Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Giants
July 5, 1946 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 1946 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants 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, New York Giants 7

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 2 1 1 0
Lavagetto 3b 4 1 2 0
Reiser lf 4 1 2 1
Walker rf 5 0 2 2
Stevens 1b 3 1 1 2
  Furillo cf 2 0 0 0
Whitman cf 3 0 1 0
  Medwick ph 1 0 1 0
  Rojek pr 0 0 0 0
  Galan 1b 1 0 0 0
Reese ss 4 1 1 1
Edwards c 5 0 1 0
Barney p 3 1 1 0
  Casey p 0 0 0 0
  Herring p 0 0 0 0
  Schultz ph 1 0 0 0
  Higbe p 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 13 6
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Blattner 2b 3 0 1 1
Marshall cf 4 0 0 0
Witek 3b 4 1 1 0
Mize 1b 4 2 2 1
Lombardi c 3 0 0 0
Gordon lf 3 2 1 1
Rosen rf 3 1 2 1
Rigney ss 4 1 1 1
Schumacher p 1 0 0 0
  Budnick p 0 0 0 0
  Young ph 1 0 0 0
  Trinkle p 0 0 0 0
  Graham ph 1 0 1 2
  Kraus p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 9 7
Brooklyn 100 040 0016131
New York 000 015 001793
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Barney   5.1 5 5 5 5 5
  Casey   0.0 1 1 0 0 0
  Herring   1.2 1 0 0 2 1
  Higbe  L(8-1) 1.1 2 1 1 2 0
Totals
8.1
9
7
6
9
6
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Schumacher   4.2 8 5 5 3 3
  Budnick   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Trinkle   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Kraus  W(2-1) 3.0 4 1 1 2 0
Totals
9.0
13
6
6
5
5

  E–Casey (2), Witek (11), Rosen (4), Rigney (12).  DP–New York 2. Rigney-Blattner-Mize.  2B–Brooklyn Stanky (15); Walker (12).  3B–New York Mize (2).  HR–Brooklyn Stevens (7,5th inning off Schumacher 1 on); Reese (3,9th inning off Kraus 0 on).  SH–Stanky (9); Lombardi 2 (2).  Team LOB–12.  Team–11.  U-HP–Butch Henline, 1B–Beans Reardon, 2B–Larry Goetz, 3B–Lou Jorda.  T–3:05.  A–44,321.
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