BOXSCORE: 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1948 Cincinnati Reds 5/23/1948 Pirates AB R H RBI AVG Reds AB R H RBI AVG B.Cox SS 7 0 4 0 .294 J.Robinson 1B 7 1 1 0 .307 B.Johnson 3B 7 0 1 0 .298 B.McCosky LF 3 0 1 0 .319 Y.Berra C 7 0 0 0 .231 T.Wilks P 1 0 0 0 .000 H.Sauer 1B 5 1 1 0 .230 F-P.Mullin PH 1 1 0 0 .218 P.Seerey LF 5 1 1 0 .277 M.McCormick RF 6 0 3 1 .259 B.Thomson CF 6 0 1 0 .305 B.Elliott 3B 5 0 1 0 .207 D.Litwhiler RF 5 0 2 1 .207 C.Conatser CF 4 0 0 0 .147 R.Schoendienst 2B 6 0 1 1 .241 R.Barrett P 0 0 0 0 ---- E.Lopat P 3 0 1 0 .125 C-E.Slaughter PH,LF 3 0 1 1 .343 V.Lombardi P 2 0 1 0 .667 P.Masi C 5 0 2 0 .221 E.Blackwell P 1 0 0 0 .000 D-S.Jorgensen PR 0 0 0 0 .091 E-G.Niarhos C 1 0 0 0 .243 D.Murtaugh 2B 5 1 2 0 .343 M.Marion SS 6 0 1 1 .234 J.Schmitz P 2 0 0 0 .080 A-B.Kerr PH 1 0 0 0 .161 B-L.Doby CF 2 0 0 0 .228 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 54 2 13 2 Totals 52 3 12 3 A-Pinch Hit For Schmitz In 8th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Kerr In 9th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Barrett In 10th Inning D-Pinch Ran For Masi In 11th Inning E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Jorgensen In 12th Inning F-Pinch Hit For Wilks In 15th Inning Pirates......... 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 13 1 Reds............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 12 1 Pirates (13-29) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET E.Lopat 8 1/3 6 2 2 3 1 0 116 5.68 A1 D7 V.Lombardi BS(3rd) 4 2/3 4 0 0 1 2 0 62 4.13 D8 F7 E.Blackwell LOSS(3-1) 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 24 2.01 F8 Totals 14 12 3 2 5 3 0 Reds (23-23) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET J.Schmitz 8 7 2 2 1 5 0 104 2.90 A1 D4 R.Barrett 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 29 3.89 D5 E3 T.Wilks WIN(3-1) 5 5 0 0 0 3 0 65 1.44 E4 Totals 15 13 2 2 3 9 0 ATTENDANCE- 12,693 DATE- Sunday, May 23rd 1948 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad T- 4:27 LEFT ON BASE- Pirates:10 Reds:13 DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 1 Reds: 3 ERRORS- B.Cox, B.Elliott DOUBLES- P.Seerey(6th), B.Thomson(6th), E.Lopat, V.Lombardi, J.Robinson(14th), M.McCormick(3rd), M.Marion(6th) RBIs- D.Litwhiler(2nd), R.Schoendienst(9th), M.McCormick(7th), E.Slaughter(15th), M.Marion(16th) SACRIFICE HITS- D.Murtaugh SACRIFICE FLIES- M.McCormick WALKS- H.Sauer, P.Seerey, D.Litwhiler, B.McCosky-2, B.Elliott-2, L.Doby STRIKE OUTS- Y.Berra, H.Sauer-2, P.Seerey-2, B.Thomson-4, J.Robinson-2, L.Doby GIDP- Y.Berra, P.Seerey, R.Schoendienst, J.Robinson RLISP 2-out- B.Cox-2, J.Schmitz, Y.Berra, C.Conatser-2, E.Slaughter, L.Doby, R.Schoendienst