Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 21, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1948 at Forbes Field. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Philadelphia Phillies 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 2 0 2 0
Caballero 3b 3 0 0 0
  Rowell 3b 2 0 1 1
Blatnik lf 4 1 2 0
Ennis rf 5 0 0 0
Sisler 1b 3 0 0 0
Miller ss 4 0 1 1
Hamner 2b 5 0 0 0
Seminick c 4 1 2 0
Dubiel p 2 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 1 1 1
  Rowe p 2 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 9 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 5 0 1 0
Bockman 3b 4 0 1 0
Walker rf 4 0 0 0
Kiner lf 4 0 0 0
Westlake cf 4 1 2 0
Stevens 1b 3 0 1 0
Murtaugh 2b 4 0 1 1
Fitz Gerald c 4 0 0 0
Riddle p 3 1 1 1
  Singleton p 0 0 0 0
  Hopp ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 7 2
Philadelphia 000 000 020 1–392
Pittsburgh 001 100 000 0–270
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Dubiel   7.0 6 2 2 2 1
  Rowe  W(6-5) 3.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
7
2
2
2
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Riddle   7.0 6 2 2 4 2
  Singleton  L(2-6) 3.0 3 1 1 4 3
Totals
10.0
9
3
3
8
5
  E–Blatnik (9), Hamner (10).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Bockman-Stevens, E. Riddle-Rojek-Stevens.  2B–Philadelphia Rowell (9); Blatnik (20); Walker (4), Pittsburgh Westlake (6); Murtaugh (12).  3B–Philadelphia Blatnik (7), Pittsburgh Rojek (4).  HR–Pittsburgh E. Riddle (1,3rd inning off Dubiel 0 on).  Team LOB–12.  Team–6.  SB–Rowe (1).  U–Jocko Conlan, Bill Stewart, Butch Henline.  T–2:20.  A–6,797.
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