Chicago Cubs vs Brooklyn Dodgers
July 31, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1950 at Ebbets Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Terwilliger 2b 4 2 1 0
Serena 3b 4 1 1 1
Ward 1b 5 1 1 0
Sauer lf 2 1 0 0
Pafko cf 3 2 1 0
Northey rf 4 1 2 1
Smalley ss 5 0 2 4
Walker c 2 0 0 0
  Borkowski ph 1 0 0 0
  Owen c 1 0 0 0
Hiller p 2 0 0 0
  Jeffcoat ph 1 0 0 0
  Schmitz p 0 0 0 0
  Minner p 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 8 9 6
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Reese ss 2 1 0 0
Hermanski lf 3 1 1 1
  Russell ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Snider cf 4 1 2 3
Robinson 2b 4 0 2 0
Furillo rf 4 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 4 1 1 0
Campanella c 4 1 1 0
Cox 3b 3 0 0 0
Bankhead p 2 0 0 1
  Van Cuyk p 0 0 0 0
  Barney p 0 0 0 0
  Loes p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 0 0 0 0
  Branca p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 7 5
Chicago 100 003 400891
Brooklyn 000 050 000573
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hiller  W(5-2) 6.0 7 5 5 1 0
  Schmitz   0.1 0 0 0 2 0
  Minner  SV(4) 2.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
3
1
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Bankhead   5.1 5 4 3 2 4
  Van Cuyk  L(1-3) 1.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Barney   0.0 0 2 2 3 0
  Loes   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Branca   2.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
9
8
7
7
5

  E–Serena (15), Snider (4), Cox (10), Bankhead (2).  DP–Chicago 1. Serena-Terwilliger-Ward, Brooklyn 2. Hodges-Reese-Bankhead, Reese-Robinson-Hodges.  2B–Chicago Pafko (20,off Bankhead); Northey (11,off Bankhead); Serena (11,off Van Cuyk).  HR–Brooklyn Snider (20,5th inning off Hiller 2 on 2 out).  HBP–Pafko (7,by Bankhead).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Cox (1,off Hiller).  Team–3.  CS–Minner (1,2nd base by Branca/Campanella); Robinson (3,2nd base by Hiller/Walker).  U–Larry Goetz, Frank Dascoli, Lou Jorda.  T–2:40.  A–12,897.
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