Brooklyn Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
July 27, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 27, 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 7, Chicago Cubs 3

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Reese ss 4 2 1 0
Hermanski lf 4 1 2 2
Snider cf 4 1 2 1
Robinson 2b 4 1 2 0
Hodges 1b 4 1 2 3
Furillo rf 5 0 0 0
Cox 3b 4 0 1 0
Edwards c 4 1 1 1
Newcombe p 4 0 0 0
  Palica p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 11 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Jeffcoat cf 5 1 3 1
Gustine 2b 4 0 0 0
  Cavarretta ph 1 0 0 0
Baumholtz rf 5 0 1 1
Sauer lf 4 0 0 0
Pafko 3b 3 0 1 0
Smalley ss 4 0 1 0
Reich 1b 4 1 1 1
Owen c 3 1 1 0
  Scheffing c 0 0 0 0
Leonard p 2 0 1 0
  Hacker p 0 0 0 0
  Mauch ph 0 0 0 0
  Kush p 0 0 0 0
  Edwards ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 3
Brooklyn 001 200 3107111
Chicago 100 010 001391
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe  W(8-3) 8.1 9 3 3 2 10
  Palica   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
10
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  L(4-12) 6.0 7 6 6 5 6
  Hacker   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Kush   2.0 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
6
7

  E–Cox (6), Smalley (23).  DP–Chicago 1. Smalley-Gustine-Reich.  PB–Owen (1).  2B–Brooklyn Snider (14); Robinson (21); Hodges (14).  3B–Brooklyn Hermanski (3), Chicago Jeffcoat 2 (4).  HR–Brooklyn Hodges (14,4th inning off Leonard 1 on 0 out); Edwards (4,8th inning off Kush 0 on 0 out), Chicago Reich (2,9th inning off Newcombe 0 on 0 out).  HBP–Hermanski (4); Scheffing (1).  Team LOB–10.  Team–9.  SB–Reese (17); Snider (9); Pafko (1).  U–Lon Warneke, Bill Stewart, Jocko Conlan.
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