Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 19, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 19, 1948 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Philadelphia Phillies 9

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 4 2 2 0
Hopp 1b 5 0 0 0
Beard cf 3 3 2 0
Kiner lf 4 0 1 1
Walker rf 2 0 1 0
  West rf 1 0 0 0
Murtaugh 2b 4 0 2 2
Bockman 3b 4 1 3 1
Kluttz c 3 0 0 0
  Stevens ph 1 0 0 0
  Fitz Gerald c 0 0 0 0
Sewell p 2 0 0 0
  Main p 0 0 0 0
  Singleton p 1 0 0 0
  Chesnes ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 11 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Walker cf 4 1 3 1
Hamner ss 5 2 2 1
Sisler 1b 4 1 2 1
Ennis rf 5 1 1 2
Mayo lf 4 1 1 1
Jones 3b 4 2 2 1
Caballero 2b 4 1 2 1
Seminick c 3 0 1 0
Leonard p 3 0 2 1
Totals 36 9 16 9
Pittsburgh 202 100 0106111
Philadelphia 210 132 00x9161
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Sewell   3.0 8 4 4 1 0
  Main  L(1-1) 1.2 4 3 3 2 0
  Singleton   3.1 4 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
16
9
9
3
0
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  W(12-16) 9.0 11 6 5 3 7
Totals
9.0
11
6
5
3
7

  E–Walker (4), Seminick (21).  DP–Pittsburgh 3. Murtaugh-Rojek-Hopp, Murtaugh-Rojek-Hopp, Murtaugh-Hopp, Philadelphia 1. Caballero-Hamner-Sisler.  2B–Philadelphia Hamner (17); Sisler (20); Caballero (11).  3B–Philadelphia Mayo (1).  HR–Pittsburgh Bockman (3,4th inning off Leonard 0 on), Philadelphia Ennis (28,6th inning off Singleton 1 on).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Leonard (2).  Team–7.  SB–Rojek 2 (23); Beard 2 (5); Walker (1).  U-HP–Lee Ballanfant, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–George Barr, 3B–Frank Dascoli.
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