Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
July 6, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 6, 1950 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Chicago Cubs 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 4 0 1 1
Beard cf 4 0 0 0
Kiner lf 2 1 0 0
Westlake rf 3 0 2 0
Phillips 1b 4 0 1 0
Castiglione 3b 4 0 0 1
Schenz 2b 3 0 0 0
Turner c 1 1 0 0
  Murtaugh ph 1 0 0 0
  Mueller c 1 0 0 0
Werle p 3 0 1 0
  Dickson p 0 0 0 0
  Hopp ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Terwilliger 2b 4 0 1 0
Owen c 3 0 2 0
  Verban pr 0 1 0 0
  Walker c 0 0 0 0
Cavarretta 1b 4 1 1 0
Sauer lf 3 1 1 1
Pafko cf 4 1 2 2
Borkowski rf 3 0 0 0
Smalley ss 4 0 2 1
Serena 3b 3 0 1 0
Minner p 3 0 1 0
Totals 31 4 11 4
Pittsburgh 001 001 000250
Chicago 000 001 03x4113
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Werle  L(4-7) 7.1 9 3 3 1 2
  Dickson   0.2 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
11
4
4
2
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Minner  W(2-5) 9.0 5 2 2 5 8
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
5
8

  E–Smalley 2 (26), Serena (10).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Rojek-Schenz-Phillips, Chicago 2. Smalley-Cavarretta, Minner-Smalley-Cavarretta.  2B–Pittsburgh Rojek (8,off Minner), Chicago Cavarretta (8,off Werle); Smalley (12,off Dickson).  HR–Chicago Sauer (16,6th inning off Werle 0 on 2 out).  SH–Westlake (2,off Minner); Owen (2,off Werle).  IBB–Schenz (1,by Minner); Sauer (2,by Werle).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  U–Frank Dascoli, Lou Jorda, Larry Goetz.  T–2:15.  A–12,953.
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