Brooklyn Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 4, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1948 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Robinson 2b 5 0 2 1
Jorgensen 3b 4 1 1 0
  Reese ph 1 0 0 0
  Minner p 0 0 0 0
Hermanski lf 1 0 0 0
  Lund lf 3 1 1 0
Snider rf 4 1 0 1
Furillo cf 3 0 2 0
Ward 1b 5 0 2 1
Cox ss 5 0 2 1
Bragan c 3 0 2 0
  Rackley pr 0 1 0 0
  Hodges c 1 0 0 0
Branca p 3 0 0 0
  Ramazzotti 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 12 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Schoendienst 2b 4 0 1 1
Moore cf 4 0 0 0
Musial lf 4 1 1 1
Slaughter rf 4 1 1 1
Kurowski 3b 4 1 1 0
Jones 1b 3 0 0 0
Marion ss 3 1 2 1
Rice c 3 1 1 1
Munger p 0 0 0 0
  Northey ph 1 0 0 0
  Brazle p 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 7 5
Brooklyn 200 000 0114122
St. Louis 000 031 01x571
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Branca  L(1-3) 7.0 6 4 4 0 3
  Minner   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
5
5
0
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Munger   3.0 6 2 2 3 2
  Brazle  W(2-1) 6.0 6 2 2 2 4
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
5
6

  E–Jorgensen 2 (3), Kurowski (2).  DP–St. Louis 1. Kurowski-Schoendienst-Jones.  2B–St. Louis D. Rice (2).  HR–St. Louis Musial (3,6th inning off Branca 0 on 0 out); Slaughter (1,8th inning off Minner 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–13.  Team–3.  U–Jocko Conlan, Beans Reardon, Larry Goetz.  T–2:27.  A–27,768.
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