Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
May 26, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1947 at Crosley 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Cincinnati Reds 1

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cox ss 5 0 1 1
Rikard cf 3 1 1 1
Westlake rf 5 0 1 0
Greenberg 1b 4 0 1 0
Gustine 3b 4 2 1 0
Kiner lf 4 1 2 0
Kluttz c 3 0 1 1
Basinski 2b 1 1 0 0
  Wietelmann 2b 1 0 0 0
Higbe p 4 0 1 2
  Herring p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz rf,cf 4 0 0 0
Zientara 2b 3 0 0 0
Galan lf 4 0 1 0
Haas 1b 4 0 0 0
Mueller c 3 0 0 0
Miller ss 4 1 1 0
Wahl 3b 4 0 0 0
Vollmer cf 2 0 0 0
  Lukon rf 1 0 1 1
Walters p 1 0 0 0
  Hetki p 0 0 0 0
  Tatum ph 1 0 0 0
  Lively p 0 0 0 0
  Hatton ph 0 0 0 0
  Adams pr 0 0 0 0
  Beggs p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 3 1
Pittsburgh 000 311 000591
Cincinnati 000 000 010130
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Higbe  W(3-3) 7.2 3 1 0 3 2
  Herring  SV(1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
3
1
0
3
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Walters  L(2-2) 4.1 7 4 4 5 1
  Hetki   1.2 2 1 1 0 1
  Lively   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Beggs   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
6
2

  E–Cox (5).  2B–Pittsburgh Cox (5); Kiner (3), Cincinnati Miller (6); Lukon (2).  HR–Pittsburgh Rikard (1,6th inning off Hetki 0 on).  SH–Kluttz (2).  Team LOB–9.  Team–6.  U–Artie Gore, Babe Pinelli, Al Barlick.  T–2:04.  A–19,967.
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