New York Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 6, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 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 16, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Rigney 2b 5 2 2 0
Lockman lf 6 3 2 1
Thomson cf 4 3 2 1
Mize 1b 4 2 2 1
Marshall rf 5 2 2 2
Gordon 3b 4 1 2 7
Kerr ss 5 1 1 0
Livingston c 4 1 1 0
Poat p 4 1 1 2
Totals 41 16 15 14
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 3 0 1 0
  Wilson ss 2 0 1 1
Gustine 3b 5 0 0 0
Hopp cf 5 1 2 0
Kiner lf 3 1 0 0
Westlake rf 3 1 2 0
Stevens 1b 4 0 2 1
Murtaugh 2b 3 0 1 2
  Basgall 2b 1 0 0 0
Kluttz c 3 1 1 0
Singleton p 0 0 0 0
  Queen p 1 0 0 0
  West ph 1 0 0 0
  Main p 0 0 0 0
  Bockman ph 1 0 0 0
  Gregg p 0 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
New York 600 004 600–16151
Pittsburgh 000 200 011–4102
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Poat  W(5-1) 9.0 10 4 3 3 3
Totals
9.0
10
4
3
3
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Singleton  L(1-3) 0.2 4 6 6 3 0
  Queen   3.1 3 0 0 2 1
  Main   3.0 7 10 9 3 2
  Gregg   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
15
16
15
8
5
  E–Livingston (2), Kiner 2 (3).  DP–New York 1. Rigney-Kerr-Mize, Pittsburgh 1. Basgall-Wilson-Stevens.  2B–New York Lockman (8); Thomson (6); Marshall 2 (12); Kerr (3); Poat (1), Pittsburgh Wilson (1); Stevens (7).  3B–Pittsburgh Rojek (2).  HR–New York Gordon (9,7th inning off Main 3 on).  Team LOB–6.  Team–8.  U–Bill Stewart, Dusty Boggess, Butch Henline.
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