Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Giants
September 23, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 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 1

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Brown 3b 5 0 1 0
  Miksis 3b 0 0 0 0
Robinson 2b 3 1 2 0
Reese ss 3 0 1 0
Reiser lf 3 0 0 0
  Rackley lf 2 1 2 0
Furillo cf 4 2 3 0
Hodges 1b 5 2 2 2
Campanella c 3 1 1 1
Hermanski rf 4 0 0 1
Hatten p 3 0 0 1
  Palica p 1 0 0 0
  Roe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 12 5
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Kerr ss 3 0 0 0
Lohrke 2b 5 0 3 0
Gordon 3b 3 0 1 0
Mize 1b 4 1 1 1
Marshall rf 4 0 1 0
Thomson lf 4 0 2 0
Layton cf 2 0 1 0
  Mueller ph 1 0 0 0
  Westrum c 1 0 1 0
Yvars c 1 0 0 0
  McCarthy ph 1 0 0 0
  Milne cf 1 0 0 0
Kennedy p 2 0 0 0
  Frey ph 1 0 0 0
  Trinkle p 0 0 0 0
  Rhawn ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 1 11 1
Brooklyn 020 000 0327120
New York 000 000 1001114
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hatten  W(13-10) 6.1 8 1 1 1 1
  Palica   1.0 1 0 0 2 1
  Roe  SV(2) 1.2 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
1
1
4
4
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy  L(3-7) 8.0 9 5 5 5 3
  Trinkle   1.0 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
5
4

  E–Lohrke (20), Mize (12), Westrum (4), Milne (1).  DP–Brooklyn 4. Robinson-Reese-Hodges, Brown-Robinson-Hodges, Hatten-Campanella-Hodges, Reese-Robinson-Hodges, New York 1. Lohrke-Kerr-Mize.  2B–New York Thomson (18); Rhawn (1).  HR–Brooklyn Hodges (11,8th inning off Kennedy 1 on 1 out); Campanella (8,8th inning off Kennedy 0 on 1 out), New York Mize (39,7th inning off Hatten 0 on 0 out).  HBP–Robinson (7).  Team LOB–8.  Team–10.  SB–Robinson (20); Rackley (5); Furillo (5).  U-HP–Lee Ballanfant, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–George Barr, 3B–Frank Dascoli.  T–2:25.  A–9,243.
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