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1948 Pittsburgh Pirates Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1947 / 1949)
83-71, Finished 4th in National League
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Scored 706 runs, Allowed 699 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 78-76
Manager: Billy Meyer (83-71)
Ballpark: Forbes Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,517,021 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 103;   one-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 104

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1947 / 1949 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

Season Summary 83-71, Final Rank:4, GB: 8.5
Days in First6last on Wednesday, Jun 16, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day
 10last on Jun 16, counts all days of the season including off days
Biggest Lead1last on Wednesday, May 5, for days on which they played
Farthest Behind9.5last on Thursday, Jul 29, for days on which they played
Most Games over .50016last on Sunday, Sep 12
Most Games under .5001last on Thursday, Jul 29
Longest Winning Streak7Monday, Sep 6 to Sunday, Sep 12
Longest Losing Streak6Friday, Sep 17 to Monday, Sep 20
Most Runs Allowed16Sunday, Jun 6
Most Runs Scored16Saturday, Sep 25
Times Shutout by Opponent4 
Times Opponent Shutout5 

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
SplitWLRSRAWP
Overall 83 71 706 701 .539
Home/Road
SplitWLRSRAWP
Home 47 31 384 370 .603
Road 36 40 322 331 .474
Month by Month
SplitWLRSRAWP
April 6 4 53 41 .600
May 14 12 116 114 .538
June 13 13 126 151 .500
July 13 16 116 115 .448
August 20 9 138 126 .690
September 16 16 155 152 .500
October 1 1 2 2 .500
By Season Half
SplitWLRSRAWP
First Half 39 35 341 343 .527
Second Half 44 36 365 358 .550
One-Run Games
SplitWLRSRAWP
One Run 26 21 186 181 .553
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
SplitWLRSRAWP
Blowout 17 18 199 219 .486
Opponent
SplitWLRSRAWP
BRO 13 9 120 109 .591
BSN 10 12 77 96 .455
CHC 14 8 94 82 .636
CIN 13 9 125 89 .591
NYG 10 12 103 130 .455
PHI 10 12 101 105 .455
STL 13 9 86 90 .591

Team Game-by-Game Schedule and Results

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Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
1 1 Monday, Apr 19 PIT @ CIN L 1 4 0-1 8 1.0 Blackwell 2:22 32,147 -
2 2 Tuesday, Apr 20 PIT CHC W 3 2 1-1 4 0.5 Sewell 2:02 38,546 +
3 3 Wednesday, Apr 21 PIT CHC L 3 6 1-2 6 1.5 Borowy 2:16 5,555 -
4 4 Thursday, Apr 22 PIT CHC W 3 0 2-2 4 0.5 Riddle 1:56 7,793 +
5 5 Friday, Apr 23 PIT @ CIN L 3 5 2-3 6 1.5 Blackwell 2:14 5,355 -
6 6 Saturday, Apr 24 PIT @ CIN W 7 1 3-3 5 0.5 Singleton 2:27 10,385 +
7 7 Sunday, Apr 25 PIT @ CIN L 6 7 3-4 3 1.5 Gumbert 2:34 -
