Brooklyn Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 16, 1941 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1941 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Brooklyn Dodgers 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Reese ss 3 0 1 0
Herman 2b 5 0 0 0
Wasdell rf 4 0 1 0
Medwick lf 4 0 1 0
Lavagetto 3b 4 0 0 0
Camilli 1b 4 1 1 0
Walker cf 4 1 1 0
Owen c 5 0 0 1
Higbe p 4 0 2 1
  Riggs ph 0 0 0 0
  Brown p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 7 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Gustine 2b 4 0 0 0
Handley 3b 5 0 2 1
Stewart rf 4 0 0 0
Vaughan ss 3 1 1 0
Van Robays lf 5 0 0 0
Fletcher 1b 5 1 2 2
DiMaggio cf 1 0 1 0
Baker c 2 0 0 0
  Garms ph 1 0 0 0
  Davis c 1 0 1 0
  Sewell pr 0 0 0 0
  Lopez c 0 0 0 0
Lanning p 2 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
  Anderson pr 0 1 0 0
  Bowman p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 7 3
Brooklyn 001 000 100 00–272
Pittsburgh 010 000 010 01–370
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Higbe   10.0 6 2 1 6 2
  Brown  L(1-1) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
10.0
7
3
2
6
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Lanning   8.0 6 2 2 5 3
  Bowman  W(1-1) 3.0 1 0 0 3 2
Totals
11.0
7
2
2
8
5
  E–Reese (13), Camilli (4).  DP–Brooklyn 3. Camilli-Reese-Camilli, Camilli, Medwick-Reese-Herman.  2B–Pittsburgh Handley (4); DiMaggio (5).  3B–Brooklyn Higbe (1), Pittsburgh Vaughan (4).  HR–Pittsburgh Fletcher (3,11th inning off Brown 0 on).  SH–Herman (1); Medwick (2); Gustine (1).  Team LOB–12.  Team–9.  U–Larry Goetz, Beans Reardon, Jocko Conlan.  T–2:14.  A–3,984.
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