Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 28, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 1949 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Cardinals 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, St. Louis Cardinals 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rackley cf 3 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
Castiglione ss 4 0 1 0
Westlake rf 4 0 1 0
Kiner lf 4 1 2 0
Stevens 1b 3 1 2 0
Bockman 3b 3 0 0 0
Basgall 2b 3 0 1 1
Fitz Gerald c 3 0 0 1
Werle p 3 0 0 0
  Casey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Diering cf 5 0 1 0
Schoendienst 2b 4 0 1 0
Musial rf 2 1 0 0
Kazak 3b 3 0 0 0
Slaughter lf 3 1 1 2
Marion ss 4 1 1 0
Jones 1b 4 1 2 0
Rice c 3 0 2 1
  Nelson pr 0 0 0 0
  Garagiola c 0 0 0 0
Staley p 2 0 0 0
  Sauer ph 0 0 0 0
  Wilks p 1 0 1 1
Totals 31 4 9 4
Pittsburgh 020 000 000–270
St. Louis 010 000 03x–490
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Werle  L(3-3) 7.2 8 4 3 4 2
  Casey   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
4
3
4
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Staley   7.0 6 2 2 0 1
  Wilks  W(4-2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
0
3
  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Bockman, St. Louis 2. Kazak-Schoendienst-Jones, Marion-Schoendienst-Jones.  2B–Pittsburgh Westlake (5); Kiner (7).  HR–St. Louis Slaughter (4,8th inning off Werle 1 on).  Team LOB–2.  SH–Kazak (4); Sauer (1).  Team–9.  SB–Basgall (1).  U–Artie Gore, Lon Warneke, Bill Stewart.
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