Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Giants
July 3, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 1949 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 0, New York Giants 16

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Reese ss 3 0 0 0
Cox 3b 4 0 1 0
Furillo rf 4 0 2 0
Robinson 2b 4 0 1 0
Hodges 1b 4 0 1 0
Brown lf 1 0 0 0
  Olmo lf 3 0 1 0
Edwards c 4 0 0 0
Snider cf 4 0 1 0
Branca p 0 0 0 0
  Banta p 2 0 0 0
  McCormick ph 1 0 1 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Barney p 0 0 0 0
  Campanella ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 0 8 0
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Rigney 2b 5 3 2 0
Lockman lf 6 2 2 1
Thomson cf 6 2 2 1
Mize 1b 4 3 4 2
Gordon 3b 5 1 1 2
Marshall rf 6 2 4 4
Mueller c 5 1 3 2
Kerr ss 3 1 1 0
Kennedy p 5 1 1 4
Totals 45 16 20 16
Brooklyn 000 000 000082
New York 321 001 72x16201
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Branca  L(10-2) 1.1 6 5 4 3 1
  Banta   4.2 6 2 2 2 0
  Martin   1.2 8 9 9 2 2
  Barney   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
20
16
15
7
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy  W(6-6) 9.0 8 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
0
0
1
1

  E–Reese (9), Furillo (5), Kerr (9).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Cox-Robinson-Hodges, New York 1. Rigney-Kerr-Mize.  2B–Brooklyn Robinson (18), New York Rigney (8); Lockman (16); Thomson (19); Mize (10); Gordon (16); Marshall (9).  3B–Brooklyn Furillo (7), New York Rigney (3).  HR–New York Kennedy (1,7th inning off Martin 3 on 2 out).  Team LOB–9.  Team–12.  U–Bill Stewart, Jocko Conlan, Lon Warneke.
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