Brooklyn Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 8, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1950 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Reese 3b 4 0 0 0
Morgan ss 3 0 0 0
Brown lf 4 1 1 0
Robinson 2b 4 1 1 0
Furillo rf 4 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 3 0 1 0
Snider cf 4 0 0 0
Campanella c 3 0 0 0
Branca p 2 1 1 1
  Edwards ph 1 0 0 0
  Palica p 0 0 0 0
  Miksis ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 4 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 4 0 0 0
Hopp 1b 4 1 1 0
Bell rf 4 0 1 1
Kiner lf 4 1 1 1
Westlake cf 4 0 1 0
Fernandez 3b 3 0 0 0
Murtaugh 2b 3 0 1 0
McCullough c 3 1 1 1
Chambers p 3 1 1 1
  Werle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4
Brooklyn 001 000 002341
Pittsburgh 010 001 20x474
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Branca  L(1-2) 7.0 7 4 4 0 5
  Palica   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
0
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Chambers  W(6-5) 8.1 4 3 1 3 4
  Werle  SV(5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
3
1
3
5

  E–Morgan (7), Hopp (3), Fernandez (12), McCullough (1), Chambers (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Rojek-Murtaugh-Hopp, Rojek-Murtaugh-Hopp.  3B–Pittsburgh Bell (2,off Branca).  HR–Brooklyn Branca (1,3rd inning off Chambers 0 on 1 out), Pittsburgh Kiner (11,2nd inning off Branca 0 on 0 out); McCullough (1,7th inning off Branca 0 on 1 out); Chambers (1,7th inning off Branca 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–6.  Team–4.  U–Jocko Conlan, Artie Gore, Bill Stewart.  T–3:56.  A–22,697.
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