Brooklyn Dodgers vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 18, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1950 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Brooklyn Dodgers 1, Philadelphia Phillies 9

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Reese ss 4 0 0 0
Shuba lf 4 0 1 0
Snider cf 4 0 0 0
Robinson 2b 4 1 2 0
Furillo rf 4 0 1 1
Hodges 1b 3 0 1 0
Morgan 3b 4 0 1 0
Campanella c 3 0 1 0
Newcombe p 0 0 0 0
  Erskine p 0 0 0 0
  Belardi ph 1 0 0 0
  McGlothin p 0 0 0 0
  Abrams ph 1 0 0 0
  Barney p 0 0 0 0
  Hermanski ph 1 0 0 0
  Labine p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 3 2 1 0
Hamner ss 5 2 3 3
Waitkus 1b 5 0 3 1
Ennis rf 5 0 2 2
Jones 3b 4 1 1 0
Sisler lf 4 1 1 0
  Whitman lf 0 0 0 0
Goliat 2b 4 2 4 1
Seminick c 4 1 1 1
Roberts p 4 0 0 1
Totals 38 9 16 9
Brooklyn 000 000 100170
Philadelphia 232 100 01x9162
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe  L (0-1) 1.0 5 4 4 0 0
  Erskine   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
  McGlothin   2.0 5 3 3 1 2
  Barney   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Labine   2.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals 8.0 16 9 9 2 2
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  W (1-0) 9.0 7 1 1 1 4
Totals 9.0 7 1 1 1 4

  E–Jones (1), Goliat (1).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Reese-Robinson-Hodges, Philadelphia 2. Roberts-Hamner-Waitkus, Roberts-Seminick-Waitkus.  2B–Brooklyn Robinson (1,off Roberts); Shuba (1,off Roberts), Philadelphia Hamner (1,off Newcombe); Ennis (1,off Newcombe); Goliat (1,off Newcombe); Seminick (1,off Newcombe).  Team LOB–6.  Team–7.  U-HP–Babe Pinelli, 1B–Dusty Boggess, 2B–Scotty Robb, 3B–Lon Warneke.  T–2:10.  A–29,074.

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