Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 21, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1948 at Forbes Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Schenz 2b 4 1 2 0
Waitkus 1b 5 1 2 1
Jeffcoat cf 5 1 1 0
Pafko 3b 5 1 2 2
Aberson lf 4 0 0 1
Nicholson rf 4 1 2 2
McCullough c 4 0 0 0
Smalley ss 4 0 0 0
Borowy p 4 1 2 0
  Chipman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 11 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 4 0 0 0
Westlake cf 4 1 2 1
Kiner lf 3 0 0 0
Walker rf 5 1 2 0
Gustine 3b 3 0 2 1
Stevens 1b 4 0 1 1
Basgall 2b 1 0 0 0
  Murtaugh 2b 3 0 1 0
Kluttz c 2 0 0 0
Bonham p 3 0 0 0
  Main p 0 0 0 0
  West ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
Chicago 010 000 023–6110
Pittsburgh 000 000 111–392
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Borowy  W(1-0) 8.2 9 3 3 6 0
  Chipman  SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
6
0
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham  L(0-1) 8.1 10 5 4 1 4
  Main   0.2 1 1 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
4
3
4
  E–Rojek (1), Bonham (1).  DP–Chicago 1. Waitkus-Smalley-Waitkus.  HR–Chicago Pafko (1,8th inning off Bonham 1 on); Nicholson (1,2nd inning off Bonham 0 on).  SH–Schenz (1); Gustine (1).  Team LOB–10.  Team–10.  SB–Jeffcoat (1); Pafko (1).  U–Jocko Conlan, Beans Reardon, Larry Goetz.  T–2:16.  A–5,555.
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