Brooklyn Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 23, 1950 Box Score

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

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Brooklyn Dodgers 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 3b 4 2 2 0
Russell lf 5 1 2 1
Snider cf 5 2 1 0
Robinson 2b 6 3 5 4
Furillo rf 5 2 2 0
Hodges 1b 6 1 2 4
Campanella c 5 0 4 1
Reese ss 4 0 0 1
Palica p 3 0 0 0
  Landrum p 0 0 0 0
  Barney p 2 0 0 0
  Newcombe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 11 18 11
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Dillinger 3b 4 0 0 0
Hopp 1b 3 1 1 1
Kiner lf 5 0 0 0
Bell rf 5 2 3 0
Westlake cf 4 1 2 2
O'Connell ss 4 0 1 0
Murtaugh 2b 0 0 0 0
  Schenz 2b 2 0 1 0
McCullough c 1 0 0 1
  Mueller c 3 1 1 1
Werle p 0 0 0 0
  Chambers p 3 1 2 0
  Queen p 0 0 0 0
  Castiglione ph 1 0 0 0
  Lombardi p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 11 5
Brooklyn 204 000 04111181
Pittsburgh 000 222 0006112
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Palica   4.1 6 4 3 5 3
  Landrum   1.0 3 2 2 0 1
  Barney  W(2-1) 2.0 1 0 0 3 1
  Newcombe  SV(2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
5
8
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Werle   2.1 8 6 4 1 0
  Chambers  L(8-10) 4.2 7 2 2 2 4
  Queen   1.0 2 2 2 1 1
  Lombardi   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
18
11
9
4
6

  E–Campanella (6), O'Connell (3), Murtaugh (9).  DP–Brooklyn 3. Reese-Robinson-Hodges, Reese-Robinson-Hodges, Morgan-Robinson-Hodges, Pittsburgh 2. Dillinger-Murtaugh-Hopp, O'Connell-Murtaugh-Hopp.  2B–Brooklyn Robinson 2 (29,off Werle,off Chambers); Snider (13,off Chambers), Pittsburgh Westlake (11,off Palica).  3B–Brooklyn Russell (2,off Werle), Pittsburgh Chambers (1,off Palica).  HR–Brooklyn Hodges (13,8th inning off Queen 2 on 0 out); Robinson (10,9th inning off Lombardi 0 on 1 out), Pittsburgh Mueller (4,6th inning off Landrum 0 on 0 out).  SH–Reese (7,off Queen).  HBP–Russell (1,by Chambers).  IBB–Furillo (4,by Werle).  Team LOB–13.  Team–11.  U–Augie Donatelli, Lon Warneke, Al Barlick.  T–2:56.  A–25,889.
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