Cincinnati Reds 3 – 10 Pittsburgh Pirates
5 July 1948 · PIT06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game · 3 | Ralph Kiner | 1 in 321 games |
| 29 | final score 10–3 | 1 in 165 games | |
| 10 | 3 runs scored | Frankie Gustine | 1 in 98 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | 16 | 0 |
Box score
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Wyrostek | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bobby Adams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Grady Hatton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hank Sauer | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Danny Litwhiler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Howie Schultz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Virgil Stallcup | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Ray Lamanno | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Howie Fox | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Benny Zientara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howie Fox | 4.2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Walker Cress | 1.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Tommy Hughes | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Rojek | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Frankie Gustine | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Eddie Bockman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Johnny Hopp | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ralph Kiner | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 HR |
| Wally Westlake | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Ed Stevens | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Danny Murtaugh | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clyde Kluttz | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Vic Lombardi | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 39 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Lombardi | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |