Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 23, 1946 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1946 at Shibe Park. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Handley 3b 6 1 4 3
Russell lf 3 0 0 0
Gionfriddo rf 4 1 1 0
Fletcher 1b 4 1 1 1
Gustine 2b 4 1 1 0
Kiner cf 4 3 3 5
Cox ss 4 1 1 0
Lopez c 5 1 3 0
Bahr p 5 1 1 1
Totals 39 10 15 10
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Newsome ss 4 1 1 0
Wyrostek cf 4 0 1 0
Ennis lf 4 0 2 1
McCormick 1b 4 0 2 0
Northey rf 3 0 0 0
Seminick c 4 0 0 0
Hughes R. 3b 3 0 0 0
Verban 2b 4 0 1 0
Hughes T. p 0 0 0 0
  Pearson p 1 1 1 1
  Mauney p 1 0 0 0
  Rowe ph 1 0 0 0
  Hoerst p 0 0 0 0
  Wasdell ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Pittsburgh 502 000 102–10150
Philadelphia 001 000 010–281
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bahr  W(1-0) 9.0 8 2 2 2 4
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Hughes  L(0-3) 0.1 4 5 5 2 0
  Pearson   3.0 7 2 0 2 0
  Mauney   3.2 2 1 1 0 2
  Hoerst   2.0 2 2 2 2 0
Totals
9.0
15
10
8
6
2
  E–Newsome (3).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Bahr-Cox-Fletcher, Philadelphia 2. R. Hughes-Verban-McCormick, Verban-Newsome-McCormick.  2B–Pittsburgh Kiner (5); Cox (7), Philadelphia Ennis (8).  3B–Pittsburgh Handley (1).  HR–Pittsburgh Kiner 2 (4,1st inning off T. Hughes 3 on,7th inning off Mauney 0 on), Philadelphia Pearson (1,3rd inning off Bahr 0 on).  HBP–Kiner (1).  Team LOB–9.  Team–7.  U–George Magerkurth, Tom Dunn.  T–2:27.  A–4,746.
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