Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 15, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 1948 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, St. Louis Cardinals 8

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 3 0 0 0
  Main p 0 0 0 0
  Bockman ph 1 0 0 0
  Gregg p 0 0 0 0
Gustine 3b 4 2 3 0
Hopp cf 4 1 2 2
Kiner lf 4 0 2 1
Westlake rf 4 0 0 0
Stevens 1b 4 0 0 0
Basgall 2b 2 0 0 0
  Murtaugh 2b 2 0 0 0
Kluttz c 4 0 0 0
Riddle p 1 0 0 0
  Lombardi p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 7 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
LaPointe 2b 4 1 1 0
Moore cf 4 1 2 0
Musial lf 3 1 1 0
Slaughter rf 2 3 1 2
Kurowski 3b 4 2 3 1
  Lang 3b 0 0 0 0
Jones 1b 4 0 2 1
Marion ss 4 0 2 2
Rice c 4 0 1 1
Brecheen p 4 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 13 7
Pittsburgh 000 002 010372
St. Louis 022 040 00x8132
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Riddle  L(3-1) 4.0 11 8 7 2 1
  Lombardi   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Main   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Gregg   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
13
8
7
4
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Brecheen  W(4-0) 9.0 7 3 3 0 8
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
0
8

  E–Stevens (1), Murtaugh (4), LaPointe (1), Slaughter (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Stevens-Rojek-E. Riddle, Hopp-Rojek-Kluttz-Murtaugh.  2B–Pittsburgh Gustine (5), St. Louis Marion 2 (4).  3B–Pittsburgh Hopp (2).  HR–St. Louis Slaughter (2,3rd inning off E. Riddle 1 on).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Moore (1).  Team–6.  U–George Barr, Lee Ballanfant, Al Barlick.  T–2:12.  A–10,086.
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