Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Giants
September 4, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 1949 at Polo Grounds V. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Brooklyn Dodgers 6, New York Giants 2
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Reese ss 5 1 1 1
Jorgensen 3b 5 0 1 0
Snider cf 4 1 0 0
Robinson 2b 3 2 1 0
Hermanski lf 2 0 0 0
  Whitman ph,lf 1 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
  Rackley lf 0 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 3 1 1 2
Furillo rf 4 1 2 3
Campanella c 4 0 0 0
Barney p 4 0 1 0
Totals 36 6 7 6
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Rigney ss 3 0 1 0
Lockman lf 4 0 1 0
Thompson 2b 2 2 0 0
Marshall rf 4 0 2 0
Thomson cf 4 0 1 2
Lafata 1b 4 0 0 0
Haas 3b 4 0 1 0
Mueller c 2 0 0 0
  Irvin ph 1 0 0 0
  Westrum c 1 0 0 0
Jansen p 1 0 0 0
  Jones p 1 0 0 0
  Gordon ph 1 0 0 0
  Zabala p 0 0 0 0
  Higbe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Brooklyn 100 200 030–670
New York 000 101 000–262
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Barney  W(8-8) 9.0 6 2 2 3 6
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
6
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen  L(15-13) 3.1 5 3 2 0 3
  Jones   3.2 1 0 0 1 2
  Zabala   0.2 0 2 0 1 0
  Higbe   1.1 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
6
3
2
5
  E–Lafata (5), Haas (5).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Jorgensen-Robinson-Hodges.  PB–R. Mueller (4).  2B–Brooklyn Barney (1), New York Rigney (17); Thomson (29).  HR–Brooklyn Reese (16,1st inning off Jansen 0 on 0 out); Furillo (12,8th inning off Higbe 2 on 2 out).  Team LOB–5.  Team–6.  U–Scotty Robb, Babe Pinelli, Artie Gore.
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