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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 31, 1950
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs, played on July 31, 1950 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 31, 1950 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 31, 1950 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Hiller |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dan Bankhead |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | 12,897 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
Bill Serena | Third Baseman |
Preston Ward | First Baseman |
Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
Ron Northey | Right Fielder |
Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
Rube Walker | Catcher |
Frank Hiller | Pitcher |
Frankie Frisch | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Gene Hermanski | Left Fielder |
Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Roy Campanella | Catcher |
Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
Dan Bankhead | Pitcher |
Burt Shotton | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 31, 1950
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Bankhead
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox juggles the ball. That's an error on Cox. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Serena vs. Bankhead
Serena hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bankhead juggles the ball. That's an error on Bankhead. Terwilliger moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Ward vs. Bankhead
Ward hits a line drive towards center. Snider chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Snider. Terwilliger scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Bankhead
Sauer hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Bankhead
Pafko strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hiller
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Hiller
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Hiller
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Hiller
Robinson bunts towards third. Serena picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Serena. Snider moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Furillo vs. Hiller
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Bankhead
Northey hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Bankhead
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Bankhead
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Hiller
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Hiller
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Hiller
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hiller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Bankhead
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Bankhead
Terwilliger hits a popup towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Bankhead
Serena takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Bankhead
Ward hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bankhead vs. Hiller
Bankhead hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bankhead for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hiller
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Hiller
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops it up and throws to first, with Hiller covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Bankhead
Sauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Bankhead
Pafko is hit by the pitch. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Northey vs. Bankhead
Northey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sauer moves to third. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Smalley vs. Bankhead
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Walker vs. Bankhead
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Bankhead covering. It's a double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Hiller
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hiller
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Hiller
There goes Robinson. The throw from Walker and he is out, Terwilliger applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Hiller
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Bankhead
Hiller bunts towards the mound. Bankhead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Bankhead
Terwilliger strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Bankhead
Serena hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Hiller
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Hiller
Campanella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cox vs. Hiller
Cox bunts towards first. Ward scoops it up and throws to first, with Terwilliger covering, for the out. Hodges moves to third. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Bankhead vs. Hiller
Bankhead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hodges scores. Campanella moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Reese vs. Hiller
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Hermanski vs. Hiller
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Campanella scores. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Snider vs. Hiller
Snider hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hiller
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hiller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Bankhead
Ward hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Bankhead
Sauer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Bankhead
Pafko hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hermanski. Pafko reaches second base with a double. Ward moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Northey vs. Bankhead
Northey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Northey reaches second base with a double. Ward scores. Pafko moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Smalley vs. Bankhead
Smalley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pafko scores. Northey scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Borkowski vs. Van Cuyk
Chris Van Cuyk now pitching. Bob Borkowski pinch hits for Rube Walker.
Borkowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Hiller
Mickey Owen now catching.
Furillo hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Hiller
Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Northey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Hiller
Campanella hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Van Cuyk
Hal Jeffcoat pinch hits for Frank Hiller.
Jeffcoat hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Van Cuyk
Terwilliger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Serena vs. Van Cuyk
Serena hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Serena reaches second base with a double. Terwilliger goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. Van Cuyk
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Serena moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Sauer vs. Barney
Rex Barney now pitching.
Sauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pafko vs. Barney
There's a wild pitch. Serena scores. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Barney
Pafko takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Northey vs. Barney
Northey takes first base on ball four. Sauer moves to third. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Smalley vs. Loes
Billy Loes now pitching.
Smalley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sauer scores. Pafko scores. Northey moves to third. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Owen vs. Loes
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 8 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Schmitz
Johnny Schmitz now pitching.
Cox hits a line drive into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Schmitz
Tommy Brown pinch hits for Billy Loes.
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Schmitz
Reese takes first base on ball four. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Minner
Jim Russell pinch hits for Gene Hermanski. Paul Minner now pitching.
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 8 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minner vs. Branca
Ralph Branca now pitching. Jim Russell now playing left field.
Minner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Branca
There goes Minner. The throw from Campanella and he is out, Robinson applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Branca
Terwilliger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Serena vs. Branca
Serena hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Branca
Ward hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 8 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Minner
Snider bunts towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Minner
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops it up and throws to first, with Minner covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Minner
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 8 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Branca
Sauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Branca
Pafko bunts towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Northey vs. Branca
Northey hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Branca
Smalley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 8 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Minner
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Minner
Campanella strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Minner
Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/31/1950 -- Chicago at Brooklyn (N) Chicago AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Terwilliger W, 2b 4 2 1 0 Reese P, ss 2 1 0 0 Serena B, 3b 4 1 1 1 Hermanski G, lf 3 1 1 1 Ward P, 1b 5 1 1 0 Russell J, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Sauer H, lf 2 1 0 0 Snider D, cf 4 1 2 3 Pafko A, cf 3 2 1 0 Robinson J, 2b 4 0 2 0 Northey R, rf 4 1 2 1 Furillo C, rf 4 0 0 0 Smalley R, ss 5 0 2 4 Hodges G, 1b 4 1 1 0 Walker R, c 2 0 0 0 Campanella R, c 4 1 1 0 Borkowski B, ph 1 0 0 0 Cox B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Owen M, c 1 0 0 0 Bankhead D, p 2 0 0 1 Hiller F, p 2 0 0 0 Van Cuyk C, p 0 0 0 0 Jeffcoat H, ph 1 0 0 0 Barney R, p 0 0 0 0 Schmitz J, p 0 0 0 0 Loes B, p 0 0 0 0 Minner P, p 1 0 1 0 Brown T, ph 0 0 0 0 Branca R, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 8 9 6 31 5 7 5 Chicago 100 003 400 -- 8 Brooklyn 000 050 000 -- 5 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Hiller F (W) 6.0 7 5 5 1 0 Schmitz J 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 Minner P (S) 2.2 0 0 0 0 1 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Bankhead D 5.1 5 4 3 2 4 Van Cuyk C (L) 1.1 2 2 2 0 0 Barney R* 0.0 0 2 2 3 0 Loes B 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Branca R 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 * Pitched to 3 batters in 7th E -- Cox B, Bankhead D, Snider D, Serena B DP -- Chicago 1, Brooklyn 2 LOB -- Chicago 8, Brooklyn 3 2B -- Pafko A, Northey R, Serena B HR -- Snider D CS -- Robinson J, Minner P SH -- Cox B HBP -- by Bankhead D (Pafko A) WP -- Barney R T -- 2:40 A -- 12897
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