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Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 15, 1951
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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 15, 1951 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 15, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 15, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Newcombe |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Rush |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 17,835 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lon Warneke 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Scotty Robb |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cal Abrams | Left Fielder |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
| Don Newcombe | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Frank Baumholtz | Right Fielder |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Mickey Owen | Catcher |
| Jack Cusick | Shortstop |
| Bob Rush | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 15, 1951
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Rush
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Rush
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Rush
Snider strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Newcombe
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into left field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Newcombe
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Newcombe
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Rush
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Rush
Hodges hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Rush
Furillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Rush
Campanella strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Rush
Cox hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Newcombe
Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Newcombe
Pafko hits a fly ball into left field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Newcombe
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Rush
Newcombe hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Rush
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Rush
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cusick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Newcombe
Owen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cusick vs. Newcombe
Cusick strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Newcombe
Rush strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Rush
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Rush
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Rush
Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Rush
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Newcombe
Terwilliger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Newcombe
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox juggles the ball. That's an error on Cox. Terwilliger moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Baumholtz vs. Newcombe
Baumholtz bunts towards the mound. Newcombe fields it and throws to third for the out. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sauer vs. Newcombe
Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Newcombe
Pafko is hit by the pitch. Jackson moves to third. Baumholtz moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fondy vs. Newcombe
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newcombe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Rush
Campanella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Rush
Cox bunts towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newcombe vs. Rush
Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Abrams vs. Rush
Abrams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Newcombe moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Rush
Reese hits a line drive to center field. Pafko throws towards the plate. Owen fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Owen. Newcombe scores. Abrams moves to third. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Snider vs. Rush
Snider strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Newcombe
Owen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cusick vs. Newcombe
There's a wild pitch. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Cusick vs. Newcombe
Cusick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Burgess vs. Newcombe
Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Bob Rush.
Burgess takes first base on ball four. Owen moves to third. Cusick moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Terwilliger vs. King
Clyde King now pitching.
Terwilliger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Owen scores. Cusick scores. Burgess moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. King
Hal Jeffcoat pinch runs for Smoky Burgess.
Jackson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baumholtz vs. King
Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snider who is chasing the ball. Baumholtz reaches third base with a triple. Jeffcoat scores. Terwilliger goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Sauer vs. King
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Pafko vs. King
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lown
Turk Lown now pitching.
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Lown
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Lown
Furillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Lown
Campanella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Furillo moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Cox vs. Lown
There's a wild pitch. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Cox vs. McLish
Cal McLish now pitching.
Cox strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. King
Fondy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Owen vs. King
Owen hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Campanella fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cusick vs. King
Cusick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. McLish
Gene Hermanski pinch hits for Clyde King.
Hermanski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Abrams vs. McLish
Abrams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hermanski moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. McLish
Eddie Miksis pinch runs for Gene Hermanski. Don Thompson pinch runs for Cal Abrams.
Reese takes first base on ball four. Miksis moves to third. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Snider vs. McLish
Snider hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McLish
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. McLish
Hodges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. McLish
Furillo hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. McLish
Campanella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. McLish
Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Branca
Don Thompson now playing left field. Ralph Branca now pitching. Bob Borkowski pinch hits for Cal McLish.
Borkowski strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Branca
Terwilliger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Branca
Jackson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Terwilliger moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Baumholtz vs. Branca
Baumholtz takes first base on ball four. Terwilliger moves to third. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Sauer vs. Branca
Sauer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Pafko vs. Branca
Pafko hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Kelly
Bob Kelly now pitching.
Branca strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Kelly
Thompson 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 -
Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Kelly
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Branca
Fondy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Branca
Owen takes first base on ball four. Fondy moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Branca
Bob Ramazzotti pinch runs for Mickey Owen. Phil Cavarretta pinch hits for Jack Cusick.
Cavarretta strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Branca
Rube Walker pinch hits for Bob Kelly.
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Leonard
Rube Walker now catching. Bob Ramazzotti now playing shortstop. Dutch Leonard now pitching.
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 -
Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Leonard
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Leonard
Hodges hits a line drive into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Branca
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Branca
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Branca
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Branca
Sauer strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/15/1951 -- Brooklyn at Chicago (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Abrams C, lf 4 0 2 0 Terwilliger W, 2b 5 1 3 2
Thompson D, pr-lf 1 1 0 0 Jackson R, 3b 4 0 1 0
Reese P, ss 4 1 1 1 Baumholtz F, rf 4 0 1 2
Snider D, cf 5 1 1 4 Sauer H, lf 5 0 0 0
Robinson J, 2b 4 1 1 1 Pafko A, cf 3 0 0 0
Hodges G, 1b 5 2 2 2 Fondy D, 1b 3 0 0 0
Furillo C, rf 4 0 2 0 Owen M, c 3 1 1 0
Campanella R, c 3 0 2 0 Ramazzotti B, pr-ss 0 0 0 0
Cox B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Cusick J, ss 2 1 0 0
Newcombe D, p 2 1 0 0 Cavarretta P, ph 1 0 0 0
King C, p 0 0 0 0 Leonard D, p 0 0 0 0
Hermanski G, ph 0 0 0 0 Rush B, p 1 0 0 0
Miksis E, pr 0 1 0 0 Burgess S, ph 0 0 0 0
Branca R, p 1 0 0 0 Jeffcoat H, pr 0 1 0 0
Lown T, p 0 0 0 0
McLish C, p 0 0 0 0
Borkowski B, ph 1 0 0 0
Kelly B, p 0 0 0 0
Walker R, ph-c 1 0 0 0
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37 8 11 8 33 4 6 4
Brooklyn 010 110 500 -- 8
Chicago 000 040 000 -- 4
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe D* 4.0 2 3 3 2 2
King C (W) 2.0 2 1 1 0 0
Branca R (S) 3.0 2 0 0 4 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Rush B 5.0 6 3 3 0 5
Lown T 0.2 2 0 0 1 0
McLish C (L) 1.1 3 5 5 3 1
Kelly B 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Leonard D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
E -- Cox B, Owen M
DP -- Brooklyn 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 6, Chicago 9
3B -- Baumholtz F
HR -- Hodges G 2, Robinson J, Snider D
HBP -- by Newcombe D (Pafko A)
WP -- Newcombe D, Lown T
T -- 2:24
A -- 17835
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