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Pirates 5 @ Giants 4
Polo Grounds
August 7, 1948

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 7, 1948 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Pirates with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateAugust 7, 1948 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 5 H: 12 E: 1 LOB: 13
Runs: 5
Hits: 12
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 13
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 4 H: 9 E: 0 LOB: 13
Runs: 4
Hits: 9
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 13
Winning PitcherKirby Higbe  
Losing PitcherRay Poat  
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Game Winning RBIFrankie Gustine 

Game Info

DateAugust 7, 1948 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherTiny Bonham  
Home Starting PitcherDave Koslo  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance20,408 
Time of Game3 hours 19 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Frank Dascoli
1B: Lee Ballanfant
2B: George Barr
3B: Al Barlick

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Stan Rojek  Shortstop 
Dixie Walker  Right Fielder 
Frankie Gustine  Third Baseman 
Ralph Kiner  Left Fielder 
Wally Westlake  Center Fielder 
Ed Stevens  First Baseman 
Danny Murtaugh  Second Baseman 
Clyde Kluttz  Catcher 
Tiny Bonham  Pitcher 
Billy Meyer  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bill Rigney  Second Baseman 
Whitey Lockman  Center Fielder 
Johnny Mize  First Baseman 
Willard Marshall  Right Fielder 
Sid Gordon  Third Baseman 
Walker Cooper  Catcher 
Bobby Thomson  Left Fielder 
Buddy Kerr  Shortstop 
Dave Koslo  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Pirates 5 @ Giants 4
Polo Grounds
August 7, 1948

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/7/1948 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Rojek S, ss           4  1  1  0   Rigney B, 2b          6  0  0  0   
Walker D, rf          6  1  3  0   Lockman W, cf         6  0  1  0   
Gustine F, 3b         6  1  2  2   Mize J, 1b            4  2  2  1   
Kiner R, lf           5  1  2  0   Marshall W, rf        5  0  1  0   
Westlake W, cf        5  1  1  1   Gordon S, 3b          6  0  1  1   
Stevens E, 1b         6  0  1  1   Cooper W, c           4  1  2  0   
Murtaugh D, 2b        3  0  2  1   Westrum W, c          1  0  0  0   
Kluttz C, c           3  0  0  0   Thomson B, lf         3  1  1  0   
Fitz Gerald E, c      1  0  0  0   Kerr B, ss            2  0  0  0   
Bonham T, p           3  0  0  0   Koslo D, p            1  0  1  2   
West M, ph            0  0  0  0   Hansen A, p           0  0  0  0   
Higbe K, p            1  0  0  0   Trinkle K, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Frey L, ph            1  0  0  0   
                                   Jones S, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   McCarthy J, ph        1  0  0  0   
                                   Konikowski A, p       0  0  0  0   
                                   Mueller D, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Poat R, p             0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     43  5 12  5                        41  4  9  4

Pittsburgh       004 000 000 01 --  5
New York         120 010 000 00 --  4

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bonham T              6.0  8  4  4  2  1
Higbe K (W)           5.0  1  0  0  6  5

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Koslo D               2.1  7  4  4  2  0
Hansen A*             0.2  2  0  0  1  0
Trinkle K             3.0  0  0  0  3  0
Jones S               2.0  2  0  0  2  0
Konikowski A          2.0  0  0  0  0  1
Poat R (L)            1.0  1  1  1  0  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 4th

E -- Rojek S
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, New York 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 13, New York 13
2B -- Lockman W, Murtaugh D
HR -- Mize J, Gustine F
SB -- Thomson B 2
CS -- Murtaugh D
SH -- Thomson B
WP -- Koslo D
PB -- Fitz Gerald E 2
T -- 3:19
A -- 20408

    

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