basgall 2B 5 0 2 0 .269
G.Hodges 1B 5 1 2 2 .278 S.Rojek SS 4 0 1 0 .306
B.Cox 3B 5 2 2 1 .223 E.Fitz Gerald C 4 0 1 1 .260
R.Campanella C 4 1 2 4 .260 B.Chesnes P 0 0 0 0 .216
R.Barney P 2 0 0 1 .269 H.Gumbert P 1 0 0 0 .000
E.Palica P 2 0 0 0 .222 R.Sewell P 1 0 0 0 .188
B-C.Furillo RF 0 0 0 0 .377 H.Casey P 0 0 0 0 .000
M.Dickson P 0 0 0 0 .139
A-T.Saffell PH 1 0 0 0 .278
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Totals 41 20 21 19 Totals 35 8 11 8
A-Pinch Hit For Dickson In 9th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Palica In 9th Inning
Dodgers......... 6 2 0 1 2 0 1 5 3 - 20 21 0
Pirates......... 1 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 - 8 11 1
Dodgers (69-27) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
R.Barney WIN(8-2) 5 8 7 7 2 4 3 4.45
E.Palica HOLD(1st) 3 2/3 3 1 1 5 1 0 5.29
J.Banta 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.33
Totals 9 11 8 8 7 5 3
Pirates (45-51) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
B.Chesnes LOSS(6-5) 0 2/3 6 6 6 0 0 2 6.58
H.Gumbert 2 2/3 6 3 3 0 2 0 5.51
R.Sewell 3 2/3 5 5 4 2 1 0 4.21
H.Casey 1 1/3 4 6 6 3 0 0 7.31
M.Dickson 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.15
Totals 9 21 20 19 5 3 2
ATTENDANCE- 18,330 DATE- Tuesday, August 2nd 1949 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 3:12
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 4 Pirates:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 1 Pirates: 1
ERRORS- R.Kiner
DOUBLES- G.Hermanski(5th), P.Castiglione-2(13th)
TRIPLES- J.Robinson(12th)
HOME RUNS- D.Snider(14th), R.Campanella(16th), D.Restelli(13th), R.Kiner(34th),
W.Westlake(16th)
RBIs- D.Snider-5(67th), J.Robinson-4(78th), G.Hermanski-2(30th),
G.Hodges-2(66th), B.Cox(35th), R.Campanella-4(51st), R.Barney,
D.Restelli-3(32nd), R.Kiner-2(87th), W.Westlake-2(57th),
E.Fitz Gerald(20th)
STOLEN BASES- P.Reese(21st), J.Robinson-2(36th)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Robinson
SACRIFICE HITS- G.Hodges, R.Sewell
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Snider, G.Hermanski, R.Campanella, R.Barney, E.Fitz Gerald
WALKS- P.Reese, D.Snider-2, G.Hermanski-2, D.Restelli-2, R.Kiner-2,
W.Westlake-2, S.Rojek
HIT BY PITCH- R.Sewell
STRIKE OUTS- G.Hodges, R.Barney, E.Palica, D.Walker, R.Kiner, W.Westlake-2,
S.Rojek
GIDP- J.Robinson, R.Sewell
2-out RBI- B.Cox, R.Campanella-3, D.Restelli-2, W.Westlake-2
RLISP 2-out- G.Hodges, G.Hermanski, P.Castiglione, R.Kiner-2, T.Saffell-2
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 7 for 15 Pirates: 3 for 11
WEB GEMS- Bot 1st: Pee Wee Reese robbed Dixie Walker of a base hit.
Center fielder Duke Snider went yard and had 5 RBI as the Pittsburgh Pirates
were badly beaten by the Brooklyn Dodgers, 20 to 8.
Snider had a big day against Pittsburgh. He belted a three-run homer in the
1st inning and hit a single which brought home a run in the 4th inning.
Brooklyn bats were hot in the 1st inning with 6 runs on 6 hits and the 8th
inning when they had 5 runs on 3 hits. The Brooklyn offense was great,
scoring in 7 of the 9 innings.
Rex Barney(8-2) allowed 7 runs in 5 innings, and picked up the victory. Bob
Chesnes(6-5) took the loss. He pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up 6 hits and
no walks.
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