New York Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 1, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 1948 at Forbes Field. The New York Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Giants 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lohrke 2b 5 0 2 0
Lockman cf 3 0 1 0
Gordon 3b 3 0 1 2
Mize 1b 2 0 0 0
Marshall rf 4 0 0 0
Mueller lf 4 1 1 0
  Thomson lf 0 0 0 0
Cooper c 4 1 1 0
Kerr ss 3 0 1 0
Kennedy p 4 1 1 1
Totals 32 3 8 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 4 0 0 0
Murtaugh 2b 4 0 1 0
Walker rf 4 0 2 0
Kiner lf 2 0 0 0
Westlake cf 4 0 0 0
Stevens 1b 3 0 0 0
  Basgall ph 1 0 0 0
Bockman 3b 2 1 0 0
Kluttz c 2 0 0 0
  Singleton p 0 0 0 0
  Gustine ph 1 0 1 0
  Higbe p 0 0 0 0
  Chesnes ph 1 0 0 0
Bonham p 1 0 0 0
  Fitz Gerald c 2 0 1 1
Totals 31 1 5 1
New York 000 030 000381
Pittsburgh 000 000 001153
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy  W(2-4) 9.0 5 1 0 6 9
Totals
9.0
5
1
0
6
9
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham  L(4-9) 5.0 6 3 3 4 3
  Singleton   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Higbe   2.0 1 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
5
7

  E–Lohrke (11), Stevens (4), Fitz Gerald 2 (14).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Bockman-Stevens, Murtaugh-Rojek-Stevens.  PB–Fitz Gerald (11).  Team LOB–7.  Team–9.  SB–Bockman (1).  U–Beans Reardon, Lou Jorda, Larry Goetz.  T–2:28.  A–33,946.
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