Wednesday, January 26, 2011

1950 World Series Game 4


October 7, 1950

The Detroit Tigers defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-2 this afternoon at Briggs Stadium in Detroit. The Tigers got a well pitched game from Dizzy Trout and timely hitting from Johnny Groth, evening the World Series at 2-2. Trout sailed along with a 5-0 lead until the 9th inning when he tired and gave up a 2 run hr to Roy Campanella. Ray Herbert came on to get the final out. Tiger outfielder Groth got the key hits for Detroit, a run scoring triple in the 4th and a solo homer in the 6th. Game 5 here in Detroit tomorrow will feature Preacher Roe and Art Houtteman in a game 1 pitching rematch.



Strat-O-Matic Report








BOXSCORE: 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1950 Detroit Tigers 10/7/1950



Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG

P.Reese SS 4 0 1 0 .333 J.Lipon SS 5 0 2 0 .300

G.Hermanski LF 5 0 1 0 .500 D.Kolloway 1B 5 0 2 1 .333

D.Snider CF 3 0 0 0 .176 G.Kell 3B 5 0 2 0 .389

J.Robinson 2B 4 0 2 0 .278 V.Wertz RF 4 0 0 0 .353

C.Furillo RF 3 0 0 0 .625 H.Evers LF 4 1 1 0 .467

G.Hodges 1B 4 1 2 0 .333 J.Groth CF 3 2 2 2 .333

R.Campanella C 4 1 1 2 .214 J.Priddy 2B 3 1 3 1 .333

B.Cox 3B 4 0 1 0 .182 A.Robinson C 3 1 1 0 .200

C.Erskine P 1 0 0 0 .000 D.Trout P 3 0 0 1 .000

A-G.Shuba PH 1 0 0 0 .000 R.Herbert P 0 0 0 0 ----

J.Banta P 0 0 0 0 ----

J.Hatten P 0 0 0 0 ----

B-J.Russell PH 1 0 0 0 .000

-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---

Totals 34 2 8 2 Totals 35 5 13 5



A-Pinch Hit For Erskine In 7th Inning

B-Pinch Hit For Hatten In 9th Inning



Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 8 0

Tigers.......... 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 - 5 13 0



Dodgers (2-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET

C.Erskine LOSS(0-1) 6 12 5 5 0 4 1 120 7.50 A1 D3

J.Banta 0 1/3 0 0 0 2 0 0 18 0.00 D4 D7

J.Hatten 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 3 0 24 0.00 D8

Totals 8 13 5 5 2 7 1



Tigers (2-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET

D.Trout WIN(1-0) 8 2/3 8 2 2 3 5 1 145 2.08 A1 E1

R.Herbert SAVE(1st) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00 E2

Totals 9 8 2 2 3 5 1



ATTENDANCE- 48,217 DATE- Saturday, October 7th 1950 TIME- Day

T- 2:36

LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 9 Tigers:11

DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 0 Tigers: 0

DOUBLES- P.Reese(2nd)

TRIPLES- J.Groth(1st)

HOME RUNS- R.Campanella(2nd), J.Groth(1st)

SACRIFICE HITS- C.Erskine, A.Robinson

SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Trout

WALKS- P.Reese, D.Snider, C.Furillo, J.Groth, J.Priddy

HIT BY PITCH- V.Wertz

STRIKE OUTS- P.Reese, G.Hodges, R.Campanella, B.Cox, C.Erskine, D.Kolloway-2,

G.Kell, V.Wertz, H.Evers, D.Trout-2



John Groth lofted one into the 'cheap seats' and had 2 RBI at Briggs Stadium

where the Detroit Tigers beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 5 to 2.



Detroit jumped on top to stay in the bottom of the 4th inning scoring 2 runs

utilizing 3 base hits. Hoot Evers started the inning off right when he

ripped a base-knock. Groth followed and he tripled. Jerry Priddy then laced

a one-base hit. Aaron Robinson stepped in and he laid down a sacrifice bunt.

Dizzy Trout dug into the batters box next, but he struck out. Detroit had

13 hits for the afternoon while Brooklyn had 8.



Trout(1-0) went 8 and 2/3 innings allowing 2 runs for the win. Trout got help

from Ray Herbert who was credited with his 1st save. Carl Erskine(0-1) took

the loss.





