Brooklyn Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 5, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 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 6, St. Louis Cardinals 9

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Robinson 1b 5 0 1 0
Jorgensen 3b 5 0 1 0
Hermanski rf 3 2 1 1
Furillo cf 4 1 1 0
Reese ss 4 1 3 0
Hodges c 4 1 1 1
Whitman lf 4 0 2 2
Miksis 2b 4 1 1 0
Taylor p 2 0 1 1
  Vaughan ph 1 0 0 0
  Palica p 0 0 0 0
  Cox ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 12 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Dusak cf 5 2 2 1
Schoendienst 2b 5 1 4 1
Musial lf 4 1 0 0
Slaughter rf 4 2 2 4
Lang 3b 2 1 2 0
Jones 1b 4 1 1 3
Marion ss 4 1 0 0
Rice c 4 0 0 0
Dickson p 3 0 0 0
  Wilks p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 11 9
Brooklyn 022 000 0206123
St. Louis 006 002 10x9112
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Taylor  L(1-1) 6.0 7 8 2 3 3
  Palica   2.0 4 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
9
3
3
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson  W(4-2) 7.2 11 6 5 2 3
  Wilks  SV(3) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
6
5
2
5

  E–Jorgensen 2 (7), Hodges (2), Musial (2), D. Rice (1).  DP–St. Louis 1. Schoendienst-Jones.  2B–Brooklyn Whitman (10); Taylor (1), St. Louis Schoendienst 3 (6).  HR–Brooklyn Hermanski (2,8th inning off Dickson 0 on 0 out), St. Louis Slaughter (5,3rd inning off Taylor 3 on 2 out); Jones (5,3rd inning off Taylor 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  Team–6.  SB–Whitman (3); Dusak (1).  U–Al Barlick, George Barr, Lee Ballanfant.  T–2:27.  A–14,892.
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