Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
June 9, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 1949 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 8 0 2 1
Hopp rf 8 0 4 2
Stevens 1b 3 0 0 0
  Fleming ph,1b 5 0 0 0
Kiner lf 6 0 1 0
Westlake cf 7 0 1 0
Bockman 3b 2 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
  Dickson p 5 0 3 0
Basgall 2b 7 0 1 0
McCullough c 4 1 2 0
  Fitz Gerald pr,c 4 1 0 0
Poat p 2 0 0 0
  Castiglione ph,3b 6 1 2 0
Totals 68 3 16 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 8 2 2 0
Hamner ss 8 0 2 0
Waitkus 1b 8 0 4 2
Ennis lf 7 1 2 0
Seminick c 8 1 2 0
Hollmig rf 4 0 0 0
  Mayo rf 4 0 0 1
Jones 3b 7 0 1 0
Miller 2b 4 0 1 1
  Caballero pr,2b 3 0 0 0
Meyer p 3 0 0 0
  Rowe p 0 0 0 0
  Sisler ph 1 0 1 0
  Blattner pr 0 0 0 0
  Konstanty p 3 0 1 0
Totals 68 4 16 4
Pittsburgh 000 000 102 000 000 0003163
Philadelphia 100 110 000 000 000 0014163
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Poat   6.0 9 3 3 0 1
  Dickson  L(2-9) 11.2 7 1 1 0 4
Totals
17.2
16
4
4
0
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Meyer   8.0 8 3 1 2 2
  Rowe   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Konstanty  W(1-3) 9.0 7 0 0 2 2
Totals
18.0
16
3
1
4
4

  E–Rojek (5), Kiner (3), Poat (1), Hamner (10), Jones 2 (10).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Waitkus-Hamner, Hamner-Caballero-Waitkus.  2B–Pittsburgh Hopp 3 (6), Philadelphia Waitkus 2 (15); Seminick (5).  3B–Philadelphia Ashburn (4); Waitkus (3).  SH–Rojek (6); Basgall (1); Ennis (1).  Team LOB–17.  Team–12.  SB–Rojek (2); Hamner (3).  U-HP–Scotty Robb, 1B–Babe Pinelli, 2B–Artie Gore, 3B–Frank Dascoli.
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