Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
May 30, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 30, 1950 at Wrigley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 4, Chicago Cubs 1

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Lowrey lf 3 1 0 0
Wyrostek rf 2 0 0 0
Usher cf 3 0 0 0
  Merriman ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 2 3 3
Meeks ss 4 0 0 0
Pramesa c 4 0 2 0
Hatton 3b 3 0 0 0
Ryan 2b 4 1 2 1
Raffensberger p 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Terwilliger 2b 5 0 1 0
Owen c 4 0 1 0
Cavarretta 1b 3 1 1 0
Sauer lf 3 0 0 0
Pafko cf 4 0 0 0
Serena 3b 4 0 1 1
Smalley ss 4 0 1 0
Borkowski rf 4 0 2 0
Vander Meer p 1 0 0 0
  Lade p 1 0 1 0
  Verban ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 8 1
Cincinnati 000 012 100470
Chicago 000 001 000180
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Raffensberger  W(3-5) 9.0 8 1 1 3 5
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
3
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Vander Meer  L(1-1) 6.2 4 4 4 5 4
  Lade   2.1 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
5
5

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1. Hatton-Ryan-Kluszewski, Chicago 2. Owen-Terwilliger, Lade-Terwilliger-Serena.  PB–Pramesa (3).  2B–Chicago Borkowski (2,off Raffensberger).  HR–Cincinnati Kluszewski 2 (6,5th inning off Vander Meer 0 on 0 out,6th inning off Vander Meer 1 on 2 out); Ryan (4,7th inning off Vander Meer 0 on 2 out).  SH–Wyrostek (1,off Vander Meer); Raffensberger (1,off Lade).  Team LOB–6.  Team–9.  CS–Kluszewski (1,2nd base by Lade/Owen).  U–Artie Gore, Bill Stewart, Jocko Conlan.
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