national_league tie breaker series national_league tie breaker series best playoff series conclusion major_league_baseball mlb regular season decide winner national_league pennant games played october october necessary teams finished season identical win loss records tie breaker series mlb history game took place park second brooklyn field cardinals swept dodgers wins pitchers advancing world series defeated boston_red_sox games baseball statistics tie breaker series counted regular season games teams events games added regular season statistics background season baseball conclusion world war served military returning teams cardinals regained hall stan dodgers hall previous season finished second brooklyn ended season records respectively pre season poll picked cardinals win national_league selected dodgers cardinals manager said talk team win pennant devised dodgers general manager ease pressure increase pressure cardinals noting felt brooklyn clear favorite dodgers spent month season creating youth movement club allowing younger players significant playing time team place middle manager dropped idea instead focused winning pennant said start season long games place july win pennant race july came went found seven games dodgers concern grew cardinals rebounded august winning games philadelphia_phillies clubs tied dodgers led league season cardinals place september september brooklyn tied game left play chicago_cubs respectively cardinals lost cubs dodgers lost braves result teams placed best playoff series determine face boston_red_sox world series dodgers chose pitch game series cardinals debated starting deciding game summary started game retiring brooklyn hitters grounded center field grounded end inning took mound striking red allowing single struck singled walked load bases brought run tagged end inning score second inning reached base error singled second brought cardinals dodgers got batters quickly end inning hit home run pitch saw tying score outs came bat moore walked slaughter singled scored hit slaughter called singles bringing taken game replaced mound ended inning cardinals lead teams combined hit fourth inning single moore fifth singled grounded pinch hit walked loading bases grounded double play ending inning dodgers scoring runs fifth replaced mound retired order sixth inning contained stranded hitting single seventh started flying right field edwards singled scored hit slaughter threw edwards base ended threat cardinals leading later said considered play saved game seventh dodgers fourth pitcher slaughter replaced fifth final pitcher dodgers single scored got outs wild pitch making score end seventh walked start eighth giving league leading walks season brooklyn finished eighth inning leaving base cardinals failed score eighth leaving man base ninth edwards struck end game giving cardinals victory game summary originally cardinals starting game dodgers looking use pitched previous game clubs went began game inning allowing hit dodgers scored game run struck singled brought home walk single inning ended score second cardinals responded slaughter ground hit sacrifice fly score single score run giving lead fly ended half inning walked retired batters leaving score end second inning team got hit fourth innings runners reach base walks fifth started way slaughter moore flying outs cardinals started hitting doubled walked slaughter singled scored hits bringing score ending day came relief kept runs scoring inning dodgers record hit score end fifth replaced sixth allowed hit keeping score brooklyn came bat walker grounded end inning seventh allowed walks hit sacrifice replaced hit sacrifice allowed score quickly got dodgers went seventh making score end seven innings eighth struck red singled moore doubled intentionally walked load bases singled allowing score making game favor cardinals walk replaced pitcher mound got final outs inning brooklyn went eighth inserted pitch half ninth held half inning left play dodgers began hits doubled walker score singled score stevens wild pitch walk took pitching duties leading edwards singled allowed score walked score bases loaded cardinals kept score getting closer struck final batters end game aftermath cardinals advanced world series boston_red_sox defeated games cardinals facing dodgers faced team exhibition match game injured elbow recovered time play world series manager blamed injury having wait game series finish pushed future tie breakers single game got wish american_league american_league tie breaker game matchup national_league hosted series style tie breakers later seasons converting single game format brooklyn lost series rumors leaving manage new_york_yankees started final days regular season resurfaced responded saying remain manager dodgers die speculation games counted regular season games result slaughter led league games played brooklyn player hits series gave league leading season inning earned runs performance lowered earned run average era increased win total led national_league narrowly wins era victory second game gave wins losses season brought win loss percentage led national_league finished season batting average runs doubles triples home runs runs batted won end season
1946 National League tie-breaker series