Pittsburgh Pirates vs Brooklyn Dodgers
August 26, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1947 at Ebbets Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 16, Brooklyn Dodgers 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cox ss 5 2 1 2
Russell cf 5 2 1 1
Fletcher 1b 4 1 0 1
Kiner lf 5 3 5 2
Gustine 3b 6 2 4 3
Westlake rf 3 2 2 5
  Rikard rf 2 1 1 1
Bloodworth 2b 6 0 1 0
Kluttz c 5 1 3 0
Ostermueller p 6 2 2 1
Totals 47 16 20 16
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Miksis 2b 5 1 1 1
Robinson 1b 3 0 0 0
Reiser lf 2 0 0 0
Furillo cf 4 0 3 0
Edwards c 2 0 0 0
  Bragan c 2 0 0 0
Walker rf 2 0 1 0
  Brown 3b 2 0 0 0
Lavagetto 3b 2 0 1 0
  Gionfriddo rf 2 0 0 0
Rojek ss 3 1 0 0
Gregg p 0 0 0 0
  Bankhead p 1 1 1 2
  Barney p 2 0 0 0
  Hodges ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Pittsburgh 440 070 00116201
Brooklyn 020 010 000372
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ostermueller  W(12-7) 9.0 7 3 3 4 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
4
0
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Gregg  L(3-5) 1.0 5 6 6 1 0
  Bankhead   3.1 10 6 6 1 2
  Barney   4.2 5 4 4 3 1
Totals
9.0
20
16
16
5
3

  E–Russell (5), Robinson 2 (13).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Cox-Bloodworth-Fletcher, Cox-Bloodworth-Fletcher, Brooklyn 1. Rojek-Robinson.  2B–Pittsburgh Russell (20); Gustine (27); Westlake (14).  3B–Pittsburgh Kluttz (2).  HR–Pittsburgh Cox (13,5th inning off Bankhead 1 on 0 out); Westlake (14,1st inning off Gregg 2 on 2 out); Rikard (3,9th inning off Barney 0 on 0 out), Brooklyn Miksis (4,5th inning off Ostermueller 0 on 1 out); Bankhead (1,2nd inning off Ostermueller 1 on 2 out).  HBP–Russell (2); Westlake (3).  Team LOB–11.  Team–7.  SB–Fletcher (1).  U–Bill Stewart, Butch Henline, George Magerkurth.  T–2:39.  A–24,069.
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