Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 20, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1950 at Sportsman's Park III. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 8, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Beard rf 5 2 2 2
Murtaugh 2b 5 0 1 1
Kiner lf 4 0 0 0
Fernandez 3b 4 0 0 0
Westlake cf 4 1 2 0
Phillips 1b 4 2 2 1
Rojek ss 3 2 2 1
McCullough c 4 0 0 1
Dickson p 4 1 1 1
Totals 37 8 10 7
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Walker cf 5 0 0 0
Schoendienst 2b 4 1 1 0
Musial rf 3 1 2 1
Slaughter lf 3 0 0 0
Garagiola c 4 0 0 0
Nelson 1b 3 1 0 0
Hemus 3b 4 1 2 0
Miller ss 4 0 1 2
Pollet p 0 0 0 0
  Howerton ph 1 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Poholsky p 0 0 0 0
  Kazak ph 1 0 0 0
  Boyer p 0 0 0 0
  Gardella ph 1 0 0 0
  Deal p 0 0 0 0
  Bilko ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 6 3
Pittsburgh 130 400 0008101
St. Louis 021 000 010463
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson  W(1-0) 9.0 6 4 3 3 4
Totals
9.0
6
4
3
3
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Pollet  L(0-1) 2.0 3 4 2 0 2
  Martin   1.1 5 4 2 0 2
  Poholsky   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Boyer   3.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Deal   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
8
4
1
5

  E–Phillips (1), Schoendienst (2), Musial (1), Nelson (1).  2B–Pittsburgh Murtaugh (1,off Martin); Rojek (1,off Martin), St. Louis Hemus (1,off Dickson).  HR–Pittsburgh Beard (1,1st inning off Pollet 0 on 0 out); Phillips (1,4th inning off Martin 0 on 0 out), St. Louis Musial (2,3rd inning off Dickson 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–3.  Team–6.  SB–Rojek (1,2nd base off Boyer/Garagiola).  U–Frank Dascoli, Larry Goetz, Lou Jorda.  T–2:48.  A–4,235.
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