Milwaukee Braves vs Brooklyn Dodgers
May 12, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1954 at Ebbets Field. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 1

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 5 1 0 0
O'Connell 2b 5 0 1 1
Mathews 3b 3 3 3 1
Pafko rf 3 0 0 0
Adcock 1b 3 1 2 2
Aaron lf 4 0 2 1
Logan ss 4 0 1 0
White c 4 0 2 0
Burdette p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 11 5
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Reese ss 4 0 0 0
Gilliam 2b 4 0 0 0
Snider cf 3 0 0 0
Robinson 3b 2 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 3 1 1 1
Amoros lf 3 0 0 0
Furillo rf 3 0 0 0
Walker c 3 0 0 0
Newcombe p 0 0 0 0
  Belardi ph 1 0 0 0
  Wade p 0 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 1 1 1
Milwaukee 110 110 0105110
Brooklyn 000 010 000111
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette  W(3-2) 9.0 1 1 1 2 2
Totals
9.0
1
1
1
2
2
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe  L(3-2) 6.0 8 4 4 1 6
  Wade   3.0 3 1 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
4
1
6

  E–Hodges (1).  DP–Milwaukee 1. O'Connell-Adcock, Brooklyn 1. Robinson-Gilliam-Hodges.  2B–Milwaukee Mathews (6,off Newcombe); Aaron (7,off Newcombe); O'Connell (3,off Newcombe); White (1,off Wade)..  HR–Milwaukee Mathews (6,1st inning off Newcombe 0 on 2 out); Adcock (5,2nd inning off Newcombe 0 on 0 out)., Brooklyn Hodges (7,5th inning off Burdette 0 on 0 out).  SH–Pafko (2,off Newcombe); Burdette (2,off Wade)..  SF–Adcock (1,off Wade).  IBB–Mathews (3,by Newcombe).  Team LOB–6.  Team–1.  U-HP–Dusty Boggess, 1B–Bill Engeln, 2B–Bill Stewart, 3B–Babe Pinelli.  T–2:51.  A–6,083.
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