Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 20, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1948 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, St. Louis Cardinals 7
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 3 1 0 0
Hopp cf 3 1 1 0
  Westlake cf 1 0 0 0
Kiner lf 4 1 2 2
Walker rf 3 0 1 1
Stevens 1b 3 0 1 0
  Gustine ph 1 0 0 0
  West 1b 0 0 0 0
Bockman 3b 4 0 0 0
Murtaugh 2b 4 1 1 0
Kluttz c 3 0 1 0
  Riddle c 1 0 0 0
Ostermueller p 2 0 0 1
  Higbe p 0 0 0 0
  Basgall ph 1 0 1 0
  Singleton p 0 0 0 0
  Fitz Gerald ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Dusak 2b,cf 4 0 0 0
Marion ss 4 0 1 0
Musial rf,cf 3 2 1 0
  LaPointe 2b 0 0 0 0
Moore cf 3 2 1 0
  Brazle p 1 0 1 0
Slaughter lf 3 0 1 2
Lang 3b 4 1 1 2
Jones 1b 3 1 0 0
Rice c 3 1 2 1
Wilks p 0 0 0 0
  Pollet p 0 0 0 0
  Schoendienst ph 1 0 1 1
  Staley p 0 0 0 0
  Northey rf 2 0 0 1
Totals 31 7 9 7
Pittsburgh 000 040 000–481
St. Louis 000 114 01x–790
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ostermueller  L(6-6) 5.1 8 6 4 2 1
  Higbe   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Singleton   2.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
9
7
5
3
1
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Wilks   4.2 6 4 4 2 2
  Pollet   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Staley  W(4-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Brazle  SV(1) 3.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
5
  E–Bockman (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Rojek-Stevens, St. Louis 1. Musial-Jones.  2B–Pittsburgh Hopp (12), St. Louis Moore (9).  3B–Pittsburgh Kiner (2), St. Louis Schoendienst (3).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Slaughter (4); Wilks (3).  Team–5.  U–Beans Reardon, Lou Jorda, Larry Goetz.  T–2:00.  A–21,580.
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