Brooklyn Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 20, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1949 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 2, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Reese ss 5 1 2 0
Whitman lf 4 0 0 0
Snider cf 4 1 3 1
Robinson 2b 4 0 2 1
Hodges 1b 3 0 1 0
Furillo rf 4 0 0 0
Campanella c 4 0 0 0
Miksis 3b 4 0 0 0
Martin p 2 0 1 0
  Barney p 0 0 0 0
  Hopp ph 1 0 0 0
  Newcombe p 0 0 0 0
  Palica p 0 0 0 0
  Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 9 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Diering cf 3 0 0 0
Schoendienst 2b 5 1 2 1
Musial rf 5 1 1 0
Kazak 3b 3 2 2 0
Slaughter lf 2 1 2 3
Marion ss 3 0 1 0
Jones 1b 3 0 2 1
Rice c 2 1 1 0
  Northey ph 1 0 0 0
  Garagiola c 1 0 0 0
Munger p 3 0 1 1
Totals 31 6 12 6
Brooklyn 000 110 000290
St. Louis 010 011 30x6120
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Martin  L (1-3) 5.1 6 3 3 5 2
  Barney   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Newcombe   0.1 4 3 3 0 1
  Palica   1.2 2 0 0 0 1
Totals 8.0 12 6 6 5 4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Munger  W (2-2) 9.0 9 2 2 1 4
Totals 9.0 9 2 2 1 4

  E–None.  PB–Campanella (1).  2B–Brooklyn Reese (7), St. Louis Slaughter (3); D. Rice (5).  3B–Brooklyn Snider (2).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Slaughter (2); Marion (6); Munger (1).  Team–9.  U–Larry Goetz, Lou Jorda, Beans Reardon.

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