Boston Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 18, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 1948 at Forbes Field. The Boston Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Boston Braves 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Holmes rf 5 0 0 0
Dark ss 4 1 1 1
Torgeson 1b 4 1 1 0
Elliott 3b 2 1 1 1
Heath lf 4 0 0 0
Russell cf 4 0 1 0
Masi c 4 0 1 1
Ryan 2b 3 0 0 0
Bickford p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 5 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 4 0 0 0
Hopp cf 2 0 1 0
  Westlake cf 2 0 1 0
Walker rf 3 0 1 0
Kiner lf 3 1 1 1
Gustine 3b 3 0 0 0
West 1b 4 0 0 0
Kluttz c 4 0 1 0
Murtaugh 2b 4 0 1 0
Bonham p 1 0 0 0
  Chesnes ph 1 0 1 0
  Higbe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 7 1
Boston 000 000 111–350
Pittsburgh 000 000 001–171
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Bickford  W(6-2) 9.0 7 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham  L(3-6) 8.0 3 2 2 2 2
  Higbe   1.0 2 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
4
3
  E–Rojek (19).  DP–Boston 1. Ryan-Torgeson.  2B–Boston Torgeson (14), Pittsburgh Kluttz (6).  3B–Pittsburgh Walker (3).  HR–Boston Dark (3,8th inning off Bonham 0 on); B. Elliott (11,9th inning off Higbe 0 on), Pittsburgh Kiner (26,9th inning off Bickford 0 on).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Walker (3); Bonham (1).  Team–7.  SB–Russell (4).  U–Al Barlick, Frank Dascoli, George Barr.  T–2:16.  A–34,116.
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