Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Giants
April 20, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1948 at Polo Grounds V. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Brooklyn Dodgers 7, New York Giants 6
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Robinson 2b 5 1 1 2
Vaughan lf 5 0 1 1
Ward 1b 5 1 2 0
Furillo cf 3 0 1 1
Reese ss 4 1 1 0
Whitman rf 4 1 1 0
Cox 3b 4 2 2 2
Hodges c 2 0 0 0
  Jorgensen ph 1 1 1 1
  Campanella c 0 0 0 0
Barney p 2 0 1 0
  Rackley ph 1 0 0 0
  Casey p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 11 7
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Conway 2b 3 1 2 0
Lockman lf 5 1 1 0
Thomson cf 5 1 1 1
Mize 1b 3 0 0 0
Marshall rf 5 1 2 2
Cooper c 5 1 1 1
Lohrke 3b 3 1 1 2
Rhawn ss 2 0 0 0
Jansen p 3 0 0 0
  Trinkle p 0 0 0 0
  McCarthy ph 1 0 0 0
  Poat p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 8 6
Brooklyn 100 000 420–7112
New York 011 001 012–680
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Barney   6.0 5 3 2 5 1
  Casey  W(1-0) 3.0 3 3 2 2 1
Totals
9.0
8
6
4
7
2
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen  L(0-1) 7.2 11 7 7 1 4
  Trinkle   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Poat   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
1
4
  E–Cox 2 (2).  2B–Brooklyn Robinson (1); Ward (1); Furillo (1); Reese (1); Jorgensen (1).  3B–New York Marshall (1).  HR–Brooklyn Cox (1,8th inning off Jansen 1 on 2 out), New York Cooper (1,6th inning off Barney 0 on 1 out); Lohrke (1,8th inning off Casey 0 on 1 out).  HBP–Campanella (1).  Team LOB–5.  Team–9.  U–Bill Stewart, Dusty Boggess, Butch Henline.  T–2:27.  A–48,130.
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