8 8 Sunday, Apr 25 PIT @ CIN W 13 10 4-4 3 1.5 Walsh 2:34 28,086 +
9 9 Thursday, Apr 29 PIT @ CHC W 4 2 5-4 2 1.5 Riddle 1:58 6,637 ++
10 10 Friday, Apr 30 PIT @ CHC W 10 4 6-4 2 0.5 Sewell 2:43 13,058 +++
11 11 Saturday, May 1 PIT CIN W 7 2 7-4 1 up 0.5 Ostermueller 2:11 13,661 ++++
12 12 Sunday, May 2 PIT CIN W 6 4 8-4 1 up 0.5 Queen 2:23 35,779 +++++
13 13 Wednesday, May 5 PIT BSN W 3 2 9-4 1 up 1.0 Higbe 1:49 5,210 ++++++
14 14 Thursday, May 6 PIT NYG L 2 9 9-5 1 Tied Poat 2:21 21,542 -
15 15 Saturday, May 8 PIT NYG L 5 12 9-6 3 1.0 Jansen 2:47 11,535 --
16 16 Sunday, May 9 PIT BRO L 2 14 9-7 3 1.0 Branca 2:30 0 ---
17 17 Sunday, May 9 PIT BRO W 10 8 10-7 3 1.0 Sewell 3:07 40,797 +
18 18 Monday, May 10 PIT BRO W 4 2 11-7 1 Tied Riddle 2:02 11,355 ++
19 19 Wednesday, May 12 PIT PHI L 0 5 11-8 3 0.5 Donnelly 2:02 11,664 -
20 20 Thursday, May 13 PIT PHI W 5 1 12-8 2 0.5 Chesnes 2:14 29,789 +
21 21 Friday, May 14 PIT @ STL L 1 2 12-9 3 1.0 Pollet 2:08 14,839 -
22 22 Saturday, May 15 PIT @ STL L 3 8 12-10 3 1.5 Brecheen 2:12 10,086 --
23 23 Sunday, May 16 PIT @ STL L 5 6 12-11 3 2.5 Pollet 20,484 ---
24 24 Tuesday, May 18 PIT @ BSN W 4 3 13-11 3 2.5 Lombardi 2:37 19,181 +
25 25 Wednesday, May 19 PIT @ BSN L 1 4 13-12 5 3.5 Bickford 2:05 15,978 -
26 26 Thursday, May 20 PIT @ BSN W 13 0 14-12 3 3.5 Riddle 2:03 3,089 +
27 27 Friday, May 21 PIT @ BRO W 8 4 15-12 2 2.5 Ostermueller 2:31 8,803 ++
28 28 Saturday, May 22 PIT @ BRO W 3 1 16-12 2 2.5 Higbe 2:16 12,821 +++
29 29 Sunday, May 23 PIT @ NYG L 1 2 16-13 3 4.0 Jansen 1:47 36,473 -
30 30 Tuesday, May 25 PIT @ PHI L 1 4 16-14 4 4.0 Erickson 2:28 7,138 --
31 31 Thursday, May 27 PIT @ PHI L 1 2 16-15 4 4.5 Simmons 1:59 13,839 ---
32 32 Friday, May 28 PIT STL T 1 1 16-15 4 4.5 1:28 24,029 ---
33 33 Saturday, May 29 PIT STL W 7 3 17-15 3 3.5 Chesnes 2:02 15,336 +
34 34 Sunday, May 30 PIT STL W 9 3 18-15 3 1.5 Higbe 2:21 ++
35 35 Sunday, May 30 PIT STL W 7 6 19-15 3 1.5 Lombardi 2:35 33,584 +++
36 36 Monday, May 31 PIT @ CHC L 3 4 19-16 3 1.0 Rush 3:02 -
37 37 Monday, May 31 PIT @ CHC W 4 2 20-16 3 1.0 Riddle 2:09 46,965 +
38 38 Wednesday, Jun 2 PIT BSN L 1 5 20-17 3 2.0 Sain 2:18 25,710 -
39 39 Thursday, Jun 3 PIT BSN W 5 3 21-17 3 1.0 Higbe 2:19 9,767 +
40 40 Friday, Jun 4 PIT BSN L 7 10 21-18 3 2.0 Hogue 3:12 37,355 -
41 41 Saturday, Jun 5 PIT BSN W 8 7 22-18 3 1.0 Lombardi 2:26 11,397 +
42 42 Sunday, Jun 6 PIT NYG L 4 16 22-19 3 1.5 Poat 2:31 -
43 43 Sunday, Jun 6 PIT NYG W 4 3 23-19 3 1.5 Riddle 2:20 36,496 +
44 44 Monday, Jun 7 PIT NYG L 5 9 23-20 3 2.0 Jones 2:25 23,243 -
45 45 Wednesday, Jun 9 PIT BRO W 6 4 24-20 3 1.5 Sewell 2:34 11,790 +
46 46 Thursday, Jun 10 PIT BRO W 4 1 25-20 2 0.5 Bonham 2:05 30,344 ++
