Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds
April 18, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1950 at Crosley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 9, Cincinnati Reds 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Terwilliger 2b 5 1 2 0
Jeffcoat rf,lf 5 2 2 0
Ward 1b 4 2 2 3
Sauer lf 4 0 2 2
  Ramazzotti pr 0 1 0 0
  Mauro rf 0 0 0 0
Pafko cf 4 2 3 4
Serena 3b 5 0 0 0
Smalley ss 5 0 1 0
Owen c 4 0 0 0
Schmitz p 4 1 1 0
  Leonard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 9 13 9
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Hatton 3b 5 0 1 0
Lowrey lf 5 0 1 0
Wyrostek cf 5 2 3 0
Cooper c 5 1 1 1
Litwhiler rf 4 0 1 0
  Rackley ph 1 0 1 1
Kluszewski 1b 5 0 2 0
Bloodworth 2b 3 1 1 1
Stallcup ss 3 1 2 1
Raffensberger p 1 0 0 0
  Hetki p 2 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Usher ph 1 1 1 2
  Erautt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 6 14 6
Chicago 013 010 1039132
Cincinnati 000 003 0216140
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz  W(1-0) 8.0 12 5 5 2 1
  Leonard  SV(1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
6
6
2
1
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Raffensberger  L(0-1) 2.2 6 4 4 0 4
  Hetki   4.1 5 2 2 2 1
  Smith   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Erautt   1.0 2 3 3 1 2
Totals
9.0
13
9
9
3
9

  E–Sauer (1), Serena (1).  DP–Chicago 2. Schmitz-Owen-Ward, Schmitz-Smalley-Ward.  2B–Chicago Terwilliger (1,off Raffensberger); Pafko (1,off Raffensberger); Jeffcoat 2 (2,off Hetki 2); Sauer (1,off Hetki); Smalley (1,off Hetki); Ward (1,off Erautt), Cincinnati Wyrostek 2 (2,off Schmitz,off Leonard); Bloodworth (1,off Schmitz); Stallcup (1,off Schmitz).  HR–Chicago Pafko 2 (2,2nd inning off Raffensberger 0 on 0 out,9th inning off Erautt 2 on 1 out); Ward (1,3rd inning off Raffensberger 2 on 1 out), Cincinnati Usher (1,8th inning off Schmitz 1 on 2 out).  IBB–Pafko (1,by Hetki).  Team LOB–7.  Team–9.  U–Bill Stewart, Jocko Conlan, Artie Gore.  T–2:26.  A–31,213.
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