BRO @ NYA

September 30, 1947

Final Score: BRO 3 - NYA 5

Game Information

Ballpark
Yankee Stadium I
Attendance
73,365
Game Duration
140 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Spec Shea
Losing Pitcher
Ralph Branca
Save
Joe Page

Umpires

Home Plate
Bill McGowan
First Base
Babe Pinelli
Second Base
Eddie Rommel
Third Base
Larry Goetz

Weather & Field Conditions

Sky
Sunny
Field Condition
Dry
Precipitation
None

Line Score

BRO @ NYA — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
BRO 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 6 0
NYA 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 x 5 4 0

BRO Batting

BRO @ NYA — BRO Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Hank Behrman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ralph Branca 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Hugh Casey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bruce Edwards 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Carl Furillo 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Gene Hermanski 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Spider Jorgensen 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Cookie Lavagetto 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Eddie Miksis 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Pee Wee Reese 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Pete Reiser 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Jackie Robinson 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Eddie Stanky 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Dixie Walker 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Team Totals 32 3 6 2 3 5 0 0 0 2 .188

NYA Batting

BRO @ NYA — NYA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Yogi Berra 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Bobby Brown 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe DiMaggio 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Tommy Henrich 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Billy Johnson 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Johnny Lindell 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333
George McQuinn 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Page 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Phil Rizzuto 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Spec Shea 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Snuffy Stirnweiss 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 28 5 4 5 3 6 1 0 0 0 .143

BRO Pitching

BRO @ NYA — BRO Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hank Behrman - 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Ralph Branca (L) L 4.0 2 5 5 3 5 0 11.25
Hugh Casey - 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Team Totals 8.0 4 5 5 3 6 0 5.62

NYA Pitching

BRO @ NYA — NYA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Joe Page (SV) SV 4.0 4 2 2 1 2 0 4.50
Spec Shea (W) W 5.0 2 1 1 2 3 0 1.80
Team Totals 9.0 6 3 3 3 5 0 3.00

Brooklyn Dodgers at New York Yankees, September 30, 1947

On September 30, 1947, the New York Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-3 at Yankee Stadium I in a World Series game. The information panel shows attendance of 73,365, a running time of 140 minutes, and a day start. The weather notes give sunny skies. The Brooklyn Dodgers scored single runs in the first, sixth, and seventh innings. The New York Yankees scored 5 in the fifth and nowhere else. Hits were 6 for the Brooklyn Dodgers and 4 for the New York Yankees, with 0 and 0 errors. The win went to Spec Shea, allowing 1 earned run on 2 hits in 5.0 innings. Ralph Branca took the loss after 4.0 innings and 5 runs. Joe Page earned the save. No pitcher struck out more than Ralph Branca, who had 5. The Brooklyn Dodgers' pitching table lists Hank Behrman, Ralph Branca, and Hugh Casey. Dixie Walker led the Brooklyn Dodgers at the plate: 2 for 4 and 1 RBI. Tommy Henrich drove in 2 for the New York Yankees. Bill McGowan worked home plate.

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