Pittsburgh Pirates vs Brooklyn Dodgers
June 4, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 1949 at Ebbets Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 8

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 4 1 2 0
Castiglione 3b 5 0 1 0
Walker rf 4 0 1 1
Kiner lf 3 1 1 0
Westlake cf 5 1 0 0
Stevens 1b 3 1 3 2
Basgall 2b 2 0 0 0
  Rackley ph 1 1 1 0
  Murtaugh 2b 1 0 0 0
Fitz Gerald c 4 0 0 0
Werle p 2 0 0 0
  Dickson p 0 0 0 0
  Chambers p 0 0 0 0
  Fleming ph 1 0 1 2
  Chesnes pr 0 1 0 0
  Muncrief p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 5
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Reese ss 4 0 2 1
McCormick cf 3 0 0 0
  Hermanski ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Brown lf 3 1 0 0
  Snider ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Robinson 2b 4 2 2 1
Hodges 1b 3 2 2 2
Furillo rf 4 2 2 2
Edwards c 4 1 1 1
Miksis 3b 4 0 1 1
Barney p 0 0 0 0
  Palica p 2 0 0 0
  Hatten pr 0 0 0 0
  Newcombe p 0 0 0 0
  Banta p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 10 8
Pittsburgh 102 000 0306101
Brooklyn 000 300 32x8102
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Werle   6.1 6 6 3 0 4
  Dickson   0.1 1 0 0 2 0
  Chambers   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Muncrief  L(1-5) 1.0 3 2 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
8
3
2
6
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Barney   2.1 4 3 2 5 1
  Palica   4.2 2 0 0 2 1
  Newcombe   0.1 3 3 2 0 0
  Banta  W(3-2) 1.2 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
4
8
3

  E–Castiglione (1), Robinson (4), Edwards (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Castiglione-Basgall-Stevens, Brooklyn 1. Robinson-Reese.  2B–Pittsburgh Stevens (7), Brooklyn Hodges (6); Edwards (1); Miksis (2).  3B–Pittsburgh Fleming (2), Brooklyn Robinson (4).  HR–Brooklyn Hodges (6,4th inning off Werle 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Hodges (4).  Team–4.  U–Beans Reardon, Larry Goetz, Lou Jorda.
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