4/8/1948, BRK48-KCB48, Griffith Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1948 Royal Giants 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 11 2 7 0 1948 Blues 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 5 13 0 10 1 Royal Giants AB R H BI AVG Blues AB R H BI AVG Ashburn cf 4 2 1 1 .500 Pesky 3b 5 2 1 0 .333 Waitkus 1b 5 2 2 1 .333 Majeski ss 5 0 2 1 .333 DiMaggio J rf 4 0 0 1 .125 Evers cf 4 1 1 0 .125 Kiner lf 4 0 3 2 .500 Sisler 1b 5 0 1 1 .333 Stephens V ss 5 0 1 0 .111 Gordon J 2b 5 0 1 0 .333 Gordon S 3b 3 1 0 0 .143 Westlake rf 5 2 3 1 .571 Niarhos c 3 1 1 0 .286 Brown lf 4 0 2 0 .429 Murtaugh 2b 4 1 2 0 .286 Campanella c 4 0 1 1 .286 Jansen p 3 0 0 0 .000 Raffensberger p 2 0 0 0 .000 Mitchell ph 1 1 1 3 1.000 Haas ph 1 0 1 0 1.000 Fowler p 0 0 0 0 .000 Kush p 0 0 0 0 .000 36 8 11 8 Chipman p 0 0 0 0 .000 40 5 13 4 Royal Giants INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Jansen W 1-0 8.0 13 5 3 1 1 116 79 3.38 Fowler S 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 11 7 0.00 9.0 13 5 3 1 1 127 86 Blues INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Raffensberger 8.0 6 3 3 4 3 130 87 3.38 Kush 0.0 0 2 2 2 0 12 4 99.00 Chipman BS 1, L 0-1 1.0 5 3 3 0 0 20 15 27.00 9.0 11 8 8 6 3 162 106 BRK: Mitchell batted for Jansen in the 9th KCB: Haas batted for Raffensberger in the 8th E-Kiner, Gordon S. 2B-Majeski(1), Evers(1), Sisler(1), Westlake(1). 3B-Waitkus(1), Mitchell(1). RBI-Ashburn(2), Waitkus(1), DiMaggio J(3), Kiner 2(2), Mitchell 3(3), Majeski(1), Sisler(1), Westlake(2), Campanella(1). K-Ashburn, Waitkus, Jansen, Sisler. BB-Ashburn, DiMaggio J, Kiner, Gordon S 2, Niarhos, Evers. SH-Raffensberger. GWRBI: Mitchell Temperature: 61, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: in from center at 8 MPH. 4/8/1948, BRK48-KCB48, Griffith Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1948 Royal Giants 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 11 2 7 0 1948 Blues 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 5 13 0 10 1 Royal Giants -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Ashburn cf 1>8 3>W 5>k 8>43 S.3-H Waitkus 1b S T.1-H k 5/fl 63.1-2 DiMaggio J rf 31.1-2 8.3-H 8 W 31.2-3 Kiner lf note 1 S 6>31 W.1-2 S.3-H Stephens V ss 2>6 8 63 7 S.1-3 Gordon S 3b W 5/fl 8 9>Kush 3/fl W Niarhos c S.1-2 4>53 7>53 W.1-2 Murtaugh 2b note 2 S 53 Chipman S.2-3;1-2 Jansen p 64/f note 3 k Mitchell ph note 4 Fowler p 1: S.2-H;Bx2(754) 2: 46/f.2-3;B-1 3: 2/dp.1x1(23) 4: T.3-H;2-H;1-H Blues -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Pesky 3b 1>13 63 5>S.B-2(e7) note 1 46/f.B-1 Majeski ss S 3>7 53 54/f D.1-H Evers cf W.1-2 43 7 7>D 9 Sisler 1b note 2 9 D.2-H k 9>Fowler 8 Gordon J 2b 9 4>S 5/L 63.2-3 9 Westlake rf 2>D 7 6>S S.3-H 63 Brown lf 7.2-3 S.1-2 S.1-3 31 Campanella c e5.3-H;B-1 note 3 S.3-H;1-3 8>9 Raffensberger p 14/SH.1-2 9 note 4 Haas ph S Kush p Chipman p 1: 64/f.2-3;B-1 2: 54/f.2-3;B-1 3: 46/f.2-3;B-1 4: 62.3xH;1-2;B-1 Royal Giants IN OUT ER Blues IN OUT ER Jansen A1 E3 3 W 1-0 Raffensberger A1 D5 3 Fowler E4 E6 0 S 1 Kush D6 D7 2 Chipman D8 E6 3 BS 1, L 0-1 4/8/1948, BRK48-KCB48, Griffith Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1948 Royal Giants 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 11 2 7 0 1948 Blues 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 5 13 0 10 1 