Brooklyn Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 16, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1949 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 9

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Reese ss 4 0 0 0
Miksis 3b 5 1 3 0
Furillo rf 5 0 2 0
Robinson 2b 3 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 5 0 0 0
Campanella c 0 0 0 0
  Edwards pr,c 1 1 1 1
Olmo lf 4 0 0 0
Snider cf 3 0 0 0
Newcombe p 2 0 0 0
  Erskine p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 1 0
  Branca p 0 0 0 0
  McCormick ph 1 0 0 0
  Barney p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 3 2 1 0
Saffell cf 4 2 3 1
Hopp 1b 4 2 2 2
Kiner lf 1 2 0 0
Westlake rf 4 1 2 4
Castiglione 3b 4 0 1 1
Basgall 2b 4 0 1 0
McCullough c 4 0 0 0
Werle p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 9 10 8
Brooklyn 000 000 011271
Pittsburgh 000 340 02x9103
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe  L(15-7) 4.2 6 6 6 2 1
  Erskine   0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Branca   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Barney   1.0 3 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
9
9
4
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Werle  W(11-11) 9.0 7 2 1 5 5
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
5
5

  E–Olmo (3), Rojek (23), Castiglione (13), Basgall (11).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Castiglione-Hopp, Castiglione-Basgall-Hopp.  2B–Brooklyn Furillo (23), Pittsburgh Hopp (13); Westlake (19).  HR–Brooklyn Edwards (8,8th inning off Werle 0 on 0 out), Pittsburgh Westlake (20,8th inning off Barney 1 on 1 out).  HBP–Robinson (8); Campanella (3).  Team LOB–12.  Team–2.  SB–Saffell (5); Hopp (8).  U–George Barr, Al Barlick, Lee Ballanfant.
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