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St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1948-05-30 · Day game · Forbes Field · 2:21
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated St. Louis Cardinals 9–3. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 4th. Kirby Higbe earned the win. Wally Westlake went 4-for-4 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| PIT | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
W: Kirby Higbe L: Howie Pollet SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Bill Stewart · 1B: Dusty Boggess · 2B: (none) · 3B: Butch Henline · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Red Schoendienst | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Erv Dusak | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Stan Musial | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Enos Slaughter | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Whitey Kurowski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Nippy Jones | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Marty Marion | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Del Rice | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Howie Pollet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken Burkhart | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ron Northey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Stan Rojek | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Hopp | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Frankie Gustine | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ralph Kiner | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Wally Westlake | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Stevens | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Danny Murtaugh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clyde Kluttz | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Gregg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kirby Higbe | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howie Pollet | 3.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Burkhart | 2.2 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
 Gerry Staley | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Al Papai | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Gregg | 4.2 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Kirby Higbe | 4.1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Red Schoendienst: 43
- Erv Dusak: 53
- Stan Musial: 3/G
Bot 1
- Stan Rojek: 13
- Johnny Hopp: 9
- Frankie Gustine: 13
Top 2
- Enos Slaughter: W
- Whitey Kurowski: 5
- Nippy Jones: S.1-2
- Marty Marion: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 2
- Ralph Kiner: 5
- Wally Westlake: HR
- Ed Stevens: 2
- Danny Murtaugh: 8
Top 3
- Del Rice: E5
- Howie Pollet: 14(1)/FO
- Red Schoendienst: 8
- Erv Dusak: W.1-2
- Stan Musial: W.2-3;1-2
- Enos Slaughter: 9
Bot 3
- Clyde Kluttz: E5
- Hal Gregg: 34/SH.1-2
- Stan Rojek: S.2-H(UR)
- Johnny Hopp: S.1-2
- Frankie Gustine: 5(2)3/GDP
Top 4
- Whitey Kurowski: 7
- Nippy Jones: 63
- Marty Marion: 63
Bot 4
- Ralph Kiner: W
- Wally Westlake: HR.1-H
- Ed Stevens: HR
- Danny Murtaugh: 9
- Clyde Kluttz: 8
- Hal Gregg: 8
Top 5
- Del Rice: S
- Ken Burkhart: D.1-3
- Red Schoendienst: 3/G.3-H;2-3
- Erv Dusak: D.3-H
- Stan Musial: 9
- Enos Slaughter: S.2-H
- Whitey Kurowski: W.1-2
- Nippy Jones: 64(1)/FO
Bot 5
- Stan Rojek: 8
- Johnny Hopp: 7
- Frankie Gustine: K
Top 6
- Marty Marion: 2
- Del Rice: 6
- Ken Burkhart: W
- Red Schoendienst: 9
Bot 6
- Ralph Kiner: W
- Wally Westlake: S.1-2
- Ed Stevens: K
- Danny Murtaugh: S.2-H;1-3
- Clyde Kluttz: CS2(134).3-H
- Clyde Kluttz: HR
- Kirby Higbe: S
- Stan Rojek: S.1-2
- Johnny Hopp: 13
Top 7
- Erv Dusak: 3
- Stan Musial: 3/G
- Enos Slaughter: W
- Whitey Kurowski: W.1-2
- Nippy Jones: 7
Bot 7
- Frankie Gustine: K
- Ralph Kiner: HP
- Wally Westlake: S.1-2
- Ed Stevens: S.2-H;1-2
- Danny Murtaugh: 64(1)/FO.2-3
- Clyde Kluttz: 3
Top 8
- Marty Marion: 4
- Del Rice: 53
- Ron Northey: 9
Bot 8
- Kirby Higbe: 8
- Stan Rojek: 2
- Johnny Hopp: K
Top 9
- Red Schoendienst: 4
- Erv Dusak: 8
- Stan Musial: S
- Enos Slaughter: 8
Notes & reviews
- DIFF: officials have this as K for batter and pitcher but that would be third out; W on 2 sheets
- DIFF: officials charge this HP to Burkhart