Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 3, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1947 at Forbes Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 13, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz cf,rf 4 1 0 0
Zientara 2b 6 2 2 2
Hatton 3b 3 1 2 2
Galan lf 3 1 1 0
  Vollmer cf 1 0 0 0
Haas 1b 5 1 1 1
Lukon rf,lf 3 2 0 0
Lamanno c 5 2 3 4
Miller ss 3 2 2 2
Blackwell p 4 1 1 2
Totals 37 13 12 13
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rikard rf 5 0 0 0
Russell cf 4 0 0 0
Gustine 3b 4 1 1 0
Kiner lf 4 2 2 2
Fletcher 1b 3 1 1 1
Cox ss 4 2 3 2
Bloodworth 2b 4 0 2 1
Howell c 4 0 0 0
Higbe p 0 0 0 0
  Lyons p 2 0 0 0
  Singleton p 0 0 0 0
  Sullivan ph 1 0 1 0
  Sewell p 0 0 0 0
  Salkeld ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 6
Cincinnati 052 004 200 013120
Pittsburgh 000 104 001 x6100
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Blackwell  W(21-6) 9.0 10 6 6 1 12
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
1
12
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Higbe  L(10-14) 1.1 2 5 5 3 2
  Lyons   5.0 8 8 8 5 3
  Singleton   0.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Sewell   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
13
13
9
7

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1. Zientara-Miller-Haas, Pittsburgh 1. Gustine-Bloodworth-Fletcher.  2B–Cincinnati Haas (16); Lamanno (21); Blackwell (2), Pittsburgh Fletcher (6); Cox (28); Bloodworth 2 (8).  3B–Cincinnati Lamanno (3), Pittsburgh Kiner (4).  HR–Cincinnati Zientara (2,7th inning off Lyons 1 on); Miller (17,3rd inning off Lyons 1 on), Pittsburgh Kiner (41,6th inning off Blackwell 1 on); Cox (14,6th inning off Blackwell 1 on).  SH–Blackwell (7).  HBP–Galan (2); Miller (4).  Team LOB–9.  Team–4.  U–Lou Jorda, George Barr, Jocko Conlan.  T–2:31.  A–37,299.
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