New York Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 5, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1950 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 5
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 5 1 2 1
Lockman lf 5 0 1 0
Mueller rf 3 0 2 0
  Weatherly rf 1 0 0 0
  Rigney ph 1 0 0 0
Thomson cf 2 1 1 0
Thompson 3b 2 1 0 0
  Maguire ph 1 0 0 0
Gilbert 1b 3 1 2 3
Dark ss 4 0 1 0
Westrum c 3 0 1 0
Jones p 2 0 0 0
  Maglie p 0 0 0 0
  Milne ph 1 0 0 0
  Kramer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 10 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Beard rf 3 2 1 0
Hopp 1b 3 1 1 1
Kiner lf 3 1 0 0
Fernandez 3b 3 1 1 1
Westlake cf 4 0 1 1
Murtaugh 2b 4 0 0 1
Castiglione ss 2 0 0 0
McCullough c 3 0 1 0
Queen p 3 0 0 0
  Dickson p 0 0 0 0
  Werle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 5 5 4
New York 100 000 030–4102
Pittsburgh 000 203 00x–550
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  L(0-3) 5.0 5 5 4 3 2
  Maglie   2.0 0 0 0 2 3
  Kramer   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
5
5
4
5
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Queen  W(1-1) 7.0 7 4 4 6 1
  Dickson   1.0 3 0 0 0 1
  Werle  SV(1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
7
2
  E–D. Mueller (1), Dark (1).  DP–New York 1. Dark-Stanky-Gilbert, Pittsburgh 2. Fernandez-Murtaugh-Hopp, Castiglione-Hopp.  2B–Pittsburgh Hopp (3); McCullough (2).  HR–New York Stanky (1,1st inning off Queen 0 on 0 out); Gilbert (1,8th inning off Queen 2 on).  SH–Jones (1).  Team LOB–10.  Team–4.  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Lee Ballanfant, 2B–Scotty Robb, 3B–Al Barlick.
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