Pittsburgh Pirates vs Brooklyn Dodgers
June 5, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 1947 at Ebbets Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 0, Brooklyn Dodgers 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cox ss 2 0 0 0
Rikard cf 3 0 0 0
Kiner lf 3 0 0 0
Greenberg 1b 4 0 0 0
Gustine 3b 4 0 0 0
Westlake rf 3 0 2 0
Sullivan c 2 0 0 0
Basinski 2b 2 0 0 0
Ostermueller p 2 0 0 0
  Fletcher ph 1 0 0 0
  Behrman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 0 2 0
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 4 0 0 0
Robinson 1b 4 1 3 1
Snider lf 4 0 1 0
Furillo cf 3 1 0 0
Walker rf 4 0 1 0
Edwards c 4 1 3 0
Jorgensen 3b 4 0 1 1
Reese ss 3 0 1 1
Taylor p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 10 3
Pittsburgh 000 000 000021
Brooklyn 000 111 00x3100
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ostermueller  L(4-2) 7.0 8 3 3 1 3
  Behrman   1.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
10
3
3
2
4
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Taylor  W(3-1) 9.0 2 0 0 6 5
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
6
5

  E–Basinski (6).  DP–Brooklyn 2. Stanky-Reese-Robinson, Stanky-Reese-Robinson.  2B–Brooklyn Edwards (4).  3B–Pittsburgh Westlake (1), Brooklyn Edwards (4).  HR–Brooklyn Robinson (3,5th inning off Ostermueller 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–5.  Team–9.  SB–Robinson (8).  U–Butch Henline, Bill Stewart.  T–2:25.  A–24,977.
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