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Giants 12 @ Pirates 5
Forbes Field
May 8, 1948

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants, played on May 8, 1948 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates were bested by the visiting Giants with a score of 12 to 5.

Game Summary

DateMay 8, 1948 
Visiting Team
New York Giants
R: 12 H: 15 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 12
Hits: 15
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 5 H: 12 E: 5 LOB: 8
Runs: 5
Hits: 12
Errors: 5
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherLarry Jansen  
Losing PitcherVic Lombardi  
SaveKen Trinkle  
Game Winning RBIBobby Thomson 

Game Info

DateMay 8, 1948 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Giants 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherLarry Jansen  
Home Starting PitcherVic Lombardi  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance11,535 
Time of Game2 hours 47 minutes 
UmpiresHP: George Barr
1B: Lee Ballanfant
2B: (none)
3B: Al Barlick

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bill Rigney  Second Baseman 
Whitey Lockman  Left Fielder 
Bobby Thomson  Center Fielder 
Johnny Mize  First Baseman 
Willard Marshall  Right Fielder 
Buddy Kerr  Shortstop 
Mickey Livingston  Catcher 
Jack Lohrke  Third Baseman 
Larry Jansen  Pitcher 
Mel Ott  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 
Vic Lombardi  Pitcher 
Billy Meyer  Manager 

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Giants 12 @ Pirates 5
Forbes Field
May 8, 1948

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/8/1948 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Rigney B, 2b          5  2  4  2   Rojek S, ss           4  0  2  1   
Lockman W, lf         5  1  1  0   Gustine F, 3b         4  0  1  0   
Thomson B, cf         5  2  2  3   Kiner R, lf           5  1  2  0   
Mize J, 1b            3  3  2  1   Walker D, rf          2  0  0  0   
Marshall W, rf        5  2  2  0   West M, rf            3  1  1  2   
Kerr B, ss            5  0  2  3   Westlake W, cf        4  2  2  1   
Livingston M, c       5  1  1  0   Stevens E, 1b         4  0  0  0   
Lohrke J, 3b          4  1  0  0   Murtaugh D, 2b        4  1  3  0   
Jansen L, p           2  0  0  0   Fitz Gerald E, c      4  0  0  1   
Trinkle K, p          2  0  1  0   Lombardi V, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Higbe K, p            2  0  1  0   
                                   Kluttz C, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Ostermueller F, p     0  0  0  0   
                                   Main W, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Hopp J, ph            1  0  0  0   
                                   Strincevich N, p      0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41 12 15  9                        38  5 12  5

New York         530 000 400 -- 12
Pittsburgh       000 113 000 --  5

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jansen L (W)          5.1  8  5  4  1  8
Trinkle K (S)         3.2  4  0  0  1  1

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lombardi V (L)*       0.0  6  5  5  0  0
Higbe K               6.0  4  3  3  3  2
Ostermueller F+       0.0  2  4  4  1  0
Main W                2.0  1  0  0  2  0
Strincevich N         1.0  2  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 6 batters in 1st
  + Pitched to 4 batters in 7th

E -- Rojek S 3, Thomson B, Fitz Gerald E 2
DP -- New York 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- New York 8, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- Lockman W, Mize J, Kerr B, Rigney B 2, Murtaugh D
HR -- Rigney B, Thomson B, Westlake W, West M
SB -- Lohrke J
CS -- Rigney B
Balk -- Main W
T -- 2:47
A -- 11535

    

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