Brooklyn Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 30, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 30, 1945 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 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 13

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 3 1 0 0
Rosen cf 5 0 0 0
Galan 1b 3 0 1 0
Walker rf 5 1 1 0
Olmo lf 4 1 2 0
Hart 3b 4 2 1 3
Sukeforth c 4 0 1 0
Basinski ss 4 0 2 0
King p 0 0 0 0
  Seats p 1 0 0 0
  Webber p 0 0 0 0
  Chapman ph 1 0 0 0
  Nitcholas p 0 0 0 0
  Aderholt ph 1 0 0 0
  Hathaway p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 8 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Saltzgaver 2b 2 0 1 0
  Davis ph 0 0 0 0
  Vitelli pr 0 1 0 0
  Coscarart ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Barrett cf 5 1 1 3
Gionfriddo rf 1 0 0 0
  O'Brien ph,rf 3 1 2 2
Elliott 3b 4 1 1 1
  Handley 3b 0 0 0 0
Russell lf 4 1 2 0
  Waner lf 0 0 0 0
Dahlgren 1b 4 2 1 3
  Colman 1b 0 0 0 0
Gustine ss 5 2 2 1
  Barnhart ss 0 0 0 0
Salkeld c 2 2 1 0
Sewell p 4 2 3 3
Totals 36 13 14 13
Brooklyn 010 003 001581
Pittsburgh 000 090 40x13142
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
King   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Seats  L(1-4) 4.2 3 6 6 3 3
  Webber   1.1 4 3 3 3 1
  Nitcholas   1.0 5 4 4 0 1
  Hathaway   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
13
13
6
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Sewell  W(6-4) 9.0 8 5 3 5 3
Totals
9.0
8
5
3
5
3

  E–Olmo (3), Gustine (10), Barnhart (2).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Olmo-Stanky, Pittsburgh 1. Saltzgaver-Gustine-Dahlgren.  2B–Pittsburgh Dahlgren (7).  HR–Brooklyn Hart (3,6th inning off Sewell 2 on), Pittsburgh Barrett (3,7th inning off Nitcholas 2 on).  SH–Seats (2).  HBP–Stanky (1); Dahlgren (1).  Team LOB–10.  Team–6.  U–Jocko Conlan, Ziggy Sears, George Barr.
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