Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds
August 8, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1950 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Chicago Cubs 0, Cincinnati Reds 9
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Verban 2b 3 0 0 0
Serena 3b 3 0 0 0
Ward 1b 4 0 1 0
Northey rf 4 0 1 0
Pafko cf 4 0 1 0
Mauro lf 3 0 1 0
Smalley ss 3 0 1 0
Sawatski c 3 0 0 0
Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
  Lade p 1 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
  Vander Meer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 5 0
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Merriman cf 4 1 2 1
Hatton 3b 2 1 0 0
Wyrostek rf 4 1 2 2
  Usher rf 1 0 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 5 2 3 3
Ryan 2b 4 1 2 0
Adcock lf 5 1 2 2
Meeks ss 5 0 1 1
Howell c 3 2 1 0
Ramsdell p 2 0 1 0
Totals 35 9 14 9
Chicago 000 000 000–051
Cincinnati 051 002 01x–9140
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Klippstein  L(1-6) 1.2 4 5 5 4 0
  Lade   5.1 8 3 3 3 2
  Vander Meer   1.0 2 1 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
9
8
7
2
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Ramsdell  W(6-9) 9.0 5 0 0 3 3
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
3
3
  E–Serena (18).  DP–Chicago 2. Sawatski-Verban, Verban-Smalley-Ward, Cincinnati 1. Ryan-Meeks-Kluszewski.  2B–Cincinnati Kluszewski (24); Adcock (9).  3B–Cincinnati Adcock (1).  HR–Cincinnati Kluszewski (20,6th inning off Lade 1 on).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Ramsdell 2 (2).  Team–11.  SB–Merriman (3).  U–Dusty Boggess, Scotty Robb, Babe Pinelli.
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