Chicago Cubs vs Brooklyn Dodgers
May 23, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1950 at Ebbets Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Terwilliger 2b 5 0 1 0
Ramazzotti 3b 5 0 2 0
Cavarretta 1b 5 1 1 0
Edwards rf 4 0 1 0
Pafko cf 4 2 2 2
Sauer lf 2 1 1 1
Smalley ss 4 1 1 2
Owen c 4 0 0 0
Schmitz p 4 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 9 5
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Miksis ss 3 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
  Morgan 3b 0 0 0 0
Cox 3b,ss 3 2 1 0
Russell lf 3 1 1 1
Robinson 2b 4 1 1 2
Furillo rf 4 0 1 0
Hodges 1b 3 0 0 1
Snider cf 4 0 0 0
Campanella c 4 0 0 0
Branca p 2 0 0 0
  Barney p 0 0 0 0
  Edwards ph 1 0 0 0
  Banta p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 4 4
Chicago 000 203 000592
Brooklyn 000 103 000442
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz  W(3-2) 9.0 4 4 2 3 4
Totals
9.0
4
4
2
3
4
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Branca  L(1-1) 6.0 8 5 5 1 5
  Barney   1.0 0 0 0 3 0
  Banta   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
4
5

  E–Ramazzotti (1), Schmitz (1), Morgan (2), Hodges (3).  2B–Chicago Pafko (5,off Branca), Brooklyn Russell (3,off Schmitz); Cox (5,off Schmitz); Robinson (14,off Schmitz).  HR–Chicago Pafko (7,6th inning off Branca 0 on 1 out); Smalley (3,6th inning off Branca 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–9.  Team–4.  SB–Ramazzotti (1,2nd base off Branca/Campanella).  CS–Terwilliger (5,2nd base by Banta/Campanella).  U–Jocko Conlan, Artie Gore, Bill Stewart.  T–2:10.  A–7,969.
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