1950 World Series Game 5

October 8, 1950 Preacher Roe threw a 7 hit complete game shutout and the Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Detroit Tigers 4-0. The Dodgers scored 3 runs in the 1st innining, keyed by a 2 run blast from Carl Furillo, and that was all Roe needed to win game 5 of the 1950 World Series. The Dodgers now hold a 3-2 lead in the series and head back to New York with a chance to win the Championship before their hometown fans. Don Newcombe will try to get the final victory of the season while Hal Newhouser will go for the Tigers.

Strat-O-Matic Report

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BOXSCORE: 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1950 Detroit Tigers              10/8/1950
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  P.Reese SS          5  1  1  0 .304     J.Lipon SS          3  0  0  0 .261  
  G.Hermanski LF      4  0  1  0 .444     J.Priddy 2B         4  0  2  0 .368  
  D.Snider CF         4  1  3  0 .286     G.Kell 3B           4  0  2  0 .409  
  J.Robinson 2B       3  0  2  1 .333     V.Wertz RF          4  0  0  0 .286  
  C.Furillo RF        4  1  1  2 .550     H.Evers LF          4  0  1  0 .421  
  G.Hodges 1B         4  1  1  1 .316     J.Groth CF          3  0  1  0 .333  
  R.Campanella C      4  0  0  0 .167     D.Kolloway 1B       4  0  0  0 .273  
  B.Cox 3B            4  0  0  0 .133     B.Swift C           3  0  1  0 .333  
  P.Roe P             3  0  0  0 .000     A.Houtteman P       2  0  0  0 .000  
                                        A-N.Berry PH          0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          H.White P           0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  4  9  4                 Totals      31  0  7  0
 
A-Pinch Hit For Houtteman In 7th Inning
 
Dodgers......... 3 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  4  9  0
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  7  2
 
Dodgers (3-2)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
P.Roe WIN(1-1)            9       7   0   0   3   5   0 115   2.25  A1
Totals                    9       7   0   0   3   5   0
 
Tigers (2-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
A.Houtteman LOSS(1-1)     7       9   4   4   0   6   2 106   3.38  A1 D3
H.White                   2       0   0   0   0   1   0  27   0.00  D4
Totals                    9       9   4   4   0   7   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 51,938 DATE- Sunday, October 8th 1950 TIME- Day 
T- 2:22
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 6  Tigers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 2  Tigers: 1
ERRORS- J.Priddy, V.Wertz
HOME RUNS- C.Furillo(4th), G.Hodges(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- P.Roe
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Robinson
WALKS- J.Lipon, J.Groth, N.Berry
STRIKE OUTS- G.Hodges, R.Campanella-3, B.Cox, P.Roe-2, J.Priddy, G.Kell,
             V.Wertz, H.Evers, A.Houtteman
GIDP- V.Wertz-2
WEB GEMS- Bot 2nd: Roy Campanella blocked the plate, saving a run!
          Top 5th: Bob Swift blocked the plate, saving a run!
 
Preacher Roe tossed a shutout at Briggs Stadium as the Brooklyn Dodgers beat
the Detroit Tigers 4 to 0.
 
Roe(1-1) had a strong outing.  He allowed only 7 hits and 3 walks in 9 innings
reducing his ERA from 5.14 to 2.25.  Neither team managed to score after the
4th inning.  
 
Art Houtteman(1-1) took the loss.  He pitched 7 innings giving up 9 hits and
no walks.

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