Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 26, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 1948 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 8

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Litwhiler 3b 5 0 0 0
Baumholtz rf 4 1 1 0
Adams 2b 4 0 2 0
Kluszewski 1b 3 1 0 0
Wyrostek cf 4 2 3 1
Sauer lf 3 1 1 0
Stallcup ss 3 1 2 4
Mueller c 4 0 0 0
Cress p 3 0 2 1
  Gumbert p 0 0 0 0
  Raffensberger p 0 0 0 0
  Galan ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 11 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 4 0 2 1
Hopp 1b 3 1 0 0
Beard cf 5 1 1 0
Kiner lf 3 1 0 0
Walker rf 4 2 3 1
  Westlake rf 0 1 0 0
Murtaugh 2b 3 1 3 3
Bockman 3b 3 0 0 0
  Stevens ph 1 0 1 1
  Basgall pr 0 0 0 0
  Lombardi p 0 0 0 0
Fitz Gerald c 3 1 1 0
McLish p 1 0 0 0
  Higbe p 0 0 0 0
  West ph 1 0 0 0
  Singleton p 0 0 0 0
  Chesnes ph 1 0 0 0
  Queen p 0 0 0 0
  Sewell p 0 0 0 0
  Gustine 3b 1 0 1 1
Totals 33 8 12 7
Cincinnati 010 400 0106111
Pittsburgh 010 002 05x8121
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Cress   7.0 7 5 5 6 5
  Gumbert  L(10-8) 0.1 5 3 3 0 0
  Raffensberger   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
12
8
8
6
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
McLish   4.0 7 5 5 2 1
  Higbe   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Singleton   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Queen   0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Sewell  W(13-3) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Lombardi  SV(4) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
5
2

  E–Baumholtz (3), Queen (1).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Litwhiler-Adams-Kluszewski, Pittsburgh 5. Bockman, Rojek-Murtaugh-Hopp, Rojek-Murtaugh-Hopp, Murtaugh-Rojek-Hopp, Bockman-Murtaugh-Hopp.  2B–Cincinnati Stallcup (28), Pittsburgh Beard (1); Walker 2 (18).  SH–Adams (6).  Team LOB–6.  Team–7.  SB–Adams (6); Murtaugh (10); Fitz Gerald (3).  U–Beans Reardon, Lou Jorda, Larry Goetz.  T–2:34.  A–20,000.
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