Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
June 20, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1948 at Shibe Park. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Philadelphia Phillies 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 4 0 1 1
Gustine 3b 4 0 2 1
Walker rf 5 1 1 0
  Queen p 0 0 0 0
Kiner lf 4 2 2 3
Westlake cf,rf 5 0 0 0
Stevens 1b 4 2 2 0
Murtaugh 2b 5 0 1 0
Fitz Gerald c 3 1 1 0
Gregg p 3 1 1 0
  Higbe p 0 0 0 0
  Singleton p 0 0 0 0
  Hopp cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 11 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 5 0 3 1
Walker lf 5 0 0 0
Sisler 1b 4 1 2 0
Haas 3b 4 1 2 0
Ennis rf 3 0 0 0
Miller ss 3 1 0 0
Hamner 2b 2 0 0 0
  Rowell ph 1 1 1 2
  Verban 2b 1 0 0 0
Padgett c 4 0 0 0
Donnelly p 2 0 1 0
  Dubiel p 0 0 0 0
  Blatnik ph 1 1 1 2
  Heusser p 0 0 0 0
  Caballero ph 0 0 0 0
  Rowe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
Pittsburgh 031 200 010–7110
Philadelphia 000 005 000–5105
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Gregg  W(1-3) 5.2 7 5 5 2 1
  Higbe   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Singleton   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Queen  SV(1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
3
1
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Donnelly  L(3-4) 3.2 9 6 3 2 0
  Dubiel   2.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Heusser   2.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Rowe   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
4
4
1
  E–Sisler 2 (11), Haas 2 (7), Ennis (7).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Haas-Hamner-Sisler.  PB–Padgett (3).  2B–Pittsburgh Gustine (12).  3B–Philadelphia Blatnik (6).  HR–Pittsburgh Kiner 2 (19,3rd inning off Donnelly 0 on,4th inning off Donnelly 1 on).  SH–Rojek (4); Ennis (2).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Miller (1).  Team–8.  SB–Ashburn (17).  U–George Barr, Lee Ballanfant, Al Barlick.  T–2:42.  A–23,810.
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