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Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1948-09-26 · Day game · Forbes Field · 8 innings · Att: 26483 · 1:58

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincinnati Reds 8–5. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 1st. Elmer Singleton earned the win. Ralph Kiner went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
CIN	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	8
PIT	3	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	8	13

W: Elmer Singleton L: Kent Peterson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lou Jorda · 1B: Larry Goetz · 2B: (none) · 3B: Beans Reardon · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Danny Litwhiler	4	1	1	1	0	1
Frank Baumholtz	4	2	2	0	0	0
Bobby Adams	3	1	1	0	1	1
Ted Kluszewski	4	1	2	2	0	0
Johnny Wyrostek	4	0	1	2	0	0
Hank Sauer	3	0	0	0	0	2
Virgil Stallcup	2	0	0	0	0	1
Dewey Williams	2	0	0	0	0	2
Kent Peterson	1	0	1	0	0	0
Ken Raffensberger	2	0	0	0	0	0
Claude Corbitt	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Lamanno	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Rojek	4	2	2	1	1	0
Eddie Bockman	5	1	2	0	0	0
Dixie Walker	5	1	2	0	0	0
Ralph Kiner	5	1	2	4	0	0
Wally Westlake	4	2	1	0	1	0
Danny Murtaugh	3	1	2	0	1	0
Ed Stevens	4	0	2	2	0	1
Clyde Kluttz	4	0	0	0	0	0
Elmer Singleton	4	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kent Peterson	2.2	4	3	2
Ken Raffensberger	5.1	9	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tiny Bonham	0.1	4	0	0
Elmer Singleton	7.2	4	1	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Danny Litwhiler: HR
Frank Baumholtz: 7
Bobby Adams: T
Ted Kluszewski: D.3-H
Johnny Wyrostek: D.2-H
Hank Sauer: K
Virgil Stallcup: K

Bot 1

Stan Rojek: W
Eddie Bockman: 4
Dixie Walker: 9
Ralph Kiner: HR.1-H
Wally Westlake: W
Danny Murtaugh: S.1-3
Ed Stevens: PO3(E2).3-H(UR)#
Ed Stevens: K

Top 2

Dewey Williams: K
Kent Peterson: S
Danny Litwhiler: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Clyde Kluttz: 3
Elmer Singleton: K
Stan Rojek: 5

Top 3

Frank Baumholtz: 6
Bobby Adams: 63
Ted Kluszewski: 13

Bot 3

Eddie Bockman: 5
Dixie Walker: S
Ralph Kiner: 8
Wally Westlake: S.1-2
Danny Murtaugh: W.2-3;1-2
Ed Stevens: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Clyde Kluttz: 9

Top 4

Johnny Wyrostek: 9
Hank Sauer: K
Virgil Stallcup: 53

Bot 4

Elmer Singleton: 13
Stan Rojek: S
Eddie Bockman: S.1-2
Dixie Walker: S.2-3;1-2
Ralph Kiner: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Wally Westlake: 7
Danny Murtaugh: 2

Top 5

Dewey Williams: K
Ken Raffensberger: 7
Danny Litwhiler: 6

Bot 5

Ed Stevens: 53
Clyde Kluttz: 53
Elmer Singleton: 63

Top 6

Frank Baumholtz: S
Bobby Adams: W.1-2
Ted Kluszewski: 36(1)/FO.2-3
Johnny Wyrostek: 43.3-H;1-2
Hank Sauer: 4

Bot 6

Stan Rojek: 53
Eddie Bockman: S
Dixie Walker: FC.1-2;B-1
Ralph Kiner: 2
Wally Westlake: 7

Top 7

Claude Corbitt: 5
Ray Lamanno: 8
Ken Raffensberger: 4

Bot 7

Danny Murtaugh: S
Ed Stevens: S.1-2
Clyde Kluttz: 7
Elmer Singleton: 9
Stan Rojek: S.2-H;1-2
Eddie Bockman: 9

Top 8

Danny Litwhiler: K
Frank Baumholtz: D
Bobby Adams: K
Ted Kluszewski: S.2-H
Johnny Wyrostek: 13

Bot 8

Dixie Walker: 5
Ralph Kiner: 4
Wally Westlake: 4

Notes & reviews

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