Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 5, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 1948 at Forbes Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Wyrostek cf 3 0 0 0
Zientara 2b 3 1 1 1
  Young ph 1 0 0 0
  Adams 2b 1 0 0 0
Galan rf 5 0 1 0
Sauer lf 3 1 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 1 2 3
Hatton 3b 4 0 0 0
Stallcup ss 4 1 1 0
Williams c 3 0 0 0
  Baumholtz ph 1 1 1 0
  Lamanno c 0 0 0 0
Wehmeier p 2 1 2 0
  Gumbert p 1 0 0 0
  Litwhiler ph 0 0 0 0
  Fox p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 8 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 3 1 1 2
Gustine 3b 4 1 1 0
Hopp cf 4 0 1 1
Kiner lf 4 0 0 0
Westlake rf 3 1 0 0
Stevens 1b 4 0 1 0
Murtaugh 2b 3 0 0 1
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
Fitz Gerald c 3 0 1 0
Bonham p 3 1 1 0
  Higbe p 0 0 0 0
  West ph 0 0 0 0
  Wilson pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 4
Cincinnati 200 010 003681
Pittsburgh 010 030 000462
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Wehmeier   4.2 5 4 4 3 0
  Gumbert  W(7-3) 3.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Fox  SV(1) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
5
0
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham  L(3-4) 8.1 7 5 4 3 1
  Higbe   0.2 1 1 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
6
4
4
1

  E–Stallcup (19), Stevens (3), Fitz Gerald (9).  DP–Cincinnati 2. Stallcup-Zientara-Kluszewski, Zientara-Stallcup-Kluszewski, Pittsburgh 1. Murtaugh-Stevens.  2B–Cincinnati Wehmeier (1), Pittsburgh Stevens (12).  3B–Cincinnati Kluszewski (2), Pittsburgh Hopp (10).  HR–Cincinnati Kluszewski (5,9th inning off Bonham 0 on), Pittsburgh Rojek (1,5th inning off Wehmeier 1 on).  Team LOB–6.  Team–6.  U–George Barr, Al Barlick.  T–2:29.  A–32,029.
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