Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 7, 1942 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 7, 1942 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Philadelphia Phillies 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 8

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Benjamin cf,1b 3 2 2 0
Murtaugh 3b 1 1 0 0
  Naylor ph 1 1 1 0
  Livingston c 0 0 0 0
Koy lf,cf 4 1 2 3
Glossop 2b 4 0 2 1
Etten 1b 2 0 1 2
  Litwhiler lf 1 0 0 0
Northey rf 3 0 0 0
Bragan ss 3 0 1 0
Warren c 2 0 0 0
  May ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Melton p 0 1 0 0
  Nahem p 1 0 0 0
  Waner ph 1 0 0 0
  Beck p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 6 9 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Coscarart ss 3 1 0 0
Martin 2b 4 2 2 2
Barrett rf 3 1 2 0
Elliott 3b 4 1 1 2
Fletcher 1b 2 0 0 0
Van Robays lf 4 1 2 1
DiMaggio cf 1 0 0 0
  Phelps ph 1 0 1 1
  Jungels pr 0 0 0 0
  Rikard cf 2 1 1 0
Baker c 3 1 0 1
Gornicki p 1 0 0 0
  Lanning p 1 0 0 0
  Wilkie p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 8 9 7
Philadelphia 004 000 2692
Pittsburgh 005 003 0890
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Melton  L(5-4) 2.1 5 5 3 3 0
  Nahem   3.2 3 3 2 1 2
  Beck   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
7.0
9
8
5
4
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Gornicki   2.0 3 4 4 3 2
  Lanning  W(2-2) 4.2 6 2 2 1 1
  Wilkie  SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
7.0
9
6
6
4
4

  E–Glossop 2 (13).  2B–Philadelphia Benjamin (7), Pittsburgh Van Robays (5).  SH–Murtaugh (8); Fletcher (2); Lanning (1).  Team LOB–5.  Team–6.  U–Babe Pinelli, Al Barlick, Lee Ballanfant.  T–1:54.  A–8,461.
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