Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 20, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 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."
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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Philadelphia Phillies 7
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 3 0 2 1
Hopp 1b 3 0 0 0
  West 1b 2 0 0 0
Beard cf 3 1 0 0
Kiner lf 4 0 0 0
Westlake rf 4 1 2 1
Murtaugh 2b 4 0 2 0
Bockman 3b 4 0 1 1
Fitz Gerald c 2 1 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
Bonham p 2 0 0 0
  Chesnes ph 1 0 0 0
  Singleton p 0 0 0 0
  Stevens ph 1 1 1 1
Totals 34 4 8 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Walker cf 4 1 1 0
Hamner ss 4 1 2 1
Sisler 1b 4 0 0 0
Ennis rf 4 2 2 2
Mayo lf 3 1 1 1
Jones 3b 4 1 2 1
Caballero 2b 4 0 0 0
Lopata c 4 1 1 1
Possehl p 3 0 1 1
Totals 34 7 10 7
Pittsburgh 000 100 111–481
Philadelphia 000 106 00x–7101
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham  L(6-10) 6.0 9 7 7 0 1
  Singleton   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
7
7
0
1
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Possehl  W(1-0) 9.0 8 4 4 4 3
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
4
3
  E–Fitz Gerald (15).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Lopata-Caballero, Possehl-Sisler.  2B–Philadelphia Hamner (18); Mayo (2); Lopata (1).  HR–Pittsburgh Westlake (17,8th inning off Possehl 0 on 1 out); Stevens (10,9th inning off Possehl 0 on), Philadelphia Ennis (30,6th inning off Bonham 1 on).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Mayo (1).  Team–4.  SB–Rojek (24); Mayo (1).  U-HP–Frank Dascoli, 1B–Lee Ballanfant, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–George Barr.  T–2:02.  A–3,513.
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