Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 23, 1943 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1943 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Philadelphia Phillies 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Russell 1b 5 1 3 0
Barrett rf 4 0 2 1
Elliott 3b 4 1 0 0
DiMaggio cf 5 0 0 0
Baker c 4 0 2 1
O'Brien lf 4 0 2 0
Geary ss 4 0 0 0
Coscarart 2b 3 0 2 0
Rescigno p 2 0 0 0
  Lanning p 0 0 0 0
  Colman ph 1 0 0 0
  Dietz p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez ph 1 0 0 0
  Klinger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 11 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Murtaugh 2b 4 1 1 0
Busby rf 3 1 0 0
Litwhiler lf 4 1 1 1
Wasdell 1b 4 0 1 2
Dahlgren ss 3 0 2 0
Naylor cf 2 1 0 0
May 3b 3 1 1 0
Padden c 3 0 1 0
  Rowe ph 1 0 1 1
  Livingston c 0 0 0 0
Kraus p 3 0 0 0
  Johnson p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 4
Pittsburgh 200 000 000–2110
Philadelphia 000 030 02x–582
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rescigno  L(1-3) 4.2 5 3 3 4 2
  Lanning   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Dietz   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Klinger   1.0 2 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
5
3
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Kraus  W(4-1) 6.0 9 2 2 2 0
  Johnson  SV(2) 3.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
3
0
  E–Dahlgren (7), Johnson (1).  DP–Philadelphia 2. May-Padden-Wasdell, Murtaugh-Dahlgren-Wasdell.  PB–Padden (1).  2B–Pittsburgh Russell (3); O'Brien (1); Coscarart (2), Philadelphia Wasdell (4); Rowe (2).  Team LOB–11.  Team–7.  U–George Magerkurth, Bill Stewart, Tom Dunn.  T–2:10.  A–37,176.
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