New York Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 17, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 1949 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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New York Giants 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 6
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Rigney 2b 4 0 1 0
Lockman lf 4 0 0 0
Gordon 3b 4 1 1 1
Mize 1b 4 0 0 0
Marshall rf 4 0 0 0
Thomson cf 3 2 2 0
Westrum c 3 1 1 1
Kerr ss 3 0 1 1
  Mueller ph 1 0 0 0
Hartung p 0 0 0 0
  Webb p 0 0 0 0
  Milne ph 1 0 1 1
  Hansen p 1 0 0 0
  Lafata ph 1 0 0 0
  Behrman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 5 1 1 0
Castiglione 3b 5 1 1 0
Hopp lf 5 1 2 1
Restelli rf 3 2 0 0
Westlake cf 4 0 2 2
Stevens 1b 4 1 0 1
Murtaugh 2b 4 0 2 1
Masi c 2 0 0 0
Bonham p 2 0 0 1
Totals 34 6 8 6
New York 020 100 010–472
Pittsburgh 400 010 10x–680
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hartung  L(6-6) 0.2 4 4 4 1 0
  Webb   0.1 0 0 0 2 0
  Hansen   5.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Behrman   2.0 1 1 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
6
5
5
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham  W(2-2) 9.0 7 4 4 2 3
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
2
3
  E–Rigney (7), Kerr (7).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Rojek-Murtaugh-Stevens.  2B–New York Westrum (1); Milne (1), Pittsburgh Rojek (5).  3B–Pittsburgh Murtaugh (2).  HR–New York Gordon (11,8th inning off Bonham 0 on).  Team LOB–4.  Team–9.  SB–Restelli (1); Murtaugh (2).  U–Bill Stewart, Lon Warneke, Frank Dascoli.
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