Brooklyn Dodgers vs Boston Braves
August 12, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1950 at Braves Field. The Boston Braves defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 2, Boston Braves 10

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Reese ss 3 0 0 0
Russell lf 3 0 1 0
Snider cf 4 0 0 0
Robinson 2b 3 0 0 0
  Van Cuyk p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 1 1 0
  Loes p 0 0 0 0
Furillo rf 4 0 2 0
Hodges 1b 4 0 1 0
Campanella c 3 0 0 1
Cox 3b,2b 2 1 0 0
Newcombe p 2 0 1 0
  Morgan 3b 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 1
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hartsfield 2b 5 1 1 0
Jethroe cf 5 1 2 1
  Olmo cf 0 0 0 0
Torgeson 1b 5 1 1 2
Elliott 3b 4 1 3 0
Cooper c 4 1 1 0
Gordon lf 4 2 2 1
Marshall rf 4 1 1 1
Kerr ss 3 1 1 1
Spahn p 4 1 1 1
Totals 38 10 13 7
Brooklyn 001 000 010267
Boston 011 232 01x10131
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe  L(11-8) 5.0 9 7 5 3 4
  Van Cuyk   2.0 2 2 2 3 3
  Loes   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
10
8
6
7
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  W(15-12) 9.0 6 2 1 7 6
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
7
6

  E–Reese (14), Robinson (6), Furillo 2 (6), Hodges (7), Campanella 2 (10), Hartsfield (15).  DP–Boston 2. Kerr-Torgeson, Hartsfield-Torgeson.  2B–Boston Gordon 2 (21,off Newcombe,off Loes); Hartsfield (9,off Newcombe); Cooper (19,off Newcombe); Elliott (18,off Loes).  HR–Boston Torgeson (18,6th inning off Van Cuyk 1 on 0 out).  Team LOB–9.  IBB–Gordon (5,by Newcombe).  Team–10.  SB–Hartsfield (5,2nd base off Newcombe/Campanella).  U–Frank Dascoli, Lou Jorda, Larry Goetz.  T–2:34.  A–34,732.
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