Pittsburgh Pirates vs Brooklyn Dodgers
September 14, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 14, 1948 at Ebbets 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 8
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 5 1 0 0
Hopp 1b 4 0 1 1
Beard cf 4 1 0 0
Kiner lf 3 1 0 0
Walker rf 3 0 0 0
  Higbe p 0 0 0 0
  Gustine ph 1 0 0 0
  Sewell p 0 0 0 0
Murtaugh 2b 3 0 1 1
Bockman 3b 3 1 3 0
Kluttz c 1 0 0 0
  Stevens ph 1 0 0 1
  Fitz Gerald c 2 0 0 0
Ostermueller p 0 0 0 0
  Chesnes ph 0 0 0 0
  Queen p 1 0 0 0
  West rf 1 1 0 0
Totals 32 5 5 3
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Rackley lf,cf 5 2 4 1
Robinson 2b 4 3 2 0
Reese ss 5 1 3 5
Reiser 3b 4 0 0 0
Furillo cf 3 1 1 1
  Shuba lf 1 0 0 0
Edwards c 5 1 2 0
Hodges 1b 4 0 2 1
Hermanski rf 3 0 0 0
Erskine p 1 0 0 0
  Behrman p 3 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 14 8
Pittsburgh 000 200 300–551
Brooklyn 202 021 10x–8142
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ostermueller  L(8-8) 3.0 4 4 4 1 1
  Queen   3.0 6 3 3 0 3
  Higbe   1.0 2 1 1 2 1
  Sewell   1.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
14
8
8
4
6
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine   3.1 2 2 2 4 0
  Behrman  W(5-4) 5.2 3 3 0 4 3
Totals
9.0
5
5
2
8
3
  E–Bockman (6), Robinson (14), Reese (27).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Kluttz-Murtaugh, Brooklyn 1. Robinson-Reese-Hodges.  PB–Fitz Gerald (12).  2B–Pittsburgh Murtaugh (19), Brooklyn Rackley (13); Robinson (32); Reese (27); Edwards (17).  HR–Brooklyn Reese (8,3rd inning off Ostermueller 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–8.  Team–10.  U–Beans Reardon, Lou Jorda, Larry Goetz.
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