Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 2, 1946 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1946 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 8

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Hughes 2b 5 0 2 1
Wyrostek cf 3 0 1 0
Ennis lf 4 0 0 0
McCormick 1b 3 0 0 0
Northey rf 4 0 0 0
Tabor 3b 2 0 0 0
  Richardson 3b 2 0 0 0
Seminick c 4 2 2 1
Newsome ss 4 0 1 0
Judd p 1 1 1 1
  Mulcahy p 2 0 1 0
  Novikoff ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Handley 3b 5 2 1 1
Gustine 2b 3 1 2 2
Van Robays lf 4 0 0 1
  Gionfriddo lf 1 0 0 0
Elliott rf 4 1 1 2
Kiner cf 2 0 0 0
  Barrett cf 1 0 0 0
Fletcher 1b 3 1 1 0
Cox ss 4 0 0 1
Camelli c 3 2 2 1
Ostermueller p 1 1 1 0
Totals 31 8 8 8
Philadelphia 020 100 000392
Pittsburgh 150 001 10x881
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Judd  L(1-2) 1.1 3 4 3 2 1
  Mulcahy   6.2 5 4 2 5 2
Totals
8.0
8
8
5
7
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ostermueller  W(1-1) 9.0 9 3 3 2 4
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
4

  E–Tabor (2), Richardson (2), Gionfriddo (1).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Seminick-R. Hughes, Pittsburgh 1. Cox-Gustine-Fletcher.  2B–Philadelphia Mulcahy (1), Pittsburgh Gustine (3).  3B–Philadelphia R. Hughes (1); Judd (1), Pittsburgh Elliott (1); Camelli (1).  HR–Philadelphia Seminick (1,4th inning off Ostermueller 0 on).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Ostermueller 2 (2).  Team–8.  SB–R. Hughes (1); Fletcher (1).  U–Dusty Boggess, Butch Henline, Jocko Conlan.  T–2:03.  A–3,458.
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