Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Braves
May 20, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1948 at Braves Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Pittsburgh Pirates 13, Boston Braves 0
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 6 2 2 2
Gustine 3b 6 1 3 2
Hopp cf 5 2 3 2
Kiner lf 5 1 3 3
Walker rf 2 1 0 0
  Westlake rf 2 0 0 0
West 1b 5 2 2 0
Murtaugh 2b 4 2 2 1
Fitz Gerald c 5 1 1 2
Riddle p 5 1 1 1
Totals 45 13 17 13
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Holmes rf 4 0 1 0
Dark ss 3 0 0 0
  Sisti ss 1 0 0 0
Russell cf 3 0 0 0
Elliott 3b 2 0 0 0
  Sturgeon 3b 1 0 0 0
Heath lf 2 0 1 0
  Conatser lf 1 0 0 0
Torgeson 1b 3 0 0 0
Masi c 3 0 1 0
Ryan 2b 3 0 1 0
Barrett p 1 0 0 0
  Prendergast p 0 0 0 0
  Beazley p 2 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0
Pittsburgh 100 821 001–13170
Boston 000 000 000–041
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Riddle  W(4-1) 9.0 4 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
1
2
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Barrett  L(2-2) 3.0 4 5 5 2 3
  Prendergast   0.1 4 4 4 0 1
  Beazley   5.2 9 4 4 2 3
Totals
9.0
17
13
13
4
7
  E–Dark (5).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. West-Rojek-Murtaugh.  2B–Pittsburgh Kiner 2 (7); Murtaugh (5).  3B–Pittsburgh Rojek (1); Hopp (3); Murtaugh (1).  HR–Pittsburgh Kiner (9,4th inning off Barrett 0 on).  Team LOB–9.  Team–3.  SB–E. Riddle (1).  U–Butch Henline, Bill Stewart, Dusty Boggess.  T–2:03.  A–3,089.
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