Chicago Cubs vs New York Giants
September 16, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1950 at Polo Grounds V. The Chicago Cubs defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 6, New York Giants 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Jackson 3b 4 1 1 0
Jeffcoat rf 4 1 1 2
Ward 1b 4 1 2 2
Sauer lf 3 1 1 1
Pafko cf 3 0 0 0
Sawatski c 3 0 0 1
Smalley ss 4 0 0 0
Terwilliger 2b 3 1 0 0
Schmitz p 3 1 0 0
Totals 31 6 5 6
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 5 0 0 0
Lockman lf 5 1 2 0
Dark ss 2 2 1 2
Irvin 1b,rf,1b 4 0 1 0
Thomson cf 3 1 1 1
Mueller rf 2 0 0 0
  Rigney ph 1 0 0 1
  Gilbert 1b 0 0 0 0
  Lohrke ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Thompson 3b,rf 3 0 1 0
Yvars c 3 0 0 0
Jones p 1 0 0 0
  Kramer p 0 0 0 0
  Maguire ph 1 0 0 0
  Spencer p 0 0 0 0
  Rufer ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 4
Chicago 201 001 200650
New York 000 301 000461
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz  W(10-14) 9.0 6 4 4 3 3
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
3
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  L(12-15) 6.0 4 5 5 3 4
  Kramer   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Spencer   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
6
6
3
5

  E–Yvars (1).  2B–Chicago Jackson (2,off Jones); Ward (9,off Kramer), New York Lockman (27,off Schmitz).  HR–Chicago Sauer (29,3rd inning off Jones 0 on 2 out); Ward (6,6th inning off Jones 0 on 0 out), New York Dark (16,4th inning off Schmitz 1 on 1 out); Thomson (20,4th inning off Schmitz 0 on 2 out).  SH–Schmitz (2,off Kramer); Jackson (2,off Kramer); Jones (10,off Schmitz).  HBP–Pafko (11,by Jones); Dark (6,by Schmitz); Thomson (4,by Schmitz).  Team LOB–4.  Team–7.  U–Lou Jorda, Larry Goetz, Frank Dascoli.  T–2:05.  A–7,002.
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