Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 16, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 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 5, St. Louis Cardinals 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 5 0 1 1
Gustine 3b 4 1 1 0
Hopp cf 5 1 1 1
Kiner lf 4 2 2 1
Walker rf 5 0 3 2
Stevens 1b 3 0 0 0
  Westlake ph 1 0 0 0
  West 1b 0 0 0 0
Murtaugh 2b 4 0 1 0
Fitz Gerald c 5 1 3 0
Higbe p 4 0 0 0
  Gregg p 1 0 1 0
Totals 41 5 13 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
LaPointe 2b 5 1 3 1
Moore cf 4 1 1 1
Musial lf 5 0 1 0
Slaughter rf 4 1 2 1
Kurowski 3b 4 0 0 0
Jones 1b 5 0 1 0
Marion ss 5 1 1 1
Rice c 3 0 0 0
  Lang ph 0 0 0 0
  Johnson pr 0 1 0 0
  Wilber c 1 0 0 0
Dickson p 2 0 0 0
  Northey ph 1 0 1 0
  Schoendienst pr 0 0 0 0
  Brazle p 0 0 0 0
  Dusak ph 1 1 1 0
  Wilks p 0 0 0 0
  Pollet p 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 6 11 4
Pittsburgh 011 000 012 0–5132
St. Louis 000 001 040 1–6111
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Higbe   7.2 8 5 3 5 3
  Gregg  L(0-2) 2.0 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.2
11
6
4
6
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson   7.0 6 2 2 4 7
  Brazle   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Wilks   0.1 1 2 2 2 0
  Pollet  W(3-0) 1.2 3 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
13
5
5
6
7
  E–Rojek (9), Gustine (4), Marion (3).  DP–St. Louis 1. D. Rice-Marion.  PB–Fitz Gerald 2 (2).  2B–Pittsburgh Gustine (6); Hopp (1); Kiner (5); Fitz Gerald (1), St. Louis Slaughter (3); Marion (5).  HR–Pittsburgh Kiner (7,8th inning off Brazle 0 on).  SH–Stevens (1).  Team LOB–13.  Team–12.  U–Lee Ballanfant, Al Barlick, George Barr.
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