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Royal Giants batting 0-0 0 --- 11 Ashburn flied out to center (BFX) 0-0 1 --- 00 Waitkus grounded a single up the middle (X) 0-0 1 1-- 12 DiMaggio J grounded out to first, Waitkus to second (>FCFBX) 0-0 2 -2- 01 Kiner grounded a single between third and short, Waitkus scored, Kiner out at second (FX) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Blues batting 1-0 0 --- 02 Pesky grounded out to the mound (CFX) 1-0 1 --- 11 Majeski grounded a single up the middle (BCX) 1-0 1 1-- 30 Evers walked, Majeski to second (BBBB) 1-0 1 12- 02 Sisler grounded to third, forcing Evers at second, Majeski to third, Sisler to first (FFX) 1-0 2 1-3 32 Gordon J flied out to right (BFBBS>X) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Royal Giants batting 1-0 0 --- 10 Stephens V popped out to short (BX) 1-0 1 --- 32 Gordon S walked (BCFFBFBFFFB) 1-0 1 1-- 00 Niarhos grounded a single between first and second, Gordon S to second (X) 1-0 1 12- 11 Murtaugh grounded to second, forcing Niarhos at second, Gordon S to third, Murtaugh to first (CBX) 1-0 2 1-3 22 Jansen grounded to short, forcing Murtaugh at second (CFFFBBX) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Blues batting 1-0 0 --- 00 Westlake doubled deep to left (X) 1-0 0 -2- 22 Brown flied out to left, Westlake to third (BSFBFX) 1-0 1 --3 21 Westlake scored, Campanella to first on an error by the third baseman Gordon S (FBBX) 1-1 1 1-- 00 Raffensberger sacrifice bunted to the mound, Campanella to second (Xb) 1-1 2 -2- 12 Pesky grounded out to short (BFSFX) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Royal Giants batting 1-1 0 --- 32 Ashburn walked (CBBSFBB) 1-1 0 1-- 11 Waitkus tripled deep to right center, Ashburn scored (CBX) 2-1 0 --3 02 DiMaggio J flied out to center, Waitkus scored (CCX) 3-1 1 --- 22 Kiner lined a single to center (BCBSX) 3-1 1 1-- 10 Stephens V flied out to center (BX) 3-1 2 1-- 12 Gordon S popped out to third (CBFX) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Blues batting 3-1 0 --- 22 Majeski flied out to left (FBFBFX) 3-1 1 --- 21 Evers grounded out to second (FBBX) 3-1 2 --- 20 Sisler flied out to right (BBX) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Royal Giants batting 3-1 0 --- 11 Niarhos grounded out to third (BFX) 3-1 1 --- 21 Murtaugh reached on an infield single to short (BBFX) 3-1 1 1-- 00 Jansen hit into a double play, Campanella to Sisler, Murtaugh out at first (Xb) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Blues batting 3-1 0 --- 21 Gordon J grounded a single between third and short (BFBX) 3-1 0 1-- 12 Westlake flied out to left (BSFFX) 3-1 1 1-- 10 Brown grounded a single between first and second, Gordon J to second (BX) 3-1 1 12- 01 Campanella grounded to second, forcing Brown at second, Gordon J to third, Campanella to first (SX) 3-1 2 1-3 22 Raffensberger flied out to right (BSSFBX) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Royal Giants batting 3-1 0 --- 12 Ashburn struck out (CCBS) 3-1 1 --- 12 Waitkus struck out (CBFS) 3-1 2 --- 02 DiMaggio J flied out to center (FFFX) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Blues batting 3-1 0 --- 11 Pesky lined a single to shallow left, Pesky to second on an error by the left fielder Kiner (BCX) 3-1 0 -2- 11 Majeski grounded out to third (CBX) 3-1 1 -2- 11 