Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Giants
September 12, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 1948 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 3, New York Giants 5

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Rackley cf 3 0 0 0
  Furillo ph 1 0 0 0
Robinson 2b 4 0 0 0
Hermanski rf 4 1 1 1
  Campanella ph 1 0 0 0
Reiser 3b 4 0 1 0
Shuba lf 4 1 2 0
Edwards c 4 0 1 0
Reese ss 3 0 1 1
Hodges 1b 4 0 0 0
Roe p 0 0 0 0
  Erskine p 1 0 0 0
  Snider ph 1 1 1 1
  Palica p 0 0 0 0
  Vaughan ph 1 0 0 0
  Sexauer p 0 0 0 0
  Casey p 0 0 0 0
  Minner ph 1 0 1 0
  Miksis pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 8 3
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lohrke 2b 4 1 1 1
Lockman cf 4 1 1 0
Gordon 3b 3 1 1 1
Mize 1b 3 0 0 0
Marshall rf 3 0 0 0
Cooper c 3 0 1 2
Thomson lf 2 2 1 0
Kerr ss 2 0 1 1
Jones p 2 0 0 0
  Trinkle p 0 0 0 0
  Koslo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 5 6 5
Brooklyn 000 010 020380
New York 300 100 10x563
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Roe  L(9-8) 0.1 4 3 3 1 0
  Erskine   3.2 2 1 1 1 1
  Palica   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Sexauer   0.0 0 1 1 2 0
  Casey   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
6
5
5
5
1
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  W(15-7) 7.2 7 3 3 3 2
  Trinkle   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Koslo  SV(3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
2

  E–Lohrke 2 (16), Mize (10).  DP–Brooklyn 3. Reiser-Hodges, Reese-Robinson-Hodges, Casey-Reese-Hodges, New York 2. Lohrke-Mize, Kerr.  2B–New York Thomson (15).  HR–Brooklyn Hermanski (14,8th inning off Jones 0 on 0 out); Snider (5,5th inning off Jones 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Jones (9).  Team–3.  U-HP–Babe Pinelli, 1B–Artie Gore, 2B–Scotty Robb, 3B–Frank Dascoli.  T–2:21.  A–40,864.
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