1949 Pittsburgh Pirates Replay

June 4. Gm# 43 Ebbets Field Brooklyn 5 Pittsburgh 2

FIRST PLACE DODGERS ARE TOO MUCH FOR PIRATES TO HANDLE

Jackie Robinson had a triple and a sacrifice fly; Tommy Brown had three hits and Bruce Edwards homered, as the first place Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-2 at Ebbets Field.

In a losing effort, Ed Fitzgerald had 3 hits, including a triple and Wally Westlake(8) hit a home run. Murray Dickson falls to (1-5) with the loss.

National League scores: St. Louis 2 Boston 1; New York 9 Cincinnati 3; Philadelphia 1 Chicago 0.

Standing of the Clubs

Brooklyn/44/26/18/.591

St. Louis/41/24/17/.585

New York/45/25/19/1/.567

Philadelphia/44/24/20/.545

Boston/44/23/20/1/.534

Cincinnati/44/20/24/.455

Pittsburgh/43/17/26/.395

Chicago/41/13/28/.317