New York Giants vs Brooklyn Dodgers
April 20, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1949 at Ebbets Field. 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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New York Giants 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 6

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Rigney 2b 3 1 0 0
Lockman lf 4 0 0 0
Gordon 3b 3 1 1 1
Mize 1b 4 0 1 1
Thomson cf 4 0 1 0
Marshall rf 2 0 1 0
Cooper c 4 0 0 0
Kerr ss 2 0 0 0
  Milne ph 1 0 0 0
  Culler ss 0 0 0 0
Jones p 1 0 0 0
  Hansen p 1 0 0 0
  Mueller ph 1 0 0 0
  Webb p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Abrams lf 4 1 0 0
Reese ss 2 0 0 1
Snider cf 2 0 0 1
Robinson 2b 4 0 0 1
Furillo rf 3 3 1 0
Cox 3b 4 0 1 1
Hodges 1b 4 1 1 0
Campanella c 3 1 1 1
Branca p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 6 4 5
New York 100 001 000244
Brooklyn 011 210 10x642
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  L(0-1) 3.2 1 4 1 7 1
  Hansen   2.1 1 1 1 0 1
  Webb   2.0 2 1 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
4
6
2
7
2
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Branca  W(1-0) 9.0 4 2 2 4 6
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
4
6

  E–Kerr (1), Webb (1), Campanella (1), Branca (1).  DP–New York 2. Rigney-Mize, Rigney-Mize, Brooklyn 1. Reese-Robinson-Hodges.  2B–New York Marshall (1), Brooklyn Furillo (1); Cox (1); Campanella (1).  HR–New York Gordon (1,6th inning off Branca 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Branca (1).  Team–7.  SB–Abrams (1); Reese (1).  U-HP–Artie Gore, 1B–Scotty Robb, 2B–Frank Dascoli, 3B–Babe Pinelli.
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