Evers flied out to left (CBX) 3-1 2 -2- 00 Sisler doubled deep down the right field line, Pesky scored (X) 3-2 2 -2- 10 Gordon J lined out to third (BX) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Royal Giants batting 3-2 0 --- 22 Kiner grounded out to first (FFBFBX) 3-2 1 --- 22 Stephens V grounded out to short (BBCFX) 3-2 2 --- 12 Gordon S flied out to center (BCFFX) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Blues batting 3-2 0 --- 11 Westlake lined a single to shallow left (CBX) 3-2 0 1-- 10 Brown singled to right center, Westlake to third (BX) 3-2 0 1-3 01 Campanella singled to right center, Westlake scored, Brown to third (SX) 3-3 0 1-3 02 Raffensberger grounded to short, Brown out at home, Campanella to second, Raffensberger to first (CCFX) 3-3 1 12- 00 Pesky grounded to short, forcing Raffensberger at second, Campanella to third, Pesky to first (X) 3-3 2 1-3 10 Majeski grounded to third, forcing Pesky at second (BX) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Royal Giants batting 3-3 0 --- 32 Niarhos grounded out to third (CFBBBFX) 3-3 1 --- 11 Murtaugh grounded out to third (CBX) 3-3 2 --- 12 Jansen struck out (CFBFS) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Blues batting 3-3 0 --- 00 Evers doubled deep to left (X) 3-3 0 -2- 12 Sisler struck out (BCSS) 3-3 1 -2- 10 Gordon J grounded out to short, Evers to third (BX) 3-3 2 --3 00 Westlake grounded a single up the middle, Evers scored (X) 3-4 2 1-- 00 Brown grounded out to first (X) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Royal Giants batting 3-4 0 --- 00 Ashburn grounded out to second (X) 3-4 1 --- 02 Waitkus popped out to third (CFX) 3-4 2 --- 32 DiMaggio J walked (BBBCCFB) 3-4 2 1-- 31 Kiner walked, DiMaggio J to second (BBBFB) 3-4 2 12- 12 Stephens V flied out to left (CBSX) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Blues batting 3-4 0 --- 11 Campanella flied out to right (BFX) Haas pinch hitting for Raffensberger 3-4 1 --- 00 Haas lined a single to shallow right (X) 3-4 1 1-- 10 Pesky grounded to second, forcing Haas at second, Pesky to first (BX) 3-4 2 1-- 12 Majeski lined a double to left center, Pesky scored (BFFFX) 3-5 2 -2- 01 Evers lined out to right (CX) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Royal Giants batting Kush now pitching 3-5 0 --- 32 Gordon S walked (BSFBFFBB) 3-5 0 1-- 30 Niarhos walked, Gordon S to second (BBBB) Chipman now pitching 3-5 0 12- 02 Murtaugh grounded a single between third and short, Gordon S to third, Niarhos to second (FFX) Mitchell pinch hitting for Jansen 3-5 0 123 21 Mitchell lined a triple down the first base line, Gordon S scored, Niarhos scored, Murtaugh scored (BFBX) 6-5 0 --3 00 Ashburn reached on an infield single to third, Mitchell scored (X) 7-5 0 1-- 10 Waitkus grounded out to short, Ashburn to second (BX) 7-5 1 -2- 11 DiMaggio J grounded out to first, Ashburn to third (BFX) 7-5 2 --3 00 Kiner grounded a single between third and short, Ashburn scored (X) 8-5 2 1-- 01 Stephens V lined a single to left center, Kiner to third (CX) 8-5 2 1-3 12 Gordon S popped out to first (FBFX) ************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Blues batting Fowler now pitching 8-5 0 --- 22 Sisler flied out to center (BBFCFFX) 8-5 1 --- 10 Gordon J flied out to right (BX) 8-5 2 --- 10 Westlake grounded out to short (BX)