Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 20, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1947 at Forbes Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Cincinnati Reds 13, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz rf 6 1 2 0
Adams 2b 4 2 2 4
Hatton 3b 3 1 1 1
  Zientara 3b 1 0 0 0
Galan lf 5 2 2 1
Lamanno c 5 1 3 2
Kress 1b 2 1 1 0
Vollmer cf 5 1 1 1
Miller ss 5 2 2 4
Blackwell p 5 2 2 0
Totals 41 13 16 13
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Wietelmann ss 4 1 2 0
Gustine 3b 4 2 2 0
Russell cf 3 1 0 0
Greenberg 1b 4 1 1 3
Kiner lf 3 0 0 0
  Rikard lf 1 0 1 2
Westlake rf 3 0 0 0
Salkeld c 4 0 0 0
Basinski 2b 3 0 1 0
  Cox ph 1 0 0 0
Bahr p 1 0 0 0
  Gables p 0 0 0 0
  Nagy p 0 0 0 0
  Woodling ph 1 0 0 0
  Bonham p 1 0 0 0
  Sullivan ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 5 8 5
Cincinnati 013 313 01113160
Pittsburgh 000 003 020580
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Blackwell  W (2-0) 9.0 8 5 5 3 8
Totals 9.0 8 5 5 3 8
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bahr  L (0-1) 3.0 5 5 5 1 1
  Gables   0.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Nagy   1.2 1 1 1 1 1
  Bonham   4.0 7 5 5 3 0
Totals 9.0 16 13 13 5 2

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1. Miller-Adams-Kress.  2B–Cincinnati Baumholtz (2); Galan (1); Lamanno 3 (4); Vollmer (1); Blackwell (1), Pittsburgh Rikard (1).  3B–Cincinnati Hatton (1).  HR–Cincinnati Adams (1,3rd inning off Bahr 2 on); Galan (2,2nd inning off Bahr 0 on); Miller 2 (4,4th inning off Gables 2 on,9th inning off Bonham 0 on), Pittsburgh Greenberg (2,6th inning off Blackwell 2 on).  SH–Kress (1).  Team LOB–7.  Team–5.  U–Dusty Boggess, George Barr, Lee Ballanfant.

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