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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 1950 at Forbes Field. The New York Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Giants 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 4 0 2 1
Lockman lf 4 1 1 0
Mueller rf 4 2 1 0
Thompson 3b 5 0 1 1
Thomson cf 5 0 0 1
Gilbert 1b 3 1 1 0
Westrum c 2 0 0 0
  Weatherly ph 1 0 0 0
  Calderone c 2 0 1 1
Dark ss 5 1 1 0
Hartung p 4 0 2 1
  Jansen p 0 0 0 0
  Koslo p 0 0 0 0
  Hansen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 10 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Schenz ss,2b 4 0 0 0
Hopp 1b 5 1 0 0
Bell rf 4 2 2 3
Kiner lf 1 0 0 0
Westlake cf 5 0 3 0
Fernandez 3b 3 0 0 0
Murtaugh 2b 4 0 1 0
  Rojek pr,ss 0 1 0 0
Mueller c 2 0 0 0
  Castiglione ph 0 0 0 0
  McCullough c 0 0 0 0
Dickson p 3 0 0 0
  Coogan ph 0 0 0 0
  Phillips ph 1 0 1 1
  Walsh p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4
New York 200 000 002 15102
Pittsburgh 000 201 001 0470
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hartung   8.0 6 4 3 6 1
  Jansen   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Koslo  W(4-4) 1.0 1 0 0 2 0
  Hansen  SV(2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
7
4
3
8
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson   9.0 9 4 4 3 3
  Walsh  L(0-1) 1.0 1 1 1 2 0
Totals
10.0
10
5
5
5
3

  E–Stanky (8), Hartung (2).  DP–New York 5. Stanky-Dark-Gilbert, Gilbert, Stanky-Dark-Gilbert, Stanky-Dark-Gilbert, Thompson-Stanky-Gilbert.  2B–Pittsburgh Westlake (4,off Hartung).  3B–Pittsburgh Westlake (2,off Hartung).  HR–Pittsburgh Bell 2 (2,4th inning off Hartung 1 on 1 out,6th inning off Hartung 0 on 0 out).  IBB–Gilbert (1,by Walsh); Fernandez (1,by Hartung).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Castiglione (4,off Jansen).  Team–7.  U–Lou Jorda, Larry Goetz, Frank Dascoli.  T–2:37.  A–16,733.
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