1950 NL Game Story- Sept. 23rd Dodgers Clinch the Pennant!

September 23, 1950 The Brooklyn Dodgers clinched the NL pennant today by defeating the Phildelphia Phillies 6-5. Don Newcombe got his 21st win of the season but the Phillies didn't go down quietly in the 9th, scoring twice and leaving the tieing run at 3rd. After getting the 3rd out Newcombe's teamates mobbed him on the mound, celebrating the win and a Brooklyn Championship! The Dodgers have a record of 90-52, 13 games ahead of 2nd place Philadelphia, and with 12 games left they'll be able to rest some players before the start of the World Series.

Strat-O-Matic Report

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NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1950 National League                Date: 9/23/1950
 
BROOKLYN AT PHILADELPHIA
Dodgers......... 0 1 0  0 4 1  0 0 0  -  6 11  1
Phillies........ 0 2 0  0 0 1  0 0 2  -  5  8  1
Win:Newcombe(21-8) Loss:Roberts(18-7)
Homeruns- T.Brown-2(9th), G.Hamner(7th), M.Goliat(15th)
 
Left fielder Tommy Brown cracked 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI and Don Newcombe
went the distance as the Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies
by a score of 6 to 5 at Shibe Park.
 
The Philadelphia fans didn't appreciate the big day Brown had.  He lined a
one-base hit in the 1st inning, cracked a two-run shot in the 5th inning and
cracked a solo homerun in the 6th inning.  Philadelphia threatened in the 9th
but their rally came up short.  
 
The win went to Newcombe(21-8) who allowed 5 runs in the game. Robin
Roberts(18-7) suffered the loss.  He was touched for 11 hits and 3 walks in 8
innings.  
 
'Fundamentals, fundamentals, fundamentals' said Eddie Sawyer after the game.
'We lost this game today because we didn't follow the instructions every
Little Leaguer hears every day.'

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