Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 11, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 11, 1950 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 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 0 0 0
Hamner ss 4 0 0 0
Waitkus 1b 3 1 1 0
Ennis rf 4 1 2 0
Jones 3b 4 1 1 3
Sisler lf 4 0 0 0
Goliat 2b 4 0 1 0
Lopata c 3 0 1 0
Roberts p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Beard rf 4 0 1 1
Saffell cf 4 1 1 0
Hopp 1b 4 0 1 0
Kiner lf 4 0 1 0
Fernandez 3b 4 0 1 1
Murtaugh 2b 3 0 1 0
  Westlake ph 1 0 0 0
Castiglione ss 2 0 0 0
  Rojek ss 1 0 0 0
  Coogan ph 1 0 0 0
McCullough c 2 1 1 0
Dickson p 2 0 0 0
  Rickert ph 1 0 0 0
  Walsh p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Philadelphia 300 000 000361
Pittsburgh 000 001 001270
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  W(4-1) 9.0 7 2 2 1 8
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
8
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson  L(2-3) 8.0 6 3 3 1 1
  Walsh   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
1
2

  E–Ashburn (1).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Goliat-Hamner-Waitkus.  2B–Philadelphia Ennis (7,off Dickson).  3B–Pittsburgh McCullough (1,off Roberts).  HR–Philadelphia Jones (7,1st inning off Dickson 2 on 2 out).  Team LOB–4.  Team–5.  U–Frank Dascoli, Larry Goetz, Lou Jorda.  T–1:46.  A–28,452.
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