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Braves 2 @ Pirates 3
Forbes Field
May 5, 1948

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Braves, played on May 5, 1948 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates beat the visiting Braves with a score of 3 to 2.

Game Summary

DateMay 5, 1948 
Visiting Team
Boston Braves
R: 2 H: 9 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 2
Hits: 9
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 3 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 5
Runs: 3
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 5
Winning PitcherKirby Higbe  
Losing PitcherJohnny Sain  
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Game Winning RBIDanny Murtaugh 

Game Info

DateMay 5, 1948 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBoston Braves 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherJohnny Sain  
Home Starting PitcherElmer Riddle  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance5,210 
Time of Game1 hour 49 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Butch Henline
1B: Bill Stewart
2B: (none)
3B: Dusty Boggess

Boston Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Stanky  Second Baseman 
Tommy Holmes  Right Fielder 
Mike McCormick  Center Fielder 
Bob Elliott  Third Baseman 
Frank McCormick  First Baseman 
Danny Litwhiler  Left Fielder 
Bill Salkeld  Catcher 
Al Dark  Shortstop 
Johnny Sain  Pitcher 
Billy Southworth  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

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

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Braves 2 @ Pirates 3
Forbes Field
May 5, 1948

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         Game of 5/5/1948 -- Boston at Pittsburgh (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Stanky E, 2b          4  1  2  1   Rojek S, ss           4  0  0  0   
Holmes T, rf          4  0  1  0   Gustine F, 3b         4  1  2  0   
McCormick M, cf       4  0  1  0   Kiner R, lf           4  1  1  0   
Elliott B, 3b         4  0  1  1   Walker D, rf          4  0  2  0   
McCormick F, 1b       4  0  1  0   Westlake W, cf        4  1  1  1   
Torgeson E, pr-1b     0  0  0  0   Stevens E, 1b         4  0  1  1   
Litwhiler D, lf       3  0  1  0   Murtaugh D, 2b        4  0  2  1   
Salkeld B, c          3  0  1  0   Kluttz C, c           3  0  0  0   
Dark A, ss            4  1  1  0   Riddle E, p           2  0  0  0   
Sain J, p             3  0  0  0   West M, ph            1  0  0  0   
                                   Higbe K, p            0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  2  9  2                        34  3  9  3

Boston           000 020 000 --  2
Pittsburgh       000 100 002 --  3
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sain J (L)            8.2  9  3  3  0  4

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Riddle E              8.0  9  2  0  3  0
Higbe K (W)           1.0  0  0  0  1  0

E -- Gustine F
DP -- Boston 1, Pittsburgh 3
LOB -- Boston 10, Pittsburgh 5
2B -- Walker D, Murtaugh D, Stanky E
SH -- Sain J
HBP -- by Riddle E (Litwhiler D)
WP -- Riddle E
T -- 1:49
A -- 5210

    

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