New York Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 8, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1948 at Forbes Field. The New York Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Giants 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Rigney 2b 5 2 4 2
Lockman lf 5 1 1 0
Thomson cf 5 2 2 3
Mize 1b 3 3 2 1
Marshall rf 5 2 2 0
Kerr ss 5 0 2 3
Livingston c 5 1 1 0
Lohrke 3b 4 1 0 0
Jansen p 2 0 0 0
  Trinkle p 2 0 1 0
Totals 41 12 15 9
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 4 0 2 0
Gustine 3b 4 0 1 0
Kiner lf 5 1 2 0
Walker rf 2 0 0 0
  West rf 3 1 1 2
Westlake cf 4 2 2 1
Stevens 1b 4 0 0 0
Murtaugh 2b 4 1 3 0
Fitz Gerald c 4 0 0 1
Lombardi p 0 0 0 0
  Higbe p 2 0 1 1
  Kluttz ph 1 0 0 0
  Ostermueller p 0 0 0 0
  Main p 0 0 0 0
  Hopp ph 1 0 0 0
  Strincevich p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 12 5
New York 530 000 40012151
Pittsburgh 000 113 0005125
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen  W(3-1) 5.1 8 5 4 1 8
  Trinkle  SV(3) 3.2 4 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
4
2
9
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Lombardi  L(0-2) 0.0 6 5 4 0 0
  Higbe   6.0 4 3 3 3 2
  Ostermueller   0.0 2 3 3 1 0
  Main   2.0 1 1 1 2 0
  Strincevich   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
12
11
6
2

  E–Thomson (1), Rojek 3 (6), Fitz Gerald 2 (2).  DP–New York 1. Kerr-Rigney-Mize, Pittsburgh 1. Rojek-Murtaugh-Stevens.  2B–New York Rigney 2 (2); Lockman (3); Mize (4); Kerr (1), Pittsburgh Murtaugh (2).  HR–New York Rigney (1,2nd inning off Higbe 0 on); Thomson (3,2nd inning off Higbe 0 on), Pittsburgh West (2,6th inning off Jansen 1 on); Westlake (2,4th inning off Jansen 0 on).  Team LOB–8.  Team–8.  SB–Lohrke (1).  U–George Barr, Lee Ballanfant, Al Barlick.  T–2:47.  A–11,535.
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