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Dodgers 6 @ Cubs 7
Wrigley Field
May 5, 1950

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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 5, 1950 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs beat the visiting Dodgers with a score of 7 to 6.

Game Summary

DateMay 5, 1950 
Visiting Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 6 H: 9 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 6
Hits: 9
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 7 H: 10 E: 5 LOB: 9
Runs: 7
Hits: 10
Errors: 5
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherJohnny Vander Meer  
Losing PitcherBud Podbielan  
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Game Winning RBIRandy Jackson 

Game Info

DateMay 5, 1950 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherRalph Branca  
Home Starting PitcherJohnny Schmitz  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance10,134 
Time of Game2 hours 48 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Dusty Boggess
1B: Lon Warneke
2B: (none)
3B: Babe Pinelli

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Pee Wee Reese  Shortstop 
Bobby Morgan  Third Baseman 
Jim Russell  Left Fielder 
Jackie Robinson  Second Baseman 
Carl Furillo  Right Fielder 
Gil Hodges  First Baseman 
Duke Snider  Center Fielder 
Bruce Edwards  Catcher 
Ralph Branca  Pitcher 
Burt Shotton  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Wayne Terwilliger  Second Baseman 
Hank Edwards  Right Fielder 
Preston Ward  First Baseman 
Hank Sauer  Left Fielder 
Andy Pafko  Center Fielder 
Roy Smalley  Shortstop 
Bill Serena  Third Baseman 
Mickey Owen  Catcher 
Johnny Schmitz  Pitcher 
Frankie Frisch  Manager 

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Dodgers 6 @ Cubs 7
Wrigley Field
May 5, 1950

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         Game of 5/5/1950 -- Brooklyn at Chicago (D)

  Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Reese P, ss           4  1  1  0   Terwilliger W, 2b     4  1  1  0   
Morgan B, 3b          5  0  0  1   Edwards H, rf         3  2  2  1   
Russell J, lf         3  2  0  0   Jeffcoat H, rf        2  0  0  0   
Robinson J, 2b        3  1  2  0   Ward P, 1b            3  2  2  1   
Furillo C, rf         5  1  1  1   Sauer H, lf           4  1  1  3   
Hodges G, 1b          4  1  2  3   Pafko A, cf           4  0  2  0   
Snider D, cf          5  0  1  0   Smalley R, ss         4  0  1  1   
Edwards B, c          5  0  1  0   Serena B, 3b          3  0  0  0   
Branca R, p           1  0  0  0   Cavarretta P, ph      1  0  0  0   
Erskine C, p          3  0  1  0   Jackson R, 3b         1  1  1  1   
Podbielan B, p        1  0  0  0   Owen M, c             2  0  0  0   
                                   Walker R, ph-c        1  0  0  0   
                                   Schmitz J, p          3  0  0  0   
                                   Voiselle B, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Scheffing B, ph       1  0  0  0   
                                   Vander Meer J, p      0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     39  6  9  5                        36  7 10  7

Brooklyn         100 002 030 0 --  6
Chicago          102 000 003 1 --  7
  0 outs when winning run was scored.

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Branca R*             2.0  3  3  3  4  1
Erskine C             6.2  5  3  3  3  2
Podbielan B (L)       0.1  2  1  1  0  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Schmitz J             8.0  9  6  3  2  5
Voiselle B            1.0  0  0  0  2  2
Vander Meer J (W)     1.0  0  0  0  1  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd

E -- Serena B 2, Owen M, Smalley R, Walker R
DP -- Brooklyn 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- Brooklyn 9, Chicago 9
2B -- Robinson J
3B -- Reese P, Edwards H, Ward P, Edwards B
HR -- Edwards H, Hodges G, Sauer H, Jackson R
SB -- Terwilliger W, Ward P, Reese P
SH -- Robinson J
Balk -- Branca R
T -- 2:48
A -- 10134

    

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