Brooklyn Dodgers 4 – 2 Pittsburgh Pirates
24 June 1947 · PIT06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | struck out 4 times | Ralph Branca | 1 in 728 player-games |
| 16 | final score 4–2 | 1 in 27 games | |
| 9 | 7 strikeouts | Fritz Ostermueller | 1 in 20 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Box score
Brooklyn Dodgers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Al Gionfriddo | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jackie Robinson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carl Furillo | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dixie Walker | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Pee Wee Reese | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Spider Jorgensen | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gil Hodges | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ralph Branca | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Brooklyn Dodgers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Branca | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culley Rikard | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Whitey Wietelmann | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Frankie Gustine | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ralph Kiner | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Billy Cox | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Elbie Fletcher | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wally Westlake | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dixie Howell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Fritz Ostermueller | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fritz Ostermueller | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 |