Chicago Cubs vs New York Giants
May 18, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 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 4, New York Giants 10

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Terwilliger 2b 4 0 1 0
Edwards rf 3 0 0 0
Ward 1b 3 0 1 0
Sauer lf 3 1 1 0
Pafko cf 2 1 1 0
Smalley ss 2 1 0 0
Jackson 3b 2 0 1 0
Walker c 3 1 1 4
Schmitz p 2 0 1 0
  Dubiel p 0 0 0 0
  Vander Meer p 0 0 0 0
  Leonard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 24 4 7 4
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 4 2 2 0
Lockman lf 3 2 1 0
Irvin rf 4 2 2 5
Thomson cf 4 2 3 1
Rigney 3b 1 1 1 0
  Thompson 3b 2 0 0 1
Westrum c 3 0 1 1
Dark ss 3 0 0 1
Gilbert 1b 2 1 0 0
Hartung p 2 0 0 0
  Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 10 10 9
Chicago 000 004471
New York 021 03410101
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz  L(2-2) 4.1 8 6 6 1 4
  Dubiel   1.0 1 2 2 1 0
  Vander Meer   0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  Leonard   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
6.0
10
10
10
3
4
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hartung  W(1-0) 6.0 7 4 4 4 2
Totals
6.0
7
4
4
4
2

  E–Sauer (4), Rigney (1).  DP–New York 1. Dark-Stanky-Gilbert.  2B–New York Lockman (4,off Schmitz); Thomson (3,off Schmitz).  HR–Chicago Walker (1,6th inning off Hartung 3 on 2 out), New York Irvin (1,6th inning off Leonard 3 on 1 out).  Team LOB–6.  Team–4.  CS–Terwilliger (4,2nd base by Hartung/Westrum).  U–Lon Warneke, Babe Pinelli, Dusty Boggess.  T–2:01.  A–1,542.
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