Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 26, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1949 at Shibe Park. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 3 0 1 0
Saffell cf 4 1 0 0
Kiner lf 3 1 1 2
Westlake rf 4 1 1 0
Castiglione 3b 4 0 1 0
Phillips 1b 4 0 2 0
Basgall 2b 4 0 1 1
McCullough c 3 0 1 0
Werle p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 0 1 0
Hamner ss 4 2 1 0
Sisler 1b 4 0 1 0
Ennis lf 4 0 2 1
Hollmig rf 4 0 1 0
  Simmons pr 0 0 0 0
Jones 3b 4 0 1 1
Goliat 2b 4 0 0 0
Seminick c 3 0 1 0
Heintzelman p 2 0 0 0
  Blattner ph 1 0 0 0
  Konstanty p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Pittsburgh 012 000 000–380
Philadelphia 100 000 001–281
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Werle  W(10-9) 9.0 8 2 2 0 5
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
0
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Heintzelman  L(15-6) 8.0 6 3 3 1 2
  Konstanty   1.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
2
  E–Seminick (10).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Castiglione-Basgall-Phillips, Philadelphia 1. Goliat-Sisler.  2B–Pittsburgh Basgall (6).  HR–Pittsburgh Kiner (36,3rd inning off Heintzelman 1 on).  Team LOB–4.  Team–5.  SB–Westlake (4); Hamner (4).  U-HP–Babe Pinelli, 1B–Frank Dascoli, 2B–Scotty Robb, 3B–Artie Gore.
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