Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 28, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1947 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Phillies 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, Philadelphia Phillies 7

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cox ss 4 0 1 0
Russell cf 4 0 0 0
Fletcher 1b 4 0 0 0
Kiner lf 4 0 1 0
Gustine 3b 4 0 1 0
Rikard rf 4 0 0 0
Bloodworth 2b 3 0 3 0
Kluttz c 3 0 0 0
Singleton p 1 0 0 0
  Higbe p 0 0 0 0
  Sullivan ph 1 0 0 0
  Bagby p 0 0 0 0
  Salkeld ph 1 0 0 0
  Sewell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 0 6 0
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
LaPointe ss 4 0 0 0
Walker cf 4 1 3 0
Gilbert lf 5 1 1 1
Wyrostek rf 2 2 1 0
Seminick c 3 1 2 0
Handley 3b 4 1 1 2
Lakeman 1b 4 1 2 2
Verban 2b 3 0 2 2
Rowe p 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 12 7
Pittsburgh 000 000 000060
Philadelphia 010 060 00x7121
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Singleton  L(1-2) 4.2 8 6 6 3 4
  Higbe   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Bagby   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Sewell   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
12
7
7
6
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Rowe  W(13-9) 9.0 6 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
0
4

  E–Verban (15).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Cox-Bloodworth-Fletcher.  2B–Pittsburgh Gustine (28), Philadelphia Walker 2 (22).  Team LOB–6.  SH–LaPointe (1); Rowe (2).  Team–8.  U–Jocko Conlan, George Barr.  T–1:56.  A–8,202.
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