New York Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 18, 1946 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 1946 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Giants 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 7

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Blattner 2b 4 0 1 0
Marshall cf 5 0 1 0
Kerr ss 5 0 1 0
Mize 1b 5 0 1 0
Lombardi c 3 1 2 1
  Rucker pr 0 0 0 0
  Warren c 0 0 0 0
Gordon lf 4 1 1 0
Rosen rf 3 1 2 0
Rigney 3b 4 0 3 2
Koslo p 3 0 0 0
  Young ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 12 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Handley 3b 5 1 2 1
Fletcher 1b 4 1 2 1
Russell lf 5 0 2 1
Kiner cf 3 0 0 0
Gustine 2b 4 2 2 1
Van Robays rf 3 1 1 0
  Workman rf 0 0 0 0
Cox ss 3 1 2 0
Lopez c 3 1 1 2
Bahr p 0 0 0 0
  Roe p 2 0 0 0
  Baker ph 1 0 0 1
  Lanning p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 12 7
New York 000 003 0003121
Pittsburgh 000 022 30x7120
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo  L(10-9) 8.0 12 7 7 4 3
Totals
8.0
12
7
7
4
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bahr   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Roe  W(3-7) 5.0 6 3 3 1 1
  Lanning  SV(1) 3.0 5 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
1
2

  E–Gordon (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Cox-Gustine-Fletcher.  3B–New York Rigney (1), Pittsburgh Fletcher (3); Russell (1).  HR–New York Lombardi (6,6th inning off Roe 0 on), Pittsburgh Gustine (3,7th inning off Koslo 0 on); Lopez (1,7th inning off Koslo 1 on).  HBP–Blattner (6); Lombardi (2).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Cox (5).  Team–8.  SB–Rigney (3).  U–Dusty Boggess, George Barr, Jocko Conlan.  T–2:02.  A–3,397.
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