Brooklyn Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 31, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1949 at Sportsman's Park III. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Reese ss 4 0 0 0
Rackley lf 4 1 2 0
Snider cf 5 0 2 0
Robinson 2b 4 0 0 1
Hermanski rf 4 1 1 0
Hodges 1b 4 1 1 0
Cox 3b 4 1 2 0
Campanella c 4 0 1 1
Newcombe p 4 0 1 1
Totals 37 4 10 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Schoendienst 2b 4 0 0 0
Marion ss 3 0 0 0
Musial cf 4 0 1 0
Slaughter lf 3 0 1 0
Northey rf 4 0 2 0
  Diering pr 0 1 0 0
Nelson 1b 4 1 2 0
Garagiola c 4 0 1 0
Glaviano 3b 3 0 0 0
  Klein ph 1 0 1 1
Staley p 1 0 0 0
  Rice ph 1 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Jones ph 0 0 0 0
  Reeder p 0 0 0 0
  Baker ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 1
Brooklyn 001 110 0104101
St. Louis 000 000 002282
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe  W(9-3) 9.0 8 2 1 2 6
Totals
9.0
8
2
1
2
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Staley  L(6-6) 5.0 6 3 2 1 2
  Martin   3.0 4 1 1 0 0
  Reeder   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
3
2
3

  E–Snider (1), Schoendienst (5), Glaviano (4).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Robinson-Reese-Hodges, St. Louis 2. Marion-Nelson, Musial-Nelson.  2B–Brooklyn Rackley (4); Hodges (15), St. Louis Musial (21); Garagiola (10).  Team LOB–8.  HBP–Jones (1).  Team–7.  SB–Robinson (25); Hermanski (10); Cox (4).  U-HP–Frank Dascoli, 1B–Babe Pinelli, 2B–Artie Gore, 3B–Scotty Robb.
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