Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
June 28, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 28, 1947 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cox ss 4 0 0 0
Rikard rf 4 0 0 0
Gustine 3b 4 0 0 0
Kiner lf 4 2 2 2
Fletcher 1b 4 0 1 0
Westlake cf 4 1 1 0
Salkeld c 3 2 2 1
  Howell c 1 0 0 0
Basinski 2b 3 0 2 2
Bahr p 2 0 0 0
  Wolff p 1 0 0 0
  Roe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Johnson 2b 3 2 2 1
Lowrey 3b 4 0 2 0
Nicholson rf 5 0 1 0
Pafko cf 4 1 1 1
Dallessandro lf 3 2 2 0
McCullough c 4 1 2 1
Rickert 1b 4 0 0 1
Sturgeon ss 3 0 2 1
Borowy p 1 0 0 0
  Lade p 3 0 1 0
Totals 34 6 13 5
Pittsburgh 001 300 001581
Chicago 100 111 20x6131
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bahr   5.2 8 4 4 4 1
  Wolff  L(0-1) 0.2 4 2 2 0 0
  Roe   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
6
6
4
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Borowy   3.2 7 4 4 0 1
  Lade  W(5-5) 5.1 1 1 1 0 5
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
0
6

  E–Westlake (2), Lowrey (7).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Gustine-Basinski-Fletcher, Chicago 2. Johnson-Sturgeon-Rickert, Sturgeon-Johnson-Rickert.  2B–Pittsburgh Salkeld (1), Chicago Johnson (8); Dallessandro (5); Sturgeon (3).  3B–Pittsburgh Basinski (2), Chicago Pafko (3).  HR–Pittsburgh Kiner 2 (16,3rd inning off Borowy 0 on,9th inning off Lade 0 on).  Team LOB–2.  SH–Johnson (5).  Team–9.  U–Jocko Conlan, Beans Reardon, Larry Goetz.  T–2:18.  A–37,111.
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