Pittsburgh Pirates vs Brooklyn Dodgers
June 5, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 1949 at Ebbets Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 4 1 0 0
Castiglione 3b 3 0 0 0
  Bockman 3b 1 0 0 0
Walker rf 4 1 1 0
Kiner lf 5 1 2 1
Westlake cf 4 2 2 3
Stevens 1b 5 0 2 1
Basgall 2b 3 0 0 0
McCullough c 4 0 0 0
Riddle p 3 0 0 0
  Dickson p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 7 5
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Reese ss 4 0 2 0
Jorgensen 3b 3 0 1 0
Snider cf 5 0 0 0
Robinson 2b 4 0 0 0
Hermanski lf 3 1 1 0
Hodges 1b 4 1 2 2
Furillo rf 3 1 0 0
Edwards c 4 1 2 2
Branca p 3 0 0 0
  Minner p 0 0 0 0
  Barney p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Pittsburgh 010 200 010 1570
Brooklyn 020 020 000 0480
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Riddle   7.0 8 4 4 5 4
  Dickson  W(2-7) 3.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
10.0
8
4
4
5
7
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Branca   7.0 5 4 4 3 4
  Minner   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Barney  L(1-4) 3.0 2 1 1 2 1
Totals
10.0
7
5
5
6
5

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 3. Basgall-Rojek-Stevens, Basgall-Rojek-Stevens, Basgall-Rojek-Stevens.  2B–Pittsburgh Stevens (8), Brooklyn Reese (12); Edwards (2).  HR–Pittsburgh Kiner (13,10th inning off Barney 0 on 2 out); Westlake (9,2nd inning off Branca 0 on 1 out), Brooklyn Hodges (7,5th inning off Riddle 1 on 2 out); Edwards (1,2nd inning off Riddle 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–8.  HBP–Furillo (3).  Team–6.  U–Larry Goetz, Lou Jorda, Beans Reardon.
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