BRO @ NYA

Brooklyn Dodgers at New York Yankees, October 5, 1947

On October 5, 1947, the Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees 8-6 at Yankee Stadium I in a World Series game. Retrosheet records a crowd of 74,065, a running time of 199 minutes, and a day start for this game. The weather notes give sunny skies. The line score has the Brooklyn Dodgers crossing the plate in the first, third, and sixth; the sixth brought 4 runs. The line score has the New York Yankees crossing the plate in the third, fourth, and ninth; the third brought 4 runs. The Brooklyn Dodgers had 12 hits and the New York Yankees 15, with 1 and 2 errors. Ralph Branca was the winning pitcher, allowing 1 earned run on 6 hits in 2.1 innings. The loss was charged to Joe Page after 1.0 innings and 4 runs. The save went to Hugh Casey. The Brooklyn Dodgers used Ralph Branca, Hugh Casey, Joe Hatten, and Vic Lombardi on the mound. The New York Yankees' pitching table lists Karl Drews, Bobo Newsom, Joe Page, Vic Raschi, and Allie Reynolds. For the Brooklyn Dodgers, Pee Wee Reese went 3 for 4, 1 double, and 2 RBI. The New York Yankees' top hitter was Billy Johnson, 2 for 5 and 1 RBI. Behind the plate was umpire Babe Pinelli.