1948 Pittsburgh Pirates Game-by-Game Results
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 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 | ||
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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 13 at Cincinnati Reds 10 | W | 2-1 | 2-2 | 4-3 | ||
April 25, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Cincinnati Reds 7 | L | 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 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 10 | W | 6-3 | 4-3 | 10-6 | ||
May 9, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers 14 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | L | 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 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 | W | 10-5 | 8-10 | 18-15 | ||
May 30, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 | 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 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | W | 14-7 | 9-11 | 23-18 | ||
June 6, 1948 | New York Giants 16 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | L | 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 0 at Philadelphia Phillies 9 | L | 17-11 | 14-12 | 31-23 | ||
June 20, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 | W | 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 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | W | 18-12 | 17-18 | 35-30 | ||
July 4, 1948 | Chicago Cubs 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 | 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 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | L | 20-15 | 19-21 | 39-36 | ||
July 15, 1948 | New York Giants 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | W | 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 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 | L | 21-17 | 19-21 | 40-38 | ||
July 18, 1948 | Boston Braves 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | 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 5 at New York Giants 4 | W | 25-21 | 23-25 | 48-46 | ||
August 8, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at New York Giants 6 | L | 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 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | L | 29-23 | 23-26 | 52-49 | ||
August 15, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | W | 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 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | W | 34-24 | 26-28 | 60-52 | ||
August 26, 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 11 | 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 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | L | 36-25 | 26-28 | 62-53 | ||
August 28, 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies 11 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 | L | 36-26 | 26-28 | 62-54 | ||
August 29, 1948 | Boston Braves 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | W | 37-26 | 26-28 | 63-54 | ||
August 29, 1948 | Boston Braves 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 | 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 2 | W | 42-30 | 26-28 | 68-58 | ||
September 6, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | 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 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 | L | 44-30 | 30-30 | 74-60 | ||
September 14, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 8 | 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 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 | L | 44-30 | 32-34 | 76-64 | ||
September 19, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 9 | L | 44-30 | 32-35 | 76-65 | ||
September 20, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 | L | 44-30 | 32-36 | 76-66 | ||
September 20, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 | 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 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 | W | 46-31 | 34-37 | 80-68 | ||
September 26, 1948 | Cincinnati Reds 6 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 4 | L | 47-31 | 35-38 | 82-69 | ||
September 30, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | 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 |