Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 10, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 10, 1950 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 7

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Terwilliger 2b 3 0 0 0
Mauro rf 4 1 1 0
Ward 1b 4 0 3 0
  Verban pr 0 1 0 0
Sauer lf 4 0 0 0
Pafko cf 4 0 1 1
Serena 3b 4 0 1 0
Smalley ss 4 1 1 1
Walker c 3 1 1 1
Minner p 1 0 0 0
  Dubiel p 1 0 0 0
  Borkowski ph 1 0 0 0
  Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Dillinger 3b 5 0 1 0
Bell rf 4 1 2 0
Kiner lf 3 2 2 1
Westlake cf 3 1 2 1
O'Connell ss 3 0 1 1
Phillips 1b 4 1 2 0
Murtaugh 2b 3 0 1 0
  Schenz 2b 0 1 0 0
McCullough c 3 1 1 2
Law p 2 0 0 0
  Dickson p 2 0 0 1
Totals 32 7 12 6
Chicago 000 021 001482
Pittsburgh 200 400 01x7121
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Minner  L(5-7) 3.1 6 5 3 0 2
  Dubiel   3.2 5 1 1 3 0
  Klippstein   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
7
5
4
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Law  W(2-4) 5.0 6 3 3 0 2
  Dickson  SV(2) 4.0 2 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
1
6

  E–Pafko (7), Smalley (37), Kiner (6).  DP–Chicago 1. Ward-Smalley-Klippstein, Pittsburgh 2. Murtaugh-O'Connell-Phillips, O'Connell-Murtaugh-Phillips.  3B–Pittsburgh Phillips (3); Murtaugh (5).  HR–Chicago Smalley (16,5th inning off Law 0 on); Walker (5,5th inning off Law 0 on), Pittsburgh Kiner (31,4th inning off Minner 0 on); Westlake (14,4th inning off Minner 0 on); McCullough (4,4th inning off Dubiel 1 on).  Team LOB–3.  SH–Murtaugh (1).  Team–6.  U–Artie Gore, Bill Stewart, Jocko Conlan.
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