Brooklyn Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
May 16, 1944 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1944 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Chicago Cubs 7

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Bordagaray 3b 5 1 2 1
Walker rf 5 1 3 1
Olmo cf 4 2 2 0
Galan lf 4 0 0 0
Schultz 1b 5 0 0 0
Hart ss 3 1 1 0
Bragan c 3 1 3 2
Ankenman 2b 3 0 1 2
Davis p 4 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 12 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Schuster ss 5 1 1 0
Cavarretta 1b 4 1 1 0
Goodman lf 5 2 3 0
Nicholson rf 4 1 2 3
Dallessandro cf 3 2 1 2
Hughes 3b 3 0 0 0
Johnson 2b 4 0 3 2
Kreitner c 2 0 0 0
  Sauer ph 1 0 0 0
  Holm c 1 0 0 0
Alderson p 0 0 0 0
  Derringer p 2 0 0 0
  Pafko ph 1 0 0 0
  Wyse p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 11 7
Brooklyn 302 001 0006120
Chicago 010 004 0117112
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Davis  L(3-2) 8.2 11 7 7 3 7
Totals
8.2
11
7
7
3
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Alderson   0.2 4 3 3 1 1
  Derringer   5.1 6 3 3 1 2
  Wyse  W(2-4) 3.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
3
4

  E–Schuster (5), Johnson (12).  DP–Chicago 1. Schuster-Johnson-Cavarretta.  2B–Brooklyn Bordagaray (7); Bragan (1), Chicago Nicholson (4).  HR–Chicago Nicholson (2,2nd inning off Davis 0 on).  SH–Olmo (3); Ankenman (1); Hughes (1).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  U–George Magerkurth, Tom Dunn, Bill Stewart.  T–2:18.  A–2,575.
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