Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Giants
June 17, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 1948 at Polo Grounds V. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 9, New York Giants 8

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 5 1 1 1
Gustine 3b 4 1 1 0
Hopp cf 4 0 1 1
Kiner lf 4 2 1 0
Westlake rf 3 2 2 0
Stevens 1b 5 2 2 4
Murtaugh 2b 4 1 2 2
Fitz Gerald c 4 0 1 0
Lombardi p 1 0 0 0
  West ph 1 0 0 0
  Singleton p 2 0 1 1
  Higbe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 12 9
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Rigney 2b 5 1 3 2
Lockman lf 5 0 0 0
Thomson cf 5 1 1 1
Mize 1b 4 2 1 1
Gordon 3b 3 1 0 0
Marshall rf 4 2 4 2
Kerr ss 3 0 0 0
  McCarthy ph 1 0 0 1
  Conway ss 0 0 0 0
Livingston c 1 0 0 0
  Layton ph 1 1 1 1
  Westrum c 0 0 0 0
Jansen p 3 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Newsom p 0 0 0 0
  Cooper ph 1 0 0 0
  Poat p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 10 8
Pittsburgh 000 002 3409120
New York 000 121 0408100
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Lombardi   5.0 6 3 3 3 0
  Singleton  W(2-4) 2.0 1 3 3 2 1
  Higbe  SV(3) 2.0 3 2 2 0 4
Totals
9.0
10
8
8
5
5
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen  L(7-4) 6.1 9 5 5 0 1
  Jones   1.0 2 4 4 3 1
  Newsom   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Poat   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
12
9
9
5
2

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Lombardi-Stevens, New York 1. Rigney-Mize.  2B–Pittsburgh Murtaugh (9), New York Marshall (14).  3B–New York Layton (2).  HR–Pittsburgh Stevens (4,7th inning off Jansen 2 on), New York Rigney (5,5th inning off Lombardi 0 on); Thomson (7,5th inning off Lombardi 0 on); Mize (11,4th inning off Lombardi 0 on); Marshall (5,6th inning off Singleton 0 on).  Team LOB–6.  Team–6.  U–Butch Henline, Bill Stewart, Dusty Boggess.  T–2:33.  A–13,556.
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