Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 4, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1950 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Cardinals 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, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Terwilliger 2b 4 0 0 0
Borkowski rf 4 0 1 0
Serena 3b 2 0 1 0
Sauer lf 4 0 0 0
Pafko cf 4 0 0 0
Smalley ss 3 0 0 0
Cavarretta 1b 2 1 1 1
Walker c 2 0 0 0
  Vander Meer pr 0 0 0 0
  Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
Schmitz p 1 0 0 0
  Verban ph 1 0 0 0
  Voiselle p 0 0 0 0
  Owen ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 3 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Glaviano 3b 4 2 2 0
Schoendienst 2b 5 0 1 0
Musial lf 4 1 2 3
Lindell cf 2 0 0 0
  Howerton ph,cf 0 0 0 0
Slaughter rf 4 1 2 0
Marion ss 4 0 2 0
Nelson 1b 4 0 2 1
Rice c 3 0 1 0
Lanier p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 12 4
Chicago 000 000 010130
St. Louis 200 010 10x4120
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz  L(8-5) 5.0 8 3 3 3 2
  Voiselle   2.0 4 1 1 1 1
  Klippstein   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
4
4
4
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Lanier  W(8-2) 9.0 3 1 1 4 4
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
4
4

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 2. Smalley-Terwilliger-Cavarretta, Smalley-Cavarretta, St. Louis 2. Schoendienst-Marion-Nelson, Marion-Schoendienst-Nelson.  2B–St. Louis Glaviano (17,off Schmitz); Nelson (2,off Schmitz); Musial (22,off Schmitz).  3B–St. Louis Glaviano (1,off Voiselle).  HR–Chicago Cavarretta (9,8th inning off Lanier 0 on 1 out), St. Louis Musial (10,1st inning off Schmitz 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–4.  Team–10.  U–Frank Dascoli, Larry Goetz, Lou Jorda.
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