Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Giants
July 2, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 1949 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 13, New York Giants 8

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Reese ss 5 3 2 4
Hermanski lf 4 2 2 4
Snider cf 6 0 1 0
Robinson 2b 4 2 2 0
Hodges 1b 5 1 1 0
Furillo rf 4 1 1 2
Cox 3b 5 1 3 2
Edwards c 3 2 1 0
Barney p 1 0 1 1
  Minner p 1 0 0 0
  Palica p 2 1 1 0
Totals 40 13 15 13
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hausmann 2b 2 1 0 0
  Galan ph 1 0 0 0
Lockman lf 5 0 1 0
Thomson cf 5 1 1 2
Mize 1b 2 2 0 0
Gordon 3b 3 2 1 2
Marshall rf 3 1 1 3
Mueller R. c 3 1 1 1
  Milne ph 1 0 1 0
  Westrum c 0 0 0 0
Kerr ss 3 0 0 0
  Mueller D. ph 1 0 0 0
  Lohrke ss 0 0 0 0
Hartung p 0 0 0 0
  Hansen p 2 0 0 0
  Behrman p 0 0 0 0
  Lafata ph 1 0 0 0
  Higbe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 8 6 8
Brooklyn 022 004 01413151
New York 004 130 000860
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Barney   2.2 3 4 4 4 2
  Minner   1.2 2 4 4 2 0
  Palica  W(3-3) 4.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
8
8
6
4
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hartung   2.2 5 4 4 4 3
  Hansen  L(1-3) 4.2 7 5 5 1 0
  Behrman   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Higbe   1.0 3 4 4 1 1
Totals
9.0
15
13
13
7
4

  E–Reese (8).  DP–New York 1. Hartung-Kerr-Mize.  HR–Brooklyn Reese 2 (11,8th inning off Hansen 0 on 1 out,9th inning off Higbe 2 on 1 out); Hermanski (4,6th inning off Hansen 3 on 2 out); Furillo (7,9th inning off Higbe 0 on 0 out), New York Thomson (11,3rd inning off Barney 1 on 2 out); Gordon (14,3rd inning off Barney 1 on 2 out); Marshall (8,5th inning off Minner 2 on 1 out); R. Mueller (2,4th inning off Minner 0 on 0 out).  SH–Palica (2); Hansen (1).  Team LOB–8.  Team–4.  SB–Hermanski (7); Robinson (18).  U–Lon Warneke, Bill Stewart, Jocko Conlan.
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