Philadelphia Phillies vs Brooklyn Dodgers
August 17, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1949 at Ebbets Field. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 11, Brooklyn Dodgers 7

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 3 1 2 0
Hamner ss 5 2 2 1
Sisler 1b 3 1 0 0
Ennis lf 5 1 3 4
Hollmig rf 3 0 0 0
  Nicholson rf 0 0 0 0
Jones 3b 4 2 2 2
Goliat 2b 3 1 0 0
Seminick c 3 2 1 0
Donnelly p 3 0 0 1
  Rowe p 0 0 0 0
  Konstanty p 0 0 0 0
  Blattner ph 1 1 1 2
  Meyer p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 11 11 10
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Reese ss 3 2 1 0
Rackley lf 5 0 1 0
Snider cf 5 1 1 0
Robinson 2b 4 2 2 1
Hermanski rf 4 0 4 3
Hodges 1b 4 0 1 1
Cox 3b 2 0 0 0
  Jorgensen ph,3b 3 1 2 0
Edwards c 4 1 1 2
Branca p 0 0 0 0
  Banta p 2 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
  Palica p 0 0 0 0
  Minner p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 13 7
Philadelphia 120 011 05111110
Brooklyn 100 001 3207131
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Donnelly   5.1 5 2 2 4 2
  Rowe   1.1 4 3 3 0 0
  Konstanty  W(6-5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Meyer   2.0 4 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
5
4
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Branca   1.1 3 3 3 3 1
  Banta   5.2 4 2 2 3 4
  Palica  L(7-7) 0.1 3 5 5 3 1
  Minner   1.2 1 1 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
11
11
10
11
6

  E–Jorgensen (3).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Jones-Goliat-Sisler, Brooklyn 2. Jorgensen-Robinson-Hodges, Robinson-Reese.  PB–Edwards (4).  2B–Philadelphia Ashburn (12); Ennis (28); Seminick (10), Brooklyn Hermanski 2 (11).  HR–Philadelphia Ennis (17,5th inning off Banta 0 on 2 out); Jones (13,6th inning off Banta 0 on 0 out); Blattner (5,8th inning off Palica 1 on 1 out), Brooklyn Edwards (6,8th inning off Meyer 1 on 0 out).  SH–Ashburn (6); Sisler (4).  Team LOB–9.  Team–9.  SB–Jones (2); Reese (20).  U–Frank Dascoli, Larry Goetz, Lou Jorda.
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