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Dodgers 8 @ Cubs 5
Wrigley Field
May 17, 1949
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on May 17, 1949 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs were bested by the visiting Dodgers with a score of 8 to 5.

Game Summary

DateMay 17, 1949 
Visiting Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 8 H: 14 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 8
Hits: 14
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 5 H: 9 E: 2 LOB: 6
Runs: 5
Hits: 9
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 6
Winning Pitcher—Ralph Branca  
Losing Pitcher—Bob Chipman  
Save—Erv Palica  
Game Winning RBI—Gil Hodges 

Game Info

DateMay 17, 1949 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherRalph Branca  
Home Starting PitcherMonk Dubiel  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance15,579 
Time of Game2 hours 41 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Lon Warneke
1B: Bill Stewart
2B: (none)
3B: Jocko Conlan

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Pee Wee Reese  Shortstop 
Marv Rackley  Left Fielder 
Duke Snider  Center Fielder 
Jackie Robinson  Second Baseman 
Gil Hodges  First Baseman 
Carl Furillo  Right Fielder 
Roy Campanella  Catcher 
Eddie Miksis  Third Baseman 
Ralph Branca  Pitcher 
Burt Shotton  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Harry Walker  Right Fielder 
Emil Verban  Second Baseman 
Phil Cavarretta  First Baseman 
Andy Pafko  Center Fielder 
Hank Edwards  Left Fielder 
Bob Scheffing  Catcher 
Frankie Gustine  Third Baseman 
Gene Mauch  Shortstop 
Monk Dubiel  Pitcher 
Charlie Grimm  Manager 

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Dodgers 8 @ Cubs 5
Wrigley Field
May 17, 1949

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         Game of 5/17/1949 -- Brooklyn at Chicago (D)

  Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Reese P, ss           5  1  2  1   Walker H, rf          5  0  0  0   
Rackley M, lf         2  1  1  0   Verban E, 2b          5  1  1  0   
McCormick M, ph-lf    2  0  0  0   Cavarretta P, 1b      2  0  0  0   
Snider D, cf          6  1  2  2   Pafko A, cf           5  1  1  2   
Robinson J, 2b        6  1  3  2   Edwards H, lf         5  1  3  1   
Hodges G, 1b          5  0  1  1   Scheffing B, c        0  0  0  0   
Furillo C, rf         4  1  0  0   Walker R, c           5  0  0  0   
Campanella R, c       5  1  2  2   Gustine F, 3b         5  0  2  0   
Miksis E, 3b          5  1  3  0   Mauch G, ss           2  0  0  0   
Branca R, p           4  1  0  0   Lowrey P, ph          1  1  1  0   
Palica E, p           0  0  0  0   Ramazzotti B, ss      2  0  0  0   
                                   Dubiel M, p           2  0  0  0   
                                   Burgess S, ph         1  1  1  2   
                                   Adkins D, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Chipman B, p          1  0  0  0   
                                   Dobernic J, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Lade D, p             0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     44  8 14  8                        41  5  9  5

Brooklyn         000 100 010 06 --  8
Chicago          000 000 020 03 --  5

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Branca R (W)         10.1  7  4  4  3  4
Palica E (S)          0.2  2  1  1  0  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Dubiel M              8.0  7  2  1  1  4
Adkins D              1.1  1  0  0  1  2
Chipman B (L)*        0.2  2  2  2  0  1
Dobernic J            0.1  3  4  4  1  0
Lade D                0.2  1  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 11th

E -- Mauch G, Dubiel M
DP -- Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 8, Chicago 6
2B -- Robinson J 2
3B -- Robinson J
HR -- Burgess S, Campanella R, Pafko A, Edwards H
SB -- Snider D, Miksis E 3
CS -- Hodges G, Robinson J
SH -- Furillo C, Rackley M
PB -- Walker R
T -- 2:41
A -- 15579

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