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Scores
Standings
CLE
@BOS		4
8
CHW
@NYY		2
6
DET
@PHA		3
4
SLB
@WSH		7
8
BSN
@CHC		1
5
BSN
@CHC		2
5
BRO
@CIN		6
1
PHI
@PIT		4
11
PHI
@PIT		1
4
NYG
@STL		2
7
NYG
@STL		5
7
Thursday, August 26, 1948,
, Forbes Field
Attendance: 10,387, Time of Game: 2:06
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Phillies
1
52-65
⇐ Lost 9 ⇒
 at Pirates
4
61-52
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
W: Mel Queen (3-3)
L: Dutch Leonard (9-13)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1 10  2
Pirates         3  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  X    4 10  0

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Richie Ashburn CF 4 0 3 0 1 0 .329 .806 5 0
Harry Walker 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .245 .611 7 0
Johnny Blatnik LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .279 .754 1 0 HBP
Del Ennis RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 .277 .840 2 0
Eddie Miller SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .254 .681 0 6
Putsy Caballero 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .263 .618 3 0
Granny Hamner 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .262 .637 3 1 GDP
Andy Seminick C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .223 .671 3 1
Dutch Leonard P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .106 .225 0 2
   Bert Haas 1 0 0 0 0 0 .295 .742
   Ed Heusser P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 0 0
   Bama Rowell 1 0 1 1 0 0 .217 .568
Team Totals 36 1 10 1 3 4 .278 .628 24 10
HBP: J Blatnik (2).
TB: R Ashburn 3; P Caballero; H Walker; D Ennis; A Seminick; B Rowell; E Miller; G Hamner.
GIDP: G Hamner (4).
RBI: B Rowell (16).
Team LOB: 12.
Fielding
E: A Seminick (18); J Blatnik (13).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Stan Rojek SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .288 .716 2 4 SB
Danny Murtaugh 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .261 .659 2 2
Johnny Hopp RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .272 .746 3 0 SB
Ralph Kiner LF 4 2 2 2 0 0 .287 1.008 6 0 HR,3B
Wally Westlake CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .296 .859 2 0
Ed Stevens 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .237 .685 6 0
Frankie Gustine 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .275 .732 1 2
Ed Fitz Gerald C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .273 .692 4 0 2B
Mel Queen P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .077 .154 1 1 SH
   Kirby Higbe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175 .375 0 0
Team Totals 33 4 10 3 1 2 .303 .808 27 9
2B: E Fitz Gerald (6).
3B: R Kiner (3).
HR: R Kiner (35).
SH: M Queen (2).
TB: R Kiner 7; W Westlake 2; E Fitz Gerald 2; S Rojek 2; E Stevens; D Murtaugh; J Hopp.
RBI: R Kiner 2 (92); W Westlake (58).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. S Rojek-D Murtaugh-E Stevens.
Baserunning
SB: J Hopp (4, -1st base off  POCS); S Rojek (15, -1st base off  POCS).

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Dutch Leonard, L (9-13) 6 8 3 3 0 2 0 2.28 25 46
Ed Heusser 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 5.07 10
Team Totals 8 10 4 4 1 2 1 4.50 35 46

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Mel Queen, W (3-3) 8 10 1 1 2 4 0 6.23 36 60
Kirby Higbe, S (9) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.13 4
Team Totals 9 10 1 1 3 4 0 1.00 40 60
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: M Queen (3).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Scotty Robb, 1B - Babe Pinelli, 2B - (none), 3B - Frank Dascoli.
Time of Game: 2:06.
Attendance: 10,387.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia Phillies         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Richie Ashburn CF 1 Stan Rojek SS
2 Harry Walker 1B 2 Danny Murtaugh 2B
3 Johnny Blatnik LF 3 Johnny Hopp RF
4 Del Ennis RF 4 Ralph Kiner LF
5 Eddie Miller SS 5 Wally Westlake CF
6 Putsy Caballero 3B 6 Ed Stevens 1B
7 Granny Hamner 2B 7 Frankie Gustine 3B
8 Andy Seminick C 8 Ed Fitz Gerald C
9 Dutch Leonard P 9 Mel Queen P

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