Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
July 10, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 10, 1948 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Chicago Cubs 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 3 0 0 0
Hopp cf 4 0 0 0
Gustine 3b 3 0 0 0
Kiner lf 3 0 0 0
Westlake rf 3 1 0 0
Kluttz c 4 1 2 0
Stevens 1b 2 0 0 0
Murtaugh 2b 3 0 0 1
Sewell p 3 0 0 0
  Higbe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 2 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Schenz 2b 4 0 0 0
Waitkus 1b 4 0 1 0
Jeffcoat cf 3 1 1 0
Pafko 3b 4 2 3 1
Nicholson rf 4 0 2 2
Cavarretta lf 3 0 0 0
Scheffing c 4 1 2 0
Smalley ss 3 0 1 0
Schmitz p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 10 3
Pittsburgh 020 000 000220
Chicago 000 011 02x4102
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Sewell  L(5-3) 7.2 10 4 4 1 0
  Higbe   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
4
4
2
0
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz  W(8-9) 9.0 2 2 1 5 5
Totals
9.0
2
2
1
5
5

  E–Schenz (10), Smalley (18).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Murtaugh-Stevens, Chicago 2. Scheffing-Smalley, Smalley-Schenz-Waitkus.  2B–Pittsburgh Kluttz (5), Chicago Pafko (15); Scheffing (11).  3B–Chicago Nicholson (5); Smalley (2).  HR–Chicago Pafko (12,6th inning off Sewell 0 on).  Team LOB–4.  Team–6.  U–Jocko Conlan, Bill Stewart, Butch Henline.  T–1:58.  A–19,873.
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