Pittsburgh Pirates vs Brooklyn Dodgers
July 30, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 30, 1948 at Ebbets 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Brooklyn Dodgers 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 5 1 2 0
Gustine 3b 5 1 1 1
Walker rf 5 0 1 0
Kiner lf 5 1 2 0
Westlake cf 5 3 4 2
West 1b 5 1 1 3
Murtaugh 2b 2 0 1 0
  Basgall 2b 2 2 1 1
Kluttz c 4 1 1 2
Chesnes p 4 0 0 0
Totals 42 10 14 9
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Rackley cf 5 1 0 0
Robinson 2b 4 2 3 0
Hermanski rf 4 1 2 3
Whitman lf 4 0 2 1
Campanella c 4 0 1 1
Brown 3b 4 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 2 0 0 0
Reese ss 4 0 0 0
Branca p 1 0 0 0
  Minner p 0 1 0 0
  Reiser ph 1 0 0 0
  Casey p 0 0 0 0
  Vaughan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5
Pittsburgh 030 330 01010142
Brooklyn 200 030 000581
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Chesnes  W(6-3) 9.0 8 5 4 5 4
Totals
9.0
8
5
4
5
4
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Branca  L(12-7) 3.2 6 6 6 0 1
  Minner   2.1 3 3 2 0 1
  Casey   3.0 5 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
10
9
0
2

  E–Gustine (18), Chesnes (2), Rackley (4).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Rojek-Murtaugh, Gustine-West, Basgall-Rojek-West.  2B–Pittsburgh Rojek (13); Westlake (8).  3B–Pittsburgh Westlake (4).  HR–Pittsburgh Westlake (11,4th inning off Branca 0 on 1 out); West (7,2nd inning off Branca 2 on 0 out); Basgall (2,8th inning off Casey 0 on 0 out); Kluttz (3,4th inning off Branca 1 on 2 out), Brooklyn Hermanski (7,5th inning off Chesnes 2 on 1 out).  Team LOB–5.  Team–7.  U-HP–Larry Goetz, 1B–Beans Reardon, 2B–Dusty Boggess, 3B–Lou Jorda.  T–2:16.  A–31,278.
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