BOXSCORE: 1948 Washington Nationals At 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 7/7/1948 Nationals AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG L.Appling SS 6 3 2 0 .385 D.Mitchell LF 4 2 0 0 .338 D.Dimaggio CF 6 3 4 2 .247 B.Cox SS 4 2 1 0 .248 J.Dimaggio RF 5 2 2 1 .298 H.Evers CF 4 1 1 2 .305 J.Mize 1B 4 1 0 1 .251 H.Sauer 1B 4 0 1 0 .223 J.Lindell LF 5 2 2 2 .301 P.Seerey RF 4 0 0 1 .237 A.Kozar 2B 6 1 4 4 .529 D.Litwhiler 3B 3 0 1 2 .253 K.Keltner 3B 5 1 2 3 .278 E.Blackwell P 0 0 0 0 .143 J.Hegan C 6 2 3 2 .207 B-D.Kokos PH 1 0 0 0 .333 G.Bearden P 4 0 1 0 .250 S.Rowe P 0 0 0 0 .125 B.Chesnes P 1 0 0 0 .313 G.Hamner 2B 4 0 1 0 .268 D.Rice C 4 1 1 1 .239 E.Kinder P 1 0 0 0 .100 B.Pierce P 0 0 0 0 .400 A-B.Johnson PH,3B 3 1 3 0 .326 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 48 15 20 15 Totals 36 7 9 6 A-Pinch Hit For Pierce In 6th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Blackwell In 7th Inning Nationals....... 2 2 0 011 0 0 0 0 - 15 20 0 Pirates......... 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 - 7 9 2 Nationals (56-36) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET G.Bearden WIN(11-7) 6 1/3 7 6 6 4 2 0 119 3.11 A1 D3 B.Chesnes 2 2/3 2 1 1 1 1 1 37 2.50 D4 Totals 9 9 7 7 5 3 1 Pirates (34-70) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET E.Kinder LOSS(7-7) 4 13 12 9 1 2 1 103 4.06 A1 C9 B.Pierce 2 3 3 0 2 1 0 43 7.46 D1 E3 E.Blackwell 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 2.84 E4 E7 S.Rowe 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 38 3.55 E8 Totals 9 20 15 9 4 4 1 ATTENDANCE- 25,505 DATE- Wednesday, July 7th 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average T- 2:49 LEFT ON BASE- Nationals:11 Pirates: 7 DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 0 Pirates: 0 ERRORS- H.Sauer, D.Rice DOUBLES- L.Appling(5th), D.Dimaggio(16th), A.Kozar-2(3rd), H.Sauer(13th) HOME RUNS- J.Hegan(3rd), D.Rice(3rd) RBIs- D.Dimaggio-2(32nd), J.Dimaggio(84th), J.Mize(48th), J.Lindell-2(26th), A.Kozar-4(4th), K.Keltner-3(74th), J.Hegan-2(18th), H.Evers-2(40th), P.Seerey(22nd), D.Litwhiler-2(21st), D.Rice(9th) SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Mize WALKS- J.Dimaggio, J.Mize, J.Lindell, K.Keltner, D.Mitchell, B.Cox, H.Evers, H.Sauer, P.Seerey STRIKE OUTS- L.Appling, J.Lindell, G.Bearden-2, H.Sauer, P.Seerey-2 WILD PITCHES- B.Chesnes 2-out RBI- J.Lindell, D.Dimaggio, J.Dimaggio, A.Kozar, K.Keltner-2, P.Seerey, D.Litwhiler-2 RLISP 2-out- J.Mize, G.Hamner-2, J.Hegan-2, K.Keltner, D.Kokos, J.Dimaggio TEAM RISP- Nationals: 9 for 18 Pirates: 3 for 10 Al Kozar had 4 hits and 4 RBI as the Washington Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 15 to 7. Kozar had a big day against Pittsburgh. He doubled with all three baserunners touching home in the 5th inning, hit a single resulting in a run in the 5th inning, doubled in the 7th inning and slapped a one-base hit in the 9th inning. Washington bats were hot in the 5th inning which saw them plate 11 runs on 9 hits. Washington out-hit Pittsburgh for the game, 20 hits to 9. Gene Bearden(11-7) was the winner allowing 6 runs in 6 and 1/3 innings. Ellis Kinder(7-7) was tagged with the loss. Washington scored big getting 12 runs off him in 4 innings. With this win, Washington has a 56-36 record. They have been 5-5 lately. With the loss, Pittsburgh has a record of 4-6 lately, 34-70 overall. SCORESHEET: 1948 Washington Nationals at 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates L.Applin-A1 A1:Do B1:E/2>12 C1:K D1:E/3>12 E1:G/53 F1:Si>12 D.Dimagg-A1 A2:Do>2# B2:Si>2# *5*:Si D2:Force/ E2:Si F2:F/7 13 5>2o 12 b 1 J.Dimagg-A1 A3:P/6 B3:Si>3# C3:Si>13 D3:W>23 1 E3:L/6 F3:L/5 13 2 b1 J.Mize-A1 A4:F/9 B4:F/8 C4:W>b1 D4:SF/8>3 *7*:G/13 *9*:G/13 # J.Lindel-A1 A5:Si>2# *3*:G/53 C5:Si>3# D5:W>23 1 E5:K F5:G/63 23 12 2 b1 A.Kozar-A1 A6:F/8 B6:L/5 C6:Do>3# D6:Si>3# E6:Do F6:Si 2# 1# 23 12 K.Keltne-A1 *2*:G/63 B7:G/43 C7:Si>3# D7:Si>3# E7:F/8 F7:W>12 b 2# 13 1 J.Hegan-A1 A8:Si *4*:L/5 C8:HR>1# D8:F/7 *8*:Si F8:G/63 b# G.Bearde-A1 A9:P/4 B9:K C9:Si *6*:K E9:Force/ B.Chesne-E8 46>1o b1 D.Mitche-A1 A1:F/8 B1:G/31 C1:Force/ D1:W>12 b E1:F/8 64>1o b1 1 B.Cox-A1 A2:F/8 *4*:F/8 C2:W>12 b D2:Si>23 E2:F/7 1 12 H.Evers-A1 A3:G/63 B3:G/43 C3:W>23 1 D3:Si>3# *9*:F/8 2 b1 2# 13 H.Sauer-A1 *2*:Do B4:F/8 C4:K D4:WP>3# E4:G/53 12 W>b1 P.Seerey-A1 A5:K *5*:L/5 C5:W>3# 2 D5:K E5:L/4 3 12 b1 D.Litwhi-A1 A6:L/5 B6:L/5 C6:Si>3# D6:F/8 E.Blackw-C8 2# 12 D.Kokos-D6+ G.Hamner-A1 A7:G/63 B7:Si C7:F/7 *8*:L/4 D.Rice-A1 *3*:G/63 B8:G/13 *7*:L/5 D8:HR>b# E.Kinder-A1 A9:F/8 *6*:Si C9:Si D9:Si B.Pierce-B5 B.Johnso-B9