Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Giants
May 5, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1949 at Polo Grounds V. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Giants 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 5 0 0 0
Walker rf 3 0 0 0
  Westlake rf 1 0 1 0
Judnich cf 5 0 0 0
Kiner lf 4 0 0 0
Stevens 1b 4 1 1 1
Bockman 3b 3 0 2 0
Murtaugh 2b 3 0 1 0
McCullough c 2 1 0 0
  Fitz Gerald c 1 0 0 0
Sewell p 2 0 0 0
  Fleming ph 0 0 0 0
  Cassini pr 0 0 0 0
  Casey p 0 0 0 0
  Hopp ph 0 0 0 0
  Dickson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 5 1
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lohrke 2b 4 1 1 0
Lockman lf 5 0 2 1
Gordon 3b 3 1 0 0
Mize 1b 5 1 3 1
Thomson cf 3 0 0 0
Marshall rf 2 0 1 0
Cooper c 4 0 0 0
Kerr ss 3 0 0 0
Jones p 3 0 0 0
  Galan ph 1 0 0 0
  Behrman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 2
Pittsburgh 010 000 100 0–250
New York 110 000 000 1–371
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Sewell   6.0 6 2 2 6 2
  Casey   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Dickson  L(1-3) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
7
2
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jones   8.0 4 2 1 3 3
  Behrman  W(1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 3 0
Totals
10.0
5
2
1
6
3
  E–Cooper (1).  DP–New York 1. Jones-Mize.  3B–Pittsburgh Westlake (1), New York Lohrke (3).  HR–Pittsburgh Stevens (1,2nd inning off Jones 0 on), New York Mize (3,10th inning off Dickson 0 on).  SH–Murtaugh (1).  HBP–McCullough (3); Fleming (1).  Team LOB–10.  Team–10.  U–Babe Pinelli, Scotty Robb, Frank Dascoli.
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