47 47 Friday, Jun 11 PIT BRO L 2 3 25-21 3 1.0 Branca 3:24 10,233 -
48 48 Sunday, Jun 13 PIT PHI L 7 8 25-22 3 1.0 Dubiel 2:31 --
49 49 Sunday, Jun 13 PIT PHI W 9 2 26-22 3 1.0 Riddle 2:19 30,385 +
50 50 Tuesday, Jun 15 PIT @ NYG W 2 0 27-22 2 1.0 Ostermueller 2:05 44,150 ++
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
51 51 Wednesday, Jun 16 PIT @ NYG W 11 5 28-22 1 Tied Bonham 2:26 8,160 +++
52 52 Thursday, Jun 17 PIT @ NYG W 9 8 29-22 2 0.5 Singleton 2:33 13,556 ++++
53 53 Friday, Jun 18 PIT @ PHI W 2 0 30-22 2 0.5 Riddle 2:09 13,501 +++++
54 54 Saturday, Jun 19 PIT @ PHI W 7 6 31-22 2 0.5 Chesnes 2:33 ++++++
55 55 Sunday, Jun 20 PIT @ PHI L 0 9 31-23 2 1.5 Leonard 2:14 -
56 56 Sunday, Jun 20 PIT @ PHI W 7 5 32-23 2 1.5 Gregg 2:42 23,810 +
57 57 Monday, Jun 21 PIT @ BRO L 2 5 32-24 2 1.5 Branca 2:11 28,404 -
58 58 Thursday, Jun 24 PIT @ BRO L 2 6 32-25 3 1.5 Ramsdell 2:49 --
59 59 Thursday, Jun 24 PIT @ BRO L 6 8 32-26 3 1.5 Barney 2:44 24,745 ---
60 60 Friday, Jun 25 PIT @ BSN L 3 12 32-27 3 2.5 Spahn 2:31 25,587 ----
61 61 Saturday, Jun 26 PIT @ BSN W 7 1 33-27 3 1.5 Bonham 2:19 31,490 +
62 62 Sunday, Jun 27 PIT @ BSN L 1 9 33-28 3 2.5 Sain 2:05 17,648 -
63 63 Tuesday, Jun 29 PIT @ CIN L 5 6 33-29 3 2.5 Raffensberger 3:55 23,233 --
64 64 Thursday, Jul 1 PIT @ CIN W 5 2 34-29 3 3.0 Ostermueller 2:15 5,493 +
65 65 Friday, Jul 2 PIT CHC L 1 5 34-30 3 4.0 Meyer 2:22 30,041 -
66 66 Sunday, Jul 4 PIT CHC W 5 1 35-30 2 2.5 Sewell +
67 67 Sunday, Jul 4 PIT CHC W 6 2 36-30 2 2.5 Riddle 2:32 26,183 ++
68 68 Monday, Jul 5 PIT CIN W 10 3 37-30 3 2.5 Lombardi 2:09 +++
69 69 Monday, Jul 5 PIT CIN L 4 6 37-31 3 2.5 Gumbert 2:29 32,029 -
70 70 Tuesday, Jul 6 PIT CIN L 4 6 37-32 3 3.5 Vander Meer 2:25 31,035 --
71 71 Wednesday, Jul 7 PIT @ STL W 2 1 38-32 2 2.5 Chesnes 2:07 14,255 +
72 72 Thursday, Jul 8 PIT @ STL W 6 4 39-32 2 2.5 Ostermueller 2:29 15,035 ++
73 73 Friday, Jul 9 PIT @ CHC L 1 2 39-33 2 3.5 Hamner 1:52 14,506 -
74 74 Saturday, Jul 10 PIT @ CHC L 2 4 39-34 2 4.5 Schmitz 1:58 19,873 --
75 75 Sunday, Jul 11 PIT @ CHC L 0 1 39-35 2 5.5 Meyer 1:44 29,683 ---
76 76 Thursday, Jul 15 PIT NYG W 4 3 40-35 2 6.0 Queen 2:14 +
77 77 Thursday, Jul 15 PIT NYG L 3 10 40-36 2 6.0 Poat 2:16 40,248 -
78 78 Saturday, Jul 17 PIT NYG L 5 6 40-37 2 6.5 Konikowski 2:46 16,071 --
79 79 Sunday, Jul 18 PIT BSN L 2 10 40-38 4 8.5 Potter 2:38 ---
80 80 Sunday, Jul 18 PIT BSN L 1 3 40-39 4 8.5 Bickford 2:16 34,116 ----
81 81 Monday, Jul 19 PIT BSN W 1 0 41-39 2 7.5 Ostermueller 2:22 28,115 +
82 82 Tuesday, Jul 20 PIT PHI W 11 2 42-39 2 6.5 Chesnes 2:06 26,019 ++
83 83 Wednesday, Jul 21 PIT PHI L 2 3 42-40 4 7.5 Rowe 2:20 6,797 -
84 84 Thursday, Jul 22 PIT PHI W 5 3 43-40 3 7.0 Sewell 1:47 +
85 85 Thursday, Jul 22 PIT PHI T 1 1 43-40 3 7.0 0:59 24,343 +
