Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 25, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 25, 1948 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 3 1 2 0
Gustine 3b 4 0 2 0
Hopp cf 4 0 0 1
Kiner lf 4 0 0 0
Walker rf 3 0 0 0
West 1b 3 0 0 0
Murtaugh 2b 3 0 2 0
Kluttz c 4 0 0 0
  Wilson pr 0 0 0 0
Riddle p 2 0 0 0
  Stevens ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 0 1 0
Caballero 3b 4 0 2 0
Blatnik lf 4 0 0 0
Sisler 1b 3 1 1 0
Ennis rf 3 1 1 2
Miller ss 4 1 1 0
Seminick c 4 0 0 0
Verban 2b 4 1 2 1
Erickson p 3 0 1 1
  Rowe p 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 4 10 4
Pittsburgh 000 010 000160
Philadelphia 000 200 20x4100
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Riddle  L(4-2) 8.0 10 4 4 4 4
Totals
8.0
10
4
4
4
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Erickson  W(1-0) 6.2 4 1 1 6 2
  Rowe  SV(1) 2.1 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
6
3

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1. Ashburn-Verban.  2B–Pittsburgh Rojek (3), Philadelphia Verban (5).  HR–Philadelphia Ennis (5,7th inning off E. Riddle 1 on).  Team LOB–9.  Team–10.  SB–Sisler (1).  U–Beans Reardon, Larry Goetz, Jocko Conlan.
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