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 Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 7

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Rackley cf 4 0 1 0
Robinson 2b 4 1 1 0
Hermanski rf 3 0 1 0
Shuba lf 4 0 0 1
Edwards c 3 0 0 0
  Campanella c 1 0 0 0
Brown 3b 3 1 1 0
Hodges 1b 4 1 2 0
Reese ss 3 1 1 3
Branca p 3 0 2 0
  Barney p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 4 1 4 1
Hopp cf 2 0 0 0
  Westlake cf 2 0 0 0
Kiner lf 2 1 0 0
Walker rf 3 0 0 0
  Basgall pr 0 1 0 0
Stevens 1b 4 1 2 0
Bockman 3b 3 2 1 2
Murtaugh 2b 4 1 2 4
Fitz Gerald c 3 0 0 0
Bonham p 2 0 1 0
  Gustine ph 1 0 1 0
  Singleton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 7 11 7
Brooklyn 130 000 00490
Pittsburgh 100 002 047110
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Branca   6.0 8 3 3 2 2
  Barney  L(6-6) 1.0 3 4 4 2 0
Totals
7.0
11
7
7
4
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham   7.0 9 4 4 1 2
  Singleton  W(3-6) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
2
2

  E–None.  DP–Brooklyn 1. Reese-Robinson-Hodges, Pittsburgh 1. Fitz Gerald-Rojek.  2B–Brooklyn Rackley (6); Hermanski (16), Pittsburgh Rojek (12).  HR–Brooklyn Reese (4,2nd inning off Bonham 2 on 0 out), Pittsburgh Rojek (2,1st inning off Branca 0 on 0 out); Bockman (2,6th inning off Branca 1 on 2 out); Murtaugh (1,8th inning off Barney 3 on 0 out).  Team LOB–6.  Team–6.  SB–Kiner (1); Murtaugh (7).  U-HP–Lou Jorda, 1B–Larry Goetz, 2B–Beans Reardon, 3B–Dusty Boggess.  T–2:19.  A–39,204.
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