Chicago Cubs vs New York Giants
May 17, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1950 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 1, New York Giants 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Terwilliger 2b 3 1 1 0
Edwards rf 4 0 3 0
Ward 1b 4 0 0 1
Sauer lf 3 0 1 0
Pafko cf 4 0 0 0
Smalley ss 4 0 0 0
Serena 3b 3 0 0 0
Walker c 4 0 0 0
Voiselle p 2 0 0 0
  Jackson ph 1 0 0 0
  Minner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 3 0 0 0
Lockman lf 4 0 0 0
Irvin rf 4 2 1 0
Thomson cf 3 1 1 2
Thompson 3b 1 0 0 0
Gilbert 1b 4 0 1 1
Westrum c 2 1 1 0
Dark ss 3 0 1 1
Jones p 2 0 0 0
Totals 26 4 5 4
Chicago 000 000 010151
New York 211 000 00x452
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Voiselle  L(0-2) 6.0 5 4 2 5 3
  Minner   2.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
5
4
2
7
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  W(2-4) 9.0 5 1 1 3 3
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
3
3

  E–Terwilliger (7), Stanky (4), Thompson (7).  DP–New York 2. Thomson-Stanky, Dark-Stanky-Gilbert.  2B–Chicago Terwilliger (8,off Jones), New York Westrum (3,off Voiselle); Dark (2,off Voiselle); Gilbert (1,off Voiselle).  HR–New York Thomson (3,1st inning off Voiselle 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  Team–5.  CS–Thompson (2,2nd base by Voiselle/Walker); Jones (1,2nd base by Minner/Walker).  U–Dusty Boggess, Lon Warneke, Babe Pinelli.  T–2:17.  A–5,631.
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