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Phillies 4 @ Giants 7
Polo Grounds
August 18, 1950

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on August 18, 1950 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants beat the visiting Phillies with a score of 7 to 4.

Game Summary

DateAugust 18, 1950 
Visiting Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 4 H: 5 E: 3 LOB: 3
Runs: 4
Hits: 5
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 3
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 7 H: 9 E: 2 LOB: 6
Runs: 7
Hits: 9
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherJim Hearn  
Losing PitcherRuss Meyer  
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Game Winning RBIWhitey Lockman 

Game Info

DateAugust 18, 1950 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherRuss Meyer  
Home Starting PitcherJim Hearn  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance26,086 
Time of Game2 hours 30 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Lou Jorda
1B: Larry Goetz
2B: (none)
3B: Frank Dascoli

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Waitkus  First Baseman 
Richie Ashburn  Center Fielder 
Dick Sisler  Left Fielder 
Del Ennis  Right Fielder 
Willie Jones  Third Baseman 
Granny Hamner  Shortstop 
Andy Seminick  Catcher 
Mike Goliat  Second Baseman 
Russ Meyer  Pitcher 
Eddie Sawyer  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Stanky  Second Baseman 
Whitey Lockman  Left Fielder 
Don Mueller  Right Fielder 
Hank Thompson  Third Baseman 
Monte Irvin  First Baseman 
Al Dark  Shortstop 
Bobby Thomson  Center Fielder 
Sam Calderone  Catcher 
Jim Hearn  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Phillies 4 @ Giants 7
Polo Grounds
August 18, 1950

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/18/1950 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Waitkus E, 1b         4  1  0  0   Stanky E, 2b          5  1  1  0   
Ashburn R, cf         1  0  0  0   Lockman W, lf         4  2  2  1   
Whitman D, cf         3  0  0  0   Mueller D, rf         4  1  1  0   
Sisler D, lf          4  0  2  0   Thompson H, 3b        4  2  2  3   
Ennis D, rf           3  1  0  1   Irvin M, 1b           3  0  2  1   
Jones W, 3b           4  1  1  2   Gilbert T, 1b         1  0  0  0   
Hamner G, ss          4  0  1  0   Dark A, ss            3  1  1  0   
Seminick A, c         4  1  1  1   Thomson B, cf         3  0  0  0   
Goliat M, 2b          3  0  0  0   Calderone S, c        4  0  0  1   
Meyer R, p            2  0  0  0   Hearn J, p            3  0  0  0   
Miller B, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Hollmig S, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
Heintzelman K, p      0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  4  5  4                        34  7  9  6

Philadelphia     110 002 000 --  4
New York         201 030 01x --  7

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Meyer R (L)           4.1  8  6  6  1  2
Miller B              1.2  0  0  0  0  1
Heintzelman K         2.0  1  1  0  2  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hearn J (W)           9.0  5  4  2  1  4

E -- Irvin M 2, Ashburn R, Hamner G 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 3, New York 6
2B -- Stanky E
HR -- Thompson H, Seminick A, Lockman W, Jones W
WP -- Miller B
T -- 2:30
A -- 26086

    

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