TEAM RISP- Pirates: 4 for 13 Reds: 2 for 11 Right fielder Mike McCormick had 3 base hits at Crosley Field where the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in 15 innings by the score of 3 to 2. The game was deadlocked at 2 after nine full innings. Finally, Cincinnati pulled the game out in the 15th inning. Pat Mullin reached on an error. McCormick next to the plate and he lined a single. Bob Elliott then drew a walk to load the bases. Enos Slaughter followed and he slapped a one-base hit resulting in an exciting win for Cincinnati and a raucous post-game celebration by the home town fans. Cincinnati had a total of 12 hits for the game. Ted Wilks(3-1) got the win allowing no runs in 5 innings. Ewell Blackwell(3-1) was the losing pitcher in relief. He was pinned with the loss despite not allowing an earned run in his 1 inning of work. SCORESHEET: 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates at 1948 Cincinnati Reds B.Cox-A1 A1:Si B1:F/7 C1:P/6 D1:G/43 E1:Si F1:Si>2o B.Johnso-A1 A2:F/8 *3*:Si C2:G/43>2 *8*:P/6 E2:Force/ *13*:F/8 3 54>1o b1 Y.Berra-A1 A3:G-DP/4 B3:P/2 C3:K D3:F/9 E3:G/43 F3:G/13 63>1o H.Sauer-A1 *2*:W>b1 B4:E/5>12 *6*:Si D4:K *11*:G/53 F4:K P.Seerey-A1 A5:Do>13 B5:G-DP/6 C5:K *9*:W>b1 E5:FO/6 *14*:K 43>1o B.Thomso-A1 A6:K *4*:F/9 C6:K D6:K E6:K F6:Do D.Litwhi-A1 A7:Si>3# B7:L/5 C7:G/63 D7:W>12 b *12*:F/7 F7:Si>2o 23 1 R.Schoen-A1 A8:Si>3# B8:G/63 *7*:G/53 D8:G-DP/1 E8:F/8 F8:G/63 13 63>1o E.Lopat-A1 A9:P/1 *5*:Do C9:G/31 *10*:P/3 E9:Do *15*:L/5 V.Lombar-D9 E.Blackw-F9 J.Robins-A1 A1:K *3*:F/9 *6*:F/7 D1:Do E1:G-DP/6 *12*:K 43>1o B.McCosk-A1 A2:W>b1 B2:G/43 C2:W>b1 D2:Si>23 *10*:G/3 F2:F/9 T.Wilks-E6 P.Mullin-G2 M.McCorm-A1 A3:F/8 B3:FO/5 C3:FO/5 D3:SF/7>3 E3:Do F3:Si # B.Elliot-A1 A4:F/7 *4*:G/13 C4:Si>13 D4:W>12 b E4:G/63 F4:G/63 1 C.Conats-A1 *2*:F/7 B5:FO/5 C5:G/63 D5:G/43 E5:G/3 *13*:P/4 R.Barret-D6 E.Slaugh-E5 P.Masi-A1 A6:Si B6:G/53 *7*:G/53 *9*:G/63 *11*:Si F6:G/13 S.Jorgen-E8 G.Niarho-F1 D.Murtau-A1 A7:Si>12 *5*:G/63 C7:P/6 D7:Si E7:Sac/54 F7:G/53 >12 M.Marion-A1 A8:FO/5 B8:G/63 C8:L/5 D8:Do>1# E8:L/4 *14*:F/9 J.Schmit-A1 A9:G/3 B9:G/13 *8*:G/13 D9:W>b1 E9:K F9:L/4 B.Kerr-C9 L.Doby-D6 SCORESHEET: 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates at 1948 Cincinnati Reds B.Cox-A1 G1:Si B.Johnso-A1 G2:F/7 Y.Berra-A1 G3:G/53 H.Sauer-A1 P.Seerey-A1 B.Thomso-A1 D.Litwhi-A1 R.Schoen-A1 E.Lopat-A1 V.Lombar-D9 E.Blackw-F9 J.Robins-A1 G1:F/8 B.McCosk-A1 *15*:E/6 T.Wilks-E6 P.Mullin-G2 M.McCorm-A1 G3:Si>13 B.Elliot-A1 G4:W>12 b 1 C.Conats-A1 G5:Si>3# R.Barret-D6 23 12 E.Slaugh-E5 P.Masi-A1 S.Jorgen-E8 G.Niarho-F1 D.Murtau-A1 M.Marion-A1 J.Schmit-A1 B.Kerr-C9 L.Doby-D6