Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Giants
August 17, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1950 at Polo Grounds V. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 8, New York Giants 6

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Reese ss 3 2 2 1
Hermanski lf 4 1 2 3
Snider cf 5 1 1 0
Robinson 2b 4 0 0 0
Furillo rf 4 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 4 1 3 2
Campanella c 5 1 2 0
Cox 3b 4 1 1 1
Newcombe p 4 1 1 0
  Branca p 0 0 0 0
  Roe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 12 7
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 3 1 1 0
Lockman lf 4 0 0 2
Mueller rf 4 0 0 0
Thompson 3b 5 0 0 1
Dark ss 3 2 1 0
Gilbert 1b 4 0 1 0
  Rigney ph 1 0 0 0
Thomson cf 4 1 2 1
Calderone c 4 1 2 2
Jones p 1 0 0 0
  Hartung ph,p 0 1 0 0
  Kennedy p 0 0 0 0
  Weatherly ph 1 0 0 0
  Spencer p 0 0 0 0
  Irvin ph 1 0 1 0
  Jansen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 8 6
Brooklyn 002 122 0108122
New York 000 120 030681
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe  W(12-8) 7.1 8 6 5 2 5
  Branca   0.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Roe  SV(1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
6
5
4
5
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  L(9-13) 5.0 6 5 4 2 0
  Hartung   0.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Kennedy   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Spencer   2.0 1 1 1 2 0
  Jansen   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
8
7
4
1

  E–Reese (16), Newcombe (2), Stanky (16).  DP–Brooklyn 2. Robinson-Reese-Hodges, Reese-Robinson-Hodges, New York 1. Thompson-Stanky-Gilbert.  PB–Calderone (3).  2B–Brooklyn Newcombe (2,off Hartung); Reese (15,off Hartung), New York Dark (26,off Newcombe); Gilbert (13,off Newcombe); Thomson (16,off Newcombe).  3B–Brooklyn Reese (3,off Jones); Hermanski (2,off Spencer).  HR–Brooklyn Hermanski (5,3rd inning off Jones 1 on 0 out); Hodges (19,5th inning off Jones 1 on 2 out); Cox (7,6th inning off Hartung 0 on 0 out).  SH–Cox (2,off Jones); Hodges (7,off Spencer).  HBP–Robinson (3,by Jones); D. Mueller (3,by Newcombe); Stanky (9,by Newcombe); Dark (5,by Roe).  Team LOB–9.  Team–9.  U–Artie Gore, Bill Stewart, Jocko Conlan.
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