Brooklyn Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 25, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 25, 1948 at Forbes Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Rackley cf 3 0 1 0
  Whitman cf 0 1 0 0
Robinson 2b 4 2 2 0
Hermanski rf 5 1 2 4
Shuba lf 4 0 0 0
Campanella c 4 0 1 0
Brown 3b 5 1 1 0
Hodges 1b 4 0 1 0
Reese ss 3 1 1 0
Barney p 2 0 0 0
  Casey p 0 0 0 0
  Reiser ph 0 1 0 0
  Erskine p 0 0 0 0
  Vaughan ph 1 0 0 1
  Minner p 1 0 0 0
  Palica p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 9 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 5 0 4 2
Hopp cf 2 0 0 0
  Kluttz ph 1 0 1 1
  Basgall pr 0 0 0 0
Kiner lf 4 1 1 0
Westlake rf 4 1 0 0
Bockman 3b 4 1 2 1
Stevens 1b 4 0 1 2
Murtaugh 2b 4 1 1 0
Fitz Gerald c 4 1 1 0
Chesnes p 2 1 1 0
  Higbe p 0 0 0 0
  Lombardi p 0 0 0 0
  Gustine ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 12 6
Brooklyn 000 002 140791
Pittsburgh 002 003 0016122
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Barney   5.0 9 5 4 2 4
  Casey   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Erskine  W(1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Minner   1.2 3 1 1 0 0
  Palica  SV(3) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
5
5
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Chesnes  L(5-3) 7.2 7 6 5 7 3
  Higbe   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Lombardi   1.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
7
6
8
3

  E–Rackley (3), Bockman (1), Fitz Gerald (11).  DP–Brooklyn 2. Robinson, Shuba-Robinson-Hodges, Pittsburgh 1. Murtaugh-Stevens.  2B–Brooklyn Robinson 2 (23); Hermanski (15); Reese (19), Pittsburgh Kiner (15); Bockman 2 (4).  HR–Brooklyn Hermanski (6,6th inning off Chesnes 1 on 0 out).  HBP–Robinson (3).  Team LOB–11.  Team–7.  SB–Robinson (5).  U-HP–Beans Reardon, 1B–Dusty Boggess, 2B–Lou Jorda, 3B–Larry Goetz.
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