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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 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 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Rigney 2b 4 1 1 0
Lockman cf 5 1 5 0
Gordon lf 5 1 1 1
Mize 1b 5 1 3 3
Cooper c 3 0 0 0
  Layton pr 0 1 0 0
  Livingston c 1 0 0 0
Marshall rf 3 1 1 0
Kerr ss 4 0 2 0
Lohrke 3b 1 0 0 0
  McCarthy ph 1 0 0 0
  Conway 3b 0 0 0 0
Jones p 3 0 0 0
  Trinkle p 0 0 0 0
  Thomson ph 1 0 1 2
  Konikowski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 14 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 5 1 2 0
Gustine 3b 5 0 1 0
Hopp cf 5 2 3 0
Kiner lf 4 1 1 3
Westlake rf 4 0 1 1
West 1b 3 0 0 0
  Stevens 1b 1 0 0 0
Murtaugh 2b 3 1 1 0
Kluttz c 3 0 0 0
  Fitz Gerald c 1 0 0 0
Ostermueller p 0 0 0 0
  Gregg p 1 0 1 0
  Walker ph 1 0 1 1
  Singleton p 0 0 0 0
  Bockman ph 1 0 0 0
  Higbe p 0 0 0 0
  Chesnes ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 11 5
New York 400 000 0206140
Pittsburgh 000 011 3005112
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jones   6.2 9 4 4 1 2
  Trinkle   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Konikowski  W(1-1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
1
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ostermueller   0.1 5 4 3 0 0
  Gregg   4.2 4 0 0 2 3
  Singleton   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Higbe  L(4-5) 2.0 3 2 2 2 0
Totals
9.0
14
6
5
4
4

  E–Rojek 2 (18).  DP–Pittsburgh 5. Gregg-Kluttz-West, Gustine-Murtaugh-West, Rojek-Murtaugh-West, Westlake-Rojek, Rojek-Murtaugh-Stevens.  2B–New York Lockman (13); Gordon (15), Pittsburgh Hopp (7); Murtaugh (11).  3B–New York Mize (2).  HR–New York Mize (20,1st inning off Ostermueller 2 on), Pittsburgh Kiner (25,7th inning off Trinkle 2 on).  SH–Lohrke (1).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  U–Babe Pinelli, Scotty Robb, Artie Gore.  T–2:46.  A–16,071.
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