*** TOP OF INNING 1 ***

0 P.Reese 1- 7 3 Strike Out b-0

1 G.Hermanski 3- 8 5 Single b-1

1 1 D.Snider 1-11 3 Force Play 1-o b-1

2 1 J.Robinson 4- 8 3 Line Out b-0

*** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 ***

0 J.Lipon 3- 4 3 Ground Out b-0

1 D.Kolloway 2- 9 1 Ground Out b-0

2 G.Kell 4- 9 6 Single b-1

2 1 V.Wertz 3- 8 4 Ground Out b-0

*** TOP OF INNING 2 ***

0 C.Furillo 6- 9 3 Ground Out b-0

1 G.Hodges 5- 7 3 Strike Out b-0

2 R.Campanell 2- 9 3 Strike Out b-0

*** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 ***

0 H.Evers 6- 7 5 Strike Out b-0

1 J.Groth 2- 7 1 Ground Out b-0

2 J.Priddy 2- 7 6 Single b-1

2 1 A.Robinson 2- 6 3 Ground Out b-0

*** TOP OF INNING 3 ***

0 B.Cox 4- 7 5 Strike Out b-0

1 C.Erskine 3- 6 3 Strike Out b-0

2 P.Reese 5- 6 6 Ground Out b-0

*** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 ***

0 D.Trout 4- 3 4 Ground Out b-0

1 J.Lipon 5- 7 4 5 Single b-1

1 1 D.Kolloway 3- 8 2 Single 1-3 b-1

1 1 3 G.Kell 6- 7 5 Strike Out b-0

2 1 3 V.Wertz 4-11 6 Ground Out b-0

*** TOP OF INNING 4 ***

0 G.Hermanski 2- 6 3 Ground Out b-0

1 D.Snider 5- 5 5 Walk b-1

1 1 J.Robinson 6- 5 8 5 Single 1-2 b-1

1 12 C.Furillo 2- 2 3 Foul Out b-0

2 12 G.Hodges 2- 2 6 Fly Out b-0

*** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 ***

0 H.Evers 3- 8 5 Single b-1

0 1 J.Groth 1- 9 2 4 Triple 1-H b-3

0 3 J.Priddy 5- 7 6 5 Single 3-H b-1

0 1 A.Robinson 6 Sac Bunt 1-2 b-0

1 2 D.Trout 4- 4 4 Strike Out b-0

2 2 J.Lipon 4-12 4 Fly Out b-0

*** TOP OF INNING 5 ***

0 R.Campanell 4- 6 2 Pop Out b-0

1 B.Cox 2- 8 1 Single b-1

1 1 C.Erskine 6 Sac Bunt 1-2 b-0

2 2 P.Reese 5- 2 3 Fly Out b-0

*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 ***

0 D.Kolloway 2-11 3 Strike Out b-0

1 G.Kell 4- 6 16 2 Line Out b-0

2 V.Wertz 1-11 3 Ground Out b-0

*** TOP OF INNING 6 ***

0 G.Hermanski 2-10 3 Ground Out b-0

1 D.Snider 1- 5 5 Ground Out b-0

2 J.Robinson 6- 5 9 3 Single b-1

2 1 C.Furillo 1- 2 5 Walk 1-2 b-1

2 12 G.Hodges 6- 8 1 4 Single 2-3 1-2 b-1

2 123 R.Campanell 2- 5 5 Ground Out b-0

*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 ***

0 H.Evers 1- 9 4 Ground Out b-0

1 J.Groth 6- 9 17 3 Home Run b-H

1 J.Priddy 2- 7 4 Single b-1

1 1 A.Robinson 6- 8 18 1 Single 1-3 b-1

1 1 3 D.Trout 5- 9 6 Sac Fly 3-H b-0

2 1 J.Lipon 6- 9 14 5 Single 1-3 b-1

2 1 3 D.Kolloway 2- 7 4 Single 3-H 1-2 b-1

2 12 G.Kell 1- 4 6 Fly Out b-0

*** TOP OF INNING 7 ***

0 B.Cox 6- 9 3 Ground Out b-0

SUBSTITUTE PH- George Shuba

1 G.Shuba 6-10 6 Ground Out b-0

2 P.Reese 1- 9 3 5 Double b-2

2 2 G.Hermanski 4- 8 4 Fly Out b-0

*** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 ***

SUBSTITUTE P - Jack Banta

0 V.Wertz 3-11 4 HBP b-1

0 1 H.Evers 3-10 3 Fly Out b-0

1 1 J.Groth 4- 8 5 Walk 1-2 b-1

1 12 J.Priddy 4- 9 6 Walk 2-3 1-2 b-1

SUBSTITUTE P - Joe Hatten

1 123 A.Robinson 5- 9 4 Fly Out b-0

2 123 D.Trout 3-10 4 Strike Out b-0

*** TOP OF INNING 8 ***

0 D.Snider 5- 2 3 Ground Out b-0

1 J.Robinson 4-10 5 Fly Out b-0

2 C.Furillo 3- 4 1 Ground Out b-0

*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 ***

0 J.Lipon 2- 4 5 Ground Out b-0

1 D.Kolloway 6-10 3 Strike Out b-0

2 G.Kell 4- 6 3 Single b-1

2 1 V.Wertz 6- 6 5 Strike Out b-0

*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***

0 G.Hodges 6- 7 3 Single b-1

0 1 R.Campanell 1- 7 6 Home Run 1-H b-H

0 B.Cox 3- 6 6 Ground Out b-0

SUBSTITUTE PH- Jim Russell

1 J.Russell 4- 9 2 Ground Out b-0

2 P.Reese 1- 5 5 Walk b-1

SUBSTITUTE P - Ray Herbert

2 1 G.Hermanski 4-10 5 Fly Out b-0











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