86 86 Friday, Jul 23 PIT BRO L 3 4 43-41 4 7.0 Palica 2:10 33,702 -
87 87 Sunday, Jul 25 PIT BRO L 6 7 43-42 4 6.5 Erskine 2:51 --
88 88 Sunday, Jul 25 PIT BRO W 7 4 44-42 4 6.5 Singleton 2:19 39,204 +
89 89 Tuesday, Jul 27 PIT @ BSN L 1 5 44-43 5 7.5 Potter 2:01 29,031 -
90 90 Wednesday, Jul 28 PIT @ BSN L 2 8 44-44 5 8.5 Bickford 2:08 25,446 --
91 91 Thursday, Jul 29 PIT @ BSN L 1 2 44-45 5 9.5 Voiselle 2:09 12,813 ---
92 92 Friday, Jul 30 PIT @ BRO W 10 5 45-45 5 8.5 Chesnes 2:16 31,278 +
93 93 Saturday, Jul 31 PIT @ BRO W 5 2 46-45 5 8.5 Higbe 2:32 15,633 ++
94 94 Friday, Aug 6 PIT @ NYG L 6 7 46-46 5 7.0 Poat 2:22 6,544 -
95 95 Saturday, Aug 7 PIT @ NYG W 5 4 47-46 5 7.0 Higbe 3:19 20,408 +
96 96 Sunday, Aug 8 PIT @ NYG L 2 6 47-47 5 7.5 Jansen 2:10 -
97 97 Sunday, Aug 8 PIT @ NYG W 5 4 48-47 5 7.5 Chesnes 2:19 46,214 +
98 98 Tuesday, Aug 10 PIT CHC W 5 1 49-47 5 6.5 Gregg 2:03 21,256 ++
99 99 Wednesday, Aug 11 PIT CHC W 4 2 50-47 5 6.5 Sewell 1:54 4,652 +++
100 100 Thursday, Aug 12 PIT STL W 3 2 51-47 4 6.5 Lombardi 2:12 26,004 ++++
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
101 101 Friday, Aug 13 PIT STL W 5 4 52-47 4 5.5 Chesnes 2:28 34,893 +++++
102 102 Saturday, Aug 14 PIT STL L 3 6 52-48 4 6.5 Brecheen 2:20 22,283 -
103 103 Sunday, Aug 15 PIT STL L 3 8 52-49 4 6.0 Wilks 2:15 --
104 104 Sunday, Aug 15 PIT STL W 5 4 53-49 4 6.0 Bonham 2:34 37,767 +
105 105 Monday, Aug 16 PIT CIN L 2 5 53-50 4 6.0 Vander Meer 2:18 19,230 -
106 106 Tuesday, Aug 17 PIT CIN W 4 3 54-50 4 6.0 Lombardi 2:29 26,929 +
107 107 Wednesday, Aug 18 PIT @ CHC W 7 4 55-50 4 5.0 Chesnes 2:29 13,317 ++
108 108 Thursday, Aug 19 PIT @ CHC W 2 1 56-50 4 4.5 Sewell 2:03 10,853 +++
109 109 Friday, Aug 20 PIT @ STL L 4 7 56-51 4 5.0 Staley 2:00 21,580 -
110 110 Saturday, Aug 21 PIT @ STL L 2 9 56-52 4 5.5 Munger 2:33 22,387 --
111 111 Sunday, Aug 22 PIT @ STL W 4 1 57-52 4 5.5 Riddle 2:39 18,578 +
112 112 Tuesday, Aug 24 PIT BRO W 9 1 58-52 4 6.0 Chesnes 2:28 38,265 ++
113 113 Wednesday, Aug 25 PIT BRO W 12 11 59-52 4 6.0 Main 2:36 17,048 +++
114 114 Thursday, Aug 26 PIT PHI W 11 4 60-52 4 4.0 Sewell 2:15 ++++
115 115 Thursday, Aug 26 PIT PHI W 4 1 61-52 4 4.0 Queen 2:06 12,325 +++++
116 116 Friday, Aug 27 PIT PHI W 4 3 62-52 4 3.0 Higbe 2:20 32,367 ++++++
117 117 Saturday, Aug 28 PIT PHI L 2 9 62-53 4 4.5 Rowe 2:22 -
118 118 Saturday, Aug 28 PIT PHI L 7 11 62-54 4 4.5 Leonard 2:23 21,773 --
119 119 Sunday, Aug 29 PIT BSN W 6 1 63-54 4 2.5 Chesnes +
120 120 Sunday, Aug 29 PIT BSN W 5 2 64-54 4 2.5 Lombardi 1:59 30,276 ++
121 121 Monday, Aug 30 PIT BSN W 2 1 65-54 3 2.5 Ostermueller 1:48 33,174 +++
122 122 Tuesday, Aug 31 PIT NYG W 5 4 66-54 3 1.5 Riddle 2:24 30,386 ++++
123 123 Wednesday, Sep 1 PIT NYG L 1 3 66-55 4 2.0 Kennedy 2:28 33,946 -
124 124 Thursday, Sep 2 PIT NYG L 4 5 66-56 4 2.5 Jansen 1:57 27,760 --
125 125 Friday, Sep 3 PIT CHC L 1 10 66-57 4 3.5 Meyer 2:08 27,843 ---
126 126 Sunday, Sep 5 PIT CHC W 7 3 67-57 4 4.0 Sewell 1:55 +
127 127 Sunday, Sep 5 PIT CHC L 3 11 67-58 4 4.0 Lade 2:31 25,569 -
128 128 Monday, Sep 6 PIT STL W 2 1 68-58 2 4.0 Chesnes 1:44 +
129 129 Monday, Sep 6 PIT STL W 4 1 69-58 2 4.0 Lombardi 1:44 ++
130 130 Tuesday, Sep 7 PIT STL W 6 2 70-58 2 3.5 Ostermueller 2:14 36,136 +++
131 131 Wednesday, Sep 8 PIT @ CIN W 5 1 71-58 2 3.0 Bonham 2:17 12,436 ++++
132 132 Thursday, Sep 9 PIT @ CIN W 6 1 72-58 2 2.5 Riddle 2:06 2,002 +++++
133 133 Saturday, Sep 11 PIT @ CHC W 13 12 73-58 2 3.0 Queen 2:50 17,095 ++++++
134 134 Sunday, Sep 12 PIT @ CHC W 7 3 74-58 2 2.5 Sewell 2:12 27,967 +++++++
135 135 Monday, Sep 13 PIT @ NYG L 2 5 74-59 2 3.0 Kennedy 2:11 33,372 -
136 136 Tuesday, Sep 14 PIT @ BRO L 5 8 74-60 2 4.5 Behrman 2:34 0 --
137 137 Tuesday, Sep 14 PIT @ BRO L 3 7 74-61 2 4.5 Taylor 2:34 0 ---
138 138 Wednesday, Sep 15 PIT @ NYG W 8 3 75-61 2 4.5 Bonham 2:23 9,180 +
139 139 Thursday, Sep 16 PIT @ NYG W 10 6 76-61 2 4.0 Chesnes 2:36 7,174 ++
140 140 Friday, Sep 17 PIT @ BSN L 2 6 76-62 2 5.0 Sain 1:49 11,838 -
141 141 Saturday, Sep 18 PIT @ BSN L 1 2 76-63 2 6.0 Spahn 1:54 21,085 --
142 142 Sunday, Sep 19 PIT @ PHI L 6 9 76-64 4 7.5 Leonard 2:18 0 ---
143 143 Sunday, Sep 19 PIT @ PHI L 3 5 76-65 4 7.5 Rowe 2:02 15,713 ----
144 144 Monday, Sep 20 PIT @ PHI L 2 5 76-66 4 8.5 Roberts 1:47 2,884 -----
145 145 Monday, Sep 20 PIT @ PHI L 4 7 76-67 4 8.5 Possehl 2:02 3,513 ------
146 146 Tuesday, Sep 21 PIT @ BRO W 6 3 77-67 4 9.0 Lombardi 2:01 10,882 +
147 147 Wednesday, Sep 22 PIT @ BRO W 5 1 78-67 4 8.0 Sewell 2:03 3,756 ++
148 148 Friday, Sep 24 PIT CIN L 3 4 78-68 4 8.5 Wehmeier 2:32 18,914 -
149 149 Saturday, Sep 25 PIT CIN W 16 6 79-68 4 7.5 Chesnes 2:39 7,766 +
150 150 Sunday, Sep 26 PIT CIN W 8 6 80-68 4 7.0 Sewell 2:34 ++
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
151 151 Sunday, Sep 26 PIT CIN W 8 5 81-68 4 7.0 Singleton 1:58 26,483 +++
152 152 Wednesday, Sep 29 PIT @ STL W 2 1 82-68 3 6.5 Lombardi 2:06 5,977 ++++
153 153 Thursday, Sep 30 PIT @ STL L 1 6 82-69 4 7.5 Munger 1:31 2,060 -
154 154 Thursday, Sep 30 PIT @ STL L 1 4 82-70 4 7.5 Brecheen 1:59 8,597 --
155 155 Friday, Oct 1 PIT @ CIN W 2 1 83-70 4 7.5 Higbe 2:03 1,162 +
156 156 Sunday, Oct 3 PIT @ CIN L 0 1 83-71 4 8.5 Vander Meer 1:35 7,255 -
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
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Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.

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