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Dodgers 3 @ Pirates 2
Forbes Field
June 11, 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 June 11, 1948 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates were bested by the visiting Dodgers with a score of 3 to 2.

Game Summary

DateJune 11, 1948 
Visiting Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 3 H: 8 E: 1 LOB: 9
Runs: 3
Hits: 8
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 2 H: 8 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 2
Hits: 8
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherRalph Branca  
Losing PitcherVic Lombardi  
SaveWillie Ramsdell  
Game Winning RBIPee Wee Reese 

Game Info

DateJune 11, 1948 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherRalph Branca  
Home Starting PitcherVic Lombardi  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance10,233 
Time of Game3 hours 24 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Al Barlick
1B: George Barr
2B: (none)
3B: Lee Ballanfant

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Miksis  Second Baseman 
Pee Wee Reese  Shortstop 
Jackie Robinson  First Baseman 
Carl Furillo  Center Fielder 
Gil Hodges  Catcher 
Don Lund  Left Fielder 
Billy Cox  Third Baseman 
Dick Whitman  Right Fielder 
Ralph Branca  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Stan Rojek  Shortstop 
Frankie Gustine  Third Baseman 
Johnny Hopp  Center Fielder 
Ralph Kiner  Left Fielder 
Wally Westlake  Right Fielder 
Ed Stevens  First Baseman 
Danny Murtaugh  Second Baseman 
Clyde Kluttz  Catcher 
Vic Lombardi  Pitcher 
Billy Meyer  Manager 

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Dodgers 3 @ Pirates 2
Forbes Field
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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 6/11/1948 -- Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (D)

  Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Miksis E, 2b          5  2  2  1   Rojek S, ss           6  0  2  1   
Reese P, ss           5  1  2  1   Gustine F, 3b         6  0  1  0   
Robinson J, 1b        4  0  0  0   Hopp J, cf            5  0  0  0   
Furillo C, cf         6  0  1  0   Kiner R, lf           5  0  0  0   
Hodges G, c           6  0  2  1   Westlake W, rf        4  1  1  0   
Lund D, lf            5  0  0  0   Stevens E, 1b         3  0  1  1   
Cox B, 3b             4  0  1  0   Bockman E, pr         0  0  0  0   
Whitman D, rf         5  0  0  0   West M, 1b            2  0  0  0   
Branca R, p           4  0  0  0   Murtaugh D, 2b        4  1  1  0   
Ramsdell W, p         0  0  0  0   Kluttz C, c           2  0  0  0   
                                   Walker D, ph          1  0  1  0   
                                   Fitz Gerald E, pr-c   2  0  0  0   
                                   Lombardi V, p         4  0  1  0   
                                   Chesnes B, ph         0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     44  3  8  3                        44  2  8  2

Brooklyn         001 000 000 000 2 --  3
Pittsburgh       000 000 010 000 1 --  2

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Branca R (W)         12.2  8  2  2  4  4
Ramsdell W (S)        0.1  0  0  0  1  1

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lombardi V (L)       13.0  8  3  3  7  4

E -- Murtaugh D, Lund D
DP -- Brooklyn 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 9, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- Westlake W, Walker D, Reese P
3B -- Rojek S
HR -- Miksis E
CS -- Hodges G, Bockman E
T -- 3:24
A -- 10233

    

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