Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 18, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1947 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 12

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz rf 5 1 1 0
Adams 2b 4 2 2 0
Hatton 3b 6 2 3 2
Vollmer cf 6 1 1 0
Galan lf 5 1 3 2
Mueller c 5 1 1 4
Haas 1b 5 1 2 1
Miller ss 5 0 0 0
Beggs p 2 0 1 1
  Lambert p 0 0 0 0
  Kress ph 1 1 1 0
  Malloy p 0 0 0 0
  Kluszewski ph 1 0 0 0
  Polivka p 0 0 0 0
  Lamanno ph 1 0 0 0
  Stallcup pr 0 1 0 0
Totals 46 11 15 10
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cox ss 4 2 2 1
  Wietelmann ss 1 0 0 0
Gustine 3b 4 2 3 1
Russell cf 4 2 2 2
Greenberg 1b 4 1 2 0
Kiner lf 5 1 2 2
Westlake rf 4 2 2 4
Jarvis c 4 1 1 1
Basinski 2b 2 1 1 0
Ostermueller p 1 0 0 0
  Rikard ph 2 0 0 0
  Herring p 0 0 0 0
  Bloodworth ph 1 0 0 0
  Heintzelman p 0 0 0 0
  Bonham p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 12 15 11
Cincinnati 000 221 04211152
Pittsburgh 101 172 00x12154
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Beggs  L(0-1) 4.0 6 3 2 0 1
  Lambert   1.0 6 7 7 2 0
  Malloy   1.0 3 2 2 0 1
  Polivka   2.0 0 0 0 3 1
Totals
8.0
15
12
11
5
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ostermueller  W(1-0) 5.0 7 4 4 1 3
  Herring   2.0 4 1 0 0 1
  Heintzelman   1.1 4 6 4 2 0
  Bonham  SV(1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
11
8
3
5

  E–Baumholtz (1), Miller (1), Cox (1), Wietelmann (1), Jarvis (1), Basinski (1).  DP–Cincinnati 2. Miller-Adams-Haas, Adams-Miller-Haas.  2B–Cincinnati Adams (2); Hatton (3); Haas (1), Pittsburgh Gustine (1).  3B–Pittsburgh Kiner (1).  HR–Cincinnati Mueller (1,8th inning off Heintzelman 2 on), Pittsburgh Cox (1,1st inning off Beggs 0 on 0 out); Russell (1,6th inning off Malloy 1 on); Westlake 2 (2,4th inning off Beggs 0 on,5th inning off Lambert 2 on); Jarvis (1,5th inning off Lambert 0 on).  Team LOB–11.  Team–5.  SB–Baumholtz (1); Adams (1).  U–George Barr, Lee Ballanfant, Dusty Boggess.
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