Boston Braves vs Brooklyn Dodgers
August 12, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1949 at Ebbets Field. The Boston Braves defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Braves 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 3

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 3 1 0 0
Fletcher 1b 2 0 1 0
Reiser cf 4 0 0 1
Elliott 3b 3 1 1 0
Heath lf 4 2 2 2
Holmes rf 4 1 1 2
Dark ss 4 0 1 0
Salkeld c 3 0 1 0
Potter p 4 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 7 5
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Reese ss 2 0 0 0
Rackley lf 4 0 0 0
Snider cf 4 1 2 0
Robinson 2b 4 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 4 0 2 1
Hermanski rf 4 1 2 0
Cox 3b 3 1 1 0
  Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 0
Edwards c 3 0 0 0
Newcombe p 3 0 0 0
  Minner p 0 0 0 0
  Whitman ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 1
Boston 100 202 000572
Brooklyn 020 001 000371
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Potter  W(6-7) 9.0 7 3 1 3 3
Totals
9.0
7
3
1
3
3
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe  L(11-4) 7.0 6 5 5 5 4
  Minner   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
5
5

  E–B. Elliott (15), Salkeld (5), Snider (2).  DP–Boston 1. Stanky-Dark-Fletcher, Brooklyn 2. Robinson-Reese-Hodges, Robinson-Reese-Hodges.  2B–Boston Dark (20).  3B–Brooklyn Snider (6).  HR–Boston Heath (4,6th inning off Newcombe 1 on 1 out); Holmes (6,4th inning off Newcombe 1 on 1 out).  SH–Fletcher (8).  Team LOB–5.  Team–6.  SB–Reese (19); Hermanski (12).  U-HP–Frank Dascoli, 1B–Babe Pinelli, 2B–Artie Gore, 3B–Scotty Robb.
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