Brooklyn Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 23, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1950 at Forbes Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Reese ss 5 0 0 0
Russell lf 5 1 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 1 1
  Hermanski lf 1 1 1 1
Snider cf 8 0 2 2
Robinson 2b 7 0 0 0
  Miksis 2b 1 0 0 0
Furillo rf 7 2 2 0
Hodges 1b 7 0 1 1
Campanella c 5 2 3 1
Cox 3b 6 0 0 0
Erskine p 3 1 1 0
  Branca p 2 0 1 0
Totals 58 7 12 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Castiglione 3b 7 1 2 0
Saffell cf 8 0 2 1
Kiner lf 6 1 1 1
Westlake rf 7 1 2 0
O'Connell ss 7 1 1 2
McCullough c 7 0 1 0
Phillips 1b 6 1 3 0
Berardino 2b 2 0 0 0
  Hopp ph 1 0 0 0
  Dickson p 0 0 0 0
  Dillinger ph 1 0 0 0
  Werle p 1 0 0 0
  Murtaugh ph 1 0 0 0
  Queen p 1 0 0 0
Chambers p 2 0 0 0
  Bell ph 1 0 1 0
  Schenz 2b 1 0 0 0
  Rojek ph,2b 3 0 1 1
Totals 62 5 14 5
Brooklyn 003 000 100 000 010 027121
Pittsburgh 000 021 001 000 010 005142
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine   8.0 8 4 4 0 3
  Branca  W(6-6) 9.0 6 1 1 3 8
Totals
17.0
14
5
5
3
11
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Chambers   8.0 5 4 4 3 1
  Dickson   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Werle   5.0 3 1 1 4 2
  Queen  L(5-12) 3.0 3 2 2 1 6
Totals
17.0
12
7
7
8
9

  E–Reese (17), Kiner (8), Phillips (5).  DP–Brooklyn 3. Robinson-Reese-Hodges, Erskine-Robinson-Hodges, Cox-Hodges, Pittsburgh 2. Berardino-O'Connell-Phillips, Dickson-O'Connell-Phillips.  2B–Brooklyn Snider (20,off Chambers); Hodges (21,off Queen), Pittsburgh McCullough (13,off Branca).  3B–Brooklyn Furillo (6,off Queen), Pittsburgh Castiglione (3,off Erskine); Phillips (5,off Branca).  HR–Brooklyn Hermanski (6,17th inning off Queen 0 on 0 out), Pittsburgh O'Connell (6,5th inning off Erskine 1 on 0 out); Kiner (38,9th inning off Erskine 0 on 0 out).  SH–Hodges (8,off Chambers); Branca 2 (6,off Werle 2); Cox (3,off Queen).  Team LOB–12.  IBB–Phillips (1,by Branca).  Team–9.  SB–Snider (12,2nd base off Chambers/McCullough); Reese (11,2nd base off Werle/McCullough).  CS–Phillips (1,2nd base by Erskine/Campanella).  U–Scotty Robb, Babe Pinelli, Dusty Boggess.  T–4:09.  A–16,382.
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