Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 23, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 1947 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Albright ss 4 0 2 0
Wyrostek rf 4 0 2 1
Walker cf 3 0 1 0
Tabor 3b 4 0 0 0
Ennis lf 4 1 2 1
Lakeman c 4 0 0 0
Schultz 1b 4 0 2 0
  Newsome pr 0 0 0 0
Verban 2b 4 1 1 0
Jurisich p 2 0 0 0
  Padgett ph 1 0 1 0
  Handley pr 0 0 0 0
  Schanz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 11 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cox ss 3 0 0 0
Russell cf 3 1 0 0
Gustine 3b 4 1 2 0
Kiner lf 3 2 2 4
Greenberg 1b 2 2 1 1
Westlake rf 4 0 1 0
Bloodworth 2b 3 0 0 1
Kluttz c 3 0 2 0
Bonham p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 6 8 6
Philadelphia 000 000 0112110
Pittsburgh 300 000 03x681
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Jurisich  L(1-4) 7.0 6 3 3 4 2
  Schanz   1.0 2 3 3 3 2
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
7
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham  W(8-3) 9.0 11 2 2 1 5
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
1
5

  E–Kluttz (3).  DP–Philadelphia 3. Verban-Albright-Schultz, Verban-Albright-Schultz, Albright-Verban-Schultz, Pittsburgh 2. Cox-Bloodworth-Greenberg, Cox-Greenberg.  2B–Philadelphia Schultz (7).  3B–Philadelphia Wyrostek (5).  HR–Philadelphia Ennis (8,9th inning off Bonham 0 on), Pittsburgh Kiner 2 (25,1st inning off Jurisich 1 on,8th inning off Schanz 1 on); Greenberg (16,1st inning off Jurisich 0 on).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Bonham (5).  Team–6.  U–Lou Jorda, Dusty Boggess, George Barr.  T–2:08.  A–27,563.
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