1950 NL Season Openers

April 18, 1950 The 1950 National League season got underway today. Boston, Brooklyn, Cincinnati, and St. Louis were all winners on opening day. Brooklyn Dodgers catcher Roy Campanella (pictured) had the best day at the plate today going 3 for 4 with 1 hr and 3 rbi. Warren Spahn of the Boston Braves had the top day on the mound going 9 innings, striking out 10 and allowing 1 earned run while getting his 1st victory of the year.

Strat-O-Matic Report

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NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1950 National League                Date: 4/19/1950



 



BOSTON AT NEW YORK



Braves.......... 2 0 0  1 0 3  0 0 0  -  6  9  2



Giants.......... 0 2 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  6  1



Win:Spahn(1-0) Loss:Jansen(0-1)



Homeruns- B.Elliott(1st), E.Torgeson(1st), J.Harshman(1st)



 



Warren Spahn mowed down 10 New York batters as the Boston Braves defeated the



New York Giants by a score of 6 to 2 at Polo Grounds.



 



Spahn(1-0) contributed a very nicely pitched game.  He surrendered only 6 hits



and 4 walks in 9 innings.  Boston finished with 9 hits in the victory.



 



Larry Jansen(0-1) was the losing pitcher.  Leo Durocher was impressed with



Spahn and his 10 strikeouts.  'It's tough to generate runs if you can't make



contact with the ball.'



 



BROOKLYN AT PHILADELPHIA



Dodgers......... 6 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  7  8  1



Phillies........ 0 1 0  2 0 0  0 2 0  -  5 11  1



Win:Newcombe(1-0) Loss:Roberts(0-1)



Homeruns- R.Campanella(1st), D.Sisler(1st), M.Goliat(1st)



 



Don Newcombe completed the game without help from the bullpen as the Brooklyn



Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies by a score of 7 to 5.



 



Brooklyn started with a bang, jumping out to an early lead in their half of



the first when they tallied 6 runs on 4 hits.  That was all Newcombe(1-0)



needed.  Philadelphia went down without a fight in the bottom of the 9th.



 



Robin Roberts(0-1) was given the loss.  'I was a little good, a little bad and



a little ugly.' said Newcombe, 'I was just giving us a chance to win.'



 



CHICAGO AT CINCINNATI



Cubs............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 1  -  2  5  1



Reds............ 0 2 0  0 0 0  0 0 2  -  4 10  0



Win:Raffensberger(1-0) Loss:Vander Meer(0-1)



Homeruns- P.Ward(1st), V.Stallcup(1st)



 



Ken Raffensberger was able to finish what he started and was credited with a



complete game and shortstop Virgil Stallcup went yard and had 2 RBI as the



Cincinnati Reds won at Crosley Field in dramatic fashion over the Chicago



Cubs, the final score, 4 to 2.



 



Cincinnati had the game winning rally in the 9th inning with 2 runs utilizing



2 base hits.  Ted Kluszewski kicked off the action when he lined a base-hit.



Jimmy Bloodworth was a strikeout victim, unable to help out.  Stallcup then



bombed a two-run dinger (his 1st of the season) making Cincinnati the winners



and sending the 4,463 fans home happy.  Cincinnati had a total of 10 hits for



the game.  



 



Raffensberger(1-0) was the winner allowing 2 runs for the game. Johnny Vander



Meer(0-1) was charged with the loss in relief.  He allowed 2 runs and 2 hits



in 1 and 1/3 innings.



 



PITTSBURGH AT ST. LOUIS



Pirates......... 1 0 2  1 1 1  0 0 0  -  6 10  2



Cardinals....... 1 0 3  1 0 2  0 0    -  7 13  1



Win:Staley(1-0) Loss:Chesnes(0-1)



Homeruns- R.Kiner(1st)



 



Stan Musial had 4 hits and scored 3 times and Gerry Staley allowed Eddie Dyer



to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game as the St. Louis Cardinals



outscored the Pittsburgh Pirates 7 to 6.



 



St. Louis took the lead for good in the bottom of the 6th inning when they



scored 2 runs on 3 hits.  The game was a wild affair with the lead changing



hands 6 times.  



 



Staley(1-0) finished the game allowing 6 runs in the victory. Bob Chesnes(0-1)



was tagged with the loss.  He was touched for 9 hits and 4 walks in 5 and 1/3



innings.  



 



 

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