Brooklyn Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 23, 1941 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 1941 at Forbes Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Reese ss 5 1 2 0
Lavagetto 3b 5 0 0 0
Reiser cf 5 2 3 1
Medwick lf 5 2 3 1
Camilli 1b 4 1 3 1
Walker rf 5 1 2 1
Owen c 3 0 0 1
  Riggs ph 1 0 0 0
  Durocher 2b 1 0 1 0
Coscarart 2b 3 0 0 0
  Wasdell ph 1 1 1 1
  Kimball p 1 0 0 0
  Brown p 0 0 0 0
Fitzsimmons p 3 0 1 0
  Franks ph,c 1 1 1 3
Totals 43 9 17 9
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Gustine 2b 4 0 1 2
Handley 3b 5 0 1 0
Vaughan ss 4 0 1 0
Elliott rf 4 0 0 0
Fletcher 1b 3 1 0 0
Van Robays lf 3 2 2 0
DiMaggio cf 4 0 1 1
Lopez c 4 1 0 1
Klinger p 3 0 1 0
  Sullivan p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4
Brooklyn 300 000 0429172
Pittsburgh 000 103 000472
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzsimmons  W(3-0) 7.0 7 4 2 3 3
  Kimball   1.0 0 0 0 3 0
  Brown  SV(2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
2
7
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Klinger  L(2-3) 8.0 15 9 8 1 3
  Sullivan   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
17
9
8
1
3

  E–Walker (2), Coscarart (3), Gustine (14), Handley (10).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Camilli, Pittsburgh 1. Gustine-Fletcher.  2B–Brooklyn Reese (11), Pittsburgh Vaughan (7).  3B–Pittsburgh Van Robays (1).  HR–Brooklyn Franks (1,8th inning off Klinger 2 on).  Team LOB–8.  Team–10.  U–Bill Stewart, Tom Dunn, George Magerkurth.  T–2:24.  A–2,335.
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