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Pirates 10 @ Giants 6
Polo Grounds
September 16, 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 September 16, 1948 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Pirates with a score of 10 to 6.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 16, 1948 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 10 H: 18 E: 0 LOB: 12
Runs: 10
Hits: 18
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 6 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 6
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherBob Chesnes  
Losing PitcherDave Koslo  
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Game Winning RBIDixie Walker 

Game Info

DateSeptember 16, 1948 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherBob Chesnes  
Home Starting PitcherMonty Kennedy  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance7,174 
Time of Game2 hours 36 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Stewart
1B: Butch Henline
2B: (none)
3B: Jocko Conlan

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Stan Rojek  Shortstop 
Eddie Bockman  Third Baseman 
Dixie Walker  Right Fielder 
Ralph Kiner  Left Fielder 
Wally Westlake  Center Fielder 
Danny Murtaugh  Second Baseman 
Ed Stevens  First Baseman 
Clyde Kluttz  Catcher 
Bob Chesnes  Pitcher 
Billy Meyer  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jack Lohrke  Second Baseman 
Whitey Lockman  Center Fielder 
Sid Gordon  Third Baseman 
Johnny Mize  First Baseman 
Willard Marshall  Right Fielder 
Don Mueller  Left Fielder 
Sal Yvars  Catcher 
Buddy Kerr  Shortstop 
Monty Kennedy  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Pirates 10 @ Giants 6
Polo Grounds
September 16, 1948

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 9/16/1948 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Rojek S, ss           4  2  2  0   Lohrke J, 2b          4  1  1  1   
Bockman E, 3b         5  2  4  1   Lockman W, cf         3  1  1  0   
Walker D, rf          5  2  2  3   Gordon S, 3b          3  1  0  0   
Kiner R, lf           4  0  1  1   Mize J, 1b            5  1  2  3   
Beard T, cf           0  0  0  0   Marshall W, rf        4  1  1  2   
Westlake W, cf-lf     5  0  2  0   Mueller D, lf         4  0  2  0   
Murtaugh D, 2b        4  2  1  2   Yvars S, c            1  0  0  0   
Stevens E, 1b         4  1  3  2   McCarthy J, ph        1  0  0  0   
Hopp J, pr-1b         1  0  0  0   Westrum W, c          2  1  1  0   
Kluttz C, c           4  0  1  1   Kerr B, ss            2  0  0  0   
Fitz Gerald E, c      1  0  0  0   Harshman J, ph        1  0  0  0   
Chesnes B, p          5  1  2  0   Rhawn B, ss           1  0  0  0   
                                   Kennedy M, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Koslo D, p            2  0  0  0   
                                   Hartung C, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Bamberger H, ph       1  0  0  0   
                                   Trinkle K, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Frey L, ph            1  0  0  0   
                                   Webb R, p             0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     42 10 18 10                        35  6  8  6

Pittsburgh       202 014 001 -- 10
New York         000 051 000 --  6

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Chesnes B (W)         9.0  8  6  6  6  3

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kennedy M*            2.0  4  4  4  4  2
Koslo D (L)+          3.0  9  4  4  0  1
Hartung C             1.0  2  1  1  0  0
Trinkle K             2.0  2  0  0  1  0
Webb R                1.0  1  1  0  1  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd
  + Pitched to 3 batters in 6th

LOB -- Pittsburgh 12, New York 8
2B -- Mize J
3B -- Bockman E, Kiner R, Murtaugh D
HR -- Marshall W
CS -- Walker D
SH -- Rojek S
PB -- Westrum W
T -- 2:36
A -- 7174

    

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