Pittsburgh Pirates vs Brooklyn Dodgers
August 24, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 24, 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 1, Brooklyn Dodgers 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rikard rf 4 0 2 0
Russell cf 4 0 1 1
Gustine 3b 4 0 1 0
Kiner lf 2 0 0 0
Greenberg 1b 4 0 0 0
Cox ss 4 0 1 0
Bloodworth 2b 4 0 0 0
Kluttz c 3 0 0 0
  Howell c 1 0 0 0
Bonham p 2 0 0 0
  Salkeld ph 1 1 1 0
  Singleton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Miksis 2b 4 1 2 1
Robinson 1b 4 0 1 0
Reiser cf 4 0 1 0
Vaughan 3b 4 0 0 0
Walker rf 4 1 1 0
Hermanski lf 3 1 1 0
Edwards c 3 0 1 1
Rojek ss 3 0 1 1
Branca p 3 0 0 0
  Casey p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Pittsburgh 000 000 010161
Brooklyn 010 100 10x380
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham  L(9-7) 7.0 8 3 3 1 5
  Singleton   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
3
5
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Branca  W(18-9) 7.1 5 1 1 2 4
  Casey  SV(14) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
6

  E–Cox (15).  2B–Brooklyn Walker (28); Hermanski (7); Edwards (12).  3B–Brooklyn Robinson (4).  HR–Brooklyn Miksis (2,7th inning off Bonham 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–7.  Team–9.  U–Butch Henline, Bill Stewart, George Magerkurth.  T–1:52.  A–33,207.
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