Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 14, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 14, 1949 at Forbes Field. 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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Philadelphia Phillies 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 5 1 2 0
Hamner ss 5 3 2 1
Sisler 1b 3 2 0 0
Ennis lf 4 2 2 2
Lopata c 3 2 2 0
Nicholson rf 3 0 1 2
  Blattner ph 1 0 1 2
  Sanicki rf 1 1 1 3
Jones 3b 4 0 2 1
Goliat 2b 5 1 1 1
Roberts p 5 0 0 0
Totals 39 12 14 12
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 3 1 1 0
  Chesnes ph 1 0 1 0
  Phillips 3b 0 0 0 0
Saffell cf 2 1 1 0
Hopp 1b 4 1 1 1
Kiner lf 4 1 1 3
Westlake rf 4 0 0 0
Castiglione 3b,ss 4 0 0 0
Basgall 2b 4 0 0 0
McCullough c 2 0 0 0
  Restelli ph 1 0 0 0
  Fitz Gerald c 1 0 0 0
Walsh p 0 0 0 0
  Lombardi p 2 0 1 0
  Sewell p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 4
Philadelphia 220 001 40312140
Pittsburgh 100 003 000461
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  W(15-13) 9.0 6 4 4 2 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
2
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Walsh  L(1-4) 2.0 3 4 2 2 2
  Lombardi   4.1 6 5 5 3 2
  Sewell   2.2 5 3 3 1 1
Totals
9.0
14
12
10
6
5

  E–Castiglione (12).  DP–Pittsburgh 3. Castiglione-Basgall-Hopp, Castiglione-Hopp, Castiglione-Basgall.  2B–Philadelphia Hamner (31); Ennis (36); Lopata (9), Pittsburgh Chesnes (5).  3B–Pittsburgh Hopp (5).  HR–Philadelphia Hamner (6,2nd inning off Walsh 0 on); Sanicki (1,9th inning off Sewell 2 on); Goliat (3,2nd inning off Walsh 0 on), Pittsburgh Kiner (49,6th inning off Roberts 1 on).  Team LOB–6.  Team–4.  U–Bill Stewart, Jocko Conlan, Lon Warneke.
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