1948 Pittsburgh Pirates Game-by-Game Results

National League (NL)
Team Record: 83-71
Finished 4th in the NL
Attendance: 1,494,235, Avg. 23,718
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Manager: Billy Meyer (83-71)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1948 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics
1948 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

The Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League ended the 1948 season with a record of 83 wins and 71 losses, finishing fourth in the NL.

The Pirates plated 706 runs and gave up 699 runs. Ralph Kiner walloped 40 home runs for Pittsburgh, while Wally Westlake swatted 20 or more also. Ralph Kiner drove in 123 runs. Danny Murtaugh and Stan Rojek topped all regular hitters by connecting at a .290 clip. Bob Chesnes led the team with 14 wins, and Kirby Higbe recorded a 3.36 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Billy Meyer coached the team.

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Regular Season Runs For: 704
Regular Season Runs Against: 699

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 19, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Cincinnati Reds 4 L 0-0 0-1 0-1
April 20, 1948 Chicago Cubs 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 1-0 0-1 1-1
April 21, 1948 Chicago Cubs 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 1-1 0-1 1-2
April 22, 1948 Chicago Cubs 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 2-1 0-1 2-2
April 23, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Cincinnati Reds 5 L 2-1 0-2 2-3
April 24, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Cincinnati Reds 1 W 2-1 1-2 3-3
April 25, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Cincinnati Reds 7 L 2-1 1-3 3-4
April 25, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 13 at Cincinnati Reds 10 W 2-1 2-3 4-4
April 29, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Chicago Cubs 2 W 2-1 3-3 5-4
April 30, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 10 at Chicago Cubs 4 W 2-1 4-3 6-4
May 1, 1948 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 W 3-1 4-3 7-4
May 2, 1948 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 W 4-1 4-3 8-4
May 5, 1948 Boston Braves 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 5-1 4-3 9-4
May 6, 1948 New York Giants 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 5-2 4-3 9-5
May 8, 1948 New York Giants 12 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 L 5-3 4-3 9-6
May 9, 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers 14 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 5-4 4-3 9-7
May 9, 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 10 W 6-4 4-3 10-7
May 10, 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 7-4 4-3 11-7
May 12, 1948 Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 7-5 4-3 11-8
May 13, 1948 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 8-5 4-3 12-8
May 14, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 8-5 4-4 12-9
May 15, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 L 8-5 4-5 12-10
May 16, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 L 8-5 4-6 12-11
May 18, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Boston Braves 3 W 8-5 5-6 13-11
May 19, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Boston Braves 4 L 8-5 5-7 13-12
May 20, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 13 at Boston Braves 0 W 8-5 6-7 14-12
May 21, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 W 8-5 7-7 15-12
May 22, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 W 8-5 8-7 16-12
May 23, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at New York Giants 2 L 8-5 8-8 16-13
May 25, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 L 8-5 8-9 16-14
May 27, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 L 8-5 8-10 16-15
May 29, 1948 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 W 9-5 8-10 17-15
May 30, 1948 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 W 10-5 8-10 18-15
May 30, 1948 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 W 11-5 8-10 19-15
May 31, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Chicago Cubs 2 W 11-5 9-10 20-15
May 31, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Chicago Cubs 4 L 11-5 9-11 20-16
June 2, 1948 Boston Braves 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 11-6 9-11 20-17
June 3, 1948 Boston Braves 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 12-6 9-11 21-17
June 4, 1948 Boston Braves 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 L 12-7 9-11 21-18
June 5, 1948 Boston Braves 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 W 13-7 9-11 22-18
June 6, 1948 New York Giants 16 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 13-8 9-11 22-19
June 6, 1948 New York Giants 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 14-8 9-11 23-19
June 7, 1948 New York Giants 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 L 14-9 9-11 23-20
June 9, 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 W 15-9 9-11 24-20
June 10, 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 16-9 9-11 25-20
June 11, 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 16-10 9-11 25-21
June 13, 1948 Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 L 16-11 9-11 25-22
June 13, 1948 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 W 17-11 9-11 26-22
June 15, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at New York Giants 0 W 17-11 10-11 27-22
June 16, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 11 at New York Giants 5 W 17-11 11-11 28-22
June 17, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 9 at New York Giants 8 W 17-11 12-11 29-22
June 18, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 W 17-11 13-11 30-22
June 19, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 W 17-11 14-11 31-22
June 20, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 W 17-11 15-11 32-22
June 20, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Philadelphia Phillies 9 L 17-11 15-12 32-23
June 21, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 L 17-11 15-13 32-24
June 24, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 8 L 17-11 15-14 32-25
June 24, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 6 L 17-11 15-15 32-26
June 25, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Boston Braves 12 L 17-11 15-16 32-27
June 26, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Boston Braves 1 W 17-11 16-16 33-27
June 27, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Boston Braves 9 L 17-11 16-17 33-28
June 29, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Cincinnati Reds 6 L 17-11 16-18 33-29
July 1, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Cincinnati Reds 2 W 17-11 17-18 34-29
July 2, 1948 Chicago Cubs 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 17-12 17-18 34-30
July 4, 1948 Chicago Cubs 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 W 18-12 17-18 35-30
July 4, 1948 Chicago Cubs 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 19-12 17-18 36-30
July 5, 1948 Cincinnati Reds 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 19-13 17-18 36-31
July 5, 1948 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 10 W 20-13 17-18 37-31
July 6, 1948 Cincinnati Reds 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 20-14 17-18 37-32
July 7, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 W 20-14 18-18 38-32
July 8, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 20-14 19-18 39-32
July 9, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Chicago Cubs 2 L 20-14 19-19 39-33
July 10, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Chicago Cubs 4 L 20-14 19-20 39-34
July 11, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Chicago Cubs 1 L 20-14 19-21 39-35
July 15, 1948 New York Giants 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 21-14 19-21 40-35
July 15, 1948 New York Giants 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 21-15 19-21 40-36
July 17, 1948 New York Giants 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 L 21-16 19-21 40-37
July 18, 1948 Boston Braves 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 21-17 19-21 40-38
July 18, 1948 Boston Braves 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 21-18 19-21 40-39
July 19, 1948 Boston Braves 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 W 22-18 19-21 41-39
July 20, 1948 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 11 W 23-18 19-21 42-39
July 21, 1948 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 23-19 19-21 42-40
July 22, 1948 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 24-19 19-21 43-40
July 23, 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 24-20 19-21 43-41
July 25, 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 L 24-21 19-21 43-42
July 25, 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 W 25-21 19-21 44-42
July 27, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Boston Braves 5 L 25-21 19-22 44-43
July 28, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Boston Braves 8 L 25-21 19-23 44-44
July 29, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Boston Braves 2 L 25-21 19-24 44-45
July 30, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 10 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 W 25-21 20-24 45-45
July 31, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 W 25-21 21-24 46-45
August 6, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at New York Giants 7 L 25-21 21-25 46-46
August 7, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at New York Giants 4 W 25-21 22-25 47-46
August 8, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at New York Giants 6 L 25-21 22-26 47-47
August 8, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at New York Giants 4 W 25-21 23-26 48-47
August 10, 1948 Chicago Cubs 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 26-21 23-26 49-47
August 11, 1948 Chicago Cubs 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 27-21 23-26 50-47
August 12, 1948 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 28-21 23-26 51-47
August 13, 1948 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 29-21 23-26 52-47
August 14, 1948 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 29-22 23-26 52-48
August 15, 1948 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 30-22 23-26 53-48
August 15, 1948 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 30-23 23-26 53-49
August 16, 1948 Cincinnati Reds 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 30-24 23-26 53-50
August 17, 1948 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 31-24 23-26 54-50
August 18, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Chicago Cubs 4 W 31-24 24-26 55-50
August 19, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Chicago Cubs 1 W 31-24 25-26 56-50
August 20, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 L 31-24 25-27 56-51
August 21, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 L 31-24 25-28 56-52
August 22, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 W 31-24 26-28 57-52
August 24, 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 W 32-24 26-28 58-52
August 25, 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers 11 at Pittsburgh Pirates 12 W 33-24 26-28 59-52
August 26, 1948 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 11 W 34-24 26-28 60-52
August 26, 1948 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 35-24 26-28 61-52
August 27, 1948 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 36-24 26-28 62-52
August 28, 1948 Philadelphia Phillies 11 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 L 36-25 26-28 62-53
August 28, 1948 Philadelphia Phillies 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 36-26 26-28 62-54
August 29, 1948 Boston Braves 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 W 37-26 26-28 63-54
August 29, 1948 Boston Braves 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 38-26 26-28 64-54
August 30, 1948 Boston Braves 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 W 39-26 26-28 65-54
August 31, 1948 New York Giants 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 40-26 26-28 66-54
September 1, 1948 New York Giants 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 40-27 26-28 66-55
September 2, 1948 New York Giants 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 40-28 26-28 66-56
September 3, 1948 Chicago Cubs 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 40-29 26-28 66-57
September 5, 1948 Chicago Cubs 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 W 41-29 26-28 67-57
September 5, 1948 Chicago Cubs 11 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 41-30 26-28 67-58
September 6, 1948 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 42-30 26-28 68-58
September 6, 1948 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 W 43-30 26-28 69-58
September 7, 1948 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 W 44-30 26-28 70-58
September 8, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Cincinnati Reds 1 W 44-30 27-28 71-58
September 9, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Cincinnati Reds 1 W 44-30 28-28 72-58
September 11, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 13 at Chicago Cubs 12 W 44-30 29-28 73-58
September 12, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Chicago Cubs 3 W 44-30 30-28 74-58
September 13, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at New York Giants 5 L 44-30 30-29 74-59
September 14, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 8 L 44-30 30-30 74-60
September 14, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 L 44-30 30-31 74-61
September 15, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at New York Giants 3 W 44-30 31-31 75-61
September 16, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 10 at New York Giants 6 W 44-30 32-31 76-61
September 17, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Boston Braves 6 L 44-30 32-32 76-62
September 18, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Boston Braves 2 L 44-30 32-33 76-63
September 19, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 9 L 44-30 32-34 76-64
September 19, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 L 44-30 32-35 76-65
September 20, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 L 44-30 32-36 76-66
September 20, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 L 44-30 32-37 76-67
September 21, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 W 44-30 33-37 77-67
September 22, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 W 44-30 34-37 78-67
September 24, 1948 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 44-31 34-37 78-68
September 25, 1948 Cincinnati Reds 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 16 W 45-31 34-37 79-68
September 26, 1948 Cincinnati Reds 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 W 46-31 34-37 80-68
September 26, 1948 Cincinnati Reds 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 W 47-31 34-37 81-68
September 29, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 W 47-31 35-37 82-68
September 30, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 L 47-31 35-38 82-69
September 30, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 47-31 35-39 82-70
October 1, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Cincinnati Reds 1 W 47-31 36-39 83-70
October 3, 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Cincinnati Reds 1 L 47-31 36-40 83-71


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