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Dodgers 8 @ Pirates 10
Forbes Field
May 9, 1948

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on May 9, 1948 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates beat the visiting Dodgers with a score of 10 to 8.

Game Summary

DateMay 9, 1948 
Visiting Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 8 H: 12 E: 3 LOB: 10
Runs: 8
Hits: 12
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 10 H: 13 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 10
Hits: 13
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherRip Sewell  
Losing PitcherWillie Ramsdell  
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Game Winning RBIRalph Kiner 

Game Info

DateMay 9, 1948 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherRex Barney  
Home Starting PitcherHal Gregg  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance40,797 
Time of Game3 hours 7 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Beans Reardon
1B: Larry Goetz
2B: (none)
3B: Jocko Conlan

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jackie Robinson  Second Baseman 
Spider Jorgensen  Third Baseman 
Pete Reiser  Right Fielder 
Arky Vaughan  Left Fielder 
Bruce Edwards  Catcher 
Duke Snider  Center Fielder 
Pee Wee Reese  Shortstop 
Preston Ward  First Baseman 
Rex Barney  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  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 
Ed Fitz Gerald  Catcher 
Hal Gregg  Pitcher 
Billy Meyer  Manager 

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Dodgers 8 @ Pirates 10
Forbes Field
May 9, 1948

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/9/1948, game 2 -- Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (D)

  Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Robinson J, 2b        4  2  1  2   Rojek S, ss           5  1  2  0   
Jorgensen S, 3b       5  1  2  1   Gustine F, 3b         5  3  2  0   
Reiser P, rf          3  0  0  0   Kiner R, lf           5  2  2  5   
Palica E, pr          0  0  0  0   Walker D, rf          2  1  1  0   
Ramsdell W, p         0  0  0  0   West M, rf            2  0  1  0   
Branca R, p           0  0  0  0   Sewell R, p           1  0  1  0   
Rackley M, ph         0  0  0  0   Westlake W, cf        5  0  1  0   
Hatten J, p           0  0  0  0   Stevens E, 1b         4  0  0  0   
Vaughan A, lf         5  0  3  2   Murtaugh D, 2b        3  2  1  0   
Edwards B, c          2  0  0  0   Fitz Gerald E, c      3  0  0  0   
Hodges G, c           2  0  0  0   Gregg H, p            2  0  0  0   
Snider D, cf          5  0  0  0   Walsh J, p            0  0  0  0   
Reese P, ss           3  2  3  0   Higbe K, p            0  0  0  0   
Ward P, 1b            5  2  2  0   Hopp J, ph-rf         2  1  2  1   
Barney R, p           1  0  0  0                                      
Hermanski G, ph       1  0  0  1                                      
King C, p             0  0  0  0                                      
Casey H, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Whitman D, ph-rf      3  1  1  2                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     39  8 12  8                        39 10 13  6

Brooklyn         000 043 010 --  8
Pittsburgh       300 024 10x -- 10

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Barney R              4.0  5  3  0  0  5
King C                0.1  2  2  2  0  0
Casey H               0.2  1  0  0  0  0
Ramsdell W (L)*       0.0  1  3  3  2  0
Branca R              2.0  3  2  2  0  1
Hatten J              1.0  1  0  0  0  0

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gregg H               4.2  7  4  4  1  2
Walsh J+              0.1  1  2  2  2  0
Higbe K               1.0  1  1  0  1  1
Sewell R (W)          3.0  3  1  1  2  1
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 6th

E -- Edwards B, Reese P 2, Rojek S
LOB -- Brooklyn 10, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Vaughan A, Robinson J, Jorgensen S, Gustine F, Whitman D, Reese P
3B -- Westlake W, Hopp J
HR -- Kiner R 2
SB -- Gustine F
WP -- Branca R 3
T -- 3:07
A -- 40797

    

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