Pittsburgh Pirates vs Brooklyn Dodgers
September 21, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 1950 at Ebbets 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 10

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Dillinger 3b 5 3 2 0
O'Connell ss 4 1 2 0
Kiner lf 4 0 0 1
Bell rf 5 2 2 1
Westlake cf 5 2 2 1
Phillips 1b 4 0 2 2
Berardino 2b 5 0 2 2
McCullough c 2 0 0 0
  Saffell ph 1 0 1 0
  Mueller c 1 0 0 0
Werle p 2 0 0 0
  Queen p 0 0 0 0
  Stevens ph 1 0 0 0
  Dickson p 0 0 0 0
  Murtaugh ph 0 0 0 0
  Rojek pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 13 7
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Miksis 2b 5 0 2 3
Reese ss 5 0 1 0
Snider cf 4 1 2 0
Brown lf 5 1 2 1
Furillo rf 3 3 1 0
Hodges 1b 2 1 0 0
Campanella c 4 1 1 2
Cox 3b 3 2 1 1
Romano p 0 0 0 0
  Bankhead p 1 0 0 0
  Edwards ph 0 0 0 0
  Hatten pr 0 1 0 0
  Branca p 1 0 1 2
  Palica p 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 10 12 9
Pittsburgh 300 104 0008133
Brooklyn 010 450 00x10125
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Werle  L(8-15) 4.0 10 8 7 2 1
  Queen   1.0 1 2 1 1 0
  Dickson   3.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
12
10
8
4
3
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Romano   0.2 3 3 3 2 1
  Bankhead   3.1 4 1 0 2 2
  Branca   1.1 5 4 3 1 1
  Palica  W(11-7) 3.2 1 0 0 4 3
Totals
9.0
13
8
6
9
7

  E–Kiner (11), Westlake (3), Berardino (6), Miksis (6), Reese 2 (26), Cox (14), Bankhead (4).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Werle-O'Connell-Phillips, Brooklyn 1. Cox-Miksis-Hodges.  3B–Brooklyn Miksis (1,off Werle); Snider (9,off Werle).  SH–O'Connell (5,off Bankhead); Hodges (9,off Queen).  IBB–Kiner 2 (10,by Bankhead,by Palica); Snider (5,by Dickson).  Team LOB–14.  HBP–Furillo (5,by Werle).  Team–6.  SB–Dillinger (4,2nd base off Romano/Campanella); O'Connell (6,2nd base off Palica/Campanella).  CS–Phillips (3,2nd base by Bankhead/Campanella).  U–Artie Gore, Bill Stewart, Lon Warneke.  T–2:40.  A–5,241.
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