Brooklyn Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
May 18, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1949 at Wrigley Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 14, Chicago Cubs 5

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Reese ss 6 1 2 2
Whitman lf 6 1 2 1
Snider cf 5 2 3 2
Robinson 2b 5 1 2 2
Hodges 1b 5 1 2 1
Furillo rf 4 4 3 1
Campanella c 5 2 2 2
Miksis 3b 5 1 2 0
Hatten p 4 1 2 2
Totals 45 14 20 13
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walker H. rf 4 0 1 1
Verban 2b 4 0 0 0
Cavarretta 1b 2 0 1 0
  Maddern 1b 2 1 2 1
Pafko cf 4 0 2 0
Lowrey lf 4 1 2 0
Gustine 3b 3 1 0 0
Walker R. c 4 0 0 0
Mauch ss 4 2 2 3
Rush p 0 0 0 0
  Hamner p 1 0 0 0
  Lade p 2 0 0 0
  Jeffcoat ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
Brooklyn 522 032 00014200
Chicago 000 031 1005103
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hatten  W(3-1) 9.0 10 5 5 1 4
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
1
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rush  L(1-5) 0.1 5 5 5 0 1
  Hamner   3.2 11 7 7 1 0
  Lade   5.0 4 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
20
14
14
2
2

  E–H. Walker (3), Verban (7), Lowrey (2).  DP–Brooklyn 2. Hodges, Reese-Hodges, Chicago 1. Verban-Mauch-Cavarretta.  2B–Brooklyn Whitman (1); Furillo (5), Chicago Cavarretta (9); Pafko (7); Mauch (1).  3B–Brooklyn Reese (1).  HR–Brooklyn Snider (6,2nd inning off Hamner 1 on 1 out); Campanella (7,6th inning off Lade 1 on 1 out), Chicago Maddern (1,6th inning off Hatten 0 on 1 out); Mauch (1,5th inning off Hatten 2 on 1 out).  Team LOB–6.  Team–4.  U–Bill Stewart, Jocko Conlan, Lon